How Diaphone took over the Fighting Game world | Trash Talk

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Listen to Trash Talk and Extra Trashy on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6q4KFX6icVO4AuyKvvwzt9 We launched a Patreon! - ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/Brian_F for early access to main Trash Talk episodes, Q&A with the community for Extra Trashy, and more. After a steady climb in the ranks of the fighting game competitive and content creation scene, @Diaphone has taken the plunge to go full time, and has taken the FGC by storm. In a matter of several months, he has qualified for the $2,500,00 SNK World Championships for COTW, and won pre-release tournaments for Marvel Tokon and 2XKO. How far can he go, now that Diaphone is unleashed? Episode: Trash Talk #12 Recorded on: August 29th 2025 Follow us YouTube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Brian_F/⁠ Brian_F - ⁠https://x.com/Bri4nF⁠ Edited by Brain Genius Academy: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrainGeniusAcademy 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Who is Diaphone? 2:42 - How did you get into fighting games? 6:42 - Did you notice how fast you learned games? 10:55 - Being a multi-game master 14:53 - When did you get into King of Fighters? 16:38 - Game/School Balance vs Game/Work Balance 20:51 - Does more free time mean more wins? 25:30 - Being your own boss as a pro gamer 29:00 - Returning to fighting games 34:17 - When did you consider gaming as a career? 36:58 - Starting a Youtube channel 43:03 - Finding an audience 50:09 - Were you ever approached by sponsors? (Pre-fulltime) 53:43 - Evo 2023 (The turning point) 56:32 - Sajam Street Fighter Slam 1:02:56 - The 2XKO factor 1:09:41 - City of the Wolves 1:14:20 - Finally finding a sponsor 1:21:00 - Pulling the trigger (Quitting to go pro) 1:27:47 - How to make it as a Pro Gamer 1:33:42 - The SNK World Championship 1:37:55 - Outro SECOND CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@MoreBrian_F TRASH TALK + EXTRA TRASHY PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/6q4KFX6icVO4AuyKvvwzt9 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Brian_F Twitch stream: http://www.twitch.tv/brian_f Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bri4nf Merch: https://brian-f.creator-spring.com/ Fighting Game gear/PC Setup: https://www.amazon.com/shop/bri4nf Amazon Affiliates link: https://amzn.to/2C3sIKb Headphones: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SKVNS00?ref=exp_bri4nf_dp_vv_d #brian_f #trashtalk #diaphone