You Should be Watching Red Bull Kumite 2021 - Las Vegas This Weekend

Have you noticed that we, as a community, really, really, really missed the offline events? Thankfully, they seem to be gradually coming back. While we missed out on having a regular offline Evo this year, we will be getting Red Bull Kumite 2021 in Las Vegas. This weekend, top players will gather at the Caesars Palace casino and compete in Tekken 7, Street Fighter V, and Guilty Gear -STRIVE-. The tournaments will be Top-8 in Tekken 7 and GGST, and top-16 in Street Fighter V.

Before the main events begin, there will be Last Chance Qualifiers to determine the last participants of the Tekken and SF events. We already know the LCQ winner for GGST – Diaphone.

Here are the player lists for all three games:

Tekken 7:

• Cuddle_Core

• Gen

• Book

• Super Akouma

• Knee

• Anakin

• LCQ Winner

• LCQ Runner Up

Street Fighter V:

• Brian_F

• Oil King

• Mono

• UZURA

• RonaldinhoBR

• Angry Bird

• MenaRD

• Yossan

• NL

• Problem X

• iDom

• Big Bird

• GO1

• PUNK

• LCQ Winner

• LCQ Runner Up

Guilty Gear -STRIVE-:

• Apologyman

• BNBBN

• Uriel Legion

• Gobou

• Daru_I-No

• Sonic Fox

• SKYLL

• Diaphone

The matches will be broadcast on Red Bull’s official Twitch channel. Here’s the schedule for both days:

Day 1:

Day 2:

Red Bull also published the second part of their Kumite retrospective. This very interesting article provides a window into the past, a look back at how this event grew over the years.

Additional event information is available at Smash.gg and Red Bull Kumite official website.