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Two of Japan’s best battle it out in this first-to-5 for Street Fighter V. Mago (playing as Karin) and HORI|Sako (maining Chun-Li) have faced each other many times before in the past, so it is interesting to see how high-tech their matches get in each player’s quest for victory. Many top players have expressed having trouble facing Chun-Li, but Mago seems to have an elevated understanding of the character and the Chun-Li/Karin Match-up. Sako, being a Karin player himself, reflects his opponent’s level of character knowledge and brings his own execution-heavy style to his character.

Check out the set and see which titan comes out on top:

Source: XusesGB

Capcom has made it clear that option selects and kara throws were something they were trying to keep out of Street Fighter V. Sometimes, these things slip through the cracks–and yet again, another one has been found.

Raf El has discovered an instance where Ibuki can increase her throw range via kara canceling various kicks, including standing roundhouse into her throw. While on the surface, the range increase doesn’t look like a lot, it actually moves her throw range into high-mid tier on the list of throws in the game.

What’s more is that Raf discovered that the standing roundhouse kara throw moves Ibuki slightly backward initially before moving her forward, allowing her to escape some throw attempts, before she unleashes her own grab.

Whether this tech will remain in the game on subsequent updates remains to be seen, but Raf also gives a nifty little bonus combo at the end that shouldn’t be lost if they decide to patch this kara throw out.

Source: Raf El