More Echo Fox cuts revealed as JDCR, Saint announce departure

The downsizing of Echo Fox is more broad than first thought, as the organization has also parted ways with its Tekken players Hyunjin "JDCR" Kim and Jinwoo "Saint" Choi.

In separate statements made on Twitter, JDCR and Saint both thanked Echo Fox for the almost two years they spent with the team.

In the time since Echo Fox signed the pair of players during early February 2017, JDCR and Saint have been a force in global competitive Tekken, winning or making a top-three placing at many events such as Evo and the Tekken World Tour finals.

In his statement, Saint said that he'll always remember being able to live his "pro-gamer dream" and that it has a been "a blessing I'll never forget."

Echo Fox announces realignment, releases teams, several FGC players

Citing a "strategic effort to best position our organization for the future," Echo Fox has dropped its Gears of War and Call of Duty teams as well as fighting game players Jivan "Theo" Karapetian, Victor "Punk" Woodley and Brad "Scar" Vaughn.

While the organization itself did not name the players, all three tweeted out their free agency, thanking Echo Fox for its support during their time with the team.

Scar had been a part of Echo Fox since the team's big-name aquisitions kicked off 2017, while Theo had spent almost a year and a half with the team and Punk just over six months.

Readers can check out the full statement about the situation from Echo Fox President Jared Jeffries on the organization's Twitter account.

Echo Fox adds Punk to its roster

The most dominant team in fighting games has added another star to its roster with the signing of Victor "Punk" Woodley.

Woodley was one of the strongest Street Fighter V players during 2017, with wins at NorCal Regionals, Dreamhack Austin and West Coast Warzone, along with second-place finishes at CEO and Evolution 2017. His Karin play has consistently been at the highest level, with a focus on strong poking and whiff-punishing.

"We're honored to have Victor "Punk" Woodley, one of the most exciting names in the fighting games genre, join our Echo Fox family," said team founder Rick Fox. "I'm confident his talent will continue to solidify our position as one of the leading esports organizations across genres, and will strengthen our roster."

Punk's first event as part of Echo Fox will be the sight of one of his 2017 victories, as he will attend NorCal Regionals 2018 in Sacramento, California, on March 30 through April 1.

Super Desperation Radio episode 621 archive online

The latest episode of Super Desperation Radio is now available for watching on Team Spooky's YouTube channel.

After two weeks off, SDR returned with its first show since the announcement of Dragon Ball FighterZ. This lead to plenty of hype from Hellpockets, and some from Sanchez, before the crew got down to business with guest Antonio "CoolGrayAJ" Javier.

The fighting games manager for Echo Fox, Javier answered SDR's questions about his job, his history in competitive gaming and the type of players Echo Fox is interested in signing. Javier also took time to field questions from the audience.

Super Desperation Radio is live every Monday at 6:30 p.m. PDT on Team Spooky, and will be archived at the TS YouTube channel. Classic episodes can still be found on the IPLAYWINNER YouTube.

Theo joins the Echo Fox roster

Echo Fox has announced another high-profile signing from the NetherRealm community in the form of Theo.

The player formerly known as Emperor Theo was one of the strongest players on the West Coast for the original Injustice, dominating the title at Wednesday Night Fights, placing highly at major events and tying for seventh place at Evolution 2014.

While Theo took a hiatus during Mortal Kombat X, "he is back with a vengeance for Injustice 2," Echo Fox team manager Antonio Javier said in an announcement video. The new signee has already made his mark, placing fifth at CEO 2017 after putting tournament favorite and now-teammate Sonic Fox into losers.

Theo will join Scar and SonicFox as the third member of Echo Fox's Injustice team.

Echo Fox starts 2017 with high-profile signings

Team EchoFox has surprised the fighting game community with the announcement of seven signings to its team in the early new year: Tokido, Justin Wong, Momochi, ChocoBlanka, SonicFox, Scar and MKLeo.

These players will join returning EchoFox players Mew2King and Julio Fuentes, whose contracts have been renewed in 2017, under the leadership of new team coach—and former Evil Geniuses team manager—Antonio "CoolGrayAJ" Javier.

Yahoo Esports broke the news early on Jan. 4, quoting team founder Rick Fox in saying the team's goal "has always been to build the premier esports organization in the world."

For more insight into Echo Fox's decision and the team's philosophy going forward, check out Bizarro Mike's interview with Echo Fox CEO Jace Hall via Yahoo Esports after the jump.

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Smash player Mew2King joins Echo Fox, Circa eSports signs Tekken player Anakin

Mew2King (left), Anakin (right)Two staple players in the Super Smash Bros. and Tekken scenes respectively are now signed to esports teams.

Echo Fox, an esports team owned by former NBA player Rick Fox, brought aboard Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman to represent the Super Smash Bros. series. This was following the signing of Street Fighter player Julio Fuentes back in late April. Known as one of the most popular Super Smash Bros. Melee players of all time, M2K was previously involved in Empire Arcadia and COGnitive Gaming. Mew2King will bear the Echo Fox tag at the upcoming Get On My Level 2016 tournament.

Meanwhile, Atlanta's Hoa "Anakin" Luu of Tekken fame is now part of Circa eSports. He will join Long "LPN" Phi Nguyen (Street Fighter V), Wesley "6WX" Alexander (SSB4) and Christian "Suicune Master" Patierno (Pokkén) as one of the resident fighting game players in Circa. Named for his capabilities at a very young age, we will probably see more of Anakin, now older, when Tekken 7 gets a wider release.