Sajam Slam U.S. Qualifiers Comes to Epic Conclusion with Team Diaphone and Team Nephew Set to Face Off in Japan for International Title!

The U.S. Qualifiers for the REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam: Street Fighter™ 6 International Championship finished in unforgettable fashion with Team Diaphone and Team Nephew punching their tickets to Grand Finals in Japan! This March, both qualified teams from the U.S. will be competing against two teams from REJECT, a popular Japanese professional esports organization, to decide the ultimate international champion, with the newly revealed key art asking fans from around the world…“Who Ya Got?”
 
You can catch the full stream of the U.S. Qualifiers event here on Twitch.
 
Team Diaphone featured coach Diaphone, Boxbox, Aesah, Scarra, and Frodan, and Team Nephew featured coach Nephew, Eskay, KarQ, Sykkuno, and Machina x Flayon with top-notch assistant coaching from fighting game community (FGC) veterans and legends including 2024 Evo Champion Punk, Justin Wong, and Automattock. Congratulations to the qualified teams and each of the Sajam Slam competitors! Stay tuned for the announcement of REJECT’s competitors coming soon.
 
REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam: Street Fighter 6 International Championship pits teams of fighting game veterans and newcomers in a battle for hometown pride, with top creators from Japan facing off against top creators from the United States to decide which country reigns supreme. This event combines the best of two existing team-based events – REJECT FIGHT NIGHT and Sajam Slam – that merge FGC experts with dedicated training sessions for new-to-fighting game creators, now with an international showdown twist.
 
Grand Finals will take place live and in-person in Japan, and will showcase the skills of top creators from both countries after months-long training and coaching. In the U.S., the event will be hosted at twitch.tv/Sajam, as well as co-streams on Capcom USA, Street Fighter and Capcom Fighters channels across Twitch and YouTube.
 
We’ll have more details to share about Grand Finals shortly so stay tuned! And be sure to catch your favorite creators from Team Diaphone and Team Nephew as they continue to train for the ultimate showdown this March!
 
About Street Fighter 6
Street Fighter 6, having sold more than four million units since launch, is available now and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter series with a combo of unique fighting game innovations, brimming with content across three brand new game modes – Fighting Ground, World Tour, and Battle Hub. Players around the world can get their hands on all the hard-hitting Street Fighter 6 action now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.