ZJZ vs. E.T.: 5 best highlights from King of Fighters XV EVO 2022 Grand Finals

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WIth EVO 2022 finally wrapped up, fans got to witness countless exciting moments between talented fighting game players. With their eyes set on the EVO trophy, every participant flaunted their skills in front of the massive crowd attending the annual fighting game event. Among the several games featured, SNK's King of Fighters XV also made an appearance.

The King of Fighters XV Grand Finals saw Chia-Chen "ZJZ" Tseng go up against Lin "E.T." Chiahung. Both players' rosters featured the same three characters from SNK's legendary franchise: B. Jenet, Kula, and Krohnen. But which player came out on top?

The numbers next to each listing are the timestamps for the respective moments throughout the match between ZJZ and E.T.

ZJZ balances both offense and defense in amazing fashion as he fights back against E.T.'s determined attacks. The latter seems to struggle with breaking ZJZ's defenses, who pounces aggressively at the opportunity when he finds an opening against E.T. This move secures ZJZ the first set with only one character downed.

With the match going in ZJZ's favor so far, E.T. goes all in, managing to take down his opponent's Kuja and Krohnen. He even ends up cornering ZJZ's B. Jenet, who fights back with block after block. But just as E.T. is about to lay down another stomp, ZJZ performs a beautiful reversal that whirlwind-kicks the opposing Krohnen into a 11-hit combo and creates significant distance between the two. However, all of this was eventually for naught as E.T. managed to counter ZJZ's every move, ultimately beating him. This set goes to E.T.

With both players' Krohnens facing off against one another, E.T. makes another push by getting up into ZJZ's face. Managing to throw back ZJZ, E.T. deploys his Heat Shield