Fighting game analysts breaking down frames since the arcade cabinet days
A Tanta, Egypt crew of frame-data nerds and tournament watchers translating footsies, punishes, and grand finals into readable analysis.
Meet the TeamWhat Drives This Blog
No clickbait tier lists, just frame-accurate breakdowns from people who actually labbed it
Every matchup breakdown gets checked against training mode data before it goes live, so startup and recovery numbers hold up under scrutiny.
We write for the players in the lab at 2am, not for ad clicks, and we skip the sponsored takes that plague other fighting game coverage.
Tournament recaps center on the reads, adjustments, and momentum swings that actually decided the set, not just the final score.
New frame data breakdowns and tournament recaps go up on a schedule our readers can count on, week after major event.
The Numbers So Far
What Readers Say
Their punish-counter breakdown after EVO Japan actually changed how I block. Nobody else in Tanta was writing this deep on frame traps, and I read it twice.
I came for the grand finals recap and stayed because they explained why the reset worked frame by frame instead of just saying it was hype. That's rare.
Been following since their third year. The tier list updates always come with actual startup and recovery numbers attached, not just vibes based rankings.
How We Cover a Tournament
From bracket reveal to post-match breakdown
Track the Bracket
We follow qualifiers and seeding so grand finals coverage has context on who's peaking and which matchups are unresolved heading into the set.
Log the Frame Data
Key exchanges get reviewed against known frame data for startup, recovery, and advantage on block to explain why a read succeeded or failed.
Cross-Check with Players
Where possible we compare our reads against post-match comments from competitors themselves, so our analysis reflects what actually happened in the moment.
Publish and Revise
Articles go up shortly after finals wrap, and we correct frame data or matchup notes if the community flags something we missed.