One of the biggest fighting game tournaments in Europe, ultimate battle arena (UFA), which ends on Nov. 13. The three-day event in France features big-name competitors like Goichi “GO1” Kishida and Victor “Punk” Woodley, but the crazy teen himself. It’s the EndingWalker who created the wave by not only participating first Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, but dashed off the stage shortly after. It looks hilariously disrespectful, but EndingWalker says he’s just “overwhelmed” by it all.
EndingWalker is a new face in the competitive fighting game scene, having only entered the competition from around January 2021. In the nearly two years since joining, EndingWalker has participated in many online games. Street Warrior tournaments, often in the top 10—if not outright winning relatively uncommon character Ed, a B to C class fighter known for his hit and run fighting style. UFA Street Warrior tourney, his second “offline” event, is his latest and most prominent win to date. Against the likes of Punk and five-time Capcom Cup qualifier Amjad “AngryBird” Alshalabi, he is clearly a dangerous new opponent.
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Fighting game news site Event Center report EndingWalker won every match he entered, only lost one round to the main Dhalsim Nathan “Mister Crimson” Massol. After tearing through competition, Walker finds himself facing players Chun-Li and street fighter Coach Valentin “Valmaster” Petit.
Big matches follow, with each competitor assessing the other’s fighting style before entering. EndingWalker gives Valmaster very little room to breathe, repeatedly stunning him and punishing his confusing moves. It was brutal to watch. But the most devastating thing about the battle waThat’s how he left after winning the tourney.
My guy said bluntly, “I’m out,” and just… Walked off the stage, casually skipping the trophy in his first place. The crowd raved about the victory, sure, but the ones who sent it to me were the commentators who couldn’t believe what they had just seen.
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“Be on stage, young man,” shouted one of the commentators. “He just left,” the other said before concluding that the madman “was great.”
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Walker is finally back at UFA stage to receive my trophy, tweet later that he was “a bit overwhelmed in the end, which is why I left pretty quickly after winning.” He thanks everyone To congratulate him, he said he had “a great time” and mentioned the tournament as his second offline event. The child will have a bright future in FGC if he continues like this.
Kotaku Have reached out to EndingWalker for comment.
