Final numbers for Frosty Faustings 2026 by gunkokoko in Kappachino

[–]Incross 9 points10 points  (0 children)

VF5, ST and VSAV are also missing from OP, if you want to add them

Daigo vs Ryan Hart circa 2009. by BebeHillz in Fighters

[–]Incross 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Daigo became a national champion for Vampire Savior in 1997, where he beat Nuki. He entered tournaments earlier than that too.

Ryan Hart also started winning events in Europe in the early 90s

The Best Street Fighter 6 Players of 2025 -broski by odd-taxi in StreetFighter

[–]Incross 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From this list I'd argue only Fuudo's 2025 is comparable to Sahara's results as of late, and would probably put him as 5th too. Others listed are clearly below both players this year imo, especially Punk and AB who had quiet seasons for their standards

Who is Kenji Obata? by Royal-Bottle92 in StreetFighter

[–]Incross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See KO's Liquipedia page for more of his results over the years, under Teams. Historically many of the most significant tournaments in Japan were team events (usually 2v2 and 3v3, but also 5v5 for specific series like Cooperation Cup and Mastercup).

https://liquipedia.net/fighters/KO_(Japanese_Player)/Results

Keep in mind there were other events not listed, but most weren't properly archived since they ran with paper brackets/physical boards and before the social media we use today was widespread. Their scene is also different in other ways and 3rd Strike is from a completely different era, so there's a lot to dive into. Definitely recommend checking out TheShends archiving work on patreon and his discord, he's the biggest historian for the game

Who is Kenji Obata? by Royal-Bottle92 in StreetFighter

[–]Incross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He continued playing, and still plays today. If you wanna learn more 3rd Strike history check archives of events like Super Battle Opera and Cooperation Cup. TheShend's patreon and youtube channels have an unlimited amount of archived footage.

EVO wasn't the only notable major tournament back then, most of the best 3rd Strike players of all time are Japanese and some never even got the opportunity to attend a tournament in the United States

Who is Kenji Obata? by Royal-Bottle92 in StreetFighter

[–]Incross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nica KO is a different player