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EVO 2009 Finals Results for SF4, HD Remix, more
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Inside you'll find results for Street Fighter 4, Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter 3 Third Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and recaps, related links, video archives with brackets, photos and more.
The grand championship (final) round is typically a best of 5 games format.
Street Fighter IV Tournament Results
1. Daigo Umehara (Ryu)2. Justin Wong (Rufus, Boxer, Abel)
3. Ed Ma (Akuma)
4. Sanford "Santhrax" Kelly (Akuma, Cammy)
5. Long "ShadyK" Tran (Akuma)
5. Eduardo "Vvv scrub" Perez-frangie (Boxer, E. Honda)
7. Takashi "Dan from Japan" Hukushi (Ryu)
7. Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)
Match notes
Grand Finals Matches 1 and 2:• Match 1: Justin Wong (Abel, Boxer) defeats Daigo Umehara (Ryu), 3-2 •
Although it started off a little slow, to put in simply -- these games were electric. Justin selected Abel to open up the first game, something he said he would do after the American National Street Fighter IV Championships.
Justin believed his Abel would be a counter to Daigo's Ryu, but Umehara won first game convincingly.
After wards the crowd started chanting "Switch! Switch! Switch!" and Wong followed their advice and picked Balrog (the Boxer).
While some people didn't know that Justin Wong played Balrog, he actually set the Guinness World Record by winning 300 straight games with him at this year's E3.
Balrog is not a popular character over in Japan, but he is here in America, and it was speculated that Daigo wasn't highly familiar with this match, so it could end up being a good counter.
Justin opened up with two very convincing rounds to win game 2 and had pretty much a repeat performance in game 3. The crowd was absolutely loving his Balrog play. At this point Wong was up 2 games to 1.
In game 4, Daigo really started to adapt. Things weren't as easy for Wong and Daigo won the first round. Justin countered back and took the second round and right as he won, stood up, left his joystick behind, and starting trying to pump up thr crowd even more. He just got back to his seat right as the match was starting. This was a risky move, and Justin later made a mistake by trying to combo into Balrog's Headbutt even though Daigo was clearly blocking. Umehara punished him and won that set.
It's possible this was just a simple mistake that all players make, or that Justin may have taken himself out of his game a little bit by leaving his chair and getting the crowd going.
Regardless, it was now tied 2-2. Justin and Daigo both won one round each and it was match point for Umehara. Both players had a full Super meter to start round 3.
Daigo made some big mistakes here. He missed landing his Super, and also missed a Linked combo into his Shoryuken which Wong promptly punished, but Umehara was still able to fight back and drain Justin down to almost no life. But Justin made some clutch plays at the end and defeated Daigo in the last round to win the set 3-2.
• Match 2: Daigo Umehara (Ryu) defeats Justin Wong (Boxer), 3-2 •
Since Daigo hadn't lost before, Justin's victor counted as his first loss for this double elimination tournament, so the score reset and the first player to win three games would be the Evolution 2009 Street Fighter IV champion.
Umehara battled back with some very well played foot games and went up 1-0 in the match. Justin countered with some great play of his own to tie things up again at 1 game to 1.
Daigo again bounced back and won another set to go up 2 games to 1. He also won the next round, which put Justin at match point. Umehara started to do a bunch of Focus Attacks, seemingly without reason, almost to taunt Justin, or possibly get inside his head, but Wong kept his composure and ended up winning the next two rounds to tie the games at 2 a piece.
In the final game, Daigo made a few more plays than Justin and ended up pulling it out to win 3-2. After wards, both players shook hands and Daigo Umehara yet again added another Evolution Fighting Game Championship victory to his impressive win list.
4th Round Losers Bracket:
• Justin Wong (Rufus) defeats Ed Ma (Zangief, Akuma), 2-0. Ed Ma made a BIG surprise counter pick by selecting Zangief, because he normally plays an amazing Akuma. The collective opinion among many Street Fighter 4 players is that Zangief has a heavy advantage against Rufus, but Justin has strongly disagreed with that opinion and proved it on the big stage by winning two rounds in decisive fashion. Ed Ma quickly switched back to Akuma and there was a lot of back and forth play, both players had some good counters, but in what ended up being the final round the clock was ticking down and Wong made a strong play to win with almost no time left.
3rd Round Losers Bracket:
• Justin Wong (Rufus) defeats Sanford "Santhrax" Kelly (Akuma), 2-0. Justin was strong early on, but Sanford was able to bounce back and make it close for awhile. In the end, Wong had the decisive edge and made better plays down the stretch to win the set two games to zero.
2nd Round Losers Bracket:
• Justin Wong (Rufus) vs Long "ShadyK" Tran (Akuma), 2-0. Justin Wong had an outstanding opening round, but ShadyK bounced back in the next one with a Raging Demon and a good combo, but Justin avoided several fireballs and kept his cool with almost no power to win the first match. From that point, Justin was simply too good offensively for ShadyK to counter. Wong didn't give Shady much room to breathe and won the second game as well.
• Sanford "Santhrax" Kelly (Akuma) beat Eduardo "Vvv scrub" Perez-frangie (E. Honda) 2-1. Perez didn't seem comfortable with Balrog — who he usually chooses — and counter picked with Honda. Many people were very surprised by this move, but he again played a VERY aggressive style. Perez did well in the opening set, but made a few costly mistakes, one leading to a Raging Demon for Sanford's Akuma, which gave Santhrax the advantage. Still, Perez bounced back hard with a relentless offensive game to take advantage of Akuma's low stamina ranking. E. Honda used lots of Light Punches and his Hundred Hand Slap to hold his own, but towards the end, Sanford landed another Raging Demon, and was able to punish Perez for making a few mistakes and won.
2nd Round Winners Bracket:
• Daigo Umehara (Ryu) defeats Ed Ma (Akuma), 2-0. Daigo was very calculated in the first set, he picked his spots and beat Ed Ma convincingly in the opening game. In the second game, Ed Ma turtled quite a bit looking for an opening, and he found a couple to shake Daigo up, but Daigo's experience won out in the end and he took both games.
1st Round Losers Bracket:
• Long "ShadyK" Tran (Akuma) defeated Ricky Ortiz (Rufus), 2-0. ShadyK was very aggressive and also Ricky Ortiz accidentally did his Super and wasted all of his meter during a round, Shady took advantage and won the first game. Both players were taking turns with their offensive barrages in the second game, but ShadyK connected with some clutch uppercuts and took the set to eliminate Ricky Ortiz from the tournament.
• Sanford "Santhrax" Kelly (Cammy) defeats Takashi "Dan from Japan" Hukushi (Ryu), 2-0. Sanford took a slight surprise pick in Cammy, he usually plays Akuma. Rumor had it that Dan from Japan didn't know the console character fights well and that rumor proved to be true. Cammy started off by blowing through Ryu's projectiles multiple times and won the first match. In the second set, Sanford set up some great combos with the mini-wrecking ball Cammy. He really controlled the match and beat down Dan — who had previously had some VERY impressive showings earlier in the tournament.
1st Round Winners Bracket:
• Ed Ma (Akuma) defeats Eduardo "Vvv scrub" Perez-frangie (Boxer), 2-1. Ed Ma took big advantage of Perez's blocked and missed headbutts with Balrog and punished them heavily to take the first set. Ed Ma really picked his spots well, he attacked when it was smart to do so, but Perez's constant offense was too much for Ed Ma to overcome in the second set. But Ed Ma bounced back with more calculated play to take the third match, and Perez made some mistakes which Ed Ma fully took advantage of. It's possible that nerves caught up with Perez a bit because he made some mistakes he wasn't making in the earlier rounds.
• Daigo Umehara (Ryu) defeats Justin Wong (Abel), 2-0. The crowd was going crazy even before the button check started. Justin started off in a kick back style, which is unusual for Abel players. Justin attempted to play a heavy zoning game so he was in position to attack when he saw an opening he liked. Daigo got a feel for Justin's Abel after awhile and got more aggressive and scored some big combos to take the first set. Justin bounced back hard in the first round of the second set and picked Daigo apart. In the second round, Justin played zone, but missed a big combo. Daigo didn't miss his combo in return won round 2. Round 3 was very competitive, but Daigo pulled out a close one to win the 2nd game.
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix Tournament Results
1. Hung "Afro Legends" Nguyen (Boxer, Dee Jay)2. John Choi (Ryu)
3. Damien "Damdai" Dailidenas (Ken, Zangief)
4. Graham Wolfe (Boxer)
5. David Sirlin (Fei Long, Cammy, Dictator)
5. Louis "Thelo" Paquin (E. Honda)
7. Alex "CaliPower" Valle
7. Alex "Sin" Salguero
Match Notes
Grand Finals:• Hung "Afro Legends" Nguyen (Boxer) defeats John Choi (Ryu) 3-2. This was a GREAT back and forth set. Choi started off by trying to keep his distance, but John later mixed it up and did some unexpected throws and landed some combos. But Afro was really the star here. He capitalized on mistakes by Choi, did a great job of staying patient and working his way inside and when he got there — he did a lot of damage and mixed up his game to keep John off balance.
4th Round Losers Bracket:
• John Choi (Ryu) beats Damien "Damdai" Dailidenas (Ken) 2-0. Choi had great zoning, spacing and footsies and really picked apart Damdai. Ken had some good set ups for this throw, but Choi's superior zone game won out in convincing fashion. Not to undersell what Damdei did here though, because in the earlier rounds he had some convincing victories over top competition.
3rd Round Losers Bracket:
• Damien "Damdai" Dailidenas (Zangief) defeats Graham Wolfe (Boxer) 2-1. Damdai definitely picked the counter character here, and while Graham very much hung tough, it's VERY difficult for Balrog to consistently beat Gief in this match up. Damdai nailed a lot of Lariats, did a good job setting up his Spinning Pilerdriver and threw in a few Running Powerbombs. Competitive match, but Damdai took full advantage of Graham's unwillingness to switch away from Boxer.
2nd Round Winners Bracket:
• Hung "Afro Legends" Nguyen (Boxer) defeats John Choi (Ryu) 2-0. Balanced set back and forth, each players took a round. Choi was doing a good job keeping Balrog out, but once Afro got in, he did several terrific cheese throws with Balrog to win the set.
2nd Round Losers Bracket:
• Graham Wolfe (Boxer) defeats David Sirlin (Cammy, Dictator) 2-1. After a close first round, which Graham won, Sirlin had a dominate 2 rounds to win the set with Cammy. Graham made great adjustments and predictions in the 2nd set to beat Cammy though. Sirlin switched to M. Bison, and Graham did great mix ups between sweeps and his throw and made Sirlin guess at which way to block. Sirlin guessed wrong a few times and took a lot of damage which Graham capitalized on to win.
• Damien "Damdai" Dailidenas (Ken) defeats Louis "Thelo" Paquin (E. Honda) 2-0. Damdai played a lot of keep away fireball traps with Ken, as expected, but Thelo took full advantage when he could get inside, but it wasn't enough as Damdei correctly anticipated a lot of Honda's moves and was able to counter.
1st Round Losers Bracket:
• Graham Wolfe (Boxer) beat Sin (Dhalsim) 2-0. Graham had some BIG Turnaround Punches against Sin's Dhalsim to score big damage and get inside. Sin couldn't keep Balrog away from him and Graham won in convincing fashion.
• Damien "Damdai" Dailidenas (Ken) defeats Alex Valle (Ryu) 2-1. Damdai played a very unconventional Ken and had a strong showing against Valle. Ken threw a lot of fireballs early, which is an unusual strategy against Ryu, but he took the first set regardless. Damdei also did a lot of jump ins to catch Alex when he was tossing fireballs. Alex was able to counter some of them with anti air Shoryukens, but in the end Damdai kept up a consistent offensive and outplayed Valle.
1st Round Winners Bracket:
• Hung "Afro Legends" Nguyen (Dee Jay) beat Louis "Thelo" Paquin (E. Honda) 2-0. Thelo played a good set against Afro Legend's Dee Jay, but still lost. This is a match that most people feel is heavily in favor of Dee Jay, but Thelo had great spacing and kept it close through the match even though he lost.
• John Choi (Ryu) defeats David Sirlin (Fei Long) 2-1. Back and forth, both players had strong rounds early. Choi had some clutch play, but also did a good job of adapting to Sirlin's tactics, countering Fei's Chicken Wings with Shoryukens. Choi had smart reads and a lot of patience. Ended up being a very nice match here.
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 2v2: Final Results
1. Justin Wong (Chun Li) and Issei Suzuki (Yun)2. Jimmy "Emphynaps" Tran (Urien) and Rommel (Yang)
3. Ryan "Fubarduck" Harvey (Chun Li) and Mark "Mopreme" Royogski (Ryu)
4. Alex Valle (Ken) and J.R. Rodriguez (Akuma)
5. Lee Cephas (Dudley) and Starboy (Ken)
5. Amir (Chun Li) and Thomas "The Pad Player" (Ibuki)
7. Mike Zaimont (Makoto) and Sanchez (Alex)
7. Ricky Ortiz (Chun Li) and Chang (Yun)
Match Notes
Grand Finals Set 1:• Issei Suzuki (Yun) beats Rommel (Yang). After a close first round where Issei barely pulled it out, he dominated the 2nd round to take the match. Justin Wong (Chun Li) defeats Jimmy "Emphynaps" Tran (Urien). Justin and Issei controlled things throughout this competition — they didn't lose a single match and stayed in the Winners Bracket the whole way through.
Final Round Losers Bracket:
• Rommel (Yang) defeats Ryan "Fubarduck" Harvey (Chun Li). Jimmy "Emphynaps" Tran (Urien) beat Mark "Mopreme" Royogski (Ryu) in a great match. Mark had an excellent parry and throw out of Urien's Aegis Reflector set up, but Jimmy still pulled it out.
3rd Round Losers Bracket:
• Mark "Mopreme" Royogski (Ryu) beat J.R. Rodriguez (Akuma). Ryan "Fubarduck" Harvey (Chun Li) beats Alex Valle.
2nd Round Losers Bracket:
• Alex Valle beat Thomas "The Pad Player" (Ibuki), J.R. Rodriguez beat Amir (Chun Li).
• Mark "Mopreme" Royogski (Ryu) beat Lee Cephas (Dudley), Ryan "Fubarduck" Harvey (Chun Li) beat Starboy (Ken).
2nd Round Winners Bracket:
• Justin Wong (Chun Li) beat Rommel (Yang), Issei (Yun) beat Jimmy "Emphynaps" Tran (Urien).
1st Round Losers Bracket:
• Alex Valle (Ken) lost to Chang, but J.R. Rodriguez's Akuma was able to beat Chang's Yun and Ricky's Chun Li.
• Mike Zaimont (Makoto) and Sanchez (Alex) were beaten by Ryan "Fubarduck" Harvey (Chun Li) and Mark "Mopreme" Royogski (Ryu).
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: Final Results
1. Sanford "Santhrax" Kelly2. Justin Wong
3. Michael "Ifc Yipes" Mendoza
4. Bill W
5. Marc "Madbooface" Ansay
5. Soo Chon
7. Jay "Ytwojay" Son
7. Erik "Smooth Viper" Arroyo
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core: Finals
Winners Bracket:Alexander "Senkei" Tsakanikas
Abdulatif "Latif" Alhmili
Pedro "Flashmetroid" Susini
David "Hellmonkey" Lardiere
Losers Bracket:
Philippe "Joe higashi" Tanovan
Mike "Elvenshadow" Boczar
Dong "Wuku" Yim
Martin "Marn" Phan
Street Fighter IV 5 on 5 Exhibition Match
East Coast team won this event, other results aren't in yet.Previous Coverage and Links
• Day 1 and Day 2 results with recaps and notes from the Street Fighter 4 and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix tournaments• Live Streaming Video of Evo 2009
• Archived video from Evo 2009 (click the Videos link below the player to list all of the available movies).
• Brackets for all of the tournament games
• Images from Evo 2009 by Kara "KaraFace" Leung
Posted by IFC NEMESIS on July 19, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. #1
COOL SANFORD KELLY I'TS COOL THAT NOT ALL THE EVOS JUSTIN WON THE TOURNAMENT TODAY WAS SANTHRAX DAY
Posted by Obanye on July 19, 2009 at 5:36 p.m. #2
Nice Sanford beat Justin and is in the finals for SF4. Can't wait to see his matches.
Posted by Nyoronoru on July 19, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. #3
I can't wait for someone to release a torrent of all the matches from IGN.
Posted by Hekron on July 19, 2009 at 7:59 p.m. #4
Kelly for President
Posted by Great coverage on July 19, 2009 at 8:36 p.m. #5
Event Hubs has had the best coverage of Evo on the net! Better than any site. I missed alot of the action from the live stream, its choppy besides, but the recaps here along with clear listings on what happened are great.
Thanks for all of the hard work there!!
Posted by Pumpkin Bomber on July 19, 2009 at 10:42 p.m. #6
Daigo wins. Wong came back from Losers after Daigo beat him earlier. Wong won first series 3-2 with Balrog (Boxer), then lost final series 3-2. Intense action. Awesome.
Posted by Thanks for the stream on July 19, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. #7
The tourney was pretty intense, especially the finals. I honestly couldn't care less about who wins as long as it's not that cocky son of a bitch.
Posted by joe on July 19, 2009 at 10:53 p.m. #8
man this site is fast on updates!
Posted by enygma on July 19, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. #9
I think Justin has proven himself with that showing. Not only did he come back from losers but he reset the championship match and was only one match away from taking down the beast. I haven't been a big Justin supporter in the past but I have been converted by that showing.
Posted by Mash on July 19, 2009 at 11 p.m. #10
That was pretty impressive from both sides he knew it was gonna be a footsie game and chose balrog with the better safer pokes, got every anti air. Though Daigo did miss his c.mk hado into super then after that the ultra and still managed to get justin down to a pixel of health imo Daigo had already won he beat Justin twice? Good effort though.
Posted by passerby on July 19, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. #11
Seeing how Justin adapted and used Balrog shows how freaking talented that guy is. Any game, any char... crazy.
Posted by Zenken on July 19, 2009 at 11:02 p.m. #12
For Top 8 HDR you didn't list that Sirlin used Bison.
Overall, it was great. I was rooting for Jwong vs Daigo, as were a lot of people at #capcom.
Posted by Obanye on July 19, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. #13
You could tell Wong wasn't completely comfortable with the 'Rog pick. He missed some easy set ups into ultras and some into dash supers, but it was an extremely impressive match all around. I'm just happy he wasn't free and daigo had to work for that victory.
Posted by Catalyst on July 19, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. #14
@Zenken, thanks for the note, I added this in.
Posted by Eventhubs Pwns on July 19, 2009 at 11:08 p.m. #15
Thanks eventhubs for such a great feedback. as for the tourney... You cant f*** with daigo. it looked like he was toying with justin at some times.
Posted by gospel_au on July 19, 2009 at 11:09 p.m. #16
power of the beast
however, i wanna see his hdr games. im more interested in those.
Posted by Gojeran on July 19, 2009 at 11:28 p.m. #17
Outstanding play by justin he is an awesome player. Sadly I'm positive Diago's victory will do nothing to stop so many people from hating on him. I don't understand why all the hate though. Diago show class in victory, humbleness in defeat, and he is an outstanding player as well. I can only assume lots of diago sucks cock, diago is a bitch, etc etc posts to follow... only time will tell.
Posted by yes4me on July 19, 2009 at 11:34 p.m. #18
Daigo and Dan came all the way from Japan to play for EVO. If they hate him so much, they should not invite him. I am glad he came to show he is still the king. However, I also notice he was not rushing as much as I expected. He was turtling a lot more in particular against Justin.
Posted by shinobixtc on July 19, 2009 at 11:37 p.m. #19
THAT MATCH WAS HYYYPE. Props to Daigo and Justin... they went HARD.
Gojeran - WHO hates on Daigo?! You said "I don't understand why all the hate though." Ummm... I can't think of ONE player who is hating on Daigo. Justin on the other hand is pure American Arrogance... and i LOVE it!!! Justin may rub some people the wrong way... but Daigo has never been hated on. Shame on you...
Posted by gospel_au on July 19, 2009 at 11:40 p.m. #20
rofl cammy used because of he didn't know hwo to paly against console characters, harsh.
Posted by what?? on July 19, 2009 at 11:40 p.m. #21
#17 Just because the Americans were cheering on the American doesnt mean they HATE on Daigo. Everyone in that room FEARS that man. Nothing but respect. Daigo is the King.
Posted by rendezvous on July 19, 2009 at 11:45 p.m. #22
Only time will tell? what are you talking about? Daigo has been around FOREVER... competitive SF since he was a kid. why would anyone start hating him? Time has already told... Daigo is a legend in the culture
Posted by classy on July 19, 2009 at 11:45 p.m. #23
i gotta give it to wong.. he came from loosers and nearly killed daigo.. it was down to the last match.. wong would have won probably if he didn't start off with abel and practically give him the match
Posted by Chastises on July 19, 2009 at 11:56 p.m. #24
Get hype! I couldn't think of a more exciting final than that, amazing!
Posted by MPT on July 20, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. #25
Classy,
Justin ended up winning the set, so it didn't matter. Honestly thought that Daigo wasn't at the top of his game..he was missing a lot of comboes, but it is probably because of the jet lag. I have to give it to Wong, he didn't play a console character as an exploit.
I was suprised that Ed Ma picked the Gief... He should have stuck with Akuma all the way..
Posted by random guy on July 20, 2009 at 12:09 a.m. #26
Justin still lost twice to daigo in 2 different tournament without counter picking. Daigo could have easily counter pick with Sagat. more props to daigo on winning the tournament without counter picking. Daigo is very honorable player. unlike Justin who is disrespectful, seriously whats up with that pre mature cerebration???
Daigo is a legend, although there is probably other players in japan who is just as good if not better. Justin's chance on winning SBO is slim to none!!!
Posted by random on July 20, 2009 at 12:13 a.m. #27
If Daigo picked Sagat, justin would have went to someone else. It doesn't matter. It's not counterpicking. It's playing the matchups. SF IV is all about matchups. Furthermore Balrog vs Ryu is not a counterpick and neither is Abel vs Ryu. It's just the fact that Rufus (his main) is at a disadvantage against Ryu. Justin did the smart thing.
Posted by liukangstoupee on July 20, 2009 at 12:37 a.m. #28
boxer and Abel do no have any advantage over Ryu. That was a beast game though, in the end both showed true grit even though at times they had their nerves caught up to them and made some uncharacteristic errors.
I don't like justin wong, but he became the man to beat overall, with 3 final finishes in 3 games. i won't be surprised if he takes Daigo next year. Mad props to him even if you don't like the person you have to respect the skill.
Posted by roman4328 on July 20, 2009 at 12:39 a.m. #29
so wat exactly did ono announce at evo
Posted by NSH on July 20, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. #30
Well, I rooted for Daigo and rooted even more when Justin started playing the croud which in my eyes was disrespecting his opponent.
If he would have picked Boxer earlier the outcome would have been 3-1 for Wong and 1-3 for Daigo to win evo. You could easily see that he was getting to know the opponent and once he knew what he needed it was practically over for Justin, no mather what he says in his interview.
On the other hand, both players (and in particular Justin) screwed up some pretty good ways to combo. It could have gone either way if Justin practiced his Boxer better and kept it as a secret weapon for the final rounds against Daigo thus kicking him to losers. This looked like a last minute choice
Posted by Phinny on July 20, 2009 at 1:18 a.m. #31
I really don't see where all of the disrespect for Justin is coming from. Daigo knocked him into the losers brackets, and he fought his way out of there to the top once again. Justin was f***ing amazing this championship - He beat so many more people than Daigo did. The fact that he was REALLY giving Daigo a run for his money was amazing.
I was one of the spectators chanting "USA! USA!", But I really don't see anything wrong with this. Japan has forever dominated the fighting game scene, and now our country has a shot with Justin to be the best. Everyone says that he's rude, but I say he's just proud.. and a LOT more energetic than Daigo =P
Mad props to Justin - I'll always be rootin' for ya.
Posted by Madness on July 20, 2009 at 1:24 a.m. #32
Ok, respect to the boxer, but i seriously don't like that attitude in general. Insanely cocky when you win and excuses and sourgrapes when you lose.
I...almost want to say Daigo played possum the entire tourny,usually he finishes the ultra after SRK reliably and a ton of times during the tourny he'd just let it slide and let the opponent catch up, possibly to be entertaining?
Sanfrax's cammy is INSANE!!! I was so elated watching that match, i love seeing the "low tier" characters represent but i still believe she could use a couple buffs
Posted by drandomer on July 20, 2009 at 1:41 a.m. #33
Thank you Phinny! The best comment here! I would have to say that was one of the best fights ive ever seen. I agree, Justin was not being disrespectful, that man was pumping himself and the crowd up. Noone online deserves to trash talk Justin.
Posted by Commentary on July 20, 2009 at 1:43 a.m. #34
Seth Killian was very professional as expected with tons of good info on the game as quick as it happened, while the other dudes were clearly more in trying to get in a long monologue about hyping it up or some lame jokes that Seth just ignores or say, yeah okay, let me continue to talk about the game guys, we're missing a lot going on here.
(Not as painful as the DogFace show's nonstop heinous gameFAQ like questions though. "Sonic or Transformers or Mike Watts or your mom lololol?!")
But you gamers will probably ignore that and continue to go cry to him in all caps about release dates. Then a week after a demo or game gets released about why it sucks for one reason and you're not playing it anymore/wasted your money/etc. Go play some WoW and FPS! And vote Pikachu vs Cloud Strife/Sephiroth/Donald Duck!
Posted by yo on July 20, 2009 at 1:47 a.m. #35
during the match daigo missed a couple shoryuken and had meter to fadc and chose not to it cost him a couple matches. holding back?
Posted by ben on July 20, 2009 at 2:05 a.m. #36
Nah you don't hold back with $7000 on the line. Daigo needs to pay off some plane tickets. Guys legitimately choke, and Daigo could have ended it in the 1st set if his super hit or he didn't screw up his combo into shoryuken, but Justin screwed up quite a bit too. I wanted Justin to do one armor absorb ultra, but he played it pretty conservatively.
Posted by Japan Airlines on July 20, 2009 at 2:13 a.m. #37
Gamestop paid for Daigo's ticket.
Posted by Daigo Umehara the BEAST on July 20, 2009 at 2:24 a.m. #38
USA is the best of the best at getting beaten by Daigo.
Posted by @Commentary on July 20, 2009 at 2:25 a.m. #39
@#35
I totally agree about the way Seth Killian does commentary. He does a very good job explaining the intricracies of the game and sticks to the game objectively.
All the other announcers were quite annoying and not objective - calling them amateurs would be a compliment as they had no business holding a mic. If they are supposed to help people get into the game they did a horrible job. I'm pretty sure they turned off a few viewers by sounding like a bunch of fanboy homers.
Posted by MPT on July 20, 2009 at 2:27 a.m. #40
Actually Capcom paid for his ticket because he won the round robin exhibition. It's too bad that other japanese players didn't show up..really would have liked to see Mago's Sagat vs. US players.
Posted by MPT on July 20, 2009 at 2:36 a.m. #41
@Commentary
I 2nd that Seth did a great job. I also, didn't like the Dogface show. Don't care about taking Gootecks are Mike Ross to the prom.
What I really didn't like was not having an interview of Daigo after he won..maybe that's in IGN's DVD...
Posted by ben on July 20, 2009 at 3:08 a.m. #42
Seth was the only good commentator. Most of the other games I didn't feel like I learned anything about them. I know Hilde and Nu are hated in their games, and MvC2 has resets, and some people get surprised and have no idea whats going on in 3rd strike.
Posted by Wustin Jong on July 20, 2009 at 3:25 a.m. #43
I was rooting for Wong in every game, especially SF4. I don't know how many times I jumped out of my seat in his Daigo matches.
Justin haters are idiots. I don't know how working up the crowd or cheering for your victory is considered "cocky". If you were that damn good, and the crowd cheering for you gives you more energy, why not? And do you call your favorite athlete or sports team cocky when they score and win the game, and then cheer afterwords? No, you don't (unless it's Kobe Bryant).
Posted by ODBall on July 20, 2009 at 3:40 a.m. #44
If both Wong and Daigo won a match each, how come Daigo won overall?
Posted by Catalyst on July 20, 2009 at 3:43 a.m. #45
@ODBall
Because Daigo had previously beaten Wong, and it's a double elimination tournament.
Posted by @44 on July 20, 2009 at 3:45 a.m. #46
Wong came from the loser's bracket, and could only afford to lose once since he lost his first finals match.
Posted by MyFightMoney on July 20, 2009 at 3:52 a.m. #47
daigo was in the winners bracket the first time he lost to justin which sent him to the losers bracket giving him 1 more chance to win. every1 is allowed 1 loss before they are eliminated. because justin lost to him earlier he had a loss on his record, with that daigo and justin both had 1 loss before the 2nd set of the final match. that one determined who won the championship.
Posted by Mugi Bara on July 20, 2009 at 4:47 a.m. #48
Daigo was actually very angry! :)
Congrats to Daigo and Wong. Those two never disappoint, they both made it back to the finals in a totally different SF game. Daigo vs Wong the saga continues........
Posted by Time Waster on July 20, 2009 at 5:22 a.m. #49
Thank you for posting the results! I cannot believe that neither evo2k.com nor shoryuken.com have anything. I guess I should have come here first.
Posted by WG on July 20, 2009 at 5:51 a.m. #50
personally i dislike Wong, hate his arrogance and excuses but he played well and has alot of skill, maybe enough to beat daigo at next yrs evo xD we will see. props to both daigo and Wong for giving us a amazing evo
Posted by Nyoronoru on July 20, 2009 at 6:18 a.m. #51
This was a great tournament. My friends and I were totally into the Wong vs. Daigo match, the whole Boxer thing was fantastic.
Posted by SillyHat on July 20, 2009 at 6:39 a.m. #52
I also agree that s-kill did a great job commentating. Not such a great job was done by that stereotype bufoon with the stupid hat that sounded like he was high on something and really did not bring any interesting or meaningful commentary to the table.
I love would to see s-kill commentating more often.
Posted by loldotcom on July 20, 2009 at 6:47 a.m. #53
Pretty sure Daigo was toying with him, and extending the game to the last game.
When Daigo had match point, he somehow missed a hit confirm c.mk xx fireball xx super, which is ridiculously hard to miss, if the first two hit. Then he drops a silly easy link that would of meant fadc, ultra.
The last two rounds, when the whole grand finals were on the line, he won convincingly.
Many props to both Wong and Umehara, that whole match was an Evo moment.
Posted by SSJ3X on July 20, 2009 at 7:27 a.m. #54
I thought Justin Wong Did a Fantastic Job At This Competition. Although his original counter pick with Abel did not fair well against Daigo, his Boxer did a great job and put a lot of pressure on Daigo, unfortunately Daigo's Ryu proved to be enough out last Wong in the finish. Still though, sending the game into a second set and trying to win six matches is tough against anyone, but Wong did his best and brought his best this year.
Posted by Boomdeyayda on July 20, 2009 at 9:33 a.m. #55
You gotta think...what if Wong picked Boxer the first time he played Daigo, and if Daigo lost? Perhaps he might have faced Sanford and used his crazy Cammy to beat Daigo like he did with his friend Dan?? Oh well, no looking back, everything was amazing how it turned out!
Posted by JamRock on July 20, 2009 at 9:43 a.m. #56
I hate when people say justin was taunting Daigo...he rlly wasn't he was just mad hype and he wanted 2 get the crowd into it more and if anybody knows justin they know he feeds off the crowd and that's what he was doing cause he was pretty much was trying 2 do what seemed impossible and that's win 6 matches against daigo...I applaud wong he did effin amazing and I love his play justin next yr u got it I'm sure
Posted by QQTECKS on July 20, 2009 at 10:21 a.m. #57
WC got owned by EC. LOL
Posted by Tri Force on July 20, 2009 at 10:35 a.m. #58
My boy Justin was slipped roofies and he hasnt slept for 45 days. He has a urinary tract infection along with migraine headaches. The stick he was using was completely worn out and not as responsive as it usually is,, I think a west coast player tampered with it. Justin didnt get a fair chance as it was too dark in that room, he was suffering from jet lag too. He has a fever and his hands were all sweaty while playing. Hes not use to playing on a PS3, and the dry weather was getting to him in Nevada.
Triforce Power Glove out
Posted by Tri Force on July 20, 2009 at 10:37 a.m. #59
Im getting an upgrade and am going to be wearing a Wii mote around my wrist to celebrate Empire Arcadia being the best at Evo without winning anything.
Triforce Wii Mote Out
Posted by sonjay on July 20, 2009 at 11:16 a.m. #60
Justin didn't stand a chance. Daigo annihilated Justin very easily. During the entire final matchup, Daigo was just playing with Justin. He did it to give him false hope and let him run around like a baboon to finish it when he had enough. Justin Wong is the worst SF player in America. They should've let Fatal1ty play the finals against Daigo because he's the world's best gamer.
Posted by SF4Lego on July 20, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. #61
Seth is a very great commentator. He knows how to keep up with the action and knows the technicalities of the game. He makes the audience understand what's going on the screen more.
Not sure what to say about the other two. They sound like street thugs who just blab their way like they are playing in their own living rooms.
If EVO gets a clue next year they will get Seth Killian with DJ Wheat's crew to cover the event.
Posted by will on July 20, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. #62
@sonjay, does fatality even play street fighter? I thought he was just a shooter guy.
Posted by Tri Force on July 20, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. #63
My boy justin was also at the disadvantage for having longer hair. He also has the wider stomach which makes it harder to hold the worn out stick that was sabotaged by the west coast players. It's also very hard to play under pressure, not pressure from peers but that from his own ego. Cut him some slack he did his best and he'll be back next year to lose again. F da H8rs
Posted by Y on July 20, 2009 at 11:52 a.m. #64
Why is every1 saying gootecks threw his stick after he lost to a fei long. I saw the fight and gootecks won and did not throw his stick
Posted by jay on July 20, 2009 at 12:07 p.m. #65
LOL at #60, "they shoulda let fatality play daigo" You're obviously a troll but a stupid one at that. First off, Fatality wasn't even there. Secondly, it's a goddamn tournament, they don't let people play anybody, whoever wins moves on. And lastly, fatality doesn't play street fighter, and if he does, he sucks. Get your gamefaqs fanboyism outta here. This is a fighting game, not an FPS.
Posted by Top on July 20, 2009 at 12:35 p.m. #66
man, I was away on a trip cuz it was the weekend of my mom's b-day! Does anybody know where i can find vids of the Daigo v. Wong matches?
Posted by sx on July 20, 2009 at 12:57 p.m. #67
top: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XtJhp...
Posted by Top on July 20, 2009 at 1:09 p.m. #68
Thanks sx :D
Posted by godosme20bux on July 20, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. #69
go daigo!danm good match...
Posted by John Madden on July 20, 2009 at 1:56 p.m. #70
@#61,
DJ Wheat and Seth Killian are great analysts for the game. I think the broadcast was looking for that color commentator (to throw in a few jokes or small-talk) to compliment the dry side of the analyst. Most sports broadcasts follow the color commentator + analyst format.
I have no problem listening to *boring* analysts as long as they help me learn about the game and players and have some credibility. Hearing crappy color comments makes me cringe.
Posted by lolryu on July 20, 2009 at 2:28 p.m. #71
Posted by liukangstoupee on July 20, 2009 at 12:37 a.m. #28
boxer and Abel do no have any advantage over Ryu.
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no character has any advantage over ryu.
Posted by Nyoronoru on July 20, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. #72
It's true that the only possible character to have an advantage over Ryu is Sagat.
But that LP Shoryuken which beats every attack in the game and has insane recovery, the extremely fast-recovery fireball, high priority air normals and the fact that almost every EX move(or Shoryu) can lead into Ultra is rather nuts.
Posted by lol on July 20, 2009 at 3:19 p.m. #73
maybe wong needs to become skinny like daigo. That way his flab doesnt slow down his reaction and execution.
btw - why does he always wear that same sweater? wong needs better clothing style.
Posted by V on July 20, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. #74
DJ Wheat was the one at devastation right? That crew was a LOT better than the dudes doing the commentary at EVO. And the streaming at Devastation was better too (less laggy, less d/cs..).
And lol @ JWong's getting yet another ass-whoop
Posted by whut? on July 20, 2009 at 3:37 p.m. #75
another ass-whoop? he rarely loses
Posted by Its Me... on July 20, 2009 at 3:51 p.m. #76
Some people are really sticking up for Wong.
However, I feel he bring the negative comments on himself by the way he acts (pre- celebrating/leaving during match).
Posted by USF on July 20, 2009 at 4:07 p.m. #77
Justin is a punk, that's all there is to it. Too much **** talking without backing it up. His cocksucking friends are very very annoying as well. All the USA chants were also pathetic, people need to grow up and stop taking it like it's USA vs The World at every event, every time. It's just 2 people facing eachother in a videogame, stop making it like it's a war between countries, no one besides USA cares about that ****. If anything it felt more like Daigo vs USA with the way that room was acting. Felt like the whole room wanted Daigo dead right there on the spot, yet he kept his patience and calm and won at the end.
Glad Justin got his ass kicked, he bit more than he could chew when he said said that with his counter characters he could easily beat Daigo, and after picking them both he still lost.
Gotta love that smile Daigo showed at the end, it's like you can even tell what he was thinking.
Posted by No coast on July 20, 2009 at 4:19 p.m. #78
The whole East coast entourage might be good SF4 players, but no one is gonna care if they keep acting like jack-asses. Good job alienating people from the game.
Posted by quancro on July 20, 2009 at 4:31 p.m. #79
why daigo is call the beast
Posted by Bii on July 20, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. #80
Cuz he's a werewolf
Posted by -tbag on July 20, 2009 at 4:49 p.m. #81
AuuuuuuuuuuuuuuUUuuuuUU ~
Posted by Quancro on July 20, 2009 at 5:03 p.m. #82
my new son his name will be daigo
Posted by Vega-sama on July 20, 2009 at 5:06 p.m. #83
Why do ppl say justin **** talks??? Sanford Kelly talks more smack than Justin and no one busts his balls. I am by no means a Justin fanboy but if you can get to the finals of EVO, you are entitled to say or do whatever you want...its not arrogant to pump up the crowd and its not arrogant to celebrate a win after a hard match.
Posted by Kin on July 20, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. #84
It's silly to pass Justin's immature early celebration as an excuse to pump up the crowd. After all, the competition was not about who could work up the crowd more.
Posted by supermoves on July 20, 2009 at 5:14 p.m. #85
Wouldve loved to see mago and the rest of the japanese top players in this years EVO aswell..
Posted by gootecks on July 20, 2009 at 5:15 p.m. #86
Im gonna throw my stick at Daigo I SWEAR
Posted by Daigo on July 20, 2009 at 5:54 p.m. #87
@86
bitch, you better not.
Posted by Bibi on July 20, 2009 at 6:50 p.m. #88
If Gootecks throws a stick at Daigo he would parry it and counter that with his own stick, so it is not a good move.
Posted by ARJ08 on July 20, 2009 at 7:16 p.m. #89
The best players in todays sports world are cool calm and collective....just like daigo.
Posted by Minphesto on July 20, 2009 at 7:57 p.m. #90
looking back at the finals. Jwong maybe the only US player that can compete in Japan. And probably get to top 8.
Aside from him, I don't think any US players are up to Japan's level.
Look at Dan from Japan. He is the 40th best player in japan base on his bp and manages to crack the top 8 which is a spot I don't think he can do in Japan. He did lose to sanford, but that I believe is heavily due to Dan never playing against a Cammy before.
BTW, is it just me or did Daigo decided to play a more poongko(sp?) style with the FADC?
Posted by Minphesto on July 20, 2009 at 7:58 p.m. #91
Oh i have no problems with JWong celebrating a match win...i do find it amateur like to do it DURING THE MATCH....
Posted by Sektah84 on July 20, 2009 at 8:33 p.m. #92
So was sf iv and HD remix running on a ps3?
Also this was a great match glad to see jwong lost the kids a jackass. Daigo is a humble dude from the looks of it. Shows who's a kid and who's a man.
Posted by evo on July 20, 2009 at 9:27 p.m. #93
this the 3rd time justin lost to daigo evo 2004 gamestop,and evo 09
Posted by eexxee on July 20, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. #94
Stop sucking on Jwong's balls everybody !
yes he can play but this fool just talked a bunch of smack on videos about how daigo will have to try hard to even get to fight him at evo.He said lost the gamestop exhibition because he couldnt counter pick, yet he still loses after picking 2 different characters (not to mention his rufus at gs).He got up several times and starting acting a fool because he won a match (a match not the whole competition) while Daigo sits patiently calm and collected.Way to go Jwong what do you have to say now?
Posted by greet on July 20, 2009 at 11:55 p.m. #95
SRK community likes to glorify that kind of behavior. Basically showboating, trash talking, and having such a childish exclusive mindset. They try to justify them being douchebags by saying these things are good things for the community. I remember DSP, a well known player, publicly calling non-Capcom games trash and getting people behind him, yet at the same time somehow saying he helps the community grow. Triforce talked about how people talk trash but don't really mean it, but that is 100% BS. You don't say threats and racist, or any other ist, stuff without believing part of it. Saying you were joking is just a cowardly way of expressing your ignorance without being responsible for the results.
Posted by minphesto on July 21, 2009 at 12:09 a.m. #96
@greet
You have a problem with a black man who wears a single glove and likes having kids stay at his house?
Seriously, I'm not that into the east coast mentallity...of course i'm from socal....
Posted by liukangstoupee on July 21, 2009 at 1:10 a.m. #97
no need to kick J wong when he is down. The problem with trash talkers are they have no self esteem in their life and needs to make themselves feel better. J wong may be a dick at times but talking smack about him isn't gonna make you a better person.
Posted by minphesto on July 21, 2009 at 1:52 a.m. #98
I agree that insulting JWong is not the way to go. I dont' think he really is a bad person, but if he is looking for sponsorship and what not...it hurts his image. Again, i said that celebrating a win is great, but do it to a degree where it's not negative and JWong needs to learn to walk that fine line.
Posted by shaggy on July 21, 2009 at 3:01 a.m. #99
Justin should've chosen Ken and spam flaming dragon punches.
Posted by Agreed on July 21, 2009 at 6:04 a.m. #100
Well said USF (#77)
Posted by Hell Awaits! on July 21, 2009 at 6:17 a.m. #101
Being from outside of the USA i cant help but be amazed by the way in which americans overreact to certain situations.... getting pumped up and cheering is all good and all, but chanting USA...USA...USA just seems so 1980's as well as making the americans look out of touch with the rest of the world (basically the rest of the world just laughs at you guys). I mean come on... this is a video game fighting tournament not the bloody Olympic games..
Also Justin Wong is the worst person to represent you guys... If you had to send an american around the world to represent you in SF4 you dont want Wong.... hes a joke... Ive never seen such disrespectful immature preformance by a so-called "Pro player" ... how embarrassing.
Edma or somebody else abit more down to earth would be a good choice. I would say Valle cause he gets alot of respect all around the world but i dont think hes at the top of his game anymore.
One more thing... I know you americans arn't all the same ive got alot of friends and family in america so i know how cool alot of you are ..... just shame about the rest.
Posted by liukangstoupee on July 21, 2009 at 9:18 a.m. #102
101:
I'm not american and i try to look at things objectively. J wong is not even close as the worst representative in a major gaming event. Half the idiot kids who reps fps and wow are twice the douche bags j wong can be even at his worst. Besides ever heard of Phil Hellmuth, the poker player? He is by far the worst representing any type of gaming in the US. That guy absolutely need to be strapped to an electric chair before he can shut up.
Posted by THTB on July 21, 2009 at 10:14 a.m. #103
Great showing by Justin. Him going back and forth with Daigo like that shows his performance at SBO will be sick. That time he spent in Japan was really good for his play all-around.
Posted by MarioLuigi on July 21, 2009 at 11:33 a.m. #104
John Choi, Alex Valle, Combofiend, Gootecks and Ed Ma. These guys would be good SF4 U.S.A. representatives in my book.
Posted by MarioLuigi on July 21, 2009 at 11:38 a.m. #105
I forgot about Long Island Joe/I love u Joe. He's a cool guy.
Posted by D. Honda on July 21, 2009 at 4:45 p.m. #106
The Daigo v Justin Wong final was great to watch. I didn't mind who won as long as we got a good scrap. Maybe it would have been more interesting to see Justin Wong win for once. Yet at the same time his attitude really doesn't help endear him towards neutral fans. Still, we can respect the skill that was on display. A very good showing from both players.
Posted by boy on July 21, 2009 at 6:43 p.m. #107
@#101
Exactly my thoughts. apparently, Americans call it HYPE! they believe its cool and creates a competitive mood.. if you ask me its childish, ignorant and disrespectful.
I don't care how good justin is, he is a genuinely disrespectful and elitist person in every way. now Daigo on the other hand is just what a pro player should be. i don't think anyone can say a bad word about his attitude.. he is a nice guy all around.
Posted by East Coast Reject on July 30, 2009 at 12:07 a.m. #108
I luv Justin..... No Homo
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