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It’s the final opportunity for SF6 players to qualify for the EWC 2024, and many remarkable competitors are eager to use this chance.

The Riyadh Festival is a Last Chance Qualifier for the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024. It continues for three days, and the 150 registered participants will fight for just four remaining spots in the final event.

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All the details about the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup 2024 LCQ is here: the stream, the schedule, a list of players to watch out for, and the final results.

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Where to watch the Street Fighter 6 EWC 2024 Last Chance Qualifier?

The officialEsports World Cup Fighters channelstreamed SF6 matches from the Riyadh Festival. You can watch the top 8 brackets right here, embedded below.

The results of the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 Last Chance Qualifier

To reach the top 4, the winners-side players had to defeat super-strong opponents. Leshar faced Daigo in the semi-final and won against the Beast. In the parallel bracket, NL won the match vs pugera.

It is pretty interesting how the competitors brought relatively new Street Fighter 6 characters to the EWC LCQ. Daigo and NL playedAkuma. pugera tookM.Bisonto the fights.

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NL and Leshar played in the winners final, Akuma vs Ed. It was a close fight, and Leshar won it.

In the losers brackets, Dual Kevin eliminated Tiger and Daigo — to qualify for the main event. And the fourth player to go to the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 is pugera. He defeated John Takeuchi on the way to top 4.

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These players will participate at the Street Fighter 6 EWC 2024, which happens from Aug. 8 to Aug. 11.

pugera also eliminated Dual Kevin and NL to reach the grand final. He even defeated Leshar in the first match to reset the brackets. But then, when pugera reached the match and tournament point, Leshar struck back and won three games in a row.

The top 8 brackets (image via start.gg)

Leshar is the winner of the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup 2024 Last Chance Qualifier.

The format and schedule of the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 LCQ

The Street Fighter 6 Riyadh Festival has double-elimination brackets. Most matches are Bo3, but in the top 8 brackets, the fights become Bo5.

There is the rule that a winner of a game should keep their character for the next one in the current set. A loser can switch characters.

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Here is the Street Fighter 6 Esports World Cup 2024 LCQ schedule.

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Top players to watch out for

After a few Esports World Cup 2024 qualifiers, some of the best Street Fighter players have already earned their spots in the final event. Still, many top-level competitors are out, so they hope to win one of four spots at this EWC Last Chance Qualifier.

These registered participants are worthy of special attention from the viewers. Regardless of the final results, they always deliver excellent fights!

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Many other strong players, specifically from Japan, participate in the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 Last Chance Qualifier. The tournament should be super interesting to follow!

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