Three games, eight teams, one conquest.

Last weekend, from November 22-24, Red Bull Conquest Finals took place at Red Bull esports studios in Santa Monica and featured popular fighting games Street Fighter V, Tekken 7 and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st].

The Red Bull Conquest Format

In 2019, Conquest traveled across eight different U.S. cities, offering local FGCs to showcase their skills against other competitors. These regional qualifiers, including events in Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Orlando, Chicago, and Oakland, saw popular FGC players like Victor “Punk” Woodley, a winner in Philadelphia, and Hoa “Anakin” Luu, a winner in Orlando, compete against amateur and aspiring pros for a chance to earn a spot on the stage at the Finals in Santa Monica. This emphasis on local events fosters and supports FGC pride as each game’s winners at each qualifier are put on a team to represent that city in the Grand Finals.

These qualifiers had no restrictions for the entrants: fighting game fans of all experience levels were invited to compete in Conquest, regardless of previous competitor history. Conquest‘s emphasis on local qualifier events makes it easy for new FGC competitors without sponsorships or the means to cover travel to compete in a top-tier tournament hosted by Red Bull. New and exciting talent from both popular and underrepresented cities can get recognition in a major event. In addition, veterans of the FGC competitive scene are also welcome to enter the qualifiers to test their skills.

The 8 Cities Chicago UNIST – RoyalHeartv2 SFV – Dual Kevin T7 – Shadow 20z Houston UNIST – Trill SFV – Docta Afrikan E.X. T7 – Goweege Los Angeles UNIST – Redblade SFV – Pnoy T7 – Speedkicks Minneapolis UNIST – Spinach SFV – Mo-Joe T7 – Trungy Oakland UNIST – Tensei SFV – Nephew T7 – jimmyjtran Orlando UNIST – Hotashi SFV – Terrence T7 – Anakin Philadelphia UNIST – Punished Fendo SFV – Punk T7 – Shin Paulo Seattle UNIST – Squish SFV – Samurai T7 – eDDIEBOYMANG

Conquest Road Trip

Conquest aimed to foster a sense of community and support across various fighting game communities. Special to Conquest in 2019, Red Bull athletes Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis and Hoa “Anakin” Luu participated in a special Conquest Road Trip video series that explored various FGC scenes and their various histories.

You can find the streams and results of the tournament below!

Day 1 Results

Group A Results Chicago vs Los Angeles UNIST – RoyalHeartv2 0-2 Redblade SFV – Dual Kevin 2-0 Pnoy T7 – Shadow 20z 2-0 Speedkicks Set Wins – CHI 2-1 LAX Los Angeles vs Seattle UNIST – Redblade 0-2 Squish SFV – Pnoy 0-2 Samurai T7 – Speedkicks 1-2 eDDIEBOYMANG Set Wins – LAX 0-3 SEA Seattle vs Minneapolis UNIST – Squish 2-0 Spinach SFV – Samurai 0-2 Mo-Joe T7 – eDDIEBOYMANG 0-2 Trungy Set Wins – SEA 1-2 MIN Minneapolis vs Los Angeles UNIST – Spinach 1-2 Redblade SFV – Mo-Joe 1-2 Pnoy T7 – Trungy 2-0 Speedkicks Set Wins – MIN 1-2 LAX Minneapolis vs Chicago UNIST – Spinach 0-2 RoyalHeartv2 SFV – Mo-Joe 0-2 Dual Kevin T7 – Trungy 2-1 Shadow 20z Set Wins – MIN 1-2 CHI Chicago vs Seattle UNIST – RoyalHeartv2 1-2 Squish SFV – Dual Kevin 0-2 Samurai T7 – Shadow 20z 2-0 eDDIEBOYMANG Set Wins – CHI 1-2 SEA



Group B Results Oakland v Orlando UNIST – Tensei 2-0 Hotashi SFV – Nephew 2-0 Terrence T7 – jimmyjtran 2-0 Anakin Set Wins – OAK 3-0 ORL Orlando vs Philadelphia UNIST – Hotashi 0-2 Punished Fendo SFV – Terrence 2-0 Punk T7 – Anakin 2-0 Shin Paulo Set Wins – ORL 2-1 PHL Philadelphia vs Houston UNIST – Punished Fendo 1-2 Trill SFV – Punk 0-2 Docta Afrikan E.X. T7 – Shin Paulo 2-0 Goweege Set Wins – PHL 1-2 HOU Houston vs Orlando UNIST – Trill 2-0 Hotashi SFV – Docta Afrikan E.X. 2-1 Terrence T7 – Goweege 0-2 Anakin Set Wins – HOU 2-1 ORL Houston vs Oakland UNIST – Trill 2-0 Tensei SFV – Docta Afrikan E.X. 1-2 Nephew T7 – Goweege 0-2 jimmyjtran Set Wins – HOU 1-2 OAK Oakland vs Philadelphia UNIST – Tensei 0-2 Punished Fendo SFV – Nephew 2-0 Punk T7 – jimmyjtran 2-0 Shin Paulo Set Wins – OAK 2-1 PHL

Day 2 Results

Top 4 Results Houston vs Seattle T7 – Goweege 1-3 eDDIEBOYMANG SFV – Docta Afrikan E.X. 0-3 Samurai UNIST – Trill 3-0 Squish T7 – Goweege 1-3 eDDIEBOYMANG SFV – Docta Afrikan E.X. 1-3 Samurai Final Score – HOU 1-4 SEA Oakland vs Chicago UNIST – Tensei 0-3 RoyalHeartv2 SFV – Nephew 3-1 Dual Kevin T7 – jimmyjtran 1-3 Shadow 20z UNIST – Tensei 2-3 RoyalHeartv2 SFV – Nephew 3-2 Dual Kevin T7 – jimmyjtran 2-3 Shadow 20z Final Score – OAK 2-4 CHI Houston vs Oakland (3rd Place match) SFV – Docta Afrikan E.X. 3-1 Nephew T7 – Goweege 0-3 jimmyjtran UNIST – Trill 3-2 Tensei SFV – Docta Afrikan E.X. 3-2 Nephew T7 – Goweege 0-3 jimmyjtran UNIST – Trill 3-0 Tensei Final Score – HOU 4-2 OAK Chicago vs Seattle (Grand Finals) UNIST – RoyalHeartv2 0-3 Squish SFV – Dual Kevin 3-1 Samurai T7 – Shadow 20z 3-1 eDDIEBOYMANG UNIST – RoyalHeartv2 3-0 Squish SFV – Dual Kevin 1-3 Samurai T7 – Shadow 20z 1-2 eDDIEBOYMANG Final Score – CHI 3-2 SEA

Source: Smash.gg; Red Bull