Top Players to Watch at Guilty Gear Strive CEOTaku 2023

CEOtaku 2023 is one of the biggest fighting game events, especially for anime fighters. Pretty much all of the best anime fighting games are getting events here but one is particularly worth focusing on, Guilty Gear Strive at CEOtaku 2023.

The GGS event at CEOtaku 2023 is one of the biggest American clashes for the game this year. It’s an Arc World Tour event which means fighters can gain their slots at the end-of-year finale through a strong performance here. Most of the major players are turning up too, including the EVO 2023 GGS champion. Who are the players to watch in Guilty Gear Strive at CEOtaku 2023 though?

Top Players to Watch for Guilty Gears Strive at CEOtaku 2023

These are some of the bigger names and major players worth watching as they journey through the pools and hopefully final bracket of the competition.

Leffen

Leffen has been a stand-out player for Guilty Gear in 2023. The one-time Smash god has turned his attention to other fighters, and proven he’s one of the best of all time. Still one of the best Smash Melee players of all time, his foray into Guilty Gear has been incredible to watch. He won EVO for GGS in 2023, cementing his place as a cross-game power house. Prior to winning EVO, he had a clear ramp-up. He took 2nd at Brussels Challenge 2023 and 3rd at Combo Breaker before that. The big question with Guilty Gear Strive at CEOtaku 2023 is can Leffen maintain this amazing run?

Nitro

Nitro is another player with great results across loads of the top fighting games, but in GGS he’s in a strong place. The FlyQuest player is coming fresh off a win at Summer Jam 2023. He didn’t fare quite as well at EVO this year for GG, but he’s still one of the top players to watch at CEOtaku.

Ushimo

Ushimo is a Team Rage player with a strong pedigree in Guilty Gear Strive. Just like Leffen, he’s also a Guilty Gear Strive EVO champion. The player took the top prize back in 2022 and he’s continued to clock up good results since. More recently he came in fourth at EVO 2023. While he didn’t go back-to-back, this is still a very impressive result. If he can triumph in Guilty Gear Strive at CEOtaku 2023 then we’ll be set for an interesting finale at Arc World Tour.

Those are some of the top players in Guilty Gear Strive at EVO 2023. This is set to be a huge tournament with multiple EVO winners showing up. Despite being a little older, Guilty Gear is still one of the most exciting titles at events like this, the finals bracket is not one to be missed.