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16-year-old Ed fundamental EndingWalker was taking part in solely his second in-person Road Fighter match on document, however you would not assume it with how he acquitted himself. 

The younger gamer tore via the winners bracket at Final Combating Area this previous weekend, overcoming highly-regarded, full-time skilled gamers. After going 3-0 in opposition to Valmaster’s Chun Li in grand finals, EndingWalker merely walked off into the group, unperturbed.

Okay, with a whole lot of prodding from the enthusiastic viewers, EndingWalker sheepishly cracked a smile and returned to the stage to take pleasure in some well-deserved applause for his standout match run, in addition to settle for his medal and grand prize reward of round $3,000. EndingWalker later tweeted that he was “overwhelmed” with the end result, and that “actuality hadn’t kicked in.”

A superbly affordable response to doing one thing actually cool in entrance of an enthusiastic crowd, and it is actually simply the cherry on high that it was extra of a “properly, now what do I do” response as a substitute of an ice chilly esports flex.

EndingWalker has been cultivating a little bit of a wunderkind status within the Road Fighter 5 neighborhood, taking residence first place at a rating of on-line tourneys previously yr. At his first in-person look at VSFighting X in August, EndingWalker positioned third.

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Apart from his grand finals sweep in opposition to Valmaster, EndingWalker’s winners finals matchup in opposition to Punk is certainly value a watch. Punk is a prolific professional Road Fighter participant, one of many highest-ranked in North America, and EndingWalker’s profitable exhibiting in opposition to him speaks to the younger champ being the true deal. EndingWalker additionally talked about that his set in opposition to Angrybird’s Zeku was a brand new favourite. You’ll be able to catch it right here at the start of this full high sixteen to high 8 run.

UK-based FGC commentator Tyrant goes as far as to name EndingWalker the “way forward for UK Road Fighter,” so, you understand, no strain. In case you’re involved in monitoring the up-and-comer’s progress, you possibly can comply with EndingWalker on Twitch and Twitter.