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South Korean player Armperor won the Kings of the World 2024 Street Fighter 6 finals in London earlier this month.
He beat French player Kilzyou 3-1 and 3-2 in the grand final at the Samsung KX venue to take the trophy and the lion’s share of the $5,200 prize.
The Spirit Zero player defeated Italian player Garnet in the upper bracket semi-final 3-1, before losing to Kilzyou in the winners finals. He then beat China’s DCQ in the lower final to book a rematch against Kilzyou and claim revenge.
Armperor has now qualified for Capcom Cup 11, the culmination of the 2024 Capcom Pro Tour, which takes place in Tokyo in March 2025.
He will join others at the event including Punk, Tokido, Big Bird, AngryBird, UK player Broski and many more.
Armperor said (according to an automatically translated post on X): “I won, but I’m still in shock. I won with a completely unexpected play, but I want to focus more and show better plays at the Capcom Cup. I’m so happy that I finally repaid the support of those who cheered me on.
“Spirit Zero, thank you so much for supporting me until the end!”
UK-based agency Visual Platform was responsible for the UK stop of the tour.
The event capped off another good year for esports events in the UK, for 2024, with London having hosted the League of Legends Worlds finals, the CS2 Blast Premier Spring Final, PUBG Mobile Global Championship finals, Rocket League RLCS London Major, and more.
UK player Shakz shines at Street Fighter tournament Kings of the World
Shakz finished fifth at Kings of the World in London.
He was eventually eliminated in the lower bracket by Japanese player moke.
Shakz, who recently competed in Street Fighter League Pro Europe 2024 with Wolves, was praised by the community on X for his performances.
He said: “Finished in fifth place at Kings of The World CPT. GGs to mole and Kilzyou. It was a strong run, but unfortunately, not enough to qualify.
“Proud to have made it this far representing my hometown. Huge thanks to everyone who showed support and reached out, it means a lot.”
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.
