Punk Parts Ways With Panda Global
By Nicholas Barth ·
The talented Street Fighter V player has entered the world of free agency for 2018.
Victor "Punk" Woodley is one of the best players in the professional Steet Fighter V circuit, as he was the number one seeded player on the Capcom Pro Tour last year. Panda Global was the organization that Punk had been representing through his success of 2017, which included a first place finish at the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V tournament, which saw him capture the grand prize of $150,000. However, this will not be the case for this year’s Capcom Pro Tour.
As of today I am no longer part of @PandaGlobalPG
— Punk (@PunkDaGod) March 4, 2018
Such an amazing org! Thank you for everything and good luck moving forward
Punk took to Twitter today to announce that he is no longer a member of Panda Global. The exceptional player also gave his praise and best wishes towards the organization. This is the latest example of high profile fighting game players separating from their respective organizations, as Du “NuckleDu” Dang is no longer a member of Team Liquid, and Ryan “Filipino Champ” Ramirez entered free agency when Splyce announced their departure from the fighting game scene.
With such a strong free agency class available before the beginning of this year’s Capcom Pro Tour, organizations will now have the chance to pick up some very talented players to add to their fighting game rosters or to begin a fighting game division for their team. Punk will be right at the top of this free agent list. With his victory at ELEAGUE, a second place finish at EVO and a 9th place finish at Capcom Cup, Punk is one of the most accomplished players that will be looking for an organization to represent for the Capcom Pro Tour of 2018.
Interested in more fighting game news? Check out the details of Tekken’s recently announced World Tour for 2018.
(cover photo courtesy of ELEAGUE)