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America’s long Street Fighter drought ends with a win at Evo 2024


Evo remains one of the best esports events in the world.

Evo 2024 wrapped up late Sunday night in with Victor “Punk” Woodley beating Adel “Big Bird” Anouche in Street Fighter 6. A well-executed super move from Woodley’s Cammy ended the match, and America’s long Street Fighter Evo championship drought along with it. Americans actually fared exceedingly well at Evo 2024, taking home championships in four of the eight main tournaments: Street Fighter 6 ( Victor “Punk” Woodley), Mortal Kombat 1(Dominique “SonicFox” McLean), Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising(Aaron “Aarondamac” Godinez), and Guilty Gear Strive(Shamar ”Nitro” Hinds).

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