It was the first game to be released on Namco System 12 hardware. It was released in arcades in 1997 and for the PlayStation in 1998. In 2022, Knee won his third EVO championship in dominating fashion with Feng, only dropping two games to Khan in the entire tournament.Tekken 3 is a fighting game developed and published by Namco. Knee was just as successful in 2019, winning Combo Breaker, CEO, WellPlayed Challenger, VSFighting, WSOE 7, as well as taking second place at EVO 2019. However the 2018 season would be a complete return to form for the Korean, winning EVO Japan 2018 and a grand total of five Master events en route to the Finals, eventually finishing 3rd overall after being eliminated by eventual winner Rangchu. He had a relatively quiet first Tekken World Tour season in 2017, only winning a Challenger event at Abuget Cup and in a shocking upset, while also losing all of his Group Stage games at the Finals, being defeated by Nobi, Saint and Jimmyjtran. His dominance continued as time went by, winning Tekken Tag Tournament 2 at EVO 2013 over Bronson Tran in the finals.ĭuring Tekken 7' s first two years, Knee faced fierce competition as other top level players like JDCR, Saint and Qudans rose through the ranks. At World Cyber Games 2010, Knee defeated players from all over the world such as Ryan Hart, Ao, Rikimaru and Fightinggm to win the tournament.

The growing interest in fighting games brought by the release of Street Fighter IV was also reflected in other titles, compelling esports organizations to include fighters at their events. In the following years, Knee continued to compete against other top players in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, winning several tournaments and further cementing his status as one of the best Tekken players in Korea.

With the release of Tekken 5, Knee would go on to rise to the top rankings of Korean Tekken, much of it taking place at the Green Arcade, one of the top arcades for Tekken in South Korea. He placed third in his first tournament, being praised by other players and motivating him to become the best at the game. Starting in 2004, Knee began taking fighting game competitions seriously. While growing up he continued to hone his skills, spending much of his free time playing Tekken at different Korean arcades. Knee started playing Tekken with the first iteration of the series, when he was in elementary school.

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