Goichi ‘GO1’ Kishida is the undisputed GOAT of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves after claiming another victory at GENESIS X3.
On Friday, February 13th, GO1 took first place after an incredible run from the Losers bracket, adding GENESIS X3 to his growing list of victories ever since Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves started its esports circuit.
GO1’s Incredible Losers to Grand Finals Run at GENESIS X3
GO1 has been having an incredible run in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves after taking up the game, switching from fighting games like Melty Blood and Dragon Ball FighterZ. He has won at massive events like Combo Breaker, Esports World Cup and Evo last year.
He was a favourite to win going into GENESIS X3’s tournament. However, GO1 surprisingly entered the Top 8 on the Losers side. It seemed like a tough road ahead of him, but he fought his way through Japan’s Kazuyuki ‘KojiKOG’ Koji, France’s Fernando ‘Gummy’ Gómez and then ‘masao’ to face ‘SCORE’ in the Losers Finals.
This was easy work for GO1, who won 3-0. This got him a spot in the Grand Finals against Naoki ‘Nemo’ Nemoto, a well-known Street Fighter pro who has been grinding Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
To win the tournament, GO1 would have to not only win against Nemo, but beat him twice due to the bracket reset. And he did just that.
Marco picked Marco to face Nemo’s Mr. Big. He continued to expertly play footsies in neutral, seeming to always find an opening that gave him the upperhand against Nemo. The first match was incredibly close, ending in a 3-2 score. However, it was enough to earn GO1 the bracket reset.
This time around, Nemo seemed a little sloppy in his desperation. He made a lot of risky moves that didn’t pay off, while GO1 remained calculated and aggressive. He continued to punish Nemo, ultimately resulting in a 3-1 victory.
“It was a string of nail-biting matches right up to the wire, but we really hung in there!” GO1 tweeted after winning.
GENESIS X3‘s Fatal Fury tournament was a Masters II-tier event in the SNK World Championship 2026 circuit. GO1 is now one step closer towards qualifying for the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves SNK World Championship 2026.
Olivia Richman
Deputy Editor
