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Having reached the peak of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate competitive scene, @riddlesmk set his sights on a new scene: Street Fighter 6. Quickly becoming known as one of -if not THE - best Terry players, Riddles has made his mark by qualifying to the Esports World Cup, placing in the top 8 of Ultimate Fighting Arena, and is ranked in the top 25 of the Capcom Pro Tour qualification standings.
Episode: Trash Talk #13 Recorded on: Sept 27
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Edited by Nugieboy: @nugieboy
Intro by Brain Genius Academy: @BrainGeniusAcademy
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Who is Riddles?
2:40 Getting dropped by Liquid and pivoting to Street Fighter
5:39 Divide between FGC and Smash Community
7:47 First Tournaments
9:48 How did Riddles gravitate towards Ryu and FG Characters in smash
19:00 DBFZ and following FGC Storylines
23:08 Competing during Smash Ultimates release while in Highschool
26:03 Online vs Offline
29:54 FGC vs Smash competition
34:39 The importance of Smash Power Ranking system
43:03 Competing in and Streaming Smash through the Pandemic
54:38 From living in a basement to Team Liquid with Kazuya
58:47 Character hate in both communities
1:04:11 Smash Ultimate is 7 years old
1:06:01 On having large casual audiences
1:10:40 SF6 Release
1:16:31 Why the love for Terry?
1:21:20 Kagaribi 13 - Riddles' last Smash Major
1:27:15 GOML Forever and teaming up with Daigo
1:37:15 Being a Sajam Slam Coach
1:44:16 Going to Saudi Arabia for EWC LCQ last minute
2:00:48 Sajam sponsored UFA trip
2:09:07 On tournament nerves
2:14:45 What's next for Riddles