Turner and IMG’s ELEAGUE Street Fighter® V Invitational 2018 will continue live group stage action featuring Group C on Friday, June 15, at 3 p.m. ET on Twitch and B/R Live, with featured matches presented on TBS at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Group C will see six of the game’s elite talents face off for two spots in the Playoffs – held Friday, July 13 – and a shot at the event’s $250,000 purse.
This week’s top storylines:
- Born in the U.S.A.
Group C will see four American-born Street Fighter V: Arcade Editionstars land at ELEAGUE Arena in Atlanta to vie for a trip to the Playoffs. They include two of the world’s top 10-ranked players – Du “NuckleDu” Dang (No. 5) and Justin “JWong” Wong (No. 9), along with Bryant “Smug” Huggins and Darryl “SnakeEyez” Lewis.
- Hot Streak
JWong will look to continue his torrid pace at ELEAGUE, after collecting two first-place finishes over the past four months (DreamHack Austin and Toryuken).
- Everybody’s Problem
The U.K.’s Benjamin “Problem X” Simon will bring a top 20 world ranking along with a collection of notable tournament finishes so far in 2018 to ELEAGUE. The M. Bison player registered in the top five at Brussels Challenge, Texas Showdown 2018 and Toryuken before more recently cooling off to 17th place at Combo Breaker.
Featured ELEAGUE Videos:
- ELEAGUE analysts Stephen “Sajam” Lyon & Zhi “Zhieeep” Liang Chew make their picks for who will advance to the Playoffs in this week’s XFINITY Speed Round
- In this vignette, ELEAGUE delves into the history behind the Fighting Game Community and its roots in arcades around the world
