How to Watch the ELEAGUE Street Fighter 5 Invitational Playoffs
By Zac Cameron ·
Some of the best players in the world are coming together to compete in the ELEAGUE Street Fighter 5 Invitational tomorrow night, and we've got the details you need to catch all the action.
We’ve run through the group stages of the ELEAGUE Street Fighter 5 Invitational over the last few weeks, and now we’ve reached the main event, as the remaining top eight players prepare to do battle for a share in the $250,000 prize pool, as well as bragging rights over the other competitors taking part.
The original 24 competitors have been whittled down to just eight, so let’s take a look at who remains and how they got here.
Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi.
Representing Echo Fox, Tokido did very well in the first stage before battling his way through the upper bracket in the second stage where he faced off against the ELEAGUE The Challenger: Street Fighter V representative “JB”. After winning there, Tokido took down Olivier "Luffy" Hay to earn his spot in the playoffs.
Ryo "Dogura" Nozaki
Representing CYCLOPS athlete gaming, Dogura didn’t have quite as easy a time as Tokido in the Group A group stage, fighting his way through the lower bracket against everyone except for Tokido to earn his spot in the playoffs. Even now he must still work harder than his competitors to climb back through the lower bracket and achieve victory.
Victor "Punk" Woodley
Another Echo Fox fighter and the first representative from Group B, Punk’s early performance set him up well for the rest of the competition as he cruised through the group stage to land in the playoffs.
Yusuke "Momochi" Momochi
The final Echo Fox fighter to make it to the playoffs, Momochi did not have an easy time in the group stage and, much like Dogura, had to fight nearly everyone in his group once again just to earn his spot in the playoffs lower bracket.
Benjamin "Problem X" Simon
Representing Mousesports and hailing from the UK, Problem X set a blistering path through the group stage and stage playoffs to earn his spot in the overall playoffs where he’ll face some of his toughest competition yet.
Bryant "Smug" Huggin
Representing Rise Nation, Smug finished the initial group stage in the middle of the pack before dropping to Problem X. After that he had to fight through the lower bracket to earn a second chance at glory, landing in the lower bracket of the playoffs for his final chance.
Daigo Umehara
The Beast himself, representing Cygames Beast and Red Bull eSports, Daigo did not finish first in his group, though he certainly made up for it by ending the mini-playoffs with the top spot to earn his ticket to the main event.
Atsushi "Fujimura" Fujimura
Representing Fudoh, Fujimura actually topped his group in the early stage, before falling to Daigo in the upper bracket finals. After fighting back through the lower bracket, Fujimura has another shot at revenge and a chance to win the whole event, though it will mean some hard work.
The ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational 2018 Playoffs will kick off tomorrow, July 13th, at 6pm on the official Twitch channel, here. For more information on the event, check out the official website, here.