An all-UK squad of fighting game players representing esports organisation Mouz in the Street Fighter League (SFL) Pro Europe 2022 have been crowned champions.
The Mouz team, consisting of Brits ProblemX, The4Philzz, Broski and Shakz, beat all-French side BMS Esports (featuring Mister Crimson, Kilzyou, Linkexelo and TKR) 2-0 in the grand final last weekend.
The winners took home the $60,000 top prize, with BMS receiving $15,000.
During the regular season, BMS actually finished top, with eight wins and two losses, while Mouz were second with seven wins and three losses, as shown on the SFL Pro EU Liquipedia page.
Then, in the playoffs, Mouz beat 00Nation 3-0 and BMS beat Team Go 2-1, before Mouz won the final.
In winning, Mouz have qualified for the Street Fighter League World Championship, which takes place in Los Angeles from February 17th to 18th 2023 with a prize pool of $150,000.
Other participants in SFL Pro Europe were all UK-side Reason Gaming and Wild Blast. The Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2022 dates and UK players were first announced last September.
Mouz Street Fighter players jubilant after SFL victory
Experienced UK Street Fighter pro player ProblemX was beaming on Twitter and said the team had an amazing run.
He said: “
“The level of competition was extremely high and I couldn’t be happier with the performance of my team. I’m very pleased we won the first SFL EU whilst representing Mouz.”
The4Philzz, who recently won a silver medal for Great Britain at Global Esports Games 2022, commented: “We did it! We are the SFL Europe champions! Thank you for all the support up until this point. You will be seeing us competing against the other SFL winners at the Cup.”
Shakz also described his team as ‘the best’ and said he’s looking forward to the upcoming finals, while Broski also thanked his teammates and all the staff for an ‘unforgettable’ event:
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
