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A boyfriend and girlfriend are going viral after facing off against each other in the Top 8 bracket of a major Tekken 8 tournament.
LVL UP EXPO is a gaming, anime, and pop culture convention in Las Vegas that includes esports tournaments for a wide variety of titles.
Tekken 8 was one of the featured games at this year’s EXPO, with a tournament that drew 137 total entrants including famous competitors like Arslan Ash, Cuddle Core, kkokkoma, and Rangchu.
These Tekken legends aren’t the ones going viral, though; instead, two other players ended up stealing the show over the weekend for their adorable pre-match ritual and the wild circumstances of how they both ended up in the Top 8 bracket.
Tekken 8 Top 8 turns into couple showdown with viral pre-match kiss
‘Fear of Silence’ and ‘SVL’ are both competitive Tekken players who worked their way up the 137-person bracket to land in Top 8 on Losers Side. They’re also in a romantic relationship.
The two celebrated their placement in a post on X, where Fear of Silence shared an adorable photo of himself and his girlfriend in a ‘battle pose.’
“Made top 8 losers at LVL UP EXPO. My first opponent is my girlfriend! Awesome to share the stage with her,” he wrote.
“When you make Top 8 and your first opponent is your boyfriend,” SVL lamented in a separate post.
The two hopped on stage to duke it out in Losers Round 1. After shaking hands, they gave each other a quick smooch in an adorable moment that was quickly clipped and shared across social media.
Ultimately, Fear of Silence’s Dragunov defeated SVL’s Lee Chaolan 2-0, knocking SVL out of the tournament. Fear of Silence went on to face Cuddle Core, who took the match 2-0 in the Losers Quarter Final.
(Match starts at 16:38)
Their match has gone viral within the fighting game community, sparking no end of jokes.
“Loser does the dishes!” one wrote on X.
“This is really cute!” another commented.
“Til you gotta sleep on the couch,” another said.
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