{"id":2102,"date":"2019-12-12T16:33:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/street-fighter-v-pro-punk-winning-evo-2020-is-the-biggest-goal-for-me"},"modified":"2024-07-21T01:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T01:20:22","slug":"street-fighter-v-pro-punk-winning-evo-2020-is-the-biggest-goal-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/street-fighter-5\/street-fighter-v-pro-punk-winning-evo-2020-is-the-biggest-goal-for-me","title":{"rendered":"Street Fighter V pro Punk: \u201cWinning Evo is my biggest goal in 2020\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Punk is considered one of the best Street Fighter V<\/a> players in the world. As the top 32 players prepare to compete for the Capcom Cup<\/a>, the 20-year-old is number one on the world rankings, after big wins at Combo Breaker and Street Grand Battle 2019. <\/p>\n

His success however hasn’t always translated to the biggest tournaments. He’s yet to win the Evolution Championship Series (Evo), placing runner-up in 2017, and his past appearances at the Capcom Cup haven’t been his strongest – finishing 13-16th last year. <\/p>\n

Heading into the tournament this year and beyond however, Punk is hoping to leave no stone unturned with all sights set on Evo 2020. <\/p>\n

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\nPunk is back on top in 2019 (Picture: Robert Paul) <\/span><\/p>\n

How are you feeling going into the Capcom Cup? Anyone you’re hoping to play against? <\/h3>\n

Pretty good. I always make sure to have a positive mindset when I go into big events like this. I really just think about playing whoever is in front of me. I don’t really have a goal for who I want to play.<\/p>\n

It feels like a comeback year for you in many ways after 2018, how do you feel about 2019 looking back? <\/h3>\n

I guess you would say that but I personally don’t think like that. Everyone has bad years, especially in Street Fighter V. You’re not going to ever stay at the top where you’re at every year.  <\/p>\n

You’ll probably get worse or better since the game is just really volatile in the results. It’s kind of hard to stay on top all the time so I don’t really think of it as a comeback or anything.  <\/p>\n

Did you have a goal in mind going into 2020?<\/h3>\n

I didn’t really have a goal. My only goal every year is to try and win Evo and make it to the Capcom Cup. If I can do that by winning tournaments or by placing really well at events, that’s good for me. <\/p>\n

You’re ranked top of the world and regarded as one of the best players, does that outweigh not winning Evo and the Capcom Cup? Or does not having those bother you?<\/h3>\n

Evo, yes. I want to win that one day. That’s my personal biggest goal of the year for me but as it only happens once a year, if you don’t win you can’t beat yourself up too much.<\/p>\n

That tournament I always hope I can win every year but it hasn’t gone the way I wanted so far, but maybe in the future.  <\/p>\n

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