After Red Bull revealed their plans to hold a special Ultra Street Fighter IV invitational just a few days ago, news has broken that both The Black Eye’s Naoki “Nemo” Nemoto and Olivier “Luffy” Hay of Meltdown have been invited to the event alongside Razer’s Ho Kun Xian.
Much like Xian, these details come not from the Red Bull, but the players themselves, who received rather elaborate invitations complete with cans of the organization’s energy drink and a smartphone supposedly containing information they will need to participate. It’s entirely likely that the corporation is allowing players to make announcements of their own accord to keep the early dissemination of information more grassroots and personal than something like a press release.
In any case, we now know three of the fourteen players who have earned automatic qualification into the event’s bracket.
Red Bull Kumite is scheduled for March 28 in Paris, France. More information can be found through the official website and Facebook event.