[EVO 2024] Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Division Winner is MOV!! Japanese Teams Stand Out

One of the main tournament titles of the world's largest fighting game tournament " EVO 2024 " held from July 20th to 22nd, 2024 Japan time, was " Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike ". The winner of the "Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike" " division was decided by MOV!

【EVO 2024】UNI2部門優勝せなる選手、念願のEVOタイトルを獲得！独占インタビューも

The 25 year old game "Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike" is back at EVO!

This year marks the 25th anniversary of "STO III 3rd," a game that began operating in 1999! The backwater reversal that is often featured on TV was also born at EVO 2004.

【EVO Japan 2024】「ストIII 3rd」優勝はGS SHO選手！プレイ歴23年「落ち着いたらスト6を始めようかな」

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Taihei666 (@taihei666 ) and Tokura-san (@DG3tokura ) are on site to provide commentary in Japanese.

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The venue was packed before "Sto III 3rd," the last event of the main tournament on the second day! The Top 6 in the "Strike III 3rd" category...

• Issei (Issei)
• Chi-Rithy
• PGW HAYAO
• MOV player
• FrankieBFG player
• ACCo. Resolve player

We will be watching the battle between

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Issei is one of the Japanese players who made it to the Top 6. The matchup of Yun vs. Chun-Li, a typical "Strike III 3rd" matchup, went all the way to a full set and full round, but Issei managed to show his courage and won the match!

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The second match of the Winners' Semifinal was a Japanese duel between Hayao and MOV.

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The arcade controllers are used in different ways by different players: on a desk, on the lap, on the floor... HAYAO uses his knee on the ground and on a chair.

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Since "Strike III 3rd" is a 25 year old game, the balance of characters may be a bit uneven. However, the audience was excited to see MOV using Elena and Hayao using Hugo! Hayao, in particular, showed off her brightness and dance skills.

In the end, MOV won the match, showing a perfect countermeasure against Hugo!

踊れる格ゲーマー！？PGWはやお選手とチームマヨナカみしぇるさんがストIII 3rdの名BGM"Jazzy NYC '99"で踊ってみた動画を公開！

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HAYAO, who had quickly won the hearts of the audience, faced off against FrankieBFG's Ken in the Router's Quarterfinals.

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HAYAO shows his competitive spirit in a situation where losing is the end of the world. He also shows off his open legs in victory.

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This is the most exciting moment of the day! With one dot left, Hugo blocks four hits of an air-to-air Tornado Whirlwind Leg and strikes back with an EX Monster Lariat! He avoids a gale-force lightning leg and lands a tome EX Monster Lariat!

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The crowd was so excited that they rushed to the front of the stage! You can see the excitement in the archived video at around 11:14:19.

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During the interval of the matches, the audience challenged Justin Wong, a legendary player. The challenge was to play rock-paper-scissors, since the opponent was a legendary player of "Sto III 3rd"!

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Justin Wong beat 3 challengers in a row. He was a legend after all.

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Even if you lose, you can still get a PS5.

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Hayao faced Chi-Rithy in the Loosers Semi-Finals, but unfortunately lost 1-3! However, he made the audience very excited.

MOV won the tournament!

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• 1st: MOV
• 2nd: Issei
• 3rd: Chi-Rithy
• 4th: Hayao
• 5th: FrankieBFG
• 5th: ACCo. Resolve

The final results are as shown below! After a hard-fought Grand Final Reset, MOV took the title of EVO Champion!

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The Japanese players' performance in "Sto III 3rd" was remarkable even in the U.S., winning the hearts and minds of the local people.

Congratulations to MOV!