Nas Wins 来い KOI 2021 Guilty Gear Strive Southeast Asia Tournament
Johnasis Serradilla “Nas” Kalugdan won the 来い KOI 2021 Guilty Gear Strive Southeast Asia Tournament via a bracket reset against fellow Filipino FGC contestant Art Graeson “Arturesu” Dumigpe.
Congratulations to all players of 来い KOI 2021 Guilty Gear Strive Southeast Asia Tournament especially to our top 3!
🥇 🇵🇭 Nas
🥈 🇵🇭 arturesu
🥉 🇲🇾 GilgyFollow us to see upcoming tournament highlights!#KOI2021 #GuiltyGearStrive pic.twitter.com/dj00POLob0
— Orient FGC (@OrientFGC) October 16, 2021
Using Axl Low in the grand finals, Nas went on a relatively unstoppable run against Arturesu’s May, only dropping one round on each of the grand finals set.
When asked how he felt after winning the tournament, Nas told us that he felt unsatisfied.
“[Ayos] lang but not satisfied. [Gusto] ko po maging world champ, to represent [the Philippines], to become a legend [in the FGC scene],” Nas revealed in our post-tournament interview.
He also revealed that he once went on a hiatus on competing due to financial hardships and that the fighting game genre became the esports genre of his choice.
“Ngayon pa lang po ulit ako bumalik sa esports. Simula bata po ko hindi ako nabigyan ng pagkakataon. Working student po ako [dati]. Ngayon lang po stable ang income and business [ko]. Ngayon lang din ako pinayagan ng misis ko maglaro ulit. Way back 2018 yung 1st pagkabalik ko with Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Tekken, and Soul Calibur.”
With a total prize pool of Php 2,000, Nas was able to take home Php 1,200 while Arturesu received Php 500. Meanwhile, third-placer Gilgy took home Php 300.
来い KOI 2021 Guilty Gear Strive Southeast Asia Tournament is part of the 来い KOI 2021 FGC tournaments by Orient FGC. Orient FGC also plans to hold Tekken 7 and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate tournaments within the remainder of the year. For more updates on Orient FGC’s tournaments, you can check their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Discord.
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