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How A Pro Street Fighter Esports Player Builds Physical, Mental Strength

BOSTON — This year marked the 30th anniversary of every millennial’s favorite arcade game growing up: Street Fighter. To commemorate this, Red Bull last month brought the Street Fighter V Capcom Pro Tour North American Finals Tournament to The Castle at Park Plaza.

One of the professionals in attendance, who had already qualified for the Capcom Cup Finals, was Darryl “Snake Eyez” Lewis,” who was also entered into several of the day’s tournaments. As one of the top 5-ranked Street Fighter players in the world, Snake Eyez has fans from all-around the globe and is always entered into tournaments both in America, and internationally (i.