Ricki Ortiz

Player Information

Name:

Ricki Ortiz

Nationality:

United States

Born:

December 12

Years Active:

2001 - 2023

Team:

Evil Geniuses

Alternate IDs:

HelloKittyRicki

Approx. Total Winnings:

$81,441

Games:

Street Fighter
Capcom vs. SNK
Marvel vs. Capcom

Links

History

20??-??-?? — 2010-??-??

Empire Arcadia

2010-07-?? — Present

Evil Geniuses

Ricki Ortiz is an American Fighting Games player currently representing Evil Geniuses.

Biography[edit]

Ricki Ortiz first played Street Fighter around her Middle and High School years often visiting her local arcade. Eventually her mentor at the time John Choi convinced her to attend her first tournament in Texas at the age of 16. Her desire to attend more tournaments resulted her moving to New York after her High School Graduation.^[1]

In her early career between 2003-2009 she most notably achieved numerous Top-8's at the Evolution Championship Series for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Street Fighter IV including four Runners-Up Finishes ^[2]. Thanks to these consistent results she was given a sponsorship with American Esports Organisation Evil Geniuses (who she represents to this day) in 2010 which was then followed by another 2nd place finish at EVO 2010 for Super Street Fighter IV, eventually losing to fighting game legend Daigo Umehara in the final.

Ricki would achieve consistent results for herself over the years but it wouldn't be until Street Fighter V that she'd go on to deliver her most notable performances. During the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour Circuit Ricki earned enough points for a place at that years Capcom Cup finale. Surprising everyone by reaching the Grand Final and eventually finishing 2nd place to fellow American NuckleDu, earning $60,000 which remains her biggest cash win in her entire career.

Results[edit]

Street Fighter 6[edit]

1v1

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2023
2023-08-27	17th - 24th	Tier 2	CPT 2023 Online Event: North America West	6/2	Pools
2023-08-06	97th - 128th	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2023	L	Skyll
All Results

Street Fighter V[edit]

Street Fighter IV[edit]

Street Fighter III[edit]

Street Fighter Alpha 3[edit]

Street Fighter x Tekken[edit]

Capcom vs. SNK 2[edit]

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3[edit]

Marvel vs. Capcom 2[edit]

Trivia[edit]

She is known for her Chun-Li throughout multiple iterations of Street Fighter, picking the character from the age of 9 and sticking to her despite her nerfs in a 2017 patch for Street Fighter V.^[3]
Ricki Ortiz is well known for breaking Nakoruru in the original Capcom vs. SNK.

Media[edit]

Videos[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Ricki Ortiz competing at DreamHack Austin 2017

References[edit]

↑ "The Struggles and Victories of the First Transgender Fighting Game Champion". 2016-02-10.
↑ "Evo Results". 2016-02-10.
↑ "What's in a main? Why Ricki Ortiz might have to give up on Chun-Li". 2017-07-12.

[1] "The Struggles and Victories of the First Transgender Fighting Game Champion". 2016-02-10.

[2] "Evo Results". 2016-02-10.

[3] "What's in a main? Why Ricki Ortiz might have to give up on Chun-Li". 2017-07-12.

[1]

[2]

[3]

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2019
2019-12-13	17th - 24th	Qualifier	Capcom Cup 2019 Last Chance Qualifier	0 : 2	MOV
2019-12-01	1st	Tier 3	Northeast Championship 20	3 : 0	Teiga	$252
2019-11-17	49th - 64th	Tier 1	CPT North America Open 2019	1 : 2	Samurai
2019-10-27	33rd - 48th	Tier 1	First Attack 2019	2/2	Pools
2019-10-19	97th - 128th	Tier 1	EGX 2019	0 : 2	The_Real_Jamal
2019-09-15	129th - 192nd	Tier 1	CPT Asia Premier @ Tokyo Game Show 2019	0 : 2	Bravery
2019-08-04	33rd - 48th	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2019	L	Qiuqiu
2019-07-21	25th - 32nd	Tier 2	Defend the North 2019	0 : 2	Terrence
2019-07-14	13th - 16th	Tier 2	Toryuken 8	4/2	Pools
2019-07-07	17th - 24th	Tier 1	Game Over Tournament 2019	3/2	Pools
2019-05-12	9th - 12th	Tier 2	Texas Showdown 2019	0 : 2	NuckleDu
2019-04-28	13th - 16th	Tier 2	Northwest Majors XI	1 : 3	DRDANNYPHAM
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2019
2019-07-14	13th - 16th	Tier 3	Toryuken 8	DQ	Toronto Shine
2015
2015-11-01	13th - 16th	Tier 1	Canada Cup 2015	0 : 2	Jayce the Ace
2015-09-13	4th	Tier 2	The Fall Classic 2015	1 : 3	Snake Eyez
2015-08-30	17th - 24th	Tier 2	Summer Jam 9	0 : 2	Alucard
2015-07-19	25th - 32nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2015	0 : 2	XSK_Samurai
2015-06-28	13th - 16th	Tier 1	CEO 2015	0 : 1	NuckleDu
2015-05-24	2nd	Tier 2	Combo Breaker 2015	1 : 3 0 : 3	NuckleDu	$530
2015-05-10	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Texas Showdown 2015	0 : 3	Snake Eyez
2015-04-26	9th - 12th	Tier 2	Northwest Majors VII	1 : 2	Air
2015-04-05	13th - 16th	Tier 1	NorCal Regionals 2015	1 : 2	Snake Eyez
2015-03-22	9th - 12th	Tier 1	Final Round 18	0 : 2	Hiro
2015-03-15	15th - 16th	Tier 1	SXSW Gaming Fighters Invitational	1/6	Round Robin
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2018
2018-10-20	13th - 16th	Tier 3	East Coast Throwdown 2018	DQ	Zohta
2018-09-01	13th - 16th	Tier 3	Summer Jam 12	L	Tanguy
2015
2015-04-05	3rd	Tier 3	NorCal Regionals 2015	1 : 2	NYChrisG
2014
2014-04-20	2nd	Tier 3	NorCal Regionals 2014	0 : 2 0 : 2	Justin Wong
2012
2012-08-21	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament - Los Angeles Qualifier	1 : 2	Pyrolee	$200
2012-08-12	2nd	Tier 2	Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament - New York Qualifier	1 : 3 2 : 3	Nica KO	$750
2012-07-29	2nd	Tier 2	Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament - Austin Qualifier	1 : 3	Justin Wong	$750
2007
2007-08-26	7th - 8th	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2007	L	Fubarduck	$250
2005
2005-08-14	5th - 6th	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2005	1 : 2	Mester
2003
2003-08-10	5th - 6th	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2003	L	Daigo Umehara
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2018
2018-09-02	25th - 31st	Tier 3	Summer Jam 12	DQ	DirectorDead
2001
2001-08-05	7th - 8th	Tier 1	B5 Championships	1 : 2	Chikyuu
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2014
2014-04-20	2nd	Tier 3	NorCal Regionals 2014	1 : 3	NuckleDu
2013
2013-09-29	4th	Tier 2	Canada Cup 2013	0 : 2	Tokido
2013-09-15	5th - 6th	Tier 3	The Fall Classic 2013	1 : 2	JiBbo
2013-06-30	4th	Tier 2	CEO 2013	1 : 2	Justin Wong	$30
2013-05-19	5th - 6th	Tier 2	East Coast Throwdown 5	1 : 2	Sabin
2013-04-28	3rd	Tier 2	NorCal Regionals 2013	0 : 3	Momochi
2013-03-31	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Final Round 16	1 : 2	LPN
2012
2012-12-08	7th - 8th	Tier 1	Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament Finals	1 : 2	Sethlolol	$850
2012-10-28	4th	Tier 2	Canada Cup 2012	1 : 2	JWong
2012-07-29	2nd	Tier 2	Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament - Austin Qualifier	3 : 0 2 : 3	Justin Wong	$1,500
2012-06-17	1st	Tier 2	CEO 2012	2 : 0	PR Balrog
All Results

Date	Place	Event	Partner	Result
2009
2009-07-19	7th - 8th	Evolution Championship Series 2009	Ricky Ortiz Hsien Chang	1 : 2	Alex Valle J.R. Rodriguez
All Results

Date	Place	Event	Partner	Result		Prize
2012
2012-07-08	2nd	Evolution Championship Series 2012	Ricky Ortiz PR_Balrog	0 : 2	Infiltration Laugh	$1,616
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2018
2018-10-20	13th - 15th	Tier 3	East Coast Throwdown 2018	L	FightersDestiny
2014
2014-06-28	2nd	Tier 3	CEO 2014	0 : 3	Bas	$111
2008
2008-08-10	3rd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2008	L	BAS	$145
2007
2007-08-26	2nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2007	0 : 2	BAS	$2,000
2006
2006-08-20	2nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2006	1 : 2	Kindevu	$2,000
2004
2004-08-01	2nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2004	0 : 2	Kindevu
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2013
2013-01-20	25th - 32nd	Tier 2	SoCal Regionals 2013	L	KillerKai
2012
2012-10-28	7th - 8th	Tier 2	Canada Cup 2012	1 : 3	Noel Brown
2011
2011-12-18	9th - 12th	Tier 2	SoCal Regionals 2011	0 : 2	Dios X
2011-11-06	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Canada Cup 2011	1 : 2	fLoE
All Results

General

Specific

Ricki Ortiz

Biography[edit]

Results[edit]

Street Fighter 6[edit]

1v1

Street Fighter V[edit]

Street Fighter IV[edit]

Street Fighter III[edit]

Street Fighter Alpha 3[edit]

Street Fighter x Tekken[edit]

Capcom vs. SNK 2[edit]

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3[edit]

Marvel vs. Capcom 2[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Media[edit]

Videos[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]