Sasamo Opens Up About Coaching Adelie Amid Difficult SFL Japan Season

As Street Fighter League Japan has gotten more and more mainstream, its professionalism has also skyrocketed. This has meant that more and more teams and players now have coaches to ensure they perform at their very best.

The latest to be revealed as a coach is Sasamo. Sasamo is a Street Fighter League veteran, having represented both IBUSHIGIN and Saishunkan Sol Kumamoto in previous seasons. He now acts as a coach for Riddle Order's Adelie.

Sasamo made his position known in a social media post.

He said (translated from Japanese):

“I’ve been given permission to tweet about this!

“Since August this year, I’ve been serving as adelii’s (@adelie54) personal coach.

“His play has long been the kind of style I aspire to, and since I felt we would work well together, I asked him myself.

“Spending time with him as his coach is really enjoyable, and seeing his growth firsthand makes it incredibly rewarding.

“I’m drawing on my experience in Kumamoto to help him get even stronger, and it’s helping me grow as well.

“We lost last round, and I’m frustrated too. I think you all know what a strong player he is, so I’ll keep thinking about what I can do to help as I work toward the next round🫡

“I haven’t joined RIDDLE ORDER; I’m still with IGZIST and am simply helping out as his personal coach

“Between wanting to stream, wanting to practice myself, and wanting to help adelii, I’ve been keeping pretty busy, but it’s incredibly fulfilling

“Once again, please keep supporting RIDDLE ORDER and adelii”

Adelie has found this season a bit more difficult than last season, when he was a contender for the MVP award and was the highest-scoring player for his team, Hiroshima Team iXA. This season, he has scored 30 points from five matches. He has also lost his last two sets, including a beatdown he suffered from Fuudo, which led to his team losing 40-0 and relinquishing their top spot to REJECT.

Riddle Order are still in pole position for a place in the playoffs, but they must maintain their high standards over the last few matchdays to ensure they can give themselves a chance at the coveted SFL Japan title.