The best teams from SFL US, Europe, and Japan faced each other at Street Fighter League World Championship 2025, which took place on March 13th and 15th at the prestigious Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The winner would earn the title of Street Fighter League Champion. Up for grabs was a $200,000 prize pool with $100,000 for the winner, $60,000 for second place and $40,000 for third place. The members of the winning team also earn qualifying spots to Capcom Cup 13 next year. Representing SFL US was MenaRD’s BANDITS, SFL Europe by Phenom’s NINJAS IN PYJAMAS, and Japan by Tokido’s REJECT.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP STRUCTURE
Street Fighter League World Championship 2025 consisted of a Group Stage that took place over two days and the Finals. The Group Stage was a double round robin format where all three teams played each other twice, one as the home team and the other as the away team. The scoring for the Team Battles is the same as the regular season. At the end of the Group Stage the teams are ranked first by wins with tiebreakers being points followed by battle wins then finally rounds. The Final Stage was a first to 70 points with teams swapping home and away teams after each set. There were no tiebreaker matches.
GROUP STAGE DAY 1
TEAM MATCH 1: NINJAS IN PYJAMAS (HOME) vs BANDITS (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Caba (Guile), 2) Booce (Terry), 3) MenaRD (Blanka), Extra) Chris T (Ken)
The first Team Battle of the Group Stage was NINJAS IN PYJAMAS versus BANDITS. The first two matches were both extremely close. JuicyJoe’s JP narrowly beat Caba’s Guile 2-1 after which BANDITS answered back with Booce’s Terry defeating Phenom’s Cammy 2-1. Closing out the set MenaRD’s Blanka got a 3-0 victory over AngryBird’s Akuma with the last round being an appropriate perfect. BANDITS won 30-10.
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | JuicyJoe | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | JP | defeated | Caba | BANDITS | Guile | 2-1 |
| 2 | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | defeated | Phenom | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Cammy | 2-1 |
| 3 | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | defeated | AngryBird | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Akuma | 3-0 |
| 4 | – | – | – | defeated | – | – | – | – |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Break |
| HOME | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AWAY | 30 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 |
TEAM MATCH 2: BANDITS (HOME) vs REJECT (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Leshar (Ed), 2) Tokido (JP), 3) Fuudo (Ed), Extra) Daigo (Akuma)
REJECT got the 30-10 win over BANDITS. Just like the first Team Battle, the first two matches were close as Leshar’s Ed defeated Chris T’s Ken 2-1 and Booce’s Terry defeated Tokido’s JP 2-1, both in the final round of the final game. The Team Battle would be decided by the anchor match, which began with MenaRD’s Blanka winning a strong first game against Fuudo’s Ed. Fuudo regrouped and gained momentum, winning the set 3-1.
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Leshar | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Chris T | BANDITS | Ken | 2-1 |
| 2 | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | defeated | Tokido | REJECT | JP | 2-1 |
| 3 | Fuudo | REJECT | Ed | defeated | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | 3-1 |
| 4 | – | – | – | defeated | – | – | – | – |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Break |
| HOME | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| AWAY | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
TEAM MATCH 3: REJECT (HOME) vs NINJAS IN PYJAMAS (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Juicy Joe (JP), 2) Big Bird (Rashid), 3) Phenom (Cammy), Extra) AngryBird (Akuma)
The final Team Battle of Day One was intense and very close, but REJECT narrowly beat NINJAS IN PYJAMAS 30-20. Daigo’s Akuma stepped in first against JuicyJoe’s JP with the latter winning 2-0. Leshar’s Terry won the first game in the next match against BigBird’s Rashid, but BigBird won 2-1. Fuudo’s Ed took on Phenom’s Cammy in the anchor match and won 3-1. The Team Battle would go to the extra match and Tokido’s JP was up against AngryBird’s Akuma. AngryBird won a strong first game, but Tokido answered back in game two. In the last game Tokido landed a clutch command grab to win 2-1. REJECT now went into Day Two in a strong position with two wins, while NINJAS IN PYJAMAS faced an uphill battle.
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Juicy Joe | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | JP | defeated | Daigo | REJECT | Akuma | 2-0 |
| 2 | BigBird | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Rashid | defeated | Leshar | REJECT | Terry | 2-1 |
| 3 | Fuudo | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Phenom | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Cammy | 3-1 |
| 4 | Tokico | REJECT | JP | defeated | AngryBird | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Akuma | 2-1 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Break |
| HOME | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| AWAY | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
GROUP STAGE DAY 2
TEAM MATCH 1: NINJAS IN PYJAMAS (HOME) vs REJECT (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Leshar (Ed), 2) Tokido (JP), 3) Fuudo (Ed), Extra) Daigo (Akuma)
To lead off Day Two we had the rematch of the Team Battle that ended Day One, NINJAS IN PYJAMAS against REJECT. This time NINJAS IN PYJAMAS was the home team. REJECT continued their strong showing, winning 30-10 over NINJAS IN PYJAMAS. Leshar’s Ed beat Phenom’s Cammy in the opening match. JuicyJoe has been reliable in winning the 10 point matches up until now and here he faced Tokido in a JP mirror-match. Tokido won the first game, but JuicyJoe took the next two, winning 2-1. In the anchor position, AngryBird’s Akuma went in against Fuudo’s Ed. Fuudo was in control for most of the match winning 3-1, remaining undefeated so far in the anchor position.
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Leshar | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Phenom | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Cammy | 2-0 |
| 2 | JuicyJoe | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | JP | defeated | Tokido | REJECT | JP | 2-1 |
| 3 | Fuudo | REJECT | Ed | defeated | AngryBird | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Akuma | 3-1 |
| 4 | – | – | – | defeated | – | – | – | – |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Break |
| HOME | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| AWAY | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
TEAM MATCH 2: BANDITS (HOME) vs NINJAS IN PYJAMAS (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Juicy Joe (JP), 2) Phenom (Cammy), 3) BigBird (Rashid), Extra) AngryBird (Akuma)
NINJAS IN PYJAMAS needed the win here to stay alive against BANDITS on the home team side. NINJAS IN PYJAMAS pulled off a 30-10 win, keeping them in contention for the Finals. Starting things off, JuicyJoe’s JP once more gathered 10 points for his team as he beat Chris T’s Ken 2-1 in an intense match full of clutch plays. Booce’s Terry bested Phenom’s Cammy in the next match 2-0 to tie the score. In the anchor match, BigBird’s Rashid got the momentum early and kept it, winning 3-0 against MenaRD’s Blanka.
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Juicy Joe | JP | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | defeated | Chris T | BANDITS | Ken | 2-1 |
| 2 | Booce | Terry | BANDITS | defeated | Phenom | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Cammy | 2-0 |
| 3 | BigBird | NINJAS IN PYJAMAS | Rashid | defeated | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | 3-0 |
| 4 | – | – | – | defeated | – | – | – | – |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Break |
| HOME | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| AWAY | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
TEAM MATCH 3: REJECT (HOME) vs BANDITS (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Caba (Guile), 2) Booce (Terry), 3) MenaRD (Blanka), Extra) Chris T (Ken)
REJECT was now the home team in the final Team Battle against BANDITS, and it was a nailbiter with a close finish. In a surprise move REJECT sent their reliable anchor Fuudo with his Ed in against Caba’s Guile in the first match and he won 2-0. Leshar’s Ed versus Booce’s Terry would be next with Leshar pulling out a 2-1 victory. In the anchor position, MenaRD’s Blanka faced Daigo’s Akuma and won three games straight to force a tiebreaker match. The match between Chris T’s Ken and Tokido’s JP was intense with so much on the line and it would go to the final round of the final game. Tokido, the legend, prevailed 2-1 to secure a fourth win for REJECT in the Group Stage.
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Fuudo | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Caba | BANDITS | Guile | 2-0 |
| 2 | Leshar | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | 2-1 |
| 3 | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | defeated | Daigo | REJECT | Akuma | 3-0 |
| 4 | Tokido | REJECT | JP | defeated | Chris T | BANDITS | Ken | 2-1 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Break |
| HOME | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| AWAY | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
GROUP STAGE RESULTS:
REJECT took the top spot because they had 4 wins and no losses and would have the home team advantage. Both BANDITS and NINJAS IN PYJAMAS held 1-3 records, but BANDITS won the tiebreaker for Battle differential and so BANDITS advanced to the Finals.
FINAL STAGE: REJECT vs BANDITS
It was time for the showdown between REJECT and BANDITS as the Finals got underway. The first set was completely in favor of REJECT as they got a 40-0 sweep. Tokido’s JP beat Caba’s Guile 2-1 followed by Leshar’s Ed defeating Booce’s Terry 2-1. In the anchor match, Fuudo was locked in with his Ed against MenaRD’s Blanka, winning 3-1.
In the second set BANDITS was the home team and they switched up their approach, leading off with MenaRD’s Blanka against Leshar’s Ed. The strategy may have been to get some points on the board early in the set to boost morale. MenaRD came out on top over Leshar, giving BANDITS their first 10 points in the Finals. Chris T with his Ken went in next against Daigo’s Akuma. Daigo dominated in the first game, but Chris T adapted and won the next two games to finish 2-1 in a thrilling match. BANDITS looked like they were building up some momentum until the anchor match. Fuudo’s Ed was once more waiting for the challenger from BANDITS and Booce’s Terry went in. As he had done time and again in the World Championship, Fuudo stood strong and won 3-1.
After the second set REJECT had a substantial 60-20 lead, which was just 10 points away from victory in the Finals. As the away team Booce’s Terry was first up in the order and Leshar’s Ed stepped in. Leshar won 2-0, pushing his team to 70 points and completing the victory for REJECT in the Finals.
SET 1: REJECT (HOME) vs BANDITS (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Caba (Guile), 2) Shine (Kimberly), 3) Punk (Cammy)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Tokido | REJECT | JP | defeated | Caba | BANDITS | Guile | 2-1 |
| 2 | Leshar | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | 2-1 |
| 3 | Fuudo | REJECT | Ed | defeated | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | 3-1 |
SET 2: BANDITS (HOME) vs REJECT (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Leshar (Ed), 2) Daigo (Akuma), 3) Fuudo (Ed)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | defeated | Leshar | REJECT | Ed | 2-0 |
| 2 | Chris T | BANDITS | Ken | defeated | Daigo | REJECT | Akuma | 2-1 |
| 3 | Fuudo | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | 3-0 |
SET 3: REJECT (HOME) vs BANDITS (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Booce (Terry), Caba (Guile), MenaRD (Blanka)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Leshar | REJECT | Ed | defeated | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | 2-0 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | S1: 1st | S1: 2nd | S1: 3rd | S2: 1st | S2: 2nd | S2: 3rd | S3: 1st | S3: 2nd | S3: 3rd |
| REJECT | 70 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| BANDITS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CONGRATULATIONS TO REJECT!
BANDITS, NINJAS IN PYJAMAS and REJECT put on a thrilling SFL World Championship 2025 and deserve praise for their accomplishments. Congratulations to Tokido, Leshar, Fuudo and Daigo as members of team REJECT on a stunning performance throughout the event.