Week four of the Esports World Cup 2026 has begun, and anticipation is ramping up in Paris as the festival moves closer to an end. On August 1, 2026, Street Fighter 6 crowned a singular champion, effectively wrapping up four days of heavy competition. The champion, who represents Team Falcons, is fifteen year old Jaime Bustos from Chile.
Jaime, who goes by ‘Craime’ in game, was just fifteen years and two months old, making him the youngest Street Fighter 6 champion the Esports World Cup has ever seen. For Street Fighter, there are three large stages, or groups. Each player has the opportunity to compete in at least three rounds per match, and if they are successful, up to three matches per stage. While the first player to win three rounds typically wins the match, the winner must be ahead of their opponent by two win points in most cases. Therefore, it is not unusual for viewers to see scores of 5-3, especially in the later stages. The first stage, called the Group Stage, consists of thirty two individual players. This number is cut in half for the next stage: the Top Sixteen. The final stage is a knockout round with brackets for the top eight players from the previous stage. The winner of this stage is declared the winner.
Craime played two rounds in the Group Stage, with a score of 3-2 wins against Chris Tatarian in the first round, and a 3-0 win over AngryBird in the second. In the Top Sixteen, he lost against Leshar in his first round with a score of 1-3, but was able to win his deciding match to land him in the top eight. In the final rounds, Craime successfully beat MenaRD and Yamaguchi, both with a 5-3 score. He faced Hibiki in the grand championships, eventually winning with a final score of 5-8.
Craime’s victory not only earned him an Esports World Cup record, but also $150,000 USD in prize money. Additionally, his win awarded Team Falcons 1,000 Club Championship points, which will be tallied at the end of the World Cup. Craime also qualified for the Capcom Cup 13, and has described this win the pinnacle of his two year competitive Street Fighter 6 career.