After holding a series of qualifiers in the regions of Tohoku, Kansai, Tokai, Kyushu, and Kanto, eight top Japanese players were recently gathered to compete for a guaranteed spot in the Red Bull Kumite 2018, set to take place on November 11th, in Paris, France. The eight players invited to compete were as follows:

Fudoh|Haku (Winner of Tohoku Qualifier)

AB|StormKubo (Runner-Up of Tokoku Qualifier & Winner of Tokai Qualifier)

CO|Dogura (Winner of Kansai Qualifier)

Trashbox (Runner-Up of Kansai Qualifier)

2010 (Winner of Kyushu Qualifier)

Gunyan (Runner-Up of Kyushu Qualifier)

Fudoh|Fujimura [Yukadon] (Winner of Kanto Qualifier)

Gachikun (Runner-Up of Kanto Qualifier)

Results

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

1. Fudoh|Fujimura (Ibuki) — Qualifies for Red Bull Kumite 2018

2. Fudoh|Haku (Guile)

3. Gachikun (Rashid)

4. AB|StormKubo (Abigail)

5. Gunyan (Ken)

5. CO|Dogura (Urien)

7. 2010 (Urien)

7. Trashbox (Birdie)

As the event was streamed on OpenRec.tv, there is unfortunately no public archive — but if you happen to be a premium member, you can still see all the action.

Source: OpenRec.tv/RedBullJapan; results courtesy of SRK Data