ELEAGUE Street Fighter competition groups announced

ELEAGUE has announced the groups for its Street Fighter V Invitational and big names are set to clash early on in the competition.

UK player Ryan Hart has been placed in Group D, alongside big names such as Capcom Cup winner NuckleDu and Luffy. Street Fighter legend Daigo Umehara is in Group B alongside Justin Wong and PR Balrog in one of the stronger groups. However it is Group A that looks really stacked, with Infiltration, Momochi and Ricki Ortiz all featuring.

The competition will see each group play out live in Atlanta, with one group taking place every other week. The top players from each group will make it to the grand finals, where the winner will grab the lion’s share of the $250,000 prize pool.

The first group takes place on March 27th. The full list of groups are below.

Group A:

Infiltration

Julio Fuentes

Momochi

Brolynho

Ricki Ortiz

A4 Punk

Marn

Smug

Group B:

Justin Wong

Gamerbee

Daigo Umehara

Eita

PR Balrog

Snake Eyez

Alex Valle

Gllty

Group C:

Tokido

Fuudo

Mov

FChamp

Xian

K-Brad

Wolfkrone

Gootecks

Group D:

Nuckledu

Xiao Hai

Phenom

Luffy

Chris Tatarian

Ryan Hart

Li Joe

LPN