WEST COVINA - Peter “Combofiend” Rosas made it known to Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez that he was going to use Dhalsim against Gutierrez’s Balrog in the finals of Saturday’s “Street Fighter IV” tournament at Video 94.

And even with the forewarning, Gutierrez couldn’t stop Rosas.

Rosas won Saturday’s tournament with an undefeated record, beating Gutierrez in the finals, 2-0.

“I don’t know what to do against Dhalsim, because nobody plays him except Combofiend,” Gutierrez said. “His hits don’t do much, but if you don’t know what to do against him, you’re stuck.”

For winning, Rosas won $1,000. The payout is the biggest for a “Street Fighter IV” competition in the state this year.

“It’s great,” Rosas said. “Everyone is really good. There’s tough competition.”

The tournament hosts wanted at least 25 players before awarding the tournament its $1,000 first-place prize. Nearly 32 players showed, all hoping to get a shot at that four-digit amount.

And players were reminded from the very beginning what they were playing for. Many of the first-round matches that didn’t go players’ ways were heavily noted; losers early on left in either frustration or disbelief, wondering if they would be able to get to the finals and a shot at the title.

Those that lost had to run a gauntlet of stellar competitors, and many of them didn’t get out.

Gutierrez and Rojas met in the first semifinal, but they played a Balrog ditto match, and Rojas narrowly prevailed, 2-1.

After Gutierrez won the second semifinal, Rojas made known his intentions to change characters.

“Dhalsim beats half of the cast, Balrog beats the other half,” Rojas said. “Ryan is really tough to play against.”

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