Written by Glenn | 14 August 2011

Remember how Latif was so crucial to his team in the first Super Battle Opera qualifying tournament? In the Top 8, he stepped in everytime trailing 1-0 and won every game for he and Mr. SNK.

It was a similar situation for 801 Strider during last night's third Super Battle Opera qualifying tournament. In the second championship match, he did not lose a round when his opponents — John Choi and Hsien Chang — both were on tournament point. In those four rounds, he outcomboed both guys 16-4.

There seems to be a theme with this year's qualifying tournaments, and it's perseverence. Whether that'll help the teams as they go to Japan for next month's event (Latif and Mr. SNK will be replaced) remains to be seen.

Video of both finals matches from yesterday, from Arcade UFO, follows the jump ...


The first finals start at 1:35:13.