From the desk of HotSoup
Let’s talk about the 8 fantastic competitors invited to our Big League KO(BLKO) Winter ’26 Season’s Premier Pool. These players represent some of the best in the world playing this game and we’re honored they accepted the call to compete on our BLKO stage.
Catch our BLKO Extra Inning Showcase stream every Monday at 8:30pm EST on http://twitch.tv/fightrisefgc starting tomorrow, January 19th! You’ll be seeing some amazing FT5 sets from these folks and others.
MIKEX – Last season’s Premier Heavy Hitter and former Capcom Cup contender returns for another season and we’re honored! MikeX swept the Premier Pool in the Fall, raising the bar for the competition in this league. He’s also managed to take multiple characters to Legend on the SF6 leaderboards; it’ll be interesting to see who he brings to each matchup this season.
LAZYBOREDOM – Lazyboredom is looking stronger than ever with multiple top 8 showings in TNS and Motivation Academy brackets. He took MikeX to the limit of a nerve racking last game/last round BLKO Grand Finals showing at UTF 18 but unfortunately fell short. I’m sure that doesn’t sit well with him and he’s back to prove he’s truly the Community’s champion this season; we’re all rooting for him!
FREEZIE – So happy to have Freezie back with us this season to try and re-take the Premier Pool crown. His Blanka continues to amaze and entertain, representing one of the best to play the character in the world. I’m looking forward to see what he has cooked up for the tougher matchups this season. You can always count on him to adapt.
MJ_GAMA – This will be MJ_Gama‘s first showing in BLKO and we’re lucky to have him! Easily a contender for the best Street Fighter player in Mexico but also considered one of the best JPs on the continent, their sets should be a treat!
GUYGUY – GuyGuy brought the heat to the BLKO Premier Pool last season with some of the most incredible sets and upsets we got to see on the Showcase streams. Zangief doesn’t have the easiest time in these matchups so GuyGuy is definitely repping the underdog but that doesn’t seem to deter him. It’s going to be a fun and sweaty time regardless!
BIGMACCOMBO96 – BigMacCombo96 earned a return to the Premier Pool with an incredible showing in the Fall Spartan pool results last season. A prolific veteran of the game, he’s here to prove his Sagat deserves to be among the best. I can’t wait to see it!
SEVENS – Sevens has been making waves with a top tier Terry. They have taken down some of the biggest names playing the game today. I’m happy to shine a spotlight on this talent and give them a chance to prove what they got!
ARROW! – A long time coming, Arrow! dominated the Spartan Pool in the last BLKO Spring season with a crushing Heavy Hitter performance and Grand Finals showing. Their performance there all but guaranteed a Premier Pool showing and we’re going to get the opportunity to see some of their top tier Juri action again!
These Legends are going to be duking it out for the next 5 weeks with only the top 6 moving on to a chance at that cash!
To that end we’ve setup a Matcherino prize pot this season. We want to make this competition worthwhile for the best of the best and we’re hoping you can help; any amount would be appreciated. If you are in a position to do so you can head to the Matcherino page here: https://matcherino.com/tournaments/179176
We’ll be promoting this throughout the season!
Be sure to tune in to the BLKO Extra Inning Showcase every Monday at 8:30pm EST on http://twitch.tv/fightrisefgc!