After eight days of intense competition only four teams moved on to the US Finals. BANDITS earned the first seed with an almost perfect regular season, having only lost their final Team Battle on day eight. 2GAME, composed entirely of rookies to Street Fighter League, earned the second seed. KUAISHOU GAMING had a tremendously successful round two and earned the third seed while FLYQUEST rounds out the lineup as the fourth seed. Up for grabs is a prize pool of $100,000 with $60,000 going to first place, $30,000 for second place and $10,000 for third place. The winning team moves on to face the winners of SFL Europe and SFL Japan at the World Championship in Japan on March 13th and 15th.
US FINALS FORMAT
The US Finals consisted of three stages starting with the two bottom seeds, KUAISHOU GAMING and FLYQUEST, facing off in the first stage. The winning team would move on to the Semi Finals to take on second seed 2GAME. The winner of the Semi Finals advanced to the Grand Finals to face number one seed BANDITS.
All three stages are played in the same Team Battle format used in the regular season with the following changes. The winner of the Team Battle is the first team to reach 50 points in the Quarter and Semi Finals and 70 points in the Grand Finals. The points structure for each set is the same but there is no tiebreaker. After each set the teams switch home and away team positions and start again until one team earns enough points to win. The other change is that all four players need to be in the rotation to play. If a player does not play in the first set they must be in the rotation for the second set.
QUARTER FINALS: KUAISHOU GAMING (HOME) vs FLYQUEST (AWAY)
You could not ask for a better opening Team Battle for the US Finals than what we witnessed from KUAISHOU GAMING and FLYQUEST. It was intense from beginning to end and would go to a third set to decide. The first set started with Riddles’ Terry getting a come-from-behind win against Micky’s Mai, which set the tone for the Team Battle. Zhen’s M.Bison defeated Nephew’s Juri next 2-0, setting up the first Punk vs Xiao Hai matchup. The anchor match between Xiao Hai’s Mai and Punk’s Cammy went to the final round of the final game with Punk prevailing 3-2 to give FLYQUEST an early 30-10 lead.
In the second set Psycho’s Kimberly took on Zhen’s M.Bison and won the first game, after which Zhen switched to Dee Jay. Zhen won game two but Psycho won the final game to finish 2-1. With FLYQUEST 10 points away from victory Punk with his Cammy went in against VXBao’s M.Bison. VXBao came out on top 2-1, keeping KUAISHOU GAMING alive. In the anchor match Xiao Hai’s Mai defeated Nephew’s Juri 3-1.
With the score now tied 40-40 a third set was needed. Punk’s Cammy would once again face Xiao Hai’s Mai one last time in a first to two. Punk would win 2-0, eliminating KUAISHOU GAMING 50-40 and moving on to face 2GAME.
SET 1: KUAISHOU GAMING (HOME) vs FLYQUEST (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Riddles (Terry), 2) Nephew (Juri), Punk (Cammy)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Riddles | FLYQUEST | Terry | defeated | Micky | KUAISHOU GAMING | Mai | 2-1 |
| 2 | Zhen | KUAISHOU GAMING | M.Bison | defeated | Nephew | FLYQUEST | Juri | 2-0 |
| 3 | Punk | FLYQUEST | Cammy | defeated | Xiao Hai | KUAISHOU | Mai | 3-2 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| HOME | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| AWAY | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
SET 2: FLYQUEST (HOME) vs KUAISHOU GAMING (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Zhen (M.Bison), 2) VXBao (M.Bison), 3) Xiao Hai (Mai)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Psycho | FLYQUEST | Kimberly | defeated | Zhen | KUAISHOU GAMING | M.Bison | 2-1 |
| 2 | VXBao | KUAISHOU GAMING | M.Bison | defeated | Punk | FLYQUEST | Cammy | 2-1 |
| 3 | Xiao Hai | KUAISHOU GAMING | Mai | defeated | Nephew | FLYQUEST | Juri | 3-1 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| HOME | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| AWAY | 40 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
SET 3: KUAISHOU GAMING (HOME) vs FLYQUEST (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Xiao Hai (Mai)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Punk | FLYQUEST | Cammy | defeated | Xiao Hai | KUAISHOU GAMING | Mai | 2-0 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st |
| HOME | 40 | 0 |
| AWAY | 50 | 10 |
SEMI-FINALS: 2GAME (HOME) vs FLYQUEST (AWAY)
FLYQUEST prevails 50-30 against 2GAME in a Team Battle that had an absolute nailbiter finish. In the first set Brayan Job’s Dee Jay beat Psycho’s Kimberly 2-1 in the last round of the last game to start things off. FLYQUEST pulled further ahead in the next match as Nephew’s Juri defeated Shaka’s Dhalsim 2-0. In the anchor match Blaz’s Sagat answered back for 2GAME with a dominating 3-0 win over Punk’s Cammy to tie the score 20-20.
In the next set Punk with his Cammy went right back in and got a 2-1 win over Brayan_Job’s Dee Jay in a close set. Juninho-Ras with his Luke came out on top over Riddles’ Terry 2-1, evening the score of the Team Battle at 30-30. With just 20 points needed to win this set up a showdown in the anchor position and Psycho’s Kimberly stepped in against Blaz’s fearsome Sagat. It was a set full of momentum swings and it would go to the last round of the last game. With both players having a sliver of life remaining and in a scramble, Psycho landed a jump-in to win 3-2. 2GAME’s sensational season was over and FLYQUEST survived to face BANDITS in Grand Finals.
SET 1: 2GAME (HOME) vs FLYQUEST (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Psycho (Kimberly), 2) Nephew (Juri), 3) Punk (Cammy)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Psycho | FLYQUEST | Kimberly | defeated | Brayan_Job | 2GAME | Dee Jay | 2-1 |
| 2 | Nephew | FLYQUEST | Juri | defeated | Shaka | 2GAME | Dhalsim | 2-0 |
| 3 | Blaz | 2GAME | Sagat | defeated | Punk | FLYQUEST | Cammy | 3-0 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| HOME | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| AWAY | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
SET 2: FLYQUEST (HOME) vs 2GAME (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Brayan_Job (Dee Jay), 2) Juninho-Ras (Luke), 3) Blaz (Sagat)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Punk | FLYQUEST | Cammy | defeated | Brayan_Job | 2GAME | Dee Jay | 2-1 |
| 2 | Juninho-Ras | 2GAME | Luke | defeated | Riddles | FLYQUEST | Terry | 2-1 |
| 3 | Psycho | FLYQUEST | Kimberly | defeated | Blaz | 2GAME | Sagat | 3-2 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| HOME | 50 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| AWAY | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
GRAND FINALS: BANDITS (HOME) vs FLYQUEST (AWAY)
In Grand Finals we had FLYQUEST taking on BANDITS, which was a runback of Grand Finals for the US Finals last season with FLYQUEST winning 70-30. BANDITS came out on top in the rematch here, defeating FLYQUEST 70-10. In the first set Riddles’ Terry got a strong 2-0 win against Chris T’s Ken in the first match. That would be the only win for FLYQUEST in this Team Battle, with BANDITS sweeping the rest. The next match between Booce’s Terry and Punk’s Cammy was a nailbiter with Booce winning 2-1. In the anchor match MenaRD’s Blanka convincingly beat Nephew’s Juri 3-0, finishing with an appropriate perfect round.
In the second set Riddles’ Terry once again made an appearance against Caba’s Guile. This was a close match that went to the final round of the final game with Caba winning 2-1. The last two matches were all-BANDITS, with Booce’s Terry beating Psycho’s Kimberly 2-0 and MenaRD’s Blanka getting a 3-0 against Punk. Punk tried switching to Akuma in the last game and had more success than his Cammy, but it did not move the needle enough. BANDITS had one of the best seasons in Street Fighter League US history and they followed through to the end. BANDITS will now go to the World Championship in Japan in March where they will face the winners of SFL Europe and SFL Japan.
SET 1: BANDITS (HOME) vs FLYQUEST (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Riddles (Terry), 2) Punk (Cammy), 3) Nephew (Juri)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Riddles | FLYQUEST | Terry | defeated | Chris T | BANDITS | Ken | 2-1 |
| 2 | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | defeated | Punk | FLYQUEST | Cammy | 2-1 |
| 3 | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | defeated | Nephew | FLYQUEST | Juri | 3-0 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| HOME | 30 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| AWAY | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
SET 2: FLYQUEST (HOME) vs BANDITS (AWAY)
Away Team Player and Character Order: 1) Caba (Guile), 2) Booce (Terry), 3) MenaRD (Blanka)
| Match | Player | Team | Character | | Player | Team | Character | Result |
| 1 | Caba | BANDITS | Guile | defeated | Riddles | FLYQUEST | Terry | 2-1 |
| 2 | Booce | BANDITS | Terry | defeated | Psycho | FLYQUEST | Kimberly | 2-0 |
| 3 | MenaRD | BANDITS | Blanka | defeated | Punk | FLYQUEST | Cammy, Akuma | 3-0 |
| SCORE | TOTAL | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| HOME | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AWAY | 70 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
TUNE IN FOR THE STREET FIGHTER LEAGUE WORLD FINALS!
Be sure to tune in to the Street Fighter League World Championship, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan on March 13th and 15th!