MenaRD
Saul Leonardo Mena II, known competitively as MenaRD, is a Dominican Street Fighter 6 player and the most decorated champion in the game’s competitive history — four EVO titles within a single three-year game era, a record no other player has matched.
Career
MenaRD, sponsored by Red Bull, won EVO Japan in both 2024 and 2025 before taking back-to-back EVO Las Vegas titles in 2025 and 2026 — the sport’s most prestigious tournament, held annually in Las Vegas.
At EVO 2026 he beat Shigematsu in a bracket-reset Grand Finals. He lost the first set 1–3 playing M. Bison, then switched to Blanka to mirror his opponent for the decisive second set and closed it out 3–0, in what commentators called an unprecedented mirror match at the championship stage. He earned $40,000 of the $100,000 prize pool and a direct qualification to Capcom Cup 13.
Why invite
He’s Dominican — a direct tie to USA Times’ Dominican Republic headquarters — and the reigning back-to-back EVO Street Fighter 6 world champion, making him the natural first invite for the site’s own annual SF6 championship.