Alex Valle | |
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.jpg) Valle at EVO 2012 | |
| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1] Lima, Peru |
| Nationality | American |
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| Title | Co-founder of Level Up |
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| Playing career | 1998–2017 |
Alex Valle (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈbaʎe]), also known asCaliPower andMr. Street Fighter, is a Peruvian-American fighting game tournament organizer and a retired professionalfighting game player. Valle is mainly aRyu specialist[2] and is considered one of the most influential people within the fighting game community.[3]
The first tournament Valle entered was an originalStreet Fighter II tourney usingKen, in which he lost to aGuile and aDhalsim player.[when?] Valle's original competition wasJohn "Choiboy" Choi and Mike "Watts" Watson. He was also the first American to ever faceDaigo Umehara in a tournament: theStreet Fighter Alpha 3 World Championships in 1998. In the tournament, Valle lost to Umehara in an outstanding comeback. From 2002 to 2010, Valle has had 10 Top 8 performances[4] Valle is known for innovating the "Valle CC (Custom Combo)" which was his key to winning theBattle By the BayStreet Fighter Alpha 2 tournament, the predecessor of theEvolution Championship Series (EVO).[5]
After three years of not making a Top 8 at EVO, Valle took a 4th-place finish at EVO 2013 for Street Fighter X Tekken using a team ofYoshimitsu andLars, being defeated byJustin Wong.[6] Valle later took a 4th-place finish at Capcom Cup 2013, losing an "epic" runback against Dexter "Tampa Bison" James.[7] According to an interview with Canadian Smasher Toronto Joe, Valle was impressed with theSuper Smash Bros. Melee scene in SoCal. When Toronto Joe asked for advice for building a community, Valle responded "Find a group of dedicated people willing to lend a hand and create frequent events. Community building takes a long time so have realistic expectations and cater to your scene directly." When Toronto Joe asked how the Fighting Game Community stands out compared to other game genres, such asfirst-person shooters andMOBAs, Valle stated that "[t]he FGC started in arcades where you had to take out the player next to you. The social interaction is what makes every match interesting because we instantly feel our opponents struggle for each defeat." Valle was excited forSuper Smash Bros. 4 and he felt interested in showcasing the game at upcoming tournaments.[8]
Valle competed in an early preview ofUltra Street Fighter IV's Omega Mode, in which he lost againstRyan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez.[9] Valle is known for having an offensive playstyle when playing withRyu, as determined by Justin Wong in his Step Up Your Game series of articles.[10] Valle announced his retirement from competitive gaming in April 2017.[11]
Valle is a co-founder of Level Up[12] and is the man behind the SoCal Regionals tournaments as well as the Wednesday Night Fights Online Tournaments. Valle formerly ran ReveLAtions, The Runback, and Super Smash Sundays; the former being a major that happens once a year, and the latter two being weeklies. He was born inLima,Peru.[1]
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