Red Bull staged a 'Street Fighter V' tournament inside an MMA cage
The world's best Street Fighter V players gathered in Paris, France, Sunday for Red Bull Kumite 2016, which may have had the coolest stage design in all of eSports. Each match was held inside of a caged hexagon in the middle of the Salle Wagram theater.
#RedBullKumite Top4 will be in soon. @redbullESPORTS @RedBullFrance pic.twitter.com/ESqV8dYHru
— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) April 24, 2016
C'est parti pour le top 4 du #RedBullKumite. Suivez les matchs en LIVE sur https://t.co/gsOynC6EXO ! @RedBullTV pic.twitter.com/EucTD8LuJw
— Red Bull France (@RedBullFrance) April 24, 2016
South Korean Nash player Infiltration and Japanese Ryu player Tokido advanced to the grand finals, where Tokido was able to reset the bracket out of the loser's side. In the final best-of-five series, Infiltration prevailed to win his third consecutive major SFV event.