Zangief on top of the world
Answer.M.Gaming's Kobayan is the winner of the 5th edition of the Topanga Championship as he steamrolled the playoffs without dropping any game.
Kobayan qualified in 2nd place from C Block behind Hikaru and ahead of Hibiki. His Zangief has been causing havoc and it was on full display over the three days of Topanga as he defeated Kakeru, Momochi, Hikaru, Kawano, Fuudo, and Ryukichi to claim the top spot.
The win has made players take even more notice of the player and with Zangief getting buffs in the 2nd season of Street Fighter 6, a lot is expected of the player now. Unfortunately, he wasn't picked up by any of the Street Fighter League Japan teams, so we won't see him in action in the league.
But, he has already registered for the Esports World Cup last chance qualifier which will see the final four qualifiers for the tournament take their place.
With the win, Kobayan earned himself a cool JP¥2,000,000.
Kakeru came in at second place only dropping one game against Kobayan while Momochi was third dropping two games to Kakeru and Kobayan.