[Red Bull Kumite] Guilty Gear Strive champion GOBOU talks competing in America for the first time

Japanese esports group Metal Guys’ skilled Responsible Gear participant GOBOU topped himself the first-ever Responsible Gear Attempt champion in Pink Bull Kumite historical past on November 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It was GOBOU’s first time touring to America, and after his huge win, he instructed Inven World the brand new challenges he confronted in competing internationally for the primary time. What have been these challenges? Attending to the venue, for essentially the most half.

Since that is my first time in America, I’m truly very directionally challenged,” GOBOU mentioned with a slight chuckle.  “Getting inside and outdoors of the airport, attending to all the proper areas…that’s what has been hardest for me.”

Not solely was it GOBOU’s first time stateside, however Pink Bull Kumite is being held within the illustrious Caesar’s Palace Lodge & On line casino. Not solely is Caesar’s Palace situated on the perpetually bustling Vegas Strip, however the constructing itself has a number of flooring of beautiful structure and boasts a format so intricate {that a} navigation app was created particularly for the venue.

It’s not a shock GOBOU would have some bother discovering the Octavius Ballroom, which is one among many ballrooms on a stage above the promenade stage of Caesar’s Palace, however as soon as he received to the venue, it was clear his hardest challenges have been behind him. GOBOU dominated his group 3-0 and solely dropped a single set to beastcoast’s Vineeth “ApologyMan” Meka.

GOBOU’s dominance continued into the semifinals in a 4-0 victory over Runelords’ “Uriel_Legion” which was adopted by a finals match in opposition to Tyler “Diaphone” Kusich, who had eradicated ApologyMan 4-3 on the opposite aspect of the semifinals bracket. With a glance in his eye like a person possessed, GOBOU locked in Goldlewis Dickinson for the primary time within the match.  

24 hours earlier than the finals, FGC star Dominique “SonicFox” McLean had claimed that they felt Goldlewis was the worst character in Responsible Gear Attempt, however even SonicFox admitted afterward sthat BOGOU’s efficiency modified their thoughts on the character. Diaphone was in a position to take a pair of video games with some spectacular mid-series changes, however in the end, it was BOGOU who gained the sequence 5-2 and have become Pink Bull Kumite’s first ever Responsible Gear Attempt champion.