Problem-X denies Tokido a second straight Evo title

A new champion was crowned.
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Benjamin “Problem X” Simon overcame the odds to become the Street Fighter V Evo champion in the late hours of last night.

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Problem-X overcame some of the biggest names in the Street Fighter V scene on his quest to greatness including last year’s Evo champion Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi.

Heading into Grand Finals, Problem-X was undefeated having just won a clutch game against Beast’s Keita “Fuudo” Ai 3-2 and had to overcome Tokido to secure himself the championship crown.

Tokido, however, was not willing to give up his title as he looked to retain it for a second year running. Tokido defeated Problem-X 3-2 to reset the bracket after losing his first set of the tournament. Problem-X recomposed himself to pull off a comfortable 3-0 win in Loser’s Grand Finals to win the United Kingdom its first ever Street Fighter Evo title.

With the win, Problem-X doesn’t only go away with a large sum of money from the Evo prize pool, but also 1,750 Capcom Pro Tour points. That’s boosted the player to second in the CPT global rankings.

With such a large lead over the other players, Problem-X is almost guaranteed to earn himself a spot at the Capcom Pro Tour at the end of the season and a shot at the biggest prize pool in FGC history.

Tokido also looks likely to join him at the event after securing 850 CPT points for his second place finish. That pushes him to third place in the global leaderboard, 600 points above fourth place Seonwoo “Infiltration” Lee.


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