Latif
Latif
Street Fighter
Abdullatif "Latif" Alhmili is a Saudi Fighting Games player currently representing NASR eSports.
Biography[edit]
Latif grew up in Saudi Arabia, where he resided before moving to Texas in 2007 to study English. He was primarily a player of the Guilty Gear series, winning Final Round 11 for Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, causing his parents to approve of his tournament travels. He became EVO champion for Accent Core Plus in the same year using Eddie, a victory which fully launched his competitive career.
Street Fighter IV[edit]
Initially Latif wasn't a fan of Street Fighter IV, disliking the slow speed of the game compared to the Guilty Gear series. However, he was eventually motivated to practice the game using C. Viper, a high-flying rushdown character who drew favourable comparisons to higher-paced series of fighting games such as The King of Fighters from the community, as well as Guilty Gear, when she was launched.[1]
With his Guilty Gear stand-in character, Latif stuck to an intensive practice regime of 8-9 hours a day during his 2010 summer vacation.[2] Latif went into EVO 2011 as an underdog, yet he clawed his way into the top 8 where he surprised everyone by eliminating Tokido, Poongko, and Daigo Umehara. He ended the tournament in 2nd place, losing to Fuudo in the Grand Final.
Return[edit]
Following the launch of Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, Latif returned to competitions online playing events like The Big LEVO and the ARCREVO series of events. He was signed by NASR eSports on December 14th 2021, and still enters Guilty Gear tournaments as of 2023.
Results[edit]
Guilty Gear -STRIVE-[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-08-06 | 13th - 16th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2023 | 0 : 3 |  Setchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-06-11 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Battle Arena Melbourne 13 | 0 : 3 2 : 3 |  Leo. | $133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-04-29 | 1st | Tier 3 | Sharqiyah Arena 2023 | 3 : 0 | khalid_alzayani | $266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-04-02 | 25th - 32nd | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series: Japan 2023 | 2 : 3 | alon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-02-04 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Frosty Faustings XV | 3 : 1 1 : 3 |  TempestNYC | $2,348 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-10-02 | 2nd | Tier 1 | The MIXUP 2022 | 1 : 3 0 : 3 |  Zando | $352 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-21 | 7th - 8th | Tier 1 | VSFighting X | 2 : 3 | Zando | $52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-17 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Saudi Esports Federation Cup | 1 : 3 |  Slash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-07 | 9th - 12th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2022 | 1 : 3 |  PepperySplash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-03-05 | 1st | Tier 1 | ARCREVO EMEA 2021 Finals | 3 : 0 |  Skyll | $5,464 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-11-21 | 1st | Tier 2 | ARCREVO EMEA 2021 Qualifier #2 | 3 : 2 3 : 1 | Slash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-11-20 | 1st | Tier 3 | Saltmine League - ARCREVO Daredevil - EMEA #2 | 3 : 1 3 : 0 | Skyll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guilty Gear XX[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-07-19 | 1st | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2009 |  | 3 : 1 |  Marn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Street Fighter IV[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-09-26 | 3rd | Tier 1 | KO Fighting Game Festival 2015 |  | 2 : 3 |   Xian | $1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-07-19 | 13th - 16th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2015 | 0 : 2 | Filipinoman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-08-31 | 3rd | Tier 3 | Shadowloo Showdown V | 1 : 3 | Ryan Hart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-07-13 | 25th - 32nd | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2014 | L | Mike Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-07-14 | 13th - 16th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2013 | 1 : 2 | Haitani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-03-31 | 4th | Tier 2 | Final Round 16 | 1 : 2 |  Infiltration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-08-21 | 5th - 6th | Tier 2 | Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament - Los Angeles Qualifier | 0 : 2 | Justin Wong | $300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-03-25 | 4th | Tier 2 | NorCal Regionals 10 | 0 : 2 | PR Balrog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-12-18 | 4th | Tier 2 | SoCal Regionals 2011 | 1 : 2 | iPeru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-07-31 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2011 | | 0 : 3 |  Fuudo | $2,912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-06-12 | 4th | Tier 2 | ReveLAtions 2011 | | 0 : 2 | Mago | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2015-10-22 | Casuals: Latif's Tireless Pursuit for Greatness by Michael Martin of Red Bull
Gallery[edit]
Latif at EVO 2015
References[edit]
- ↑ C.Viper playstyle
- ↑ "Casuals: Latif's Tireless Pursuit for Greatness". Red Bull. 2019-02-21.