Posted by Nicholas 'MajinTenshinhan' Taylor • October 29, 2023 at 7:34 p.m. PDT • Comments: 2
Update: This story has been updated with final results.
First Attack is back for 2023 and as usual it's taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Notable players participating in this event include Dragons|Raef, FaZe|Joey Fury, RR|Mono, Moist|JAK, C9|CuddleCore, Liquid|Shadow20z, HB|Todakai, ON|RocklandKyo, RR|Ajax Fidelity, Tibetano, FLY|RayRay, TUE|Genghis D0n, ScrawtVermillion, Cocaneta, Joonya20z, TSE|AzeemX, RR|Broseph, BFL|Yadriel-el-punk, Lucar, Zeke and many more.
First Attack is a Tekken 7 Challenger event on the Tekken World Tour as well as a King of Fighters 15 qualifier event for the SNK World Championship, meaning the stakes are high in both of these events which sit at around 45 entrants and roughly 25 participants, respectively.
Outside of those two titles, Street Fighter 6 leads the pack in registrants with over 160 while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sits at about 130, followed by Mortal Kombat 1 and Guilty Gear Strive having about 45 players each.
There will also be tournament play in Dragon Ball FighterZ, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[cl-r], DNF Duel, Melty Blood Type Lumina and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Streaming is being done at Tampa Never Sleeps and First Attack PR.
1. RR|Ajax Fidelity (Juri)
2. Moist|JAK (Juri)
3. HB|Todakai (JP)
4. RR|Mono (Dee Jay, A.K.I.)
5. BFL|Diegubis (Marisa, Zangief)
5. RR|PRBigButtJackson (JP, Jamie)
7. ScrawtVermillion (Luke)
7. BFL|MrChupy01 (A.K.I.)
9. Ayjamestev (Rashid)
9. BuddyLikeFriend (Marisa)
9. NeuralArch (JP)
9. TUE|InconsiderateRaccoon (Chun-Li)
13. Dramatik|Sion (Guile)
13. HaizeK (Chun-Li)
13. Xykrom (Dhalsim)
13. Raid (E. Honda)
17. Stupendous (Zangief)
17. Xrossfist (Cammy)
17. Dekar (Dhalsim)
17. SurgingStorm (Lily)
17. RR|Orbital (Ken)
17. Xavi (Cammy)
17. TSE|Maxninja (Juri)
17. Blendoben (Dee Jay)
25. BFL|Seventh (Blanka)
25. TricksterPriest (Chun-Li)
25. Mamobelty (Rashid)
25. Benji617 (E. Honda)
25. Georgie28g (Guile)
25. Navaja (E. Honda)
25. MrLams (Ryu)
25. LGM88 (Zangief)
• Grand finals, second set: RR|Ajax Fidelity (Juri) eliminated Moist|JAK (Juri) 3-1.
• Grand finals, first set: RR|Ajax Fidelity (Juri) beat Moist|JAK (Juri) 3-1.
• Losers finals: RR|Ajax Fidelity (Juri) eliminated HB|Todakai (JP) 3-0.
• Losers semi-finals: HB|Todakai (JP) eliminated RR|Mono (Dee Jay) 3-2.
• Winners finals: Moist|JAK (Juri) beat RR|Ajax Fidelity (Juri) 3-2.
• RR|Mono (A.K.I., Dee Jay) eliminated BFL|Diegubis (Marisa) 3-2.
• HB|Todakai (JP) eliminated RR|PRBigButtJackson (JP, Jamie) 3-0.
• RR|Mono (A.K.I., Dee Jay) eliminated ScrawtVermillion (Luke) 3-2.
• RR|PRBigButtJackson (JP) eliminated BFL|MrChupy01 (A.K.I.) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: Moist|JAK (Juri) beat BFL|Diegubis (Marisa, Zangief) 3-0.
• Winners semi-finals: RR|Ajax Fidelity (Juri) beat HB|Todakai (JP) 3-0.
• ScrawtVermillion (Luke) eliminated TUE|InconsiderateRaccoon (Chun-Li) 2-0.
• RR|Mono (Dee Jay) eliminated NeuralArch (JP) 2-1.
• BFL|MrChupy01 (A.K.I.) eliminated BuddyLikeFriend (Marisa) 2-1.
• RR|PRBigButtJackson (Jamie) eliminated Ayjamestev (Rashid) 2-0.
• RR|Ajax Fidelity (Juri) beat NeuralArch (JP) 2-0.
• BFL|Diegubis (Marisa) beat BFL|MrChupy01 (A.K.I.) 2-1.
• Moist|JAK (Juri) beat Ayjamestev (Rashid) 2-0.
• HB|Todakai (JP) beat ScrawtVermillion (Luke) 2-1.
• TUE|InconsiderateRaccoon (Chun-Li) eliminated Raid (E. Honda) 2-0.
• RR|Mono (Dee Jay) eliminated Xykrom (Dhalsim) 2-0.
• BuddyLikeFriend (Marisa) eliminated HaizeK (Chun-Li) 2-1.
• RR|PRBigButtJackson (JP) eliminated Dramatik|Sion (Guile) 2-1.
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1. Lima (Bayonetta, Corrin)
2. Capitancito (Mii Gunner)
3. Pressure|AndrewT (Zero Suit Samus)
4. ShadowPR (Bayonetta, Sora)
5. CBG|Tu Papá (Mr. Game & Watch)
5. Ling (Peach)
7. BB|Kindred (Fox)
7. PEG|Chazz (Roy)
9. eFC|Gliscor (Peach)
9. S1G|GarBel (Donkey Kong, Ike)
9. Comet (Fox)
9. CBG|Tuitt (Robin)
13. EFC|Shaka (Joker)
13. RR|Headshot (Samus, Dark Samus)
13. CDA|Ramza (Ness, Zero Suit Samus)
13. TC|EBK (Ness, Lucas)
• Grand finals, first set: Lima (Bayonetta) eliminated Capitancito (Mii Gunner) 3-0.
• Losers finals: Capitancito (Mii Gunner) eliminated Pressure|AndrewT (Zero Suit Samus) 3-0.
• Losers semi-finals: Pressure|AndrewT (Zero Suit Samus) eliminated ShadowPR (Bayonetta) 3-2.
• Winners finals: Lima (Bayonetta) beat Capitancito (Mii Gunner) 3-2.
• ShadowPR (Bayonetta) eliminated CBG|Tu Papá (Mr. Game & Watch) 3-0.
• Pressure|AndrewT (Zero Suit Samus) eliminated Ling (Peach) 3-2.
• Winners semi-finals: Capitancito (Mii Gunner) beat ShadowPR (Bayonetta) 3-1.
• Winners semi-finals: Lima (Bayonetta) beat Pressure|AndrewT (Zero Suit Samus) 3-1.
• CBG|Tu Papá (Mr. Game & Watch) eliminated BB|Kindred (Fox) 3-0.
• Ling (Peach) eliminated PEG|Chazz (Roy) 3-0.
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1. Tibetano (Ganryu)
2. TSE|AzeemX (Feng, Noctis, Lee)
3. TSE|SourPiggy (Julia, Anna, Kuma)
4. Hendo (Jin)
5. Liquid|Shadow20z (Claudio, Zafina)
5. C9|CuddleCore (Alisa)
7. ONi|Yoj99 (Julia)
7. FaZe|Joey Fury (Marduk, JACK-7)
9. TUE|Static (Xiaoyu)
9. TUE|Genghis D0n (Katarina)
9. KS|Daijustice (Jin)
9. ElImpulsivoPR (Kunimitsu)
13. Joonya20z (Eliza)
13. Bbaez (Asuka)
13. EDLN|CabSpeedy (Kuma)
13. TSE|TrizzyTheRapper (Yoshimitsu, Jin)
• Grand finals, first set: Tibetano (Ganryu) eliminated TSE|AzeemX (Feng, Lee) 3-1.
• Losers finals: TSE|AzeemX (Feng) eliminated TSE|SourPiggy (Julia, Anna, Kuma) 3-0.
• Losers semi-finals: TSE|SourPiggy (Julia) eliminated Hendo (Jin) 2-0.
• Winners finals: Tibetano (Ganryu) beat TSE|AzeemX (Feng, Noctis) 3-1.
• TSE|SourPiggy (Julia) eliminated Liquid|Shadow20z (Claudio) 2-0.
• Hendo (Jin) eliminated C9|CuddleCore (Alisa) 2-1.
• TSE|SourPiggy (Anna) eliminated ONi|Yoj99 (Julia) 2-1.
• C9|CuddleCore (Alisa) eliminated FaZe|Joey Fury (Marduk) 2-1.
• Winners semi-finals: TSE|AzeemX (Feng) beat Liquid|Shadow20z (Zafina) 2-0.
• Winners semi-finals: Tibetano (Ganryu) beat Hendo (Jin) 2-1.
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1. BigDaddyG (Smoke)
2. BFL|Yadriel-el-punk (Reptile)
3. RR|Broseph (Smoke)
4. PHNM|PRTukan (Tanya)
5. Limbodawg (Sub-Zero)
5. Kiro (Scorpion, Johnny Cage)
7. DeckerPR (Kenshi, Reiko)
7. Sicklemv9 (Shang Tsung)
• Grand finals, first set: BigDaddyG (Smoke) eliminated BFL|Yadriel-el-punk (Reptile) 3-0.
• Losers finals: BFL|Yadriel-el-punk (Reptile) eliminated RR|Broseph (Smoke) 3-0.
• Losers semi-finals: BFL|Yadriel-el-punk (Reptile) eliminated PHNM|PRTukan (Tanya) 3-0.
• Winners finals: BigDaddyG (Smoke) beat RR|Broseph (Smoke) 3-0.
• BFL|Yadriel-el-punk (Reptile) eliminated Limbodawg (Sub-Zero) 3-1.
• PHNM|PRTukan (Tanya) eliminated Kiro (Johnny Cage, Scorpion) 3-2.
• Limbodawg (Sub-Zero) eliminated DeckerPR (Kenshi, Reiko) 3-0.
• PHNM|PRTukan (Tanya) eliminated Sicklemv9 (Shang Tsung) 3-2.
• Winners semi-finals: BigDaddyG (Smoke) beat BFL|Yadriel-el-punk (Reptile) 3-2.
• Winners semi-finals: RR|Broseph (Smoke) beat Kiro (Scorpion) 3-0.
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1. TNS|MFCR (Leo)
2. PAR|Aneema (Ramlethal)
3. Edny (Ky)
4. jGohan (Ky, Leo)
5. BFL|MrChupy01 (Bedman?)
5. Konkon (Jack-O)
7. Astral107 (Testament)
7. Truly|Mangocopter (Potemkin)
• Grand finals, second set: TNS|MFCR (Leo) eliminated PAR|Aneema (Ramlethal) 3-1.
• Grand finals, first set: PAR|Aneema (Ramlethal) beat TNS|MFCR (Leo) 3-2.
• Losers finals: PAR|Aneema (Ramlethal) eliminated Edny (Ky) 3-0.
• Losers semi-finals: Edny (Ky) eliminated jGohan (Leo, Ky) 3-1.
• Winners finals: TNS|MFCR (Leo) beat PAR|Aneema (Ramlethal) 3-2.
• jGohan (Ky, Leo) eliminated BFL|MrChupy01 (Bedman?) 3-2.
• Edny (Ky) eliminated Konkon (Jack-O) 3-0.
• BFL|MrChupy01 (Bedman?) eliminated Astral107 (Testament) 3-0.
• Edny (Ky) eliminated Truly|Mangocopter (Potemkin) 3-1.
• Winners semi-finals: PAR|Aneema (Ramlethal) beat jGohan (Ky) 3-2.
• Winners semi-finals: TNS|MFCR (Leo) beat Konkon (Jack-O) 3-2.
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1. JuanKOF (Isla, Rock, Iori)
2. ON|RocklandKyo (Benimaru, Shun'ei, Iori)
3. RR|Cocaneta (Iori, Kula, Yashiro)
4. Navaja (Ramón, Maxima, King of Dinosaurs | Others)
5. CloroxPR (Athena, Whip, Shermie)
5. PassionKOF (Kim, Benimaru, Antonov)
7. RR|DBX (Ryo, Meitenkun, Shun'ei)
7. TSE|Maxninja (Kula, Mai, Shermie)
• Grand finals, first set: JuanKOF (Isla, Rock, Iori) eliminated ON|RocklandKyo (Shun'ei, Benimaru, Iori) 3-0.
• Losers finals: ON|RocklandKyo (Benimaru, Shun'ei, Iori) eliminated RR|Cocaneta (Iori, Kula, Yashiro) 3-0.
• Losers semi-finals: RR|Cocaneta (Iori, Kula, Yashiro) eliminated Navaja (Ramón, Maxima, King of Dinosaurs) 2-0.
• Winners finals: JuanKOF (Isla, Rock, Iori) beat ON|RocklandKyo (Benimaru, Shun'ei, Iori) 3-0.
• RR|Cocaneta (Iori, Kula, Yashiro) eliminated CloroxPR (Athena, Whip, Shermie) 2-0.
• Navaja (Ramón, Maxima, King of Dinosaurs) eliminated PassionKOF (Kim, Benimaru, Antonov) 2-0.
• CloroxPR (Athena, Whip, Shermie) eliminated RR|DBX (Ryo, Meitenkun, Shun'ei) 2-0.
• PassionKOF (Kim, Benimaru, Antonov) eliminated TSE|Maxninja (Kula, Mai, Shermie) 2-0.
• Winners semi-finals: JuanKOF (Isla, Rock, Iori) beat RR|Cocaneta (Iori, Kula, Yashiro) 2-0.
• Winners semi-finals: ON|RocklandKyo (Benimaru, Shun'ei, Iori) beat Navaja (Ramón, King of Dinosaurs, Ralf | Andy, Ramón, King of Dinosaurs) 2-0.
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1. Lucar (Lab Coat 21, SS4 Gogeta, Android 16)
2. RR|Ajax Fidelity (SS4 Gogeta, Blue Vegeta, Frieza)
3. TMW|KenzüX69 (Jiren, Blue Vegeta, Beerus | Jiren, Fused Zamasu, Beerus)
4. NAZA|DiegoN2O (Jiren, Lab Coat 21, Ultra Instinct Goku)
1. BHOP|Frankie G (Magneto, Dr. Doom, Vergil)
2. GB|Sylar (Morrigan, Dr. Doom, Vergil)
3. Raid (Spencer, Phoenix Wright, Akuma)
4. Volcanickenneth (Vergil, Iron Fist, Ryu)
1. AONI|Twang (Akatsuki)
2. EDLN|LuFL (Phonon)
3. Wish (Merkava, Nanase)
4. Rawk Hawk (Byakuya)
1. ScrawtVermillion (Kouma)
2. Arhkma MuddyKipz (Powered Ciel)
3. Zoi (Hisui)
4. Silic0n (Red Arcueid)
1. EDLN|LuFL (Vanguard)
2. Reyko777 (Lost Warrior)
3. TSV|Crankganggod (Vanguard)
4. LastLaugh (Crusader)
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Schedule images courtesy of Amedeo Avogadro.