NoahTheProdigy, Shine Win First Two Red Bull Kumite Play-In Qualifiers

The Red Bull Kumite event for 2024 is coming in March and we are beginning to get a glimpse of who and who will be available to play in the tournament. Traditionally, RBK has featured 15 invited players and 1 player who qualifies from the Last Chance Qualifiers. 

Last year, Kakeru was the winner of the LCQ and it was then he first started to emerge as the Street Fighter 6 titan he is recognized as today. 

However, a change has been made and there are only 14 invited players this year with the two slots being taken by the winner of the LCQ and the winner of a new segment they are adding called the 'Play-in tournament.'

This tournament will feature 8 players with one of them making it to the main Red Bull Kumite. There are 4 slots given to the United States with the other 4 slots going to Italy, Canada, Japan, and France. 

The first two qualification tournaments have already happened with NoahTheProdigy and Shine taking the wins and are now in the play-in tournament. NoahTheProdigy defeated Nephew to take the win while Shine won Brian_F in Grand Final after resetting the bracket. 

There will be two more tournaments for the United States which will take place on the 10th and 11th of February 2023 while the one in Japan will take place in early March. 

The Red Bull Kumite 2024 tournament will hold on the 16th and 17th of March 2024 in New York.