Saul Leonardo ‘MenaRD’ Mena II has been topped the Avenue Fighter 6 champion at Evo 2025.
The huge preventing sport occasion wrapped up over the weekend with a late-night Avenue Fighter 6 Prime 8 that was full of motion from the most effective gamers on the planet. In the long run, MenaRD rose to assert victory and $16,932.
MenaRD is now a three-time Evo champion after successful Evo 2025, Evo Japan 2025 and Evo Japan 2024. Including that to his two Capcom Cup championship titles and MenaRD is likely one of the high Avenue Fighter 6 gamers on the planet proper now.
“Individuals’s goals don’t have any finish,” MenaRD wrote on X (previously Twitter) after the victory.
It’s a becoming assertion from the professional participant who competes with the objective of supporting the Dominican Republic’s Avenue Fighter group. He has usually advised the press how the Dominican Republic’s Avenue Fighter scene has a small dojo and lacks the monetary means to develop its presence and appeal to newer gamers.
However with MenaRD’s continued assist, the Dominican Republic’s Avenue Fighter scene is rising.
He as soon as advised Crimson Bull: “I really feel that I’m who I’m due to my group. Since they helped me have a greater life, I’ll do my finest to construct a greater group so the long run technology can have it simpler within the path of being a professional gamer.
“It’s my second household. [They have] at all times been tremendous supportive once I symbolize, and tremendous aggressive when taking part in regionally. I like my group.”
Avenue Fighter 6 Prime 8 at Evo 2025
The Prime 8 for Avenue Fighter 6 at Evo 2025 was stacked. It began with Kakeru, Fuudo, MenaRD and Phenom on the Winners facet and Leshar, Xiaohai, Micky and Angrybird on the Losers. Nevertheless, no person was a match for MenaRD and his Blanka.
MenaRD breezed via the Winners facet, with a 3-1 victory towards Phenom after which a 3-0 win towards Kakeru, who then needed to battle via Losers to get the prospect to attempt to take MenaRD down as soon as extra. However there’s a cause he’s known as ‘The Final Boss’ in Japan.
All through the match, it didn’t actually appear like anybody may compete towards MenaRD — he was preventing on one other stage. This continued into the Grand Remaining match, which noticed MenaRD learn nearly each incoming assault, punish with depth and dance artfully in impartial. Kakeru couldn’t sustain with MenaRD’s relentless aggression and fast reflexes.
Listed here are the ultimate outcomes of the Avenue Fighter 6 Prime 8 at Evo 2025:
| First | MenaRD | $16,932 |
| Second | Kakeru | $8,466 |
| Third | Micky | $6,349.50 |
| Fourth | Phenom | $4,233 |
| Fifth | Xiaohai Fuudo | $2,539.80 |
| Seventh | Leshar AngryBird | $634.95 |
MenaRD is already certified for the Capcom Cup 12 for his outcomes at Premier tournaments, so his latest victory didn’t change a lot for him in that sense. Kakeru can be certified for successful Capcom Cup 11 final 12 months. The 2 will face every as soon as extra on the large match, which has $1m on the road for the winner.
