Peru has a new two-time champion of Red Bull Battle of the Roosters: Choque. The night of last Saturday, September 24 would be historic for the freestyler from Lima Sur, who defeated Cafu in the grand final, one of the 9 debutants who came from the street. The famous member of that "Team Peru" from the God Level touched glory by becoming world champion, and now he would be back at the top of a Red Bull Battle after 5 years, when on that occasion (2017) he defeated Ghost.
Choque has joined the select list of freestylers who have won a national Red Bull championship: Stick and Jota in Peru; Pepe Grillo and Basek in Chile; Dtoke and Tata in Argentina; Valles-T, Carpediem, and Elvn in Colombia; Chuty, Skone, and Arkano in Spain; Aczino, Rapder, and Jony B in Mexico.
A rematch for Choque in Mexico
In his first international in 2017, Choque would have the courage -like few others- to choose the great favorite and at his home in the first round: Aczino. In the round of 16, the Peruvian freestyler would fall to the one who would finally be crowned champion and would end up winning his first Red Bull Battle of the Roosters International.
"It's déjà vu, but I feel like I can change history," Choque said after remembering his time in Mexico in 2017. "I'm going to give my best, no matter who I face, and we'll see what happens," he added.
In 2021, a positive precedent was set for Peruvian freestyle, where in the international competition in Chile, two Peruvians, Jair and Stick, managed to break the "curse" of the round of 16 and advance to the quarterfinals. On this topic, Choque stated, "I'm not going with the expectation of breaking a curse, but with the expectation of winning," he said in an interview with El Comercio after winning the Red Bull Battle of the Roosters Peru 2022 title.
What awaits Choque in the Red Bull International in Mexico 2022?
At the moment, there are 8 confirmed freestylers for the Red Bull Battle 2022 International Final: Aczino, current international champion; Skone, 2021 international runner-up; Gazir, 2021 international third place; Yoiker, 2022 Mexico champion; Blon, 2022 Spain champion; Carpediem, 2022 Colombia champion; Diego Flores, 2022 Ecuador champion; Éxodo Lirical, 2022 Central America champion.
Without a doubt, the first 3 names mentioned are the strongest candidates. The experienced Aczino wants to make history in his own home and become the first three-time international champion in the history of Red Bull Battle, while Skone, also a two-time international champion, will seek to take away the glory. Meanwhile, Gazir is going through a great moment and is one of the top favorites.
THE BEST OF CHOQUE AS THE CHAMPION OF RED BULL BATTLE PERU 2022
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