Deftly navigating an incredibly challenging gauntlet of high-level Dead or Alive veterans, Rikuto has taken the top spot and been crowned the Dead or Alive 5 launch tournament champion! Put on by the IGN Pro League with backing from Tecmo Koei, the invitational tournament featured an incredible amount of high-level play from all of the competitors, including MASTER, Black Mamba, Vanessa, Chosen1, and of course Rikuto himself. The Grand Finals between Rikuto and MASTER is embedded below and you can view the rest of the matches on IPL's YouTube page. The full tournament is in the Archive link below. Congratulations again to Rikuto and everyone else who came out!
First place: Rikuto $7,500
Second place: MASTER $2,000
Third place: Black Mamba $500
Grand Finals:
Archive: IPL