I think us getting to know each other more attributed a lot to our success. Training was nice as we practiced with Team Alpha 3 mostly. But we got the ball rolling towards the end of the season. PCI: How was it like playing altogether on a team? What was training like as well? You guys all seem like very good friends and it was great to see the camaraderie you all had. Unfortunately, one of the original NASR teammates couldn’t compete due to academic obligations. Samurai: I actually wasn’t supposed to be in Season 3 of SFL due to the way the draft worked. PCI: How did this incarnation of team NASR come about? Did you request the Birds specifically? I was very confident going forward as I had previously qualified for SFL Season 2 Finals with Team Frost using Ryu. In the final match they had banned Akuma, but I was no stranger to using Ryu in a high-pressure situation. It’s especially a great feeling of accomplishment when you’re working with new teammates each and every time. Samurai: It felt good to make it to the finals once more. How did it feel to finally make it to the end of the season? What was going through your mind after the last match?
After all this time, it felt like it was inevitable. PCI: First of all, congratulations on making it to the finals of Street Fighter League. We got to speak with the Zen-like Ryu and Akuma player to find out his thoughts on winning SFL, and the future of Street Fighter. He makes up the third part of the NASR trio, which includes the Birds: players Big Bird and AngryBird.Īfter multiple years of coming close, Samurai was finally able to make it all the way to the finals and come out on top. One of the standouts of this season was the Street Fighter League (SFL) veteran Miky Chea, better known as Samurai. Later this year, NASR will face off against Team Japan in the Street Fighter League season finals for a whopping $150,000 USD prize pool. Having concluded its third season earlier this year, fan-favorite team NASR Esports was able to make it all the way to the finals and take home victory. In a time where esports events are so far and few between during the ongoing pandemic, Street Fighter League was a welcome sense of normalcy.