The fourth Sajam Slam would once again be run on Street Fighter 6. Featuring the return of five of the previous six coaches and a nice mix of new and returning players, this Slam saw a new partnership between Sajam and REJECT, a popular Japanese esports organization often involved in fighting games. The top two teams in this Slam would qualify for the REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam: Street Fighter 6 International Championship, a playoff between American and Japanese content creators, to be held in Japan in March 2025.
The Teams
Schedule
Jan 22 - 3pm PT: Round Robin #1
Jan 24 - 3pm PT: Round Robin #2
Jan 26 - 3pm PT: Finals/Qualifiers
Mar 16 - 12pm JST: REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam: Street Fighter 6 International Championship
Prizes
1st-2nd: Qualification for REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam: Street Fighter 6 International Championship, includes all expenses paid trip to Japan
Partners
Results
Round Robin #1
The Round Robin structure was the same as the past few Slams, including the previous Street Fighter Slam; there are two separate Round Robin events where each team plays each other team, and 3 points are awarded for a win on Day 1, and 5 points for a win on Day 2.
Team Nephew, the winners of the previous Slam, got off to a slow start, going 2-3 in matches on the day for 36 points. Meanwhile, Team Shine jumped out to the first day lead, winning their sets 5-0 for 48 points. Not far behind was Team ElChakotay with 45 points despite only winning their matches 3-2.
[ Full results of each match ]
Round Robin #2
Team ElChakotay surged into the lead on Day 2. Despite once again only winning their matches 3-2 overall, their three wins were 4-1, 4-1, and 5-0 in sets, which vaulted them firmly into first place with 130 points, due to each win being worth 5 points. Team Diaphone overtook Team Shine for second place, going 4-1 in matches with a few big wins themselves. Despite finishing with one fewer win in overall matches, Diaphone's team ended up with 116 points to Team Shine's 113. Team Brian_F, affectionately called "Team Unc", struggled during the Round Robin and ended with zero match wins and 69 points, but all teams were still alive for finals day.
[ Full results of each match ]
Round Robin #1 Results
Round Robin #2 Results
Final Round Robin Results
Finals
The finals were structured as a double elimination bracket, with the top two seeds (Team ElChakotay and Team Diaphone) earning byes past the first round. The top two teams would earn a trip to Japan in March, qualifying for the REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam Championship, so the losers final match (determining the third place finisher) felt like the real grand finals in many ways.
Team ElChakotay and Team Diaphone made it to winners finals, with the winner of this match securing a top 2 finish. Diaphone's team jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but clutch wins from ElChakotay's Robbie Rotten and Koefficient brought it to a 2-2 tie, forcing it to a coach's match. Diaphone locked in and took it over the reigning Combo Breaker champion to earn his team one of the qualifier spots.
In the losers final match, ElChakotay faced off against previous Slam winner and Capcom Cup qualified Nephew for the remaining spot. With ElChakotay's team up 2-1, Team Nephew's Eskay clutched out a close 2-1 set against Koefficient to once again set up a coach's match, where Nephew defeated ElChakotay 2-0 to earn the second qualifier spot. In the grand finals, Team Diaphone defeated Team Nephew 3-1 to become your Sajam Slam #4 champions!
REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam Championship
The REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam: Street Fighter 6 International Championship is set to take place on March 16, 2025, 12:00 JST (March 15, 7:00pm PT), with Team Diaphone and Team Nephew representing North America. You can buy tickets to the live event here. More details on the Japanese teams will be available very soon. Keep your eye on the main page or @Sajam on Twitter for when details are announced.
Resources
VODs
Links
Sajam Street Fighter Slam YouTube Playlist
Liquipedia Results Page
New Intercontinental Creator Tournament – REJECT FIGHT NIGHT × Sajam Slam - StreetFighter.com