guangdong player zeng zhuojun won the king of fighters championship and street fighter 6 runner-up. the chinese fighting game legend continues.
2024-09-18
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guangdong player zeng zhuojun won the king of fighters championship and street fighter 6 runner-up. the chinese fighting game legend continues.
in the ultimate fighting arena 2024 event that just ended, guangdong player zeng zhuojun (id: xiaohai, xiaohai) once again demonstrated his extraordinary strength, winning the king of fighters 15 championship and street fighter 6 runner-up in one fell swoop, continuing to interpret the legendary story of the chinese fighting game industry.
this high-level e-sports mixed martial arts event was held in aubervilliers, france from september 13 to 15 local time. zeng zhuojun won the championship in the king of fighters 15 event by defeating the mexican player tamago in the final. in the street fighter 6 event, he won four rounds in the loser group, but lost to the french player kusanagi in the final and won the runner-up.
born in guangzhou in 1989, zeng zhuojun made his mark in a competition called "guangzhou digital era king of fighters 2000 guangdong championship" held by president cyberport in guangzhou in 2002. in the second half of the competition, a player withdrew early, so his father persuaded the organizer to let zeng zhuojun, who was only 12 years old, take the stage. who knew that he would win the championship after he took the stage and won the first king of fighters 2000 competition in guangzhou. the 12-year-old zeng zhuojun became the youngest fighting game champion in china at the time. because of his young age, he was called "the kid". since then, under the strict supervision of his father, zeng zhuojun trained hard and successfully entered the international arena in 2007. he defeated many top japanese players and won the championship in the japanese electronic fighting competition "sbo" (sbo), the highest level of competitive fighting game platform in japan. although fighting games have a small audience in china, with the rise of e-sports events, zeng zhuojun's story has gradually become known. so far, he has won more than 80 championships in all versions of street fighter and king of fighters.
"street fighter has always been a nightmare for me, and i am now trying to break through myself. i just want to face more challenges, so that i can get greater satisfaction after winning." zeng zhuojun mentioned in a previous interview. at the age of 35, he finally realized his dream. in the "street fighter 6" event of the saudi e-sports world cup in the early morning of august 12, 2024 beijing time, he defeated the japanese player kawano with a score of 5 to 2 and won the championship. the saudi e-sports world cup is regarded as a preview of the first e-sports olympics next year, and it is full of gold content.
"if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight." as the young zeng zhuojun continued to make his mark in international competitions, voices of doubt followed. "bad at playing," "arrogant," and "unstable" were the comments that often floated under his game slices. in the face of doubts and negative comments, he remained silent. he chose to respond to doubts with facts and prove his strength with championship trophies, turning those doubtful eyes into witnesses of his growth.
text | reporter chen xuze
picture | zeng zhuojun's personal weibo
