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In the 2024 EWC Saudi E-sports World Cup "Street Fighter 6" event held early this morning, Chinese player Xiao Hai (Zeng Zhuojun) defeated Japanese player Kawano 5:2 in the final and became the champion of this event. The victory in this game also won him a generous bonus of 300,000 US dollars (about 2.15 million RMB).

Looking back at the Saudi E-sports World Cup, the championships won by the children are of great value. As for the contestants, all the invited players are well-known players who have won international competitions. Even the champions and runners-up of EVO were eliminated early and could not go far.

From the round of 16, he fought hard surrounded by a group of Japanese players. You should know that there are 9 Japanese players in the round of 16 and 6 in the quarterfinals of this e-sports world cup. During the period, Xiaohai defeated three Japanese players, Hikaru, Gachikun and Kawano, and successfully won the championship.

Fighting games are hardly the strong point of Chinese players, but on this international stage, Xiaohai showed the spirit of Chinese players and proved himself once again. In fact, not many people were optimistic about Xiaohai before the game, and many people even thought that he was traveling with his wife. (Xiaohai’s original words during the interview)

But everyone has seen what happened afterwards. The competitive state of the children in this e-sports World Cup has been getting better and better. So you can see the magical drama of "Zeng Zhuojun's mediocre state → Zeng Zhuojun's bad start → Zeng Zhuojun got into a tough battle → Zeng Zhuojun fell into a disadvantage → Zeng Zhuojun made a series of stupid moves → Zeng Zhuojun was doomed to fail → Zeng Zhuojun gave a victory speech".

In the post-match interview after winning the championship, Xiaohai and his wife came on stage together. He responded strongly to the previous doubts: "My name is Xiaohai, and I have been playing games since I was 6 years old. Xiaohai means young child in Chinese. I am 35 years old now. Many people told me that I am too old and can't win the game anymore, but today, I proved myself!"

From "King of Fighters" to "Street Fighter", Xiaohai has accumulated his own honors with one championship after another. His 29-year gaming career has not made him tired of games, but has made him more motivated. In other e-sports events, it is rare to see a 35-year-old player win a championship.

As early as last year when he won the EVO championship, people had already started discussing whether he was already a "fighting game goat". Winning the E-sports World Cup this year further dispelled the doubts from the outside world. No one can stay young forever, but as long as you keep chasing your dreams, you will eventually get rewards if you persist.

We look forward to seeing him continue to shine in other competitions and stages in the future.