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This kid at a Korean Tekken tourney deserves respect

You were good kid, real good...

There was a Tekken 7 tournament during the weekend – the Korean Masters. It’s a suitable name for a fighting game where the top players in the world all seem to sprout from the same nation. In the maelstrom of kicks and fists that is the ongoing Tekken World Tour, the top five spots in the current standings are occupied by Koreans. Why is that? Maybe it’s because they start kicking their opponents through walls at such a young age. Just like ChowG here, a kid who showed up to the tournament and fought bravely, and with great humour, despite being outmatched and surrounded by veterans.

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