Latif (video game player)

Latif
Abdullatif Alhmili
Status	Active
Born	1989/1990 (age 26–27)
Hometown	Jubail
Nationality	Saudi Arabia
Games	Guilty Gear Street Fighter IV
Championships	Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus: EVO 2009
Nickname(s)	Latif
2012–2013	Team Razer

Abdullatif Alhmili (born c. 1990), better known as Latif, is a Saudi Arabian electronic sports player. Primarily a Guilty Gear and King of Fighters player, Latif competed in the Street Fighter IV tournament at EVO 2011, coming out of nowhere to claim second place. Latif is known for his skill with Street Fighter character Crimson Viper.

Latif grew up in Saudi Arabia playing games such as Guilty Gear using a gamepad. Latif moved to Austin, Texas in 2007, at the age of 17, in order to study English for a year, before moving to Flagstaff, Arizona to attend Northern Arizona University. Here, he found an arcade hall where he managed to beat other players easily despite it being his first time playing with an arcade stick. Latif got more involved with the local fighting game community over time and by 2008, he competed in Final Round 11 despite his parents disapproval and won the "Guilty Gear Accent Core". With his parents approval after his initial success, Latif competed at Super Battle Opera in 2009.

He didn't like the gameplay of Street Fighter IV when the game was released in 2009, preferring the speed-oriented play style of game franchises like Guilty Gear and King of Fighters. Latif took a break from fighting games, but while watching EVO 2010, Latif saw Dashio and Uryo play with Crimson Viper and got invested in practicing the character. In an interview with Red Bull, Latif stated that "in 2011, I remember playing eight to nine hours a day. Wake up. Eat. Play, play and play. Sleep. I was still in school so I did this training routine during summers."

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