DFM's GO1 Wins Evo 2025 Following Victory at EWC 2025
Taiwan's Runner-Up ET Secures Spot in SNK World Championships 2025 Finals
GO1 (Japan), representing DetonatioN FocusMe, won the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves division at Evo 2025, one of the world's largest fighting game tournaments, held from August 2 to 4, 2025.
The division saw 1,576 players participate from around the world. GO1 achieved the remarkable feat of securing back-to-back major tournament victories, following his win at the Esports World Cup 2025 last month in July.
SNK World Championships 2025 Finals Qualification
Evo 2025 served as a qualifying tournament for the "SNK World Championships 2025 Finals." However, the champion, GO1, had already secured a spot in the Finals at COMBO BREAKER 2025. Consequently, according to the rules, the qualification spot was passed down to the runner-up, ET (Taiwan) of Falcons Esports.
The Grand Finals was a rematch between GO1 from the Winners Side and ET from the Losers Side. After losing to GO1 in the Winners Finals, ET sought redemption in this final showdown.
In the Grand Finals, GO1 switched between Kain and Marco, but ETβs Hokutomaru proved difficult to handle, leading to a 1-3 loss and a bracket reset.
In the Grand Finals Reset, GO1 committed to Kain. The battle was incredibly close, reaching a full-game, full-round situation at 2-2. In the climactic final moment, as ETβs Hokutomaru suffered an overheat, GO1 unleashed Kain's "Schwarze Flamme" to seal the victory. With a 3-2 score, GO1 successfully defended his position and claimed the championship.
