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Team 2Game, led by Chilean player Blaz, won the Street Fighter League Americas 2026 Finals. IGN described Latin America as the strongest region in Street Fighter 6. Blaz, 17, won second place at Capcom Cup at 15 and third at 16. 2Game, with players from Mexico, Argentina and Brazil, beat NoahTheProdigy in a Grand Finals set that IGN called some of the best competitive Street Fighter it had seen. Blaz won a close set after parrying three times at low health, and Lugabo of Mexico secured the final victory. The team had placed third the previous year. The team will train before the Street Fighter League World Championships at Capcom Cup next year. Separately, Olivier Richters, the actor who played Zangief in the 2026 Street Fighter movie, entered Chip Damage, a Street Fighter 6 tournament in the Netherlands, playing Zangief under the name TheDutchGiant with Modern controls. He lost in the winners bracket, won two sets by disqualification, and was beaten by a player named BlackBeard. Richters took a round off an opponent in a stream of his matches, and IGN reported that fans reacted warmly, with some posting praise on X. Earlier, Richters told IGN he wanted to become one of the best Zangief players, and said he planned to train with a professional Zangief player.