Real titans of SF6 esports participate in this event. They are divided into two teams, but the battle for victory and prize money is individual and knows no teammates.
Even the between-season period for Street Fighter 6 is filled with top-level competition. This time, the community can enjoy a special show: an invitational tournament in Paris, France.
SF6 Red Bull Kumite 2025 features two days of intense battles. The players here are true legends: winners of Capcom Cups, Evo, and other top-level tournaments.
The organizers have already invited 14 participants: for the teams of Legends and Underdogs. Well, this division is intriguing, but rest assured, the Underdog gang are no strangers to big victories. One spot is for the Play-In winner: finals of the global qualification series. One more player will join the fights after the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ), which happens within the event.
Everything about Street Fighter 6 Red Bull Kumite 2025 is here: stream, details, and final results.
Where to watch SF6 Red Bull Kumite 2025?
The official Red Bull Gaming channel on YouTube and Red Bull on Twitch broadcast Street Fighter 6 Red Bull Kumite 2025 matches. You can watch the stream right here: it’s embedded below.
Schedule
The SF6 esports invitational event goes on for two days.
- Saturday, April 5: The Play-In stage and Last Chance Qualifier.
- Sunday, April 6: Final brackets.
The detailed schedule of the SF6 Red Bull Kumite 2025 is in the images below.
The Play-in stage is the final of a qualification series. It had tournaments across the globe. Eight players battle through the Play-in brackets to reach the top 1 and participate in the main event.
The Last Chance Qualifier at Red Bull Kumite is an open Street Fighter 6 tournament. Only the winner advances to the final brackets. Considering the number of registered contenders, 264, the battle is going to be intense.
Introducing participants
Each and every person at Red Bull Kumite is a powerhouse of Street Fighter esports. The logic of dividing these guys into teams Legends and Underdogs is pretty clear — but still, all of them are legends.
The table below gives a quick introduction of all the 14 invited players.
Team Legends | Team Underdogs |
|---|---|
| MenaRD: #1 at SF6 Evo Japan 2024 | NoahTheProdigy: #1 at SF6 Frosty Faustings XVII |
| Kakeru: Capcom Cup 2025 Champion | EndingWalker: #1 at SF6 VSFighting XII |
| Xiao Hai: #1 at SF6 Esports World Cup 2024 | Kusanagi: #1 at SF6 UFA 2024 |
| Big Bird: #1 at SF6 DreamHack Summer 2024 | Nyanpi |
| gachikun: : #1 at DreamHack Dallas 2024 | Kilzyou |
| Problem X: 3rd at VSFighting XII | Zangief bolado |
| Bonchan: 3rd at SF6 BAM 14 | Higuchi |
| Daigo Umehara: the Beast himself, no introduction needed | Akainu |
The results: Red Bull Kumite 2025
In this section, you’ll find information on matchups and final results at SF6 Red Bull Kumite 2025.
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Play-In
Here are the brackets of the Street Fighter 6 Red Bull Kumite 2025 Play-In stage. All eight players start from the winners side.
After a wonderful run, Higuchi won this tournament part and qualified for the main event. The Japanese player was on Guile, and he defeated some pretty strong opponents, including iDom and Takamura.
Other notable competitors sure include Salvatore, who performed a reverse sweep in the match vs ZJZ. In general, the guy demonstrated miracles of adapting to opponents. Takamura was in the beast mode throughout Play-In at Red Bull Kumite 2025 — even in the matches he lost. Also, iDom treated the community to his mighty play, even on Manon.
Winners round 1 | Winners semis | Winners final | Grand final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takamura 3:2 MarkTheShark Ken vs Ken | Takamura 2:3 iDom Ken vs Manon | iDom 0:3 Higuchi Manon vs Guile | Higuchi 3:1 Takamura Guile vs Ken |
| iDom 3:0 Senor Power Manon vs Mai | Higuchi 3:1 Salvatore Guile vs Cammy | ||
| Higuchi 3:0 KUSANAGI Guile vs Akuma, Terry | |||
| Salvatore 3:2 ZJZ Cammy vs Mai |
Losers round 1 | Losers quarterfinals | Losers semi | Losers final |
|---|---|---|---|
| MarkTheShark 2:3 Senor Power Ken vs Cammy | Salvatore 1:3 Senor Power Cammy vs Ryu | Senor Power 1:3 Takamura Cammy vs Ken | Takamura 3:2 iDom Ken vs Manon |
| KUSANAGI 1:3 ZJZ Akuma vs Mai | Takamura 3:2 ZJZ Ken vs Mai |
* KUSANAGI in these brackets is a Mexican player with the same name as the French player Kusanagi, who is already in the main brackets.
The Play-In and LCQ stream is here:
Last Chance Qualifier
264 Street Fighter 6 players registered for the battles of the Red Bull Kumite 2025 LCQ. Below, you’ll find the top 8 brackets.
Winners semis | Winners final | Grand final |
|---|---|---|
| Garnet 2:3 Akainu Dhalsim vs Guile | Akainu 3:2 Didimokof Guile vs A.K.I., Dhalsim | Akainu 3:1 s4ltyKiD Guile vs Kimberly |
| Mister Crimson 2:3 Didimokof Dhalsim vs A.K.I. |
Losers round 1 | Losers quarterfinals | Losers semi | Losers final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaz 0:3 s4ltyKiD Ryu vs Kimberly | Mister Crimson 2:3 s4ltyKiD Dhalsim, Zangief vs Kimberly | s4ltyKiD 3:1 Garnet Kimberly vs Dhalsim | s4ltyKiD 3:2 Didimokof Kimberly vs A.K.I. |
| Luffy 3:0 ShadyImpostor Manon vs DeJay | Garnet 3:0 Luffy Dhalsim vs Manon |
Main event
The final brackets of the SF6 Red Bull Kumite 2025 are for the 16 players. The format is single-elimination, first-to-five.
It turned out that the tournament is a real battle between Street Fighter 6 Legends and Underdogs. Players from two teams reached the grand final: Big Bird and EndingWalker.
For all the Legends defeated by the Underdogs, BigBird on his Rashid won over EndingWalker — the match was close and spectacular.
With this victory, BigBird is the only two-time Red Bull Kumite Champion!
Winners round 1 | Winners round 2 | Winners semis | Grand final |
|---|---|---|---|
| MenaRD 5:2 Nyanpi Blanka vs A.K.I. | MenaRD 5:3 NoahTheProdigy M. Bison vs Luke | MenaRD 4:5 BigBird M. Bison vs Rashid | BigBird 5:3 EndingWalker Rashid vs Ryu |
| Daigo Umehara 2:5 NoahTheProdigy Akuma vs Luke | Kilzyou 3:5 BigBird Mai vs Rashid | EndingWalker 5:3 Bonchan Ryu vs Akuma | |
| Xiao Hai 3:5 Kilzyou Mai vs Mai | Kakeru 3:5 EndingWalker JP vs Ryu | ||
| BigBird 5:2 Kusanagi Rashid vs Ryu | gachikun 2:5 Bonchan Rashid vs Akuma | ||
| Kakeru 5:3 Zangief bolado JP vs Zangief | |||
| Problem X 2:5 EndingWalker M. Bison vs Ryu | |||
| gachikun 5:2 Higuchi Rashid vs Guile | |||
| Bonchan 5:3 Akainu Akuma vs Guile |
The next official SF6 esports season is right around the corner! The first event of the Capcom Pro Tour 2025 is part of Evo Japan 2025. Also, the newest character, Elena, should join the Street Fighter 6 roster this spring. We expect to get detailed reveals at Evo Japan as well.
For all Street Fighter 6 news and updates, stick around on esports.gg.
