{"rewrite":{"id":"r_29b7039be7de4134c13d7aea","clusterId":"c_47217a61faef5933b32deecc","slug":"menard-wins-blink-respawn-2026-secures-capcom-cup-13-spot","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"MenaRD Wins Blink Respawn 2026, Secures Capcom Cup 13 Spot","summary":"MenaRD won the Street Fighter 6 division at Blink Respawn 2026, held June 5-7 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. After falling to the losers' bracket, he reset the grand finals and defeated NoahTheProdigy 3-1 in the Blanka vs. Luke matchup, earning a spot in Capcom Cup 13.","whyItMatters":"MenaRD's home-tournament win at Blink Respawn 2026 earns him a Capcom Cup 13 berth and marks a notable comeback through the losers' bracket.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMenaRD won the Street Fighter 6 division at Blink Respawn 2026, held June 5-7 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. After losing early and dropping to the losers' bracket, he fought back to face NoahTheProdigy in grand finals. The matchup mirrored the winners finals: MenaRD's Blanka against NoahTheProdigy's Luke. MenaRD reset the bracket with a 3-0 win, then took the final set 3-1. As a native of the Dominican Republic, he played in front of a home crowd and secured a spot in Capcom Cup 13.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MenaRD wins Blink Respawn 2026 in Santo Domingo, resetting the bracket and beating NoahTheProdigy 3-1 to qualify for Capcom Cup 13.","twitterPost":"MenaRD wins Blink Respawn 2026 in Santo Domingo, resetting the bracket and beating NoahTheProdigy 3-1 to qualify for Capcom Cup 13.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"MenaRD won the Street Fighter 6 division at Blink Respawn 2026, held in Santo Domingo. After falling to the losers' bracket, he reset the grand finals and defeated NoahTheProdigy 3-1, earning a spot in Capcom Cup 13.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2115186.html\",\"title\":\"【SF6】MenaRD Wins 'Blink Respawn 2026'! Victory at Home Tournament\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3793,"outputTokens":537,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780889315,"createdAt":"2026-06-08T03:18:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-08T03:22:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T03:22:31.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_47217a61faef5933b32deecc","canonicalTitle":"【スト6】「Blink Respawn 2026」優勝はMenaRD選手！ 地元大会で勝利","representativeArticleId":"a_8ab96c255c0c04deab560793","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Street Fighter 6\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"MenaRD\",\"NoahTheProdigy\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-08T02:35:36.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-08T02:35:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T03:22:31.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2115186.html","title":"【スト6】「Blink Respawn 2026」優勝はMenaRD選手！ 地元大会で勝利"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Street Fighter 6"],"studios":[],"people":["MenaRD","NoahTheProdigy"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["MenaRD won the Street Fighter 6 division at Blink Respawn 2026, held June 5-7 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.","After falling to the losers' bracket, MenaRD reset the grand finals with a 3-0 win over NoahTheProdigy.","MenaRD defeated NoahTheProdigy 3-1 in the final set, using Blanka against NoahTheProdigy's Luke.","The win earns MenaRD a spot in Capcom Cup 13.","MenaRD is a native of the Dominican Republic and played in front of a home crowd."]}