It’s the final opportunity for SF6 players to qualify for the EWC 2024, and many remarkable competitors are eager to use this chance.
The Riyadh Festival is a Last Chance Qualifier for the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024. It continues for three days, and the 150 registered participants will fight for just four remaining spots in the final event.
All the details about the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup 2024 LCQ is here: the stream, the schedule, a list of players to watch out for, and the final results.
Where to watch the Street Fighter 6 EWC 2024 Last Chance Qualifier?
The official Esports World Cup Fighters channel streamed SF6 matches from the Riyadh Festival. You can watch the top 8 brackets right here, embedded below.
The results of the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 Last Chance Qualifier
To reach the top 4, the winners-side players had to defeat super-strong opponents. Leshar faced Daigo in the semi-final and won against the Beast. In the parallel bracket, NL won the match vs pugera.
NL and Leshar played in the winners final, Akuma vs Ed. It was a close fight, and Leshar won it.
In the losers brackets, Dual Kevin eliminated Tiger and Daigo — to qualify for the main event. And the fourth player to go to the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 is pugera. He defeated John Takeuchi on the way to top 4.
These players will participate at the Street Fighter 6 EWC 2024, which happens from Aug. 8 to Aug. 11.
- Leshar
- pugera
- NL
- Dual Kevin
pugera also eliminated Dual Kevin and NL to reach the grand final. He even defeated Leshar in the first match to reset the brackets. But then, when pugera reached the match and tournament point, Leshar struck back and won three games in a row.
Leshar is the winner of the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup 2024 Last Chance Qualifier.
Placement | Player | SF6 character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRX | Leshar | Ed |
| 2 | Good 8 Squad | pugera | M.Bison |
| 3 | Team Falcons | NL | Akuma |
| 4 | FURIA Esports | Dual Kevin | Rashid, Luke |
| 5-6 | DetonatioN FocusMe | John Takeuchi | Rashid |
| 5-6 | Red Bull | Daigo | Akuma |
| 7-8 | Hamood | Chun-Li |
| 7-8 | Invictus Gaming | Tiger | Chun-Li |
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The format and schedule of the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 LCQ
The Street Fighter 6 Riyadh Festival has double-elimination brackets. Most matches are Bo3, but in the top 8 brackets, the fights become Bo5.
There is the rule that a winner of a game should keep their character for the next one in the current set. A loser can switch characters.
Here is the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup 2024 LCQ schedule.
Tournament stage | Date and local start time | Start time for North America |
|---|---|---|
| Pools | Thursday, August 1, 6 p.m. | 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET |
| Top 48 | Friday, August 2, 6 p.m. | 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET |
| Top 8 | Saturday, August 3, 6 p.m. | 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET |
Top players to watch out for
After a few Esports World Cup 2024 qualifiers, some of the best Street Fighter players have already earned their spots in the final event. Still, many top-level competitors are out, so they hope to win one of four spots at this EWC Last Chance Qualifier.
These registered participants are worthy of special attention from the viewers. Regardless of the final results, they always deliver excellent fights!
- EndingWalker — this player proved his skills once again at Evo 2024. EndingWalker is one of the brightest young talents on the pro SF6 scene.
- Mister Crimson — the French player is widely considered the best Dhalsim in the world.
- Fenritti — he is a DBFZ champion, exploring Street Fighter 6. Fenritti must feel confident if he travels to participate in the EWC LCQ.
- Momochi — the player from Japan reached the top 4 at SF6 Evo 2024.
- Xian is one of the strongest players in Southeast Asia. He won CPT 2024 World Warrior: Asia Southeast #1.
- John Takeuchi participated in BAM 14 and reached the top 6, but could not qualify for the EWC 2024 from that tournament.
- Caba — the player from the Dominican Republic is mainly known for his team play in the Street Fighter League. It’s another chance for Caba to shine solo.
- Dual Kevin is the winner of CPT 2024 World Warrior: US-Canada Midwest #2.
Many other strong players, specifically from Japan, participate in the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 Last Chance Qualifier. The tournament should be super interesting to follow!
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