America’s long Street Fighter drought ends with a win at Evo 2024

/ Victor ‘Punk’ Woodley became the first American to win a mainline Street Fighter tournament at Evo in over 20 years.

By Ash Parrish, a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and writing about the intersection of video games and sex.

Photo: Evo / Stephanie Lindgren

Evo 2024 wrapped up late Sunday night with Victor “Punk” Woodley beating Adel “Big Bird” Anouche in Street Fighter 6. With his victory, Woodley became the first American to win a mainline Street Fighter tournament at Evo in over 20 years.

The match was nail-bitingly close with Anouche, who made it to the grand

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