The player is also duking it out in Street Fighter 6 for the top spot at Evo 2024.
Street Fighter 6 player Saul "MenaRD" Mena has officially joined the Red Bull Gaming team! This announcement was made during Evo Las Vegas 2024 on July 19.
MenaRD enters Red Bull Gaming
Red Bull Gaming just welcomed MenaRD to its roster during Evo Las Vegas 2024. The Street Fighter 6 competitor is now among other Red Bull Gaming players such as Shin "Leshar" Moon-sup, Adel "Big Bird" Anouche, Tsunehiro "gachikun" Kanamori, Daigo Umehara, Lin "Oil King" Li-wei, and more.
In an exclusive interview with esports.gg, MenaRD shared how much this signing means to him as a player from the Dominican Republic. He noted that it's a dream come true and something he had once only imagined from his small PC back home.
He never thought he would get the opportunity to compete globally, let alone in the U.S. or Japan. To him, fighting against the best players and being among the best players feels almost surreal.
"It's just something that I used to daydream all day when I was like 8 or 9 years old," he said. "So seeing it happen now — I'm just waiting for the moment that I wake up and have to go back to school. That this is all just me dreaming. It's incredible."
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MenaRD in Street Fighter 6 esports
Within the fighting game community (FGC), MenaRD is known as "The Bull," which further makes this Red Bull Gaming signing a perfect match. The player is also a two-time Capcom Cup champion. Recently, he took home the gold at Get On My Level X, Evo Japan 2024, and Red Bull Kumite 2024 New York as well. Here's a list featuring only some of MenaRD's many victories.
Date | Tier | Street Fighter 6 Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tier 3 | Get On My Level X |
| 2024 | Tier 1 | Evo Japan 2024 |
| 2024 | Tier 3 | Winter Clash 2024 |
| 2024 | Tier 1 | Red Bull Kumite 2024 - New York |
| 2023 | Tier 2 | CPT 2023 World Warrior: US East Regional Final |
| 2023 | Tier 3 | CPT 2023 World Warrior: US East #5 |
His skills also earned him a spot in the inaugural Esports World Cup 2024 event slated for August 2024. He qualified for this one through DreamHack Dallas 2024.
While the Esports World Cup 2024 is a month away, Evo Las Vegas 2024 is happening now between July 19 and July 21. As a competitor there in person, he's duking it out alongside other top Street Fighter 6 players. Will MenaRD see a repeat of the success he had in Japan? As a top Street Fighter 6 competitor who is now a part of the Red Bull Gaming team, MenaRD's career can only go up from here.
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