Posted by NvhA on January 20, 2012 at 6:43 a.m. #1

Finally, some battle logs. I'm about to die for not knowing.

Posted by Eternal on January 20, 2012 at 6:45 a.m. #2

Looks like all that training Fuudo has put in against other top Ryu's has finally paid off. All the gachis were showing him beating the crap out of every Ryu but always losing to Daigo's in a set.

Posted by Bibuki on January 20, 2012 at 6:46 a.m. #3

hahaha wtf Daigo?

Posted by NyuBomber on January 20, 2012 at 6:46 a.m. #4

Dat character variety

Posted by QuikZilver on January 20, 2012 at 6:47 a.m. #5

Daigo = fraud

Posted by hyerty on January 20, 2012 at 6:48 a.m. #6

Fuudo confirmed to be a sandbagger in casuals if he wins the tourney?

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 20, 2012 at 6:50 a.m. #7

oh man.. 3-0 vs the players i'm rooting for

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 20, 2012 at 6:55 a.m. #8

That last match between Kazunoko vs Momochi was so intense!

Posted by shin_ono on January 20, 2012 at 6:55 a.m. #9

Hopefully someone is video capturing this, because I am poor and near a computer :-/

Posted by shin_ono on January 20, 2012 at 6:57 a.m. #10

I'm meant NOT near

Posted by acku on January 20, 2012 at 6:58 a.m. #11

Already getting epic, Fuudo beating Daigo :)
This will be the first high-level AE2012 tourney which will give us a look at the new powers that may be

Posted by NvhA on January 20, 2012 at 7:02 a.m. #12

Remaining matches for tonight.

Tokido vs Haitani,
Tokido vs Sako,
Daigo vs Haitani,
Mago vs Fuudo,
Uryo vs Kindevu,
Momochi vs Kazunoko,
Sako vs Momochi

Posted by Temtt on January 20, 2012 at 7:02 a.m. #13

WTF! The stream died for me when the Kazunoko-Momochi match was about to start! Anyone else?

Posted by SimSimIV on January 20, 2012 at 7:07 a.m. #14

Sako is looking pretty amazing right now!

Posted by ponpon on January 20, 2012 at 7:08 a.m. #15

＠temtt
You paid money?

Posted by nox000 on January 20, 2012 at 7:10 a.m. #16

Go Haitani!

Posted by NaztyBoi on January 20, 2012 at 7:10 a.m. #17

if you pay for the event can you watch the archive later after the stream?? im willing to pay to watch but im work rite now so i'll be missing some matches so i just want to know if i pay will there be an archive to watch later???

Posted by Temtt on January 20, 2012 at 7:10 a.m. #18

@15

Yes, I bought the full package of 12 episodes.

Posted by SimSimIV on January 20, 2012 at 7:12 a.m. #19

You should go to your Nico acc and check your points there, to make sure they registered your payment for the tickets or something.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 20, 2012 at 7:13 a.m. #20

no you didn't pay for it... the free stream ended just before momochi vs kazunoko.

Posted by sephirosuy on January 20, 2012 at 7:14 a.m. #21

Here can find the match report:
http://tokido77.blogspot.com/2012/01/...

Posted by SAMURAI on January 20, 2012 at 7:16 a.m. #22

Fuudo vs Daigo is already on Youtube.

Posted by Temtt on January 20, 2012 at 7:20 a.m. #23

@20

I paid 3500 Yen, the full package.

Posted by ponpon on January 20, 2012 at 7:22 a.m. #24

@SAMURAI
Really? I can't find it.

Posted by yepwingtim on January 20, 2012 at 7:22 a.m. #25

where on youtube samurai?

Posted by killerface on January 20, 2012 at 7:24 a.m. #26

Ov3rheadGreg just uploaded Daigo vs Fuudo

Posted by SAMURAI on January 20, 2012 at 7:26 a.m. #27

Ov3rheadGreg uploaded it

Posted by Kimmy_13 on January 20, 2012 at 7:27 a.m. #28

daigo loses 1 in a hard match up againt an evo champ and people say he's a fraud? like to see them do better.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 20, 2012 at 7:31 a.m. #29

Go on Tokido!

Posted by hyerty on January 20, 2012 at 7:34 a.m. #30

Fuudo destroys alot of people in tournies with his godlike adapting abilities. Watch him vs Dieminion that sh it is free

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 20, 2012 at 7:35 a.m. #31

Its all about that taunt ha

Posted by Rettaka on January 20, 2012 at 7:40 a.m. #32

@31

Tokido vs Kindevu? Yea, that was epic! lol

Posted by SAMURAI on January 20, 2012 at 7:48 a.m. #33

Guys I have a offtopic question.
I just played with Guile vs a Makoto player. Green bar, first round I took half his life pretty fast. And suddenly it became laggy as hell, I couldn't do anything anymore and he was kicking my ass and I lost.
After the "fight" there was still a green bar.

Is that a lag switch or what?
Of course I kicked him, I refuse to play against a fraud like that.

Posted by UareDelicious on January 20, 2012 at 7:51 a.m. #34

Holy sh- Fuudo on a spree.
3-0'd The Beast and defeated Mago in a Fei mirror?!
EVO/GG4 champion is back in full form?
Can't wait for more of these matches.

Posted by NvhA on January 20, 2012 at 7:54 a.m. #35

Daigo played really badly, but the 1st and 3rd match could've gone to him.

Still got another match vs Haitaini. Let's go the beast.

Posted by keyzerjose on January 20, 2012 at 7:54 a.m. #36

Where do you actually purchase the ticket? I got 1000 points charges posted to my nico account as well) but it only shows some screen saying topanga on it... How do I spend the points?

Posted by capcomdointhingsright on January 20, 2012 at 8 a.m. #37

Holy shiit, just watched Daigo Fuudo on the Ov3rheadGreg channel, please avoid if you dislike scenes of sexual violence.

DAMN!!!

NO wonder Daigo has been keeping dat ae2012 ryu under wraps, he's discovered some MAD CRAZY new tech!! Did you know that crMK can be comboed into fireball? Is this known?!?!

Also, HP shoryus are now safe on block apparently, although Fuudo was stil managing to punish them...

Posted by spotlesseden on January 20, 2012 at 8 a.m. #38

Daigo will win this thing. this is different than American tournaments. 1 lose means nothing right now.

Posted by keyzerjose on January 20, 2012 at 8:01 a.m. #39

Nevermind got it, I kept trying to purchase one ticket for the twelve round instead of just one for one. FInallly!!

Posted by The6thRedWolf on January 20, 2012 at 8:02 a.m. #40

@33 That is random lag which could of been caused by anything. It doesn't mean he caused it himself, it could be someone downloading something on either players internet or the providers themselves. Lagswitches cut the connection, not limit it. I would know, I was a GoW 1 glitcher. I hate it when people assume it's a lagswitch yet they don't realise they don't work on games unless the person using it is the host and players directly connect to them.
tl:dr Lagswitches don't work on SF and they don't create lag, but freezes the game for the person it's done too.

Posted by yepwingtim on January 20, 2012 at 8:02 a.m. #41

FUUDO KAZUNOKO OR DAIGO WIll WIN
daigo umeharaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!oneone1

Posted by Grubba on January 20, 2012 at 8:04 a.m. #42

Lets GO kindevu, you can do eet!!!

Posted by eeeealmo on January 20, 2012 at 8:05 a.m. #43

man i would love to see sako ibuki wrecking house

Posted by krazhy on January 20, 2012 at 8:07 a.m. #44

Am i the only one rootin' for Uryo???

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 20, 2012 at 8:14 a.m. #45

@#32

Yeah m8 :)

Posted by keyzerjose on January 20, 2012 at 8:19 a.m. #46

Uryo vs Kindevu hell yea. Pissed I missed all the Sako matches though. Hopefully they have 24 hour archives

Posted by MonkeyCha0s on January 20, 2012 at 8:34 a.m. #47

@44 i doubt youre the only one who likes Sakura and more specifically Uryo's Sakura.

Posted by krazhy on January 20, 2012 at 8:36 a.m. #48

how is Uryo losing, FML.

Posted by NvhA on January 20, 2012 at 8:48 a.m. #49

Daigo won. Balance is restored.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 8:50 a.m. #50

I can understand why daigo's not been playing online to avoid being filmed

cuz he played like crap

he can't even land a link after solar plexus

I think daigo is after that 5 cents

Posted by hyerty on January 20, 2012 at 8:53 a.m. #51

actually its 6 cents

Posted by Akua on January 20, 2012 at 8:59 a.m. #52

Step it up Momochi... you got this!

Posted by boulderabuser on January 20, 2012 at 9:01 a.m. #53

The last set of Daigo and Haitani seems to went by really quick. I refreshed for like 50 sec and Daigo already won. What happened?

Posted by BlankaBeast on January 20, 2012 at 9:05 a.m. #54

#30 where are the matches vs Dieminion?

Posted by Smorgasboard on January 20, 2012 at 9:06 a.m. #55

Seems like every match was close except Kindevu vs Uryo match. All the players are just so strong that it could go either way.

Also, if you reupload the matches to YouTube, UltraDavid is going to find you. Yeah, he'll find you.

Posted by konachin on January 20, 2012 at 9:08 a.m. #56

@onostolemybike that's why daigo is beating everybody at the arcades? get a clue dude

Posted by GenoScreams on January 20, 2012 at 9:09 a.m. #57

So three people played 1 match
Eight people played 2 matches
One person played 3 matches

Why isn't it more even?

Posted by boulderabuser on January 20, 2012 at 9:09 a.m. #58

@56

Don't bother with him. He's just trolling, although I think I could troll better than him :).

Posted by NvhA on January 20, 2012 at 9:10 a.m. #59

Tokido will need to step up his game. 4 matches for him tomorrow night!

Posted by warriors on January 20, 2012 at 9:12 a.m. #60

Fei Long is so cheap should be removed form the game :/

Posted by ponpon on January 20, 2012 at 9:13 a.m. #61

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Posted by boulderabuser on January 20, 2012 at 9:13 a.m. #62

@57

This tournament will run for 10 days. More than enough time for everyone to play against each other.

Posted by Rettaka on January 20, 2012 at 9:14 a.m. #63

Does anyone know if there are any archives?
I missed the Kazunoko vs Momochi match.

Posted by boulderabuser on January 20, 2012 at 9:14 a.m. #64

@61 I would hate to be that person.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 9:16 a.m. #65

@56

O rly?

got any videos to prove those matches happened in the arcade?

Nope, you don't. Just a bunch of fanboys making up crap.

No video = it didn't happen.

Posted by poseidon on January 20, 2012 at 9:25 a.m. #66

I think Daigo couldn't handle not being able to connect solarplex into crouching fierce into dp, and got severely punished for it in the fuudo match. Wish I could see all the other matches though.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 20, 2012 at 9:25 a.m. #67

"No video = it didn't happen"

Hahahaha imagine if we based everything on that silly logic :E

Posted by LordJim on January 20, 2012 at 9:27 a.m. #68

@#65
You do remember people play with their cards and it tracks things, right?
But I guess Daigo fanboys hack in the databanks and change the data, so it does not count.
Moron

Posted by warriors on January 20, 2012 at 9:28 a.m. #69

how come fuudo is not sponsored? Hori opportunity here!!!

Posted by SAMURAI on January 20, 2012 at 9:35 a.m. #70

@ 69

Indeed, it's crazy that someone like Fuudo is not sponsored but Noah is.

Posted by yamazaki on January 20, 2012 at 9:44 a.m. #71

LOL@#65

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 9:51 a.m. #72

@68

okay then

show me this arcade card data, I'm waiting...

oh wait, you don't have it, nobody has it, because its all BS

No evidence, no videos, no data = did not happen

Daigo played like an absolute scrub against Fuudo, so bad that if you removed the name daigo from the video people would have just assumed it was any random online scrub playing fuudo instead. How many times did he screw up the solar plexus link? How many times did he wake up DP and get punished by backdash? I lost count.

Maybe daigo's spending too much time having his joystick sucked in the madcatz booth to remember how to play properly. He hasn't been in america since evo, that says a lot.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 9:55 a.m. #73

@67

silly logic winston?

you sound like the sort of person who would be happy to criminally convinct someone for murder with no evidence.

I could go online right now, create a website and just post a load of scores of daigo playing random top japanese players, make them up and have gullible people believe every word of it.

Call me old fashioned, but I believe in evidence, not hearsay.

Posted by KingAdon on January 20, 2012 at 10:10 a.m. #74

I hate Kazunoko

Posted by LordJim on January 20, 2012 at 10:14 a.m. #75

@#72
People post winrates and BP weekly, for starters.
If all those matches he won did not happen or he lost them, it would not add up with the data.

And yes, a silly couch warrior with a grudge could make a website with the sole purpose to spread false info, but that would be silly and not help with anything.

It's not like you need to lie about Daigo to know he is an incredibly strong and consistent player for the last 15 years.
You can live in denial all you want, it is hella amusing for the rest.
Moron.

Posted by Paine on January 20, 2012 at 10:18 a.m. #76

This tournament is no mind blowing. Almost, and I do mean almost, makes me regret not buying the whole 12 episodes.

Posted by Paine on January 20, 2012 at 10:20 a.m. #77

*so not no.

I'm sad about Haitani not beating Daigo, but I so badly want to see his Makoto play. Insane character variety.

Posted by konachin on January 20, 2012 at 10:21 a.m. #78

@onostolemybike man, you're incredibly stupid, stop embarrassing yourself.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 10:29 a.m. #79

@78

yes, shame on me for wanting some actual evidence of these so called arcade matches. Of course, a blind, dumbass daigo dick sucking fanboy like yourself is more than happy to lap up any pro daigo BS thrown in your general direction whether it's true or not. Lap it up son, lap it up.

One thing you won't be lapping up though is that match against fuudo because damn... daigo was bad.

Posted by LordJim on January 20, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. #80

#77
Technically, not much different than Godsgarden, but it's still great to see.

Posted by Nukka on January 20, 2012 at 10:34 a.m. #81

@73

Lol Maybe this statement could've held true, save for the part where you have NO credit at all, these arn't some random dudes posting the scores, it's people like Zhi, Hsien Chang, and Fubarduck. Now, if you can give me a logical reason to how lying about some scores benefits them in anyway, maybe I could believe you.

Also, you know what my evidence for Daigo winning is? Evo champ 2 years in a row. You're gonna tell me a guy who went undefeated 2 years in 2 1000 men tournaments isn't gonna win alot of matches?

Posted by Hitstick on January 20, 2012 at 10:34 a.m. #82

What happen to you guys tier lists? They are constantly changing because they are NOT TRUE. Tier lists are always changing because it is false. What IS true is that you can win with ANY character in here based on the player.

Posted by LordJim on January 20, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. #83

@#82
Tier lists are about how characters compare to each other.
Characters have specific tools and these dictate match-ups.
Saying they are not true is retarded.
The reason they change is because people discover more and mroe about a game.

And yes, big pearl of wisdom there, who would have thought that the most important part is the actual player.

I sometimes wonder why I even read the comments

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 10:46 a.m. #84

@81

and how do you know these guys can even keep count during the sets? Personally, I couldn't give a toss what fubarduck or hsien chang saw, if they can't record it and show the world then I don't give a crap.

daigo was evo champ 2 years in a row, okay, so? Plus I'll ignore the fact that there were hardly any other top japanese players there during the years he won it. I'll also ignore the fact that daigo never wins any significant japanese tourney like sbo or godsgarden.

That's in the past, I don't care about the past, I care about the present. Daigo is a shadow of what he was, the beast went on a tier whoring crusade with yun, failed miserably now returns to what looks like a very rusty, washed up ryu. I'm not impressed.

@konachan
if you want to talk about embarrassing, lets talk about daigo's performance against fuudo first.

Posted by NerfGuile on January 20, 2012 at 10:46 a.m. #85

So much trolling here :).

Daigo played well against Fuudo. Didn't look scrubby at all. Actually he looked very strong.

Game #1, he gets hit by random wakeup Ultra vs cr.MP, it was full ultra because he was winning by a lot. But he was out playing Fuudo by quite a bit.

Game #2, he misses SPS link, gets hit with full ultra because he was winning by a lot. Second round, drops SPS again! In both links he missed by pressing the cr.HP early.

Game #3, misses SPS link (the DP this time) again. Overall he gets outplayed in the game.

Bottom line: Daigo is still better than you. And will still be very good. Saying he looks like a scrub is pretty funny and just show what an idiot you are.

Posted by NerfGuile on January 20, 2012 at 10:53 a.m. #86

onostolemybike: There is an english word for people like you - I-D-I-O-T. <- sound it out.

Daigo failed miserably with Yun? He was top 8 in EVERY SINGLE TOURNAMENT he entered. Of the three US tournaments he entered he WON twice and came 4th. You call that failing?

IDIOT. You are a complete IDIOT.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 10:54 a.m. #87

@85

"So much trolling here :).

Daigo played well against Fuudo."

Okay dude you're trolling, how can you say he played well againt fuudo

"Bottom line: Daigo is still better than you"

Bottom line I don't play this game 9 hours a day and neither does most the people here, because I prioritize more important things in life than a mediocre incarnation of street fighter.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 10:58 a.m. #88

@86

oh you mean those 2 american tournies daigo won when AE had been out a mere 6 days on console?

yeah, that was big of daigo. Beating up americans with his 6+ month experience of yun against their 6 days of experience with AE. I'm sure 90% of the american players at that tourney had no idea how to deal with yun.

So yeah, big round of applause for daigo for taking advantage of his massive head start. Whoope fookin doo

Posted by Hitstick on January 20, 2012 at 10:58 a.m. #89

@#83:Tier lists being NOT tru is the truth because if they were THEY WOULD NOT CHANGE. They would not be subject to change. Do you understand this simple concept? For example, you don't have Seth rank low tier then all of a sudden since Poongko did well with him BUMP him up the charts, no because the character did not do that and there was nothing new that we found out about that character it was the player's intuition ans skill that got it done. Regardless of the character.

Posted by hyerty on January 20, 2012 at 11:04 a.m. #90

@89 going by your logic I hope someone discovers Dan. i believe he is top 10 in this game

Posted by CBX on January 20, 2012 at 11:08 a.m. #91

where was this stream? was it on twitch or nico?

Posted by LordJim on January 20, 2012 at 11:17 a.m. #92

@#89
Yes, he only came 4th at evo and 3d at SBO. Let's ignore other tourneys he won in Japan as well, or other majors around the world. Or an 82% win rate in Arcades where many other top plays played and rotating 1st/2nd with Kazunoko. And for a version of SF you do not care, you sure waste a lot of time with things concerning it.
And if had you any good reasoning to discredit their reports besides 'I do not believe it wah, wah', you would have presented it.
Did he rape you or something? Cause unless it's personal, I cannot fathom how someone could be that stupid

@#89
Now, the other idiot.
Players make the tier lists based on their CURRENT KNOWLEDGE.
Unless they have PERFECT knowledge about all the characters, all 1521 match-ups and everything that can be done with this engine, the tier list will change.
The PLAYERS determine how the game is played and what works, and tier lists are a reflection of that given moment.
That does not make them false. And since they talk about characters, they do not take into account the human, factor, aka the player. If good players do not play some characters for some time, misconceptions can happen

Fighting games evolve like that. If you want to oversimplify everything and ignore what the tier lists represent and how the games are played, then yeah, I guess tier lists can never be 100% correct.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 11:24 a.m. #93

@92

82% win ratio? Is that all, I thought he was 'THE BEAST'. Shouldn't beating him be like a rare thing? He loses way too much for someone sooooo overhyped.

Actually his win ratio is under 80%, but you're a bit infatuated with him I think, so I'll let you of.

Everybody knows sakonoko is more talented than daigo, the only difference is sako doesn't play 9 hours a day and doesn't whore out boring over-used generic snore fest characters like ryu. Oh ryu... so original, never see people playing ryu or anything.

Posted by LordJim on January 20, 2012 at 11:29 a.m. #94

@#93
Up until 2012 rolled about when he used yun.
Less than 10 people in all of japan had better win ratios (Michael Tan was first with 85).
It's interesting that you think winning 80% of 9000 matches is not good, but hey.

At least you make it obvious with each comment you post that you are trying too hard.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 11:34 a.m. #95

@94

oh and why was he using yun? Can you say tier whoring?

And where is his yun now? In the trash, dropped like the tier whore he is.

win ratios mean nothing to me, it depends who he played. 90% of those matches could have been against sub-standard players. Chances are it was, because you wouldn't get an 80% win ratio if you only played sakonoko.

bit like justin wong's 300 consecutive win record, who did he play again? yeah... say no more.

Posted by Nukka on January 20, 2012 at 11:34 a.m. #96

@84

Your argument makes so little sense it's not even funny. First you go and question if these guys can even count or not..seriously? Next you expect them to record, when it's not allowed at the arcade? Yeah they're totally gonna risk getting kicked out for your pleasure.

Evo is kinda a big deal, meaning winning 2 years in a row isn't just 'so?'. Nice logic, no japanese players = easy tournament, and you say other people are dickriding? And if this holds true, where were all the japanese top players that came out to EVO 2K11? ELIMINATED. By american players no less.

Now, can you explain to me how his Yun failed? I'd say his win ratio is about 95% with his Yun soo..No failing there. Also you're gonna call him a rusty washed up Ryu based on 1 match? Hahaha wait atleast till the tourney is over so you don't eat your words too much if he does end up winning.

Whatever, you're probably gonna come up with something dumb to this like 'I DUNT GIVE A F*CK I ONLY TRUST EVIDENCE, SCREW LOGICAL SENSE' You what there is evidence towards though? The people on this website hate you, but I guess you don't give a f*ck bout that either. Anyways I'm done say anything you want.

Posted by Hitstick on January 20, 2012 at 11:35 a.m. #97

^#92: 1st of all I gave Poongko praise for using a supposedley LOW tier Seth [ranked by the so called top players]who is supposedley not "tournament viable." Yet guess what Poongko goes on and RAPES with Seth even won the Shadowloo tournament and places well at Evo with low tier. But then he jumps up the Tier charts, why you ask BECAUSE he was winning with the low tier character. Has nothing to do with NEW information, lol what a load of crap.

Can't wait till some no name wins a tournament or places well with Dan. Then he will be high tier, lololol.

Posted by Nukka on January 20, 2012 at 11:38 a.m. #98

Oops just read his win ratio is lower, oh well still amazing, atleast I can admit when I'm wrong.

Posted by Scrixx on January 20, 2012 at 11:38 a.m. #99

Daigo is a very strong player but excuse me..

LETS GO SAKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 11:40 a.m. #100

@96

you're done? you give up easy!

I thought you daigo fanboys were a hardened bunch, I guess not.

lots of japanese players have won american tournies so I don't really care if daigo has won some, that doesn't make him stand out,

nor does losing 4 out of 5 first to ten matches in godsgarden2. daigo's overhyped bs at its finest

Posted by LordJim on January 20, 2012 at 11:45 a.m. #101

@#97
Or maybe he showed of Seth's strengths and made people reevaluate the character.
And Momochi won Season's Beatings with Cody, Cody did not suddenly become even a top 10 character in AE.
Adon did not really rise in Tiers even after Gamerbee kept winning.
Similarly, even though Sagat was not winning in the US in Vanilla, no US player thought 'Sagat is bad, we must put him lower on the tier list'.
Tourney results are different than Tier lists. If anyone wins with Dan, is a credit to the player, the character still has problems
It's not that hard a concept.
Usually.

@#100
Winning many Japanese ones should work then, but hey.
You are a retard, facts do not matter

Posted by TheShotokan on January 20, 2012 at 11:53 a.m. #102

Lol Sako, Kaz, or Mago are good, but no matter what they will never be Kami ever.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 20, 2012 at 12:01 p.m. #103

Is that child still bitching? ha

Posted by boulderabuser on January 20, 2012 at 12:06 p.m. #104

I wonder why Mago decide to go with Fei? I thought he was trying out the King again ever since 2012 came out.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 12:12 p.m. #105

@103

didn't you die a long long time ago?

Posted by HardToSayNo on January 20, 2012 at 12:19 p.m. #106

@onostolemybike

uMaD?

Posted by foolly on January 20, 2012 at 12:19 p.m. #107

i dont understand why people allow themselves to get Trolled and worked up by people like onostolemybike. If he says:

no video = didnt happen

why do you need to convince one little soul it happened? let him think what he wants, why do you care? damn not everything is worth your time and attention, which is what he wants. not everyone is impressed with daigo, you dont need to convince them otherwise, they already know what he's achieved, they just dont like his gameplay and want the whole world to know. just move on.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 20, 2012 at 12:20 p.m. #108

Thx for answering my question hun

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 20, 2012 at 12:21 p.m. #109

@#107

I dont think anyone is really getting worked up by him :P

Posted by HardToSayNo on January 20, 2012 at 12:24 p.m. #110

I think once daigo gets use to playing on XBL again , these records will change dramatically. You can tell daigo hasnt been playiing on xbox or xbl - he only has 1k char points.
he prob still have arcade timing for combos when he plays online xbl lol

Posted by geesehwrd on January 20, 2012 at 12:29 p.m. #111

More videos at greg's channel, here's mago vs kazunoko
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c6mJQ...

Posted by NerfGuile on January 20, 2012 at 12:42 p.m. #112

I like onostolemybike. It's always fun when idiots come here and get blown up. No video necessary to know you are a fool.

A lot of people never mention it, but Daigo made Yun top tier day one. He was beating everyone as soon as AE dropped. Pretty crazy when you consider how hard it is to learn a character - even Yun. [If Yun was so easy, players like Gootecks would have been able to pick him up, even after being "tutored"]

You can't compare anyone's win percentage with Daigo except for the people that play at Taito. This is because that is the strongest arcade. When Daigo and Kazunoko traveled to the Sega arcades and other places, they go on huge win streaks. If they played at those arcades they would probably have win %'s in the 90's.

Posted by Super_Shoto_Fighter_4 on January 20, 2012 at 12:57 p.m. #113

Even though I don't play Ibuki in this game I support Sako. He may not win tournaments but he's an innervative. I support Kindevu because he reminds me of Rufus and he plays Cammy. Everyone of them is Solid though. No Frauds except Mago.

Posted by Fivec on January 20, 2012 at 1:06 p.m. #114

These standings aren't technically correct. These best of 5 sets are just that: sets. It takes two sets over an opponent to win a game against them.

So yeah, Daigo hasn't lost to (or beaten) anyone yet, and neither has anyone else. The sets are used for tiebreakers at the end of online play.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 1:06 p.m. #115

man kazunoko's seth is crap, just watched the momochi match

should have invited poongko to this event instead

Posted by NerfGuile on January 20, 2012 at 1:17 p.m. #116

onostolemybike are you still going? You still need attention?

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 1:24 p.m. #117

@116

sure, as long as idiots like you are around still replying to my comments then I know I'm doing my job right

Posted by WARGROUND_COOK on January 20, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. #118

@ONOSTOLEMYBIKE
TRYING TO BE RACIST AGAINST WE ASIANS ?

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 1:37 p.m. #119

shout outs to ov3rheadgreg for the uploads

lol @ dumb people who paid for this

Posted by Super_Honda on January 20, 2012 at 1:44 p.m. #120

@112

You're right. Not everyone in the world can play Yun at his best and I know that from my experience by playing online and by watching videos on the internet. I've only seen very few players who could play well with Yun at online. Yun is pretty difficult character to use, same goes with Fei Long, Yang and Viper.

Also, for someone who compares the win percentages from online to the arcades, especially playing at Taito arcade, is looking at it the wrong way. This is because I've seen many players who have impressive win rates at online but it's not valid because its online, NOT offline. I have nearly 80% win rate online ranked matches and I'm happy with that. For someone like Daigo, Kazunoko and many others, who have over 80% win percentage at the toughest arcade is impressive. Comparing is just wrong. No point at all.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 1:51 p.m. #121

@120

yun is easy to play in ae, stop kidding yourself

Posted by WARGROUND_COOK on January 20, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. #122

@120
THAT'S WHY AMERICANS COULDN'T DO SH1T WITH YUN , YANG , SAGAT ONLY HAVE 1 VIPER THAT IS WORTH A DAMN AND ANOTHER WHO IS A FOREIGNER ON A VISA ...
AMERICAN PLAYERS ARE FAILING ABROAD AND AT HOME LIKE HOW BUSH WAS FAILING ABROAD AND AT HOME

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 2:31 p.m. #123

@122

americans can't do sh1t with any character, so whats new?

Posted by Super_Honda on January 20, 2012 at 2:43 p.m. #124

@122

LOL, you and the caps lock......legend haha.

Posted by Hitstick on January 20, 2012 at 3 p.m. #125

@101: You just proved my point and it showed your contradiction, characters like Seth and Adon WERE low tier at the time until they placed well at tournaments. PROVING that the tier lists is not based on characters but PERFORMANCE.Your teir lists are never truthful.

Posted by the_truth on January 20, 2012 at 3:07 p.m. #126

@NerfGuile

Daigo wasn't hit with a random Ultra in game 1, it was an option select, 
if Daigo hadn't backdashed the Ultra wouldn't of come out, so it goes 
down as a good read by Fuudo.

Although Daigo did indeed miss some links you fail to mention the fact 
that he was punished severely for consistently mashing dp on his wakeup 
& during his opponents block strings (which also cost him dearly at EVO). 
These must also go down as good reads  by Fuudo, stop being biased & give 
credit where it's due!!

Posted by RagingDemon on January 20, 2012 at 3:13 p.m. #127

Hmm... I wonder why people here pay onostolemybike so much attention... to think that a Daigo hater (who lemme add doesn't have enough proof himself to accuse those AE 2012 statistics to be forged) would sign up at Eventhubs just to troll us all for attention... it must mean he really needs to get a life. Actually in fact, he might even need to attend elementary school again, since he can't seem to read "recording not allowed in arcades" very clearly. Or better yet, he's just all talk, why be bothered by his ridiculously pompous comments? ^_^

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 3:35 p.m. #128

@127

love the way you acuse me of trolling then go through all that trouble talking about me, replying to my comments etc. and then say

"why be bothered by his ridiculously pompous comments?"

Well you clearly are bothered by my comments, thats why you've replied and called me out,

so in other words, 'you're a fookin idiot'

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 3:38 p.m. #129

@60

People still think Fei long is cheap? really? Have you ever thought maybe you just suck at this game period?

Posted by NerfGuile on January 20, 2012 at 4:19 p.m. #130

@126, the_truth, watch it again. Daigo does cr.MP crouch tech not backdash. You say give credit, but seems like you didn't even watch the match.

Game 1, round 2 - fuudo does U1 in anticipation of cr.MK x FB, daigo doesn't throw FB and fuudo loses. Very risky for Fuudo.

Game 1, round 3 - if it was an option select, the Ultra only came out because FUUDO mistimed his cr.LK. Daigo did not backdash but crouch teched with cr.MP. It was a desperation Ultra or a mistimed OS. Either way very risky. Daigo was outplaying him.

Daigo looked great in all three matches. So did Fuudo.

Posted by GldTsunamiV68 on January 20, 2012 at 4:24 p.m. #131

lol play the rose-fei matchup, get pushed to the corner after just one random ass series of rekkas. so not fair >_<

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 4:31 p.m. #132

Fuudo deliberately whiffed the cr.lk early to get an OS ultra, doesnt matter if Daigo back dashed or not, as long as he pressed a button it will hit him. Fuudo did very well in all three matches but Daigo missed his forward hp link 3 times ( 2 times with uppercut and once with cr.hp but didnt finish the link) is a little strange.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 4:31 p.m. #133

@131 rose is good against fei, obviously never watched luufy vs mago matches

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 4:38 p.m. #134

@131

You could have some credibility saying Fei's 'random' rekka is cheap in AE but in 2012 its being nerfed, unless you are some godlike pros who could hit confirm first hit of Rekka consistantly, same thing can be said for Rose doing 'random' ex sparrow then safe dash twice to push opponent in the corner, see what I've done there? Maybe step up your games

Posted by NubbRyu on January 20, 2012 at 4:39 p.m. #135

How about everyone stop arguing and trolling about riding and such and just enjoy the matches of these excellent and top players, everyone makes mistakes especially Daigo.

Posted by tidestick on January 20, 2012 at 4:43 p.m. #136

LEts GO SAKO!!

Posted by Donchilio on January 20, 2012 at 4:44 p.m. #137

Remember the online league is only there to determine the seeds for the offline knockout league. It doesn't matter if player x goes 0-11 for the online league they still have a chance of winning the whole thing.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 4:50 p.m. #138

@135

You mean everyone makes mistakes 'including' Daigo, not 'especially' Daigo, btw that forward hp Ryu does is like the best hit confirm move in the game where you could just mash dp afterwards and it will hit 99% of the time, its not a move where you 'react' to it afterwards, which is why I say it is strange for Daigo to miss it considering his level (#1 in my book).

Posted by Grubba on January 20, 2012 at 4:52 p.m. #139

guys where are the videos being hosted? so i can see the cammy matches

Posted by Fivec on January 20, 2012 at 4:56 p.m. #140

Can anyone who's paying for this thing confirm that the archives are viewable? I'm not going to watch it live, but I might pay to see the archives.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 20, 2012 at 4:57 p.m. #141

@138

but daigo plays 9 hours a day, gets his nuts hugged and signs crappy madcatz sticks, he shouldn't make mistakes!

yeah, just go for a simple dp after solar plexus but many top players are idiots who constantly feel that they have to impress with 'links' until they screw it up and look like an idiot, like daigo did in his match with fuudo

thats what you get for being a flash git

Posted by Donchilio on January 20, 2012 at 5:16 p.m. #142

@#141 *cough*Poongko*cough*

But yeah, I still don't know why Daigo went for SPS > c.FP when he was even missing it in the lag check. i mean if you're missing it in the lag check that should be a warning that you'll probably be missing it in the actual match. lol.

Posted by NerfGuile on January 20, 2012 at 5:37 p.m. #143

@132, Fuudo did not purposely whiff that to make an OS. By whiffing the cr.LK, he lost all the OS properties.

If Fuudo had done it correctly, the cr.LK would have either connected = option 1, or if Daigo backdash U1 = option 2.

Since Fuudo accidentally whiffs the cr.LK, the only option is U1 meaning not an option select at all because there is nothing to select :). It is just a random Ultra that beat a crouch tech. If Daigo had blocked the Ultra would have still came out and Fuudo would lose.

BTW, do you guys still think Online Tony is a better Seth than Kazunoko? I got a good laugh in that other thread.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 5:55 p.m. #144

@143

no, by whiff it early its still an OS, early lk whiff will bait other moves since its done before their recovery to make player think that they can throw in a jab or cr.mp in this case, which the lk whiffs then ultra came out, 2nd option is if Daigo backdash, it will hit him as well, theres a third option which is if Daigo dont do anyhting, fuudo whiffs cr.lk then ultra which would end a disaster for fuudo, so whiff cr.lk early is sort of a gamble OS if you may.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 6:07 p.m. #145

In this case the ultra 1 can be delayed slightly by whiffing cr.lk early, to use it to pre buff the half circle motion required for u1, then press the 3*p at the right time when Fuudo saw the cr. mp coming.

Posted by warriors on January 20, 2012 at 6:24 p.m. #146

@87
Daigo is a professional gamer, he makes his living by playing streetfighter at a professional level, winning event and being sponsored

Probably not much money, and maybe he have a second job, but still being a gamer is his job or one of his jobs
So playing or training 9 hours a day is his duty, its not for fun

Professional gaming may not be as accepted as I wish, but its real, and I hope it gets bigger, because I do enjoy watching certain games being played at the top level, by people dedicated to it

Professional gaming in my opinion is still in its infancy, many games are not created professionally enough, the bigger this get, games will be better more balanced and players will reach new highs I hope

@129 I so dislike Fei for ruining EVO2011 for latif and viper, fuudo is cool thought he should play with a nicer character than fei ... like cammy ;). and hori or eightarc should sponsor fuudo ...

Posted by bananainsaneface on January 20, 2012 at 7:20 p.m. #147

What is the Fei Long Ryu match up like in this game? Is it still as bad as it was in AE?

Posted by keebler on January 20, 2012 at 7:24 p.m. #148

I dunno why some people like that onotroll whatever are making a big deal about daigo losing to fuudo. They are both amazing players. Fact is that those two are playing their characters to some of the highest potential. It's partially a display of why ryu loses to fei long in general. That's not a match in ryu's favor whatsoever.

I think some of you think that top level player = crap that you see in a combo video or something. What do you expect Daigo to do against an amazing fei? Especially Fuudo, who in my opinion has better reactions than Mago. He really doesn't have many options aside from a cautious approach and poking with c.mk. Sure, he dropped some links, but Daigo is human. He messed up. Nothing to do with being a fanboy that we still respect both players and recognize the skills. You need to give Fuudo credit too. He won it with some good reads.

And Sako is talented, but don't knock Daigo's character selection considering he basically is Ryu personified lol, and give Sako credit for his character selections. Sako played Cammy back when she was one of the strongest in the game, dropped her when she was no longer overly abusable, and picked up Ibuki. People sleep on Ibuki, but her vortex pretty much allows her to get an easy win upon knockdown if you know what you are doing. I love watching Sako, but his characters are pretty cheap imo. You could say that about alot of players just the same.

Posted by keebler on January 20, 2012 at 7:29 p.m. #149

@147

For Ryu, it's definitely a matchup that has improved for him since AE since c.mk was un-nerfed a bit and more effective in footsies, and ryu's tools have increased in damage while Fei's damage output has dropped , but Fei's tools are still more dominant overall.

Posted by keebler on January 20, 2012 at 7:39 p.m. #150

@141

Some players may like to be flashy, but Daigo is not the type to do links to "impress"... let alone that, at that level, no one would think a freakin c.hp link after sps is impressive lol get outta here. He was probably trying them because he's done that link millions of times and probably felt comfortable with retrying after failing even basic links, but he ended up in a funk.

Simply put, putting in a fierce, especially near the beginning, adds a substantial amount of damage into the combo. Plus, it's often used to setup into ending with a tatsu for good damage and for positioning. Daigo was constantly fighting for space to avoid the corner, which is a problem in the fei match up.

Posted by warriors on January 20, 2012 at 8:16 p.m. #151

@150
I wonder why couldnt Daigo pick another character to play Fei Long, Ryu doesnt have a very long reach, and most of his moves are easily punishable, and Fei is mister punishment

The characters I more easily beat Fei with are Cody and Rose, I dont really have a main, I play cammy the most, but i cycle other characters constantly

Gamer professionals should master more than one character and know how to pick their tools, I also think tournaments setup should be set around this, for example it could be a nice thing if players are forced to change characters during a series

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 8:17 p.m. #152

@146

I don't know what your definition of 'nicer' is, someone that has sex appeal to a guy like Viper or Cammy? or in terms of play style? Or do you just mean he should play the character you think is nicer? In my book, bruce lee inspired characters are always cool, I played law in tekken and fei in SFIV so I think this character definitely deserves the definition of 'nicer' in my book instead of some fictional sexy female characters to appeal to horney teenage boys.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 8:22 p.m. #153

@151

Ryu doesnt have very long reach? thats what full screen hadoken and tetsu are for right? the matchup isnt as bad as some of you suggest, all these japanese pros has mastered more than one character, I couldnt name any who hasn't, but changing character mid game is a terrible idea as it allows constant counter picking.

Posted by keebler on January 20, 2012 at 8:39 p.m. #154

@153
Hadokens aren't exactly an amazing go-to against fei with chicken wing. And in closer ranges, all fei needs is focus and rekkas. Rekkas are basically fast hadokens that only reach from outside sweep range. They may as well be projectiles. And did you mean tatsu? When would he use tatsu? Really only during combos for positioning purposes, which you see him do a couple times to put fei back outside rekka range. I'm hardly saying Ryu has no hope against Fei, but its not even an issue worth arguing that Fei beats Ryu, and that sort of fact is pretty relevant when you are speaking of arguably two of the best players for those respective characters.

@151
People do counterpick sometimes. But really, a person who has mastered a main isn't going to run just because a matchup is bad unless it's a HORRENDOUS matchup or something. And i'm fairly sure everyone has seen Daigo whoop up on Mago's Fei using Guile back in Super, so he obviously can pull out other characters if he wanted. Daigo has played Cammy in 2012 too, but Fei is one of cammy's tougher matchups too.

Fei is just tough, period. Lol.

Posted by warriors on January 20, 2012 at 8:51 p.m. #155

@153 @154
Well a tournament setup can be worked out, my point is, Games are not perfect, some character are definitely stronger than others, and bad match-ups exists

I think instead of fixing the games, which is very hard and very subjective. Maybe we can work more or the setup of tournaments

For example: Players face each other 3 rounds, each round is composed of one set best of 5 or best of 3.
They can be for example forced to change characters in all 3 round or at least two. A setup like this can be a better indication who is the better gamer, not the better game character.

This can go deeper, other ideas for example, characters can be categorized in groups or classes, and for each of the three round, player choice can be limited to one class! Again we can comeup with tons of ideas, which i believe can add variety and make tournies a better judge of gamer levels

Posted by dunhei on January 20, 2012 at 9:05 p.m. #156

can't wait for tomorrow's matches I bought my ticket already :O

Posted by dunhei on January 20, 2012 at 9:07 p.m. #157

By the way you guys can buy 1000 points for around 1.50-2 dollars and use it to watch 2 days of this tournament. Nico is running a sale right now on Nico points. I did it to see if its good enough to buy more points for the rest of the tournament.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 9:09 p.m. #158

@154

Samething can be said about Ryu, Hadokens (full screen) are a zoning tool doesnt matter who the opponent is, it works on everyone, the point is when to use and when to not, Daigo is confident enough to throw hadokens at close range is because he knows the oppoent will not jump and even if he did, he would eat his uppercut, focus and rekkas is not all fei's need against Ryu, as ryu has tatsu, multi hit like forward hp, and two hit overhead as well, not to mention his cr.mk hadoken which both has being buffed. Comparing hadokens to rekkas is just laughable, firstly the range is completely different, if you say its sweep range then you might as well compare it to Dan's hadoken, secondly the range of rekk depends on lp, mp and hp which again effect if its safe or not even on first hit, since 2012 nerfed it, its no way to spam rekkas so no, fei needs more than focus and rekka, and lastly you forgot that hadoken is fadc able unlike rekkas which get punished by a neutral jump if made a bad guess. You underestimated the power of tatsu as well, first off it gets combos going, like cross tatsu super, secondly it escapes corners so easily, thirdly it is armour breaker, and then it pass through projectiles if timed right, and lastly like you said as positioning tool, a move has these many usese is hardly less effectively. also you forgot to mention that chicken wing completely whiffs on ryu while he is doing hadoken at close to close-mid range which is when you should use chicken wing anyway to punish hadokens, test it out and see for yourself, hk chicken wing start up is slow and is extremely easy to react to. This fei beats Ryu 'fact' is completely untrue, it all depends on the players skills.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 9:17 p.m. #159

@154

Both characters need to react to cerntain situations so I dont see either has a clear advantage over the other, if Daigo didnt miss his Ryu's easy links forward hp 3 times, he could very well won the game, so how is it Fei beat Ryu matchup is a fact? consdering both Daigo and Fuudo are considered the best of their respective char, Fei beats Ryu is a fact? this is just laughable.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 9:25 p.m. #160

btw fuudo is like the only fei player in the world that actually stand a chance against Daigo's ryu, Daigo's ryu bodied Mago's fei numeral times, however you can't say the same about Daigo is the only Ryu who stand a chance against Fuudo's fei, Naruo, laugh, air alex vile all has good chance against fuudo's fei.

Posted by metalfacedoom23 on January 20, 2012 at 9:28 p.m. #161

Fuudo use to main Ryu in SF IV, with that being said Ryu in 2012 is the closest hes been to Vanilla Ryu in a while. I think Fuudo would know the match up wether its Daigo playing Ryu or not. Also its Fei Long so stay free trolls.

Posted by bmomosaik on January 20, 2012 at 9:34 p.m. #162

@ warriors #146

daigo is a care taker full time he plays video games on the side for fun...
he does not live in NA where you can just sit around streaming all day and make enough money to support yourself...

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 9:50 p.m. #163

@161

Vanilla Sagat and Ryu were among the best back then, who exactly put fei long on the map back in Vanilla? basically no one, considering the fundamentals of Fei's game didnt change much, suddently Fei beats Ryu is a fact because Fuudo showed up lol? Everyone konws who fei is, he is the same as fei long, people just use fei for faster typing like I am, btw fei long is two words for flying dragon in chinese, saying the first word as most westerners do as in fei pretty much directs to fei long so everyone who says fei is trolling now?

Posted by keebler on January 20, 2012 at 10:37 p.m. #164

@158

When I say Fei's rekkas are like hadokens, i'm referring to in a footsie battle. Usually, people may say the reverse, that hadokens are basically long range pokes. The fight with Fei is going to be dancing back and forth in Rekka/c.mk range. And yeah, Daigo is fine with throwing fireballs because fei can just block or focus through and slowly push daigo to the corner. It's just a big battle for space. Watch their fight. The whole thing is Daigo poking for openings as he was slowly pushed to the corner, then trying to force his way back out and back up to the other side, rinse and repeat. And half of the stuff you said about tatsu is not relevant in the fight vs fei, aside from it being an armor breaker which i neglected to mention. Fei doesn't have a projectile to go through with it, and you are really only ever going to find the time to cross up tatsu into super on their wakeup from a throw or sweep. It's a tool, but one that's sparingly used.

You seem to think that i'm saying ryu doesn't stand a chance or something. I've never said that once. It's just a difficult fight. Many many other players have that same opinion, and while i didnt play the game nor keep up with it in vanilla and i don't know who played him back then, i know that the common consensus for fei beating ryu has been that way since super. Fei has always been strong and his tools have been the same. His place in tiers has been more due to people shifting around him. Yes yes it depends on player skills...that always matters in every matchup
lol.

That being said, if Daigo and Fuudo fight again in this series, i could see Daigo winning. His ryu is strong enough to beat Fuudo. He seemed very hesistant to take risks, and took them at odd times, and obviously his execution was off. If he had connected his links like usual, he wouldn't have died from harsh ultra punishments. His dropped links were the main reason he lost, both for damage and losing momentum. I'm not making excuses for him, because he deserved to lose with those faults, but i know it's not typical of him so i expect a stronger showing.

Posted by hitmanr92 on January 20, 2012 at 10:47 p.m. #165

I really feel bad to say this, but perhaps this is the beginning of Umehara's fall...
Even though he won some matches with Ryu, it won't be enough to pull off a major tournament as Ryu is far from being overpowered and has tons of even and bad matchups...Feilong is dominating Daigo for a while and unfortunately as it seems he will continue to do so...and not to mention seth is kind of character who is nightmare is right hands... poongko/ kazunoko evidently distinguish themselves to be in higher league than rest of the players which now includes daigo himself

Even though Daigo plays 24/7, 363 days a year, and as a result his execution is top notch, he is 30 year old and simply put he doesn't have the reaction time of a 24 year old...he is facing resistance from younger players, with the talent gap being getting shorter day-by-day.

In the beginning, like couple of years ago, the competition for gaming tournaments was high...but in today's scenario it has reached a much fierce level with new player with some innate ability coming forward every now and then...

Posted by Donchilio on January 20, 2012 at 10:50 p.m. #166

It sounds like the 2nd half of the league (the offline knockout part} is FT6 but you need to win 2/3 sets to win.
Like Godsgarden Online 2, the 2nd half is where the real tournament starts.

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 20, 2012 at 11:36 p.m. #167

@164

Yea I kinda agree with you its a battle for space, but that is in the case of all characters, fei is a footise rush down type that needs to get close and personal to do damage hence he's main tool is rekka, however shoto characters can utilise projectiles, if in the right hand can keep a character out for a long time, block takes chip damage which you can see from top play its the least best option, most people do forcus backdash or neutral jump, I didnt say fadc forward dash because fireballs recover fast (works better at long distance) that by the time you dashed, you will see another fireball coming, a good shoto player will always recover first after throwing a fireball if they fadc dash and will get the frist jab in no doubt, also Ryu's ex fire ball is extremely fast which counters fadc dash anyway, also Ryu is good at all distance, its not like putting him in the corner will get you much advantage anyway besides he cant back dash, but hes back dash is not that good anyway.

Posted by MizutamaKozo on January 21, 2012 at 12:22 a.m. #168

KAZUNOKO is not eLive. Joined in the Canada Cup is only temporary.

Posted by sephirosuy on January 21, 2012 at 5:19 a.m. #169

Round 2 live update and match report:

http://tokido77.blogspot.com/2012/01/...

Posted by LordJim on January 21, 2012 at 5:37 a.m. #170

@165
At 29 years old with a Mid-high Ryu, he took Evo 2010.
It's not like he won any of the Godsgarden or other solo tourneys in Japan the last 2 years for this to be alarming.
He was never unbeatable in any game and there were always other top players battling for the top spot.

No top player ever is. Even Ogawa lost in GG, even MOV and Nitto lose in 3s, even Mago and Bass lost in CvS2 and so forth.

Sako is as old if not older, and he does not lose because of reflexes, that is for sure.

You people have a very barrow view of the competition in fighters, methinks

Posted by Rettaka on January 21, 2012 at 5:42 a.m. #171

@170

WORD!

Posted by warriors on January 21, 2012 at 5:43 a.m. #172

Cody seem to be failing Momochi, or its the other way around :/

Posted by soulthrow on January 21, 2012 at 5:45 a.m. #173

man... i'm dying to know about Uryo vs Daigo! Go Uryooooo

Posted by Rettaka on January 21, 2012 at 5:49 a.m. #174

Tokido taunting again...and again...lol

Posted by foolly on January 21, 2012 at 6:02 a.m. #175

@ SuperStraightFighter i dont use fei or ryu so i dont know who wins but people didnt start saying fei beats ryu because of fuudo. it was when mago destroyed daigo at godsgarden and daigo, air and others listed the match at 7-3. then at canada cup daigo resorted to counter picking. i dont know about AE, this was super days

Posted by Ryose on January 21, 2012 at 6:03 a.m. #176

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Posted by foolly on January 21, 2012 at 6:10 a.m. #177

how can i order for 1 or 2 days. its too confusion trying to understand the site

Posted by shin_ono on January 21, 2012 at 6:11 a.m. #178

all the replays from ov3erheadgreg are gone :-( is this being streamed free like yesterday?

Posted by Wbzz on January 21, 2012 at 6:12 a.m. #179

Damn, Kindevu played really bad...so many dropped combos and random uppercuts/drills.

Posted by foolly on January 21, 2012 at 6:18 a.m. #180

after all the americans have done to try and accomodate the japanese audience during american majors, i cant believe Topanga (with players who attend US majors) are treating us like this. i want to buy a ticket to watch but i dont have a clue or understand what im supposed to do. the organizers can go to hell, honestly, this is a slap in the face

Posted by Grubba on January 21, 2012 at 6:19 a.m. #181

#179
yeah he droped tons of Cr.HP -> Cr.Mk links against tokido. I wish cammy had a better player, all those matches here are in her favour except feilong wich is a 5-5 imo.

Posted by LordJim on January 21, 2012 at 6:24 a.m. #182

@#180
Entitlement much?

Posted by Xuan on January 21, 2012 at 6:27 a.m. #183

Sako's ibuki is like a freight train

Posted by Rettaka on January 21, 2012 at 6:28 a.m. #184

Wow, that was such a dominant performance by Sako!

Posted by keyzerjose on January 21, 2012 at 6:32 a.m. #185

Sako is godlike!
@ Fooly, it took me a while to figure it out too. Click the first blue link of the two options on the page describing the event. The bottom one will have 12 on it if you cant figure out which two im refering to. Then just follow the steps that Fubarduck posted earlier.

Posted by foolly on January 21, 2012 at 6:42 a.m. #186

hey thanks keyzerjose, ive got it

Posted by warriors on January 21, 2012 at 6:43 a.m. #187

@179 I am relieved to know its wasnt cammy's fault :)))

Posted by akatruthteller on January 21, 2012 at 7:13 a.m. #188

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Posted by sprflyspdrguy on January 21, 2012 at 7:13 a.m. #189

SAKKOOOOO NOOOKOOOOOOO!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 7:16 a.m. #190

bought the 1st round and today I bought the rest of them and they took only 3000pts from me since I already used 500pts yesterday... That is very kind of them.

Posted by warriors on January 21, 2012 at 7:22 a.m. #191

@190 is this a stream like real player, or more like youtube where you can pause weight for the whole thing to download and then watch ... youtube style is better for slower connections

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 7:23 a.m. #192

Uryo just raped Kazunoko... Wow

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 7:24 a.m. #193

@191: I have no idea what realplayer is like, but niconico player is obv. a flash player. You will be able to watch the archives later... I think you'd have access to archives until late April.

Posted by krazhy on January 21, 2012 at 7:27 a.m. #194

Uryo is really good against Seth. It's no surprise he won against Kazunoko.

Posted by Armourx on January 21, 2012 at 7:29 a.m. #195

Did ov3rheadgreg take down his videos? -_-

Posted by caruga on January 21, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. #196

This game has a problem: rather than being balanced, it is balanc_ing_. This is becoming more apparent as time goes by.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 7:32 a.m. #197

@195: I wouldn't be surprised if he received a warning, since it's PPV.

Posted by krazhy on January 21, 2012 at 7:34 a.m. #198

i say record them all, and Torrent them.

Posted by SAMURAI on January 21, 2012 at 7:38 a.m. #199

LMAO at everyone who said Haitani was gonna be last. Haitani is a beast!

Looks like the non sponsored players doing very good.

Posted by shin_ono on January 21, 2012 at 7:47 a.m. #200

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Posted by NvhA on January 21, 2012 at 7:50 a.m. #201

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Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 7:57 a.m. #202

lol... black market dealings.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 8 a.m. #203

Daigo vs Uryo was so far the best match of the entire Round 2. Every game was so intense and close.

Posted by Rettaka on January 21, 2012 at 8:01 a.m. #204

Now that's more the Beast I know!

Posted by NvhA on January 21, 2012 at 8:04 a.m. #205

Strongest Spear vs Kazunoko now. Let's go Sako!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 8:06 a.m. #206

Dear god.. Sako just dashed Kazunoko's Sonic Boom and ultra'd it... That was sick.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 8:14 a.m. #207

And that's all Sako ever did... Didn't win a round after that lol.

Posted by gaffel123 on January 21, 2012 at 8:16 a.m. #208

Ibuki is the secret top tier, people have been sleeping on her for too long

Posted by Super_Honda on January 21, 2012 at 8:22 a.m. #209

Man, I really want to watch those matches but its on a damn ppv. I've watched most of it on ov3rheadgreg's channel before he removed them. Those matches were great.

Posted by FinestFighters on January 21, 2012 at 8:22 a.m. #210

The videos on Greg youtube site unfortanatly have been removed.. Yet he can repost them if he mirrors the matches because then its no longer an official video.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 21, 2012 at 8:24 a.m. #211

gr3g wasn't exactly subtle about things,

he could have named the videos 'barbie horse adventures' or something that way the topanga nazis wouldn't have found it

Posted by shin_ono on January 21, 2012 at 8:29 a.m. #212

someone please screen capture this and upload :(

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 8:33 a.m. #213

Daigo looks more like himself today. He just dismantled Tokido. Aside from that last match it was one sided.

Posted by boulderabuser on January 21, 2012 at 8:35 a.m. #214

Great match from everyone, especially, Mago, he came back from 0-2 to 3-2 against golden fatty :).

Posted by Rettaka on January 21, 2012 at 8:37 a.m. #215

@213

Yep, absolutely!
Daigo AAA! lol

Posted by MrPavy on January 21, 2012 at 8:37 a.m. #216

gregmade a smart choice removing his videos if he didnt his youtube account wouldve been shut down

Posted by boulderabuser on January 21, 2012 at 8:38 a.m. #217

I really want to see the match between Daigo and Uyro.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 8:38 a.m. #218

-R- Agrees with me. He chose Daigo vs Uryo as the best match of the night.
In Shiro's opinion, the best match was Uryo vs Kazunoko. He liked the fact that Kazunoko had such a hard time and it had been quite a while since Kazunoko struggled so badly in a matchup.

I think Uryo deserves the name "Showstopper," since he always is always involved in the best matches.

Posted by Wbzz on January 21, 2012 at 8:39 a.m. #219

Really impressive play from Daigo (especially vs Tokido)!

Posted by Super_Honda on January 21, 2012 at 8:41 a.m. #220

@217 Whats up MrPavy? How are you? Yours videos and tags are legendary lol. Yeah, thats true, Greg made a right decision. Keeping his channel going is the main priority.

Posted by Super_Honda on January 21, 2012 at 8:43 a.m. #221

Sorry @ 217, it was to #216. My bad.

Posted by NubbRyu on January 21, 2012 at 8:46 a.m. #222

Daigo I guess needs to work on his Ryu more I miss seeing his Ryu in action but even with these buffs Ryu hasn't been the same since Super hope Daigo can pull his stuff together. Would have been awesome to see Jyobin take part in this tourney also.

Posted by foolly on January 21, 2012 at 8:53 a.m. #223

just glad daigo haters were silenced today. just wait until he loses, the haters are laying in wait to call him out

Posted by Dante85 on January 21, 2012 at 8:54 a.m. #224

can i watch the batle log if i pay the nico nico?

Posted by zarakisan on January 21, 2012 at 8:57 a.m. #225

wow does Fuudo ver not win!! ok ime prob counting his chickens b4 they hatch he's only played 2 games. Kazus 4-1 actually looks alot better to me.
I expected mago and tokido to be near the bottom but momochi I expected to be near the top. Also looks like sako stepped up his Ibuki :)

Posted by Coldplayasian on January 21, 2012 at 9:06 a.m. #226

I'm sorry but I do not like kazunoko's Seth. I just hope he does not win

Posted by sephirosuy on January 21, 2012 at 9:10 a.m. #227

FYI every episode of that stream require purchase a ticket to watch, and you can re-watch the recorded video with the ticket before it expired (April I think). Topanga ban youtube upload is because they want people buy ticket to watch those replays. Perhaps ppl can upload again after all those shows are end.

Posted by QuikZilver on January 21, 2012 at 9:10 a.m. #228

So the rare footage of Daigo using Ryu AE 2012 is obsolete? lol @ people taking my post #5 seriously.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 21, 2012 at 9:16 a.m. #229

@#222

jyobin's pants haha

Posted by rudiano on January 21, 2012 at 9:23 a.m. #230

@ 210 Mirroring the video does not make a difference anymore...and besides ov3rheadgreg was stupid to upload the videos in the first place. Topanga made it a PPV and then ov3r thinks he can go ahead and record the footage and upload it to Youtube to make his own money from it (since he's a Youtube partner) which is pretty damn lame

Posted by dunhei on January 21, 2012 at 9:31 a.m. #231

@onostolemybike lol i thought you were going to 'boycott' the stream? You still fiending after these videos even though its a invite only tournament? Haha I knew you still wanted to watch it.

Also i bet there are a few people making sure these dont get put on youtube anymore after that one guy tried to put them up lol stay mad leechers.

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 21, 2012 at 9:50 a.m. #232

@165 reflexes don't decay that quickly rofl..

even soccer players retire early because of the strain they put on their legs. people who play video games competitively don't go through that kind of strain

Posted by tidestick on January 21, 2012 at 10:04 a.m. #233

why cant they be shown on utube? its not like we are watching them live.

Posted by kamumu on January 21, 2012 at 10:08 a.m. #234

My mastercard don't even work on nico so I really hope these matches pop up somewhere.

Posted by MarkHighHill on January 21, 2012 at 11:48 a.m. #235

I don't like Kazunoko's seth either..

He's good.. Very solid

Something about it..

Posted by NerfGuile on January 21, 2012 at 11:49 a.m. #236

@228 QuikZilver - Daigo won today, so he's no longer a fraud. I am sure if he was 0-4 you would still be talking.

@222, Daigo needs to work on his Ryu? What advice would you give him. Maybe you could post some replay of YOU playing ryu and we could see what he should do differently? You Clown.

Everyone at this tournament is really good. Daigo and Kazunoko are the players to beat. It doesn't mean they can't be beat it just means they are the favorites. This is because of their records vs the rest of the competition.

If the favorites never lost, there would be no reason to ever play. That is what makes it fun to watch.

Posted by Temtt on January 21, 2012 at 11:53 a.m. #237

It's so quiet in here when daigo wins! lol
All the trolls waiting for their next chance to call him out! Stay salty!

Posted by Fivec on January 21, 2012 at 12:05 p.m. #238

Can anyone who has paid for this stream help me out here? I can probably figure out how to pay using Fubarduck's guide, but I want to be sure that I will be able to watch an archived version of the stream, since I'm not going to watch it live.

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 21, 2012 at 12:11 p.m. #239

only 2 sponsored players are in the top half of the bracket

Posted by MrPavy on January 21, 2012 at 12:25 p.m. #240

daigo haters getting some ammo just waiting for him to lose lol

Posted by NubbRyu on January 21, 2012 at 12:37 p.m. #241

@236 I wouldn't give him advice cause for one I don't have any to give him and two I consider him the best Ryu player in the world. All I'm saying is maybe he should step it up to The Beast we all know and I'm not saying that everyone there is going to be easy to beat but the thing is the way I see it is his Ryu isn't as good as he once had him maybe cause he dropped him for Yun I dunno just doesn't seem the same.

Posted by soulthrow on January 21, 2012 at 1:25 p.m. #242

@Madcatz Kick out Mago and get Uryo!

Posted by HardToSayNo on January 21, 2012 at 1:45 p.m. #243

Wheres the vids!! :(

Posted by ElectricBlanka on January 21, 2012 at 3:14 p.m. #244

hello, can anyone tell me if I decide to buy the tickets now, will I still be able to see the replays of the past two episodes?

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 21, 2012 at 3:36 p.m. #245

@244
y

Posted by Fivec on January 21, 2012 at 4:03 p.m. #246

@244

You take dietsunkists2 at his word, or letter, and tell me how it works out for you. Seriously, this is what I want to know as well.

Posted by shin_ono on January 21, 2012 at 4:34 p.m. #247

seriously, why was mago ever sponsored by madcatz? has he ever won anything? or even placed top 3?

Posted by warriors on January 21, 2012 at 4:59 p.m. #248

@247 well, many people say he won several event where he even have beaten daigo in some, but i personally cant find anything written online somewhere

but, i was lucky to see his match with fuudo before being removed, and he is good, fuudo barely beaten him, he could have one

fuudo and daigo are just better, but he is still a top player

Posted by SuperStraightFighter on January 21, 2012 at 5:13 p.m. #249

@247

Mago was considered a god back in the 2d fighting game era when he used to play CVS games hence his nick name mago2dgod. He beat fuudo in first to 10 kumite match in fei mirror not too long ago, and he is probably the first one to put fei on the map in SFIV games.

Posted by keebler on January 21, 2012 at 5:42 p.m. #250

so this may be something that was already answered and i didn't notice but I want to make sure. If i purchase the plan for all of the rounds, the one that's like 40 something, are all the archives there from round 1 as well? I wanna see these matches so i figure a purchase might be worth it for so many.

The character selection is nicely varied, and most of the players are (or at least near) the top representatives for their respective characters...though maybe not kindevu for cammy, but he is a great player. He just doesn't show her maximum potential, but he is good enough to compete with the rest. I feel like we are watching how matchups truly play out in some cases.

If Alioune were playing Cammy, it would be perfect for me. And mike ross playing honda, lol. I love watching mike ross take on international players for some reason.

Posted by yamazaki on January 21, 2012 at 5:44 p.m. #251

Evo 03 CVS2: 3rd (C Honda, Chun, Blanka)
Evo 03 GGXX: 4th Johnny
SBO 04 CVS2: 1st (C Honda, Sagat, Blanka) (w/ Kindevu, Sawada)
SBO 05 CFJ: 1st (Karin, Anakaris) (w/ Tokido)
Evo 05 CVS2: 2nd
Evo 05 GGXX: 5th Slayer
SBO 06 KOFXI: Top 4 (Gato, Kula, Oswald)
SBO 09 SF4: Top 4 (Sagat) (w/ Nemo)
SBO 10 SF4: Top 4 (w/ Tokido, Nemo)

too bad sf4 is a 3d game though, but i'd like to see him do well...

Posted by HolyGhost on January 21, 2012 at 5:45 p.m. #252

GO URYO GOOOOO

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 21, 2012 at 5:46 p.m. #253

@246
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv7804...

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 21, 2012 at 5:50 p.m. #254

@247 worse players have been sponsored by madcatz
http://teammadcatz.com/players.php

it's sort of disappointing that the sponsored players in general are doing worse compared to nonsponsored players.

Posted by Fivec on January 21, 2012 at 6:02 p.m. #255

@253

In (probably badly) translated English, the site says that the first two episodes are "exposed to time-shift" for people who purchase a season pass. Then it says at the bottom: "Tickets for this broadcast is available for purchase on March 31, 2012 23:59. Also, the time shift is available April 07, 2011 23:59."

How do time-shifts work, exactly?

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 21, 2012 at 6:52 p.m. #256

time shifts just mean recorded programming

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 21, 2012 at 7 p.m. #257

I have already said this twice. This is the last time I'll say it.

If you buy the whole package you WILL be able to watch the streams at any time until the end of April, but if you are having a hard time buying the whole thing, you'd never find the archives. It's definitely not friendly to people who don't understand Japanese. I speak almost fluent Japanese, but have a hard time with the Kanji. Took me about 10 minutes to find the archives.

If you want help with registering and buying the tickets, send me a message on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SabishiiRyuu

Posted by sephirosuy on January 21, 2012 at 10:06 p.m. #258

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Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 22, 2012 at 4:12 a.m. #259

Come on Tokido lad, step it up.

Posted by shin_ono on January 22, 2012 at 4:14 a.m. #260

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Posted by Temtt on January 22, 2012 at 4:15 a.m. #261

Does anyone have the stream-link?

Posted by sephirosuy on January 22, 2012 at 4:18 a.m. #262

Live stream here (pay per view):
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv7804...

Live report for Round 3 found here:
http://tokido77.blogspot.com/2012/01/...

Posted by Temtt on January 22, 2012 at 4:20 a.m. #263

@sephirosuy

Thanks a lot man!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 4:22 a.m. #264

Bonchan peeing all over Kazunoko lol.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 4:26 a.m. #265

Man Kazunoko gave that one away... Sick set so far.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 4:35 a.m. #266

Damn Kazunoko Vs Bonchan is getting Intense now!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 4:35 a.m. #267

Kazunoko with that amazing comeback.. Wow...

Posted by Wbzz on January 22, 2012 at 4:36 a.m. #268

Kazunoko is a beast...dat comeback!

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 4:37 a.m. #269

Kazunoko Won,, hes definitely the man to beat now!

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 4:39 a.m. #270

Uryo Vs Haitani now,, Im rooting for Uryo,,:)

Posted by Shotosaurus on January 22, 2012 at 4:41 a.m. #271

2D神? More like 2D詐欺.

Posted by soulthrow on January 22, 2012 at 4:46 a.m. #272

come on guys .. let us know whats going on :( Uryo ftw

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 4:49 a.m. #273

Damn Haitani is owning Uryo!

Posted by soulthrow on January 22, 2012 at 4:53 a.m. #274

#273 damn.. i hope for a comeback :(

Posted by Wbzz on January 22, 2012 at 4:55 a.m. #275

@273

You sure? lol

Posted by shunsuke on January 22, 2012 at 4:56 a.m. #276

2-2

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 4:56 a.m. #277

Its 2-2 even now,, final round!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 4:59 a.m. #278

Uryo almost came all the way back from 0-2. Haitani took that last round convincingly.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 22, 2012 at 4:59 a.m. #279

STOP TAKING OUR MONEY !
Wathcing a stream is a paying.

If you give money to this stupid money monkeys they will never stop.

Evenatually all good tournaments are gonna be 8,95 minimum(include Evo2012)

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5 a.m. #280

ahh haitani won! :(

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:01 a.m. #281

@279: Time to go to bed. You don't make any sense.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:01 a.m. #282

That last round,, haitani just used yomi perfectly,,

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:05 a.m. #283

RF has a problem with his internet so they've skipped Tokido vs. RF and Fuudo vs. RF, but they've also skipped sako vs. Mago for some reason... The schedule is all over the place lol.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:07 a.m. #284

Tokido VS Uryo?? was this supposed to happen?

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:09 a.m. #285

Yes it was supposed to. After Fuudo vs RF. They've switched around some matches.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:10 a.m. #286

Uryo is Doing much better against tokido it seems

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:11 a.m. #287

Uryo seems to know everything about the Akuma matchup. Always a step ahead Tokido. Aside from his demon, Tokido hasn't been able to do almost anything.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:12 a.m. #288

although im rooting for Uryo,, Whats tokido doing? this is not like him,, he getting Bodied!

Posted by boulderabuser on January 22, 2012 at 5:12 a.m. #289

Poor Tokido. I can't believed he had play against 8 people in 3 days. It's safe to say he isn't getting first and maybe he'll settle for 6 cents.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:14 a.m. #290

Tokido really picked it up in the last game, but the "P" and Uryo's last round comeback ruined him. Another great set.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:15 a.m. #291

3-0 uryo won! but still expected more from tokido,, this tourney has been a nightmare for him :P

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:16 a.m. #292

@boulder: he's leaving for a Tournament in Germany so he will finish all of his Round Robin matches today. He'll have 11 matches by the end of the game.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:17 a.m. #293

Sako with that combo video.

Posted by boulderabuser on January 22, 2012 at 5:17 a.m. #294

@292

Oh that explains it, Thanks, SabishiiRyuu.
In other news, Tokido got R Kelly(ed) again :( .

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:23 a.m. #295

Mago seems a bit angry :P

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:23 a.m. #296

This seems like a really bad matchup for Ibuki.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:25 a.m. #297

OK wtf just happened in that round? too many crazy sh_t for me brains to handle...

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:26 a.m. #298

Mago really stepped up his game it seems,, sako is having a lot of trouble getting his mixup going

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:29 a.m. #299

A hard knockdown is all Sako needs. I don't think it's just Mago. It's also the matchup as well.. At least that's what Ayano-san(SF4 co-producer) and -R- seem to think.

Posted by Wbzz on January 22, 2012 at 5:29 a.m. #300

@296

Yea it is a bad matchup.
Let's go Sako!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:32 a.m. #301

As you could see, Fei Long's pokes seem to have more priority than Ibuki's.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:33 a.m. #302

yeah mago takes it,, Good Solid Gameplay from him

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:35 a.m. #303

Because of RF's internet problems, they've replaced his matches.

Tokido vs. RF and Fuudo vs. RF are removed from today's card. Instead Bonchan vs. Haitani and Bonchan vs. Mago are added.

Posted by foolly on January 22, 2012 at 5:35 a.m. #304

Tokido and Mago are looking overrated as hell!!

EventHubs, youre ranking is wrong. you do it by wins, not percentage. points = wins.. Kazunoko has 5 wins, he should be #1. Fuudo only has 2 wins, why on earth do you have him as #1? 5 wins is greater than 2 regardless of win percentage which shouldnt even be a factor when he's only played 2 games. hey, its your format so nvm

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:37 a.m. #305

#301,, Yeah and Mago Just kept pushing towards the corner,, Sako tried to get out of there and got punished a few times

Posted by foolly on January 22, 2012 at 5:37 a.m. #306

#304. my bad tokido, not mago

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:39 a.m. #307

Bonchan vs Haitani? Another Change in the schedule i guess :P

Posted by ninenie on January 22, 2012 at 5:39 a.m. #308

@299
The guy on the right is Yoshiwo, a known Guile player.
Ayano has left the show earlier. (red jacket guy)

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:39 a.m. #309

RIGGED! Double KO!

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:40 a.m. #310

Double KO! GO bonchan!

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:44 a.m. #311

Damn Bonchans Sagat is pretty Awesome!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:44 a.m. #312

@308: Thanks for the correction :). I know Yoshiwo's Guile. I just don't recognize his face.

Bon-chan's sagat is so beautiful. He uses his pokes so well. This whole tournament has been an eye candy for any SF4 fan.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:47 a.m. #313

Now its getting fun,,Haitanis making a good comback

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:48 a.m. #314

LOL Haitani with that hayate orgasm.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:50 a.m. #315

The footsies <3 What a match. Now a 5-minute-break.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 22, 2012 at 5:52 a.m. #316

how many people watching the stream?

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 5:52 a.m. #317

And Bonchan Takes,, HE just Zoned So well,, good job by him!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 5:57 a.m. #318

@316: the viewer count says: "37,921."

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 6 a.m. #319

not sure if it's total viewers or current viewers though, since it's just rising.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6 a.m. #320

Uryo vs Fuudo,, Again Rooting For Uryo! Hope he gets the job done!

Posted by warriors on January 22, 2012 at 6 a.m. #321

Fei "the Cheap" Long won again *sigh* , good for Mago though, he needed this win :)

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 6:04 a.m. #322

@319

It's 'current viewers'.
Firts day had about '70,000'

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:04 a.m. #323

No offense to Fuudo fans,, but doesnt Fuudos wins always seem a lil weird! like he just won by luck or something!

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:07 a.m. #324

Yeah and Uryo Takes the first Round!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 6:07 a.m. #325

lol Fuudo OSing with the wrong ultra hahahaha. Uryo brought that 2nd round win literally from his ass.

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 6:07 a.m. #326

#322

*First

Posted by boulderabuser on January 22, 2012 at 6:09 a.m. #327

@322

For a PPV, that's really good. Imagine if this was free to watch.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:09 a.m. #328

#325 yeah he made a bad read i guess

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:10 a.m. #329

#327 probably would be 10 times the view i guess :p

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:11 a.m. #330

1-1 now,,,this is getting interesting

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 22, 2012 at 6:12 a.m. #331

@#304

Time u went to bed

Posted by foolly on January 22, 2012 at 6:14 a.m. #332

#323 anyone who thinks fuudo's wins come by luck doesnt know much about this game. he is way more astute and capatilizes on opportunities that others cant even if they wanted to.

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:15 a.m. #333

Hah Uryo is just not reacting well,, Fuudos gonna win this i think

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 6:19 a.m. #334

@323: Talking about lucky, Uryo hit the jackpot in that last round ;).

Posted by HolyGhost on January 22, 2012 at 6:19 a.m. #335

No way, more viewers than Evo? Even with that price?

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:20 a.m. #336

2-2 this is getting better and better,, lets see who wins

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:21 a.m. #337

@334 yeah man,, cant disagree with u on that,

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 6:21 a.m. #338

@335: You're comparing a League which runs for a month including arguable 12 of the best players in the world with an open tournament with more than 2000 participants that's over in 2 days.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 22, 2012 at 6:23 a.m. #339

#338 true..i see you

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 6:24 a.m. #340

Uryo looked way too panicky in that last round, but he was the only one to take Fuudo to the brink of defeat so far. It got me into thinking. Has Fuudo lost any singles tournament since EVO?

Posted by abirzenith on January 22, 2012 at 6:25 a.m. #341

YEP fuudo won just like i thought

Posted by HolyGhost on January 22, 2012 at 6:26 a.m. #342

I think Usa should do the same thing in Marvel

- JWong
- Combofiend
- ChrisG
- PR Rog
- Viscant
- MarlinPie
- Mine
- Noel
- Clockwork

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 6:28 a.m. #343

Forgot to mention, EVO's peak(AE Grand Finals) had over 81,000 viewers.

Who would've thought that Mago and Tokido would be fighting for $1.

Posted by foolly on January 22, 2012 at 6:32 a.m. #344

#340 Fuudo hasnt lost any major singles he's attended in SF4. he stated in an interview he is 3 in 3. starting from WGC in france back in vanilla.

Posted by SimSimIV on January 22, 2012 at 6:35 a.m. #345

At one point I swear I saw 95k watching EVO

Posted by warriors on January 22, 2012 at 6:42 a.m. #346

@342 and Latif , WOLFKRONE , Mike Ross, gootechs

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 6:42 a.m. #347

Damn, Tokido gave it away...

Posted by HolyGhost on January 22, 2012 at 6:44 a.m. #348

#346 yeah but i was talking about UMVC3..Usa is not really good and interested in Sf4 series

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 6:46 a.m. #349

Amazing match with these 2 friends... Mago made an awesome comeback after being completely outplayed.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 22, 2012 at 6:47 a.m. #350

Are u sure #348? Some funny comments ha

Posted by sephirosuy on January 22, 2012 at 6:51 a.m. #351

#344

Fuudo lost SBO 2011, but it was a 2v2 tournament.

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 6:52 a.m. #352

@348 Of course they are interested in SF. Justin Wong said at SCR that he takes AE2012 more seriously than UMvC3...because it's the 'more important' fighting game.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 22, 2012 at 7 a.m. #353

Its important cuz its ''street fighter'' and its ''worldwide''

Justin didnt took Marvel seriously at Evo11, and he lost.
Hes gonna lost Evo12 too

Posted by GldTsunamiV68 on January 22, 2012 at 7:02 a.m. #354

@ 133 Rose is not arbitrarily good against Fei-Long. Positionally whenever in the corner that matchup does go to ass for her, because defensively she really has to struggle to mount any type of escape. Fei's rekkas are still stupid effective because of space control and overall safety. That said, I love my Rose, and probably have a much more solid one than you brah. <3

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 22, 2012 at 7:05 a.m. #355

that was pretty pathetic defence by Daigo... He got grabbed over 10 times in the last 2 matches.

Posted by Ryose on January 22, 2012 at 7:06 a.m. #356

Daigo losing... AGAIN

Posted by warriors on January 22, 2012 at 7:06 a.m. #357

Mago beat Tokido , I give up, I will main Fei.
I used to main him anyway on Super Street Fighter 2 on the SNES, so ... it wont be like I am selling out

Posted by SimSimIV on January 22, 2012 at 7:07 a.m. #358

Rather get grabbed than to take a counterhit combo in the face I guess. Kindevu was just good at mixing up, and shows why Cammy is a great character in v2012.

Posted by warriors on January 22, 2012 at 7:08 a.m. #359

@356 , but he lost to Cammy, which makes it okay, he should main Cammy now :)

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 7:10 a.m. #360

It's cammy...you rather get thrown than eating a full counterhit combo.

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 7:13 a.m. #361

@358...beat me to it :)

Posted by Catalyst on January 22, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. #362

Mago is playing really good today. Way better than the other days.

Posted by Grubba on January 22, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. #363

damm cammy deserves a better husbando, i wish sako switched back to her

Posted by foolly on January 22, 2012 at 7:21 a.m. #364

#351 yeah i know, thats why i said singles

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 7:43 a.m. #365

TOKIDO!!!! So sick!

Posted by Temtt on January 22, 2012 at 7:44 a.m. #366

What an impressive comeback by Tokido!

Posted by SAMURAI on January 22, 2012 at 7:46 a.m. #367

Fuudo is not unbeatable? He's human???

Posted by Struggs on January 22, 2012 at 7:49 a.m. #368

Fuudo losing = any given Sunday.

Posted by warriors on January 22, 2012 at 8 a.m. #369

@354 rose is good against fei because of
1. her long reach
2. her drills effectively punish missed rekkas and missed anything from fei
3. Ultra1 one of the easier ultras to get fei

Posted by Murdoink on January 22, 2012 at 8:16 a.m. #370

come on momochi, don't be last :(

Posted by Temtt on January 22, 2012 at 8:21 a.m. #371

#. Player - Character - Wins - Losses - Pct.
3. Daigo - Ryu - 4 - 2 -.666

666 - The Number of the Beast.lol

Posted by ElectricBlanka on January 22, 2012 at 8:47 a.m. #372

^nice catch!
Daigo - Ryu - 666 - The Number of the Beast
and lol @ Tokido for looking helluva free

Posted by hitenryu on January 22, 2012 at 9:21 a.m. #373

Rose is good against Fei because she can use her slide to beat Fei, ex drill is a good wake up tool against Fei, if he tries dping ger drill will go straight through it if timed right and free punish, and she has better normals to keep Fei at bay.

Posted by SAMURAI on January 22, 2012 at 9:29 a.m. #374

Rose is good in the right hands. Luffy made Mago's Fei look free. 5-0 in money match.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 22, 2012 at 9:38 a.m. #375

@#372

Get a clue

Posted by Wbzz on January 22, 2012 at 10:05 a.m. #376

Tokido is overrated? Because he lost to some of the best players in the world?
In a tournament with that many killers and such high level of play...that's what happens sometimes.

So he loses a few matches and is 'overrated'...Next time he wins he is 'godlike' again...yeah!

"Posted by shin_ono on January 21, 2012 at 4:34 p.m. #247

seriously, why was mago ever sponsored by madcatz? has he ever won anything? or even placed top 3?"

Are you serious? Ever heard of Godsgarden? Mago won Godsgarden online 2.

Posted by spotlesseden on January 22, 2012 at 10:16 a.m. #377

Other than Japan tournaments.
mago was top 3 in Revelation in US. Mago won the Korean tournaments back2back years. here is one of the vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTjP5e...

Posted by Rettaka on January 22, 2012 at 10:22 a.m. #378

+
2nd @ Revelations
2nd @ CanadaCup2010

Posted by CheeseCakez on January 22, 2012 at 10:27 a.m. #379

Cool to see that one-two characters don't take up the whole tournament now.

Posted by shades_of_grey on January 22, 2012 at 10:27 a.m. #380

dat prize money *boxer smile*

Posted by bananainsaneface on January 22, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. #381

Mago was considered the best player in the world during Vanilla and Super, but now that Sagat and Fei Long are no longer S tier he's getting exposed.

Posted by TheShotokan on January 22, 2012 at 10:35 a.m. #382

LOL DAIGOS PERCENTAGE IS 666 THE MARK OF THE BEAST!!! LOL

Posted by TheShotokan on January 22, 2012 at 10:38 a.m. #383

LOL I SCROLLED UP N SAW SOMEONE ALREADY CAUGHT IT DANG CURSE HAVING TO WORK N NOT HAVING FREE TIME LIKE OTHERS >_<

Posted by NerfGuile on January 22, 2012 at 11:27 a.m. #384

You can always tell if Daigo lost a match or not by the amount of comments.

Win = almost no comments.
Loss = 50 comments about how much Daigo sucks now.

I like how there is only one negative comment about Tokido who is 3-7. No one ever mentions that Tokido always does poorly against world class opponents. He only really excels against USA players.

Mago is not a fraud. His matches were very close. Generally he is very strong vs top class opponents. I don't see how is getting exposed at all. He's 4-3 against the best in the world.

Posted by viisii on January 22, 2012 at 11:37 a.m. #385

#384

yea winning godsgarden is nothing

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 22, 2012 at 11:55 a.m. #386

It is a bit sad how all the gimps come out the woodwork when Daigo loses.

But Tokido's got a lot of personality and seems pretty likeable hence why people are quiet when he loses. Got to disagree that he only does well vs world class opponents, the guy always places highly in most tourns.

Posted by Getdownbrown83 on January 22, 2012 at 12:10 p.m. #387

Every player participating in this event would straight up crucify anyone posting a negative comment period probably get perfect on em

Posted by Temtt on January 22, 2012 at 12:16 p.m. #388

Tokido overrated? There you go:

Shadowloo Showdown 2011:
4. MCZ|Tokido (Akuma)

EVO 2011:
5. MCZ|Tokido (Akuma)

GodsGarden 4:
4. MCZ|Tokido (Akuma)

Season's Beatings Velocity:
4. MCZ|Tokido (Akuma)

CanadaCup 2011:
4. MCZ|Tokido (Akuma)

That's quite impressive if you ask me!

Posted by NerfGuile on January 22, 2012 at 12:35 p.m. #389

@388: I didn't write tokido is overrated. I wrote he doesn't get and BS when he loses like Daigo does.

Of the tournaments he entered and Daigo entered at the same time, did he ever once finish higher than Daigo? And yet Daigo gets crapped on in every thread even with 1 loss, while Tokido get a free pass.

Actually has Tokido ever finished higher than other Japanese players at any tournament? I am not saying tokido sucks, I am saying that the posters here are ridiculously biased against Daigo and Mago for some reason.

Posted by Temtt on January 22, 2012 at 12:46 p.m. #390

@389

I didn't reply to you, sorry.
A few posts said that Tokido is overrated.

Posted by Temtt on January 22, 2012 at 12:48 p.m. #391

...and I agree with you by the way

Posted by MetallicA on January 22, 2012 at 1:23 p.m. #392

@389

Tokido won Gods Garden 2 tournament with vanilla Akuma, grand final was vs Uryo's Viper who got perfected at the last round.

Posted by WinstonChurchill on January 22, 2012 at 1:32 p.m. #393

#388. Totally agree

Posted by thegoldencat on January 22, 2012 at 1:44 p.m. #394

Everyone is overrated. love is over.

Posted by yamazaki on January 22, 2012 at 1:51 p.m. #395

the godsgarden mago won was godsgarden online 2

also tokido never gets called a tier whore for some reason...

Posted by viisii on January 22, 2012 at 1:57 p.m. #396

the whole daigo flamewar started when poongko won against him @ evo. everyone (especially americans, who got bashed for years by daigo, sry) turned into poongko fanwh*res, after evo, daigo beat him twice in ft10 and ft20, and all pongkofans where like: that means nothing, poongko had a bad day, 1 win @ evo proofs much more (LOL), balblabal, seth is lowtier (yeah tons of ex moves, all ex moves are invicible, 1000 mixups possibilities etc, but low health, still makes him a good character).

come on, i mean poongko is a sick player, but there are a few other players which deserve his status.

community always hate on japanese top players, which loses in a tournament

Posted by Brandisimo on January 22, 2012 at 2:31 p.m. #397

Wow does this kinda feel like deja vu to anyone else? Daigo's ryu has always kinda had problems certian matchups, cammy, fei, Viper, Sim, i feel if Uryo had played Viper we might be seeing 3-3 instead of 4-2. Throw in top teir dalsim and it would probably be even worse. Daigo would probably like to switch to Guile for that Fei matchup.

Posted by Super_Honda on January 22, 2012 at 2:34 p.m. #398

Hmm, come to think of it, Tokido needed a win so badly and he beated Fuudo. Great win for Tokido, personally. Actually guys, do you remember when Tokido wanted to face Fuudo a couple of months back and I think it was around GG 4 tourney's time. Unfortunately, he lost to Uryo so he couldn't face Fuudo. There's an interview of Fuudo, saying that he didn't want to play Tokido because he couldn't handle Tokido's style of play. Looking at the standings, if it wasn't for Tokido, Fuudo would've been undefeated and I'm not making excuses and I'm not a Fuudo fanboy in case you lot wanna know lol. Fuudo's crazy when it comes to big tournaments. Kazunoko did very well and Mago made a great comeback too. I hope replays will be uploaded soon enough.

Posted by EnsignHiro on January 22, 2012 at 2:39 p.m. #399

Personally im glad tokido took the fuudo match because i understand they are all high level players but everyone has a weakness and we just saw fuudos. he cant handle tokido style play well considering he just lost every game to him he just played this tournament. Its good though because we can see the records of everyone playing everyone! Its too much chaos but at least its so entertaining to see that even players at a high level have problems in certain areas too.

Posted by Wbzz on January 22, 2012 at 2:53 p.m. #400

@398

Tokido did play against Fuudo @ Godsgarden 4. He lost 2-1.

Posted by Super_Honda on January 22, 2012 at 3 p.m. #401

Oh, did he? Didn't see that match so my bad. Thanks for correcting me.

Posted by foolly on January 22, 2012 at 4:37 p.m. #402

@ Wbzz wow you guys cant read, look at what you started. NO ONE called tokido overrated. but the results was like 2 wins and 7 losses so as a joke to counter the daigo hate when he loses, i said hes LOOKING overrated. LOOKING, i repeat LOOKING overrated. obviously i didnt mean he was actually overrated got damn. u sensitive posters. Tokido won gg2 and tournies in both EU and USA he is not overrated. its like u cant even say anything on here as people dont read and just twist your words.

Posted by shin_ono on January 22, 2012 at 5:24 p.m. #403

i blame the internets, for daigo and tokido losing so badly. Cant wait until they face each other offline.

Posted by foolly on January 22, 2012 at 5:49 p.m. #404

mago has won 2 godsgardens' btw

Posted by soulthrow on January 22, 2012 at 7:28 p.m. #405

Hope Uryo make it to the top3!

Posted by okay on January 22, 2012 at 8:19 p.m. #406

Mago is just a choker. see SBO 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk6jRj...

Posted by Donchilio on January 22, 2012 at 10:27 p.m. #407

@#403 Almost all of the players have been dropping combos. But yes, the 2nd half of the tournament should be interesting to see if online affected anyone's performance.

Posted by fireinthehole on January 23, 2012 at 1:07 a.m. #408

@400

Yes, Fuudo did beat Tokido at GG4, but that was AE-Vanilla before Fei Long got nerfed.

In AE-2012, Akuma is top-tier but Fei is no longer top-tier.

Posted by kilaskil on January 23, 2012 at 2:25 a.m. #409

This kind of tournament brings the finest players together,it's not surprising some players have troubles to win.Look at Tokido matchs:Sako/Haitani/Mago were very close,but unfortunately Tokido lost.A part is a lack of luck,and some wrong guess.
At this level,most of matchs are very close,and Tokido can correct himself since next rounds are FT6.
Personally,I think Tokido has a lack of experience in AE 2012,he plays UMVC3 a lot,I remeber Tokido loosing badly at the first Godsgarden online (FT10),he wasn't able to qualify for the second round.

But I would be really curious to see Roku in that league.

Posted by Donchilio on January 23, 2012 at 2:38 a.m. #410

@#409 Technically the next part is going to be FT12 since they need to win 2/3 FT6's to advance in the offline knockout league.. that's if the information we've received so far is accurate.

Posted by scytheavatar on January 23, 2012 at 5:48 a.m. #411

I still have a hard time understanding all these claims of Akuma being top tier in AE2012..... my first impression upon seeing the changelist is that he's screwed badly by the no overhead palm nerf. It's a big nerf, as bad if not worse than Cammy's Spiral Arrow nerf in AE (and look at how much more viable she is with her SA back in AE2012). Thanks to it his vortex game is nerfed big time. You have guys like Sako and Daigo who were planning to tier whore Akuma eventually dumping him in the rubbish bin, then Infiltration seems set on using Gouken as his main, while Tokido has been struggling with Akuma in AE2012 and was previously spending time on Seth. Yet Akuma's top tier?

Posted by kilaskil on January 23, 2012 at 7:21 a.m. #412

@411

Akuma is still top tiers in this game.
Not the best at all, but in the top 5 easily.
I doubt Infiltration will switch to Gouken,and if yes,it is not because Gouken is better than Akuma...
Seth,Cammy and -maybe- Viper are above Akuma.

Tokido is not at his better at the moment.

Posted by Fivec on January 24, 2012 at 10:24 p.m. #413

I just saw the Round 3 matches... Tokido vs. Fuudo was the biggest blow-up of the entire league so far. I'm pretty sure Fuudo didn't take a single round off Tokido, got perfected, and got trolled for a time-out.

I think overall, Bonchan has given us the most entertaining matches so far. That match against Kazunoko to start things off was nuts.

Posted by JIHADJOE on January 27, 2012 at 3 a.m. #414

Kindevu matches coming up anytime soon?

LET'S GO KINDEVUUU!!!

Posted by ElectricBlanka on January 27, 2012 at 5:14 a.m. #415

^yeah but Daigo is the BEast Umehara!

Posted by warriors on January 27, 2012 at 6:02 a.m. #416

go Cammy go Cody, best characters in the game :)))

Posted by gaffel123 on January 27, 2012 at 6:10 a.m. #417

momochi said that cody vs fei is in cody's favor in v2012. I guess he proved that sh*t right

Posted by Ethredis on January 27, 2012 at 6:15 a.m. #418

Momochi is back on track.

There will be blood.

Posted by Wbzz on January 27, 2012 at 6:15 a.m. #419

There you go Sako! Amazing play by Sako!

Posted by warriors on January 27, 2012 at 6:17 a.m. #420

momochi, is inconsistant, he have beaten akuma and fei, but fell for sagat ibuki and seth

i am not sure about ibuki,never seen a good ibuki, and a good seth can be very to beat, but his loss against sagat i completely dont get

Posted by soulthrow on January 27, 2012 at 6:18 a.m. #421

any news from Uryo?? who's playing today???

Posted by NGE on January 27, 2012 at 6:26 a.m. #422

#1 Kindevu 3-1 RF
#2 Momochi 3-1 Fuudo
#3 Mago 3-0 RF
#4 sako 3-1 Bonchan
#5 haitani - Kindevu ←(now)
#6 momochi - Bonchan
#7 Fuudo - sako
#8 Daigo - RF
#9 Uryo - momochi
#10 Fuudo - haitani
#11 Daigo - momochi

Posted by Rettaka on January 27, 2012 at 6:27 a.m. #423

Damn, that was fast! Haitani on fire! lol

Posted by foolly on January 27, 2012 at 6:30 a.m. #424

has sagat ever been top tier? look at how easy sagat has lost the 3 matches so far

Posted by ninenie on January 27, 2012 at 6:38 a.m. #425

I thought sako vs Bonchan match will be match of the day, but that Haitani ownage brought me same amount of hype.

Posted by Bibuki on January 27, 2012 at 7:12 a.m. #426

I'm sure a lot of ppl who dropped Fei at the beginning of 2012 are getting back to him now haha! Where the japanese Guile's at :(

Posted by Rettaka on January 27, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. #427

Sako is just amazing! FeiLong - Ibuki is such a bad matchup for Ibuki!

Posted by warriors on January 27, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. #428

HEEHEE fei lost again, hard luck fuudo

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 27, 2012 at 7:31 a.m. #429

these lag checks are more incredible than the games themselves. The combos they pull...

Posted by Grubba on January 27, 2012 at 7:34 a.m. #430

Haitani pulling a 3x0 against cammy, wow thats impressive, cant wait to watch this match

Posted by Rettaka on January 27, 2012 at 7:39 a.m. #431

@430

Not only did he win 3-0...he completely destroyed Kindevu!

Posted by JIHADJOE on January 27, 2012 at 7:45 a.m. #432

@429
You said it!
Japanese lag checks are awesome.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 27, 2012 at 7:51 a.m. #433

Uryo... always involved in the best matches.

Posted by soulthrow on January 27, 2012 at 8:04 a.m. #434

damn yeahhh Uryo ftw!

Posted by JIHADJOE on January 27, 2012 at 8:09 a.m. #435

Just noticed team elivepro has all ends covered.

They have Kazunoko at the top of the chart with the best results so far, Kindevu at the middle with the most average result possible, and RF at the bottom with the worst results so far.

Posted by BlankaBeast on January 27, 2012 at 8:12 a.m. #436

@26

Yea and they shut his YouTube acct down because of it.

lame.

Posted by foolly on January 27, 2012 at 8:14 a.m. #437

a lot of people used to be under the impression haitani had one of the best makotos out there. after a few losses and little footage, its like hes become so underrated. people dont even mention him anymore when talking about top class makotos

Posted by SAMURAI on January 27, 2012 at 8:22 a.m. #438

Damn Fuudo what happened? :(

Good thing that Haitani proves himself to be one of the best (maybe the best) Makoto's on the planet. LMFAO at everyone who said he was gonna end last place.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 27, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. #439

Even the commentators didn't expect the table to look like this. The standings look quite strange. Everyone over here already had Haitani as the last spot and now he's sharing the 2nd spot with Sako. Then there's the likes of Tokido and Fuudo performing not as well as expected.

Posted by ElectricBlanka on January 27, 2012 at 8:34 a.m. #440

Daigo is the Beast Umehara son!

Posted by JIHADJOE on January 27, 2012 at 8:37 a.m. #441

@blankabeast

That's what he gets for not listening to Ultradavid.

Posted by abirzenith on January 27, 2012 at 9:05 a.m. #442

Amongst the matches Momochi vs daigo and Uryo vs Momochi was the most competitive and interesting match

Posted by hitmanr92 on January 27, 2012 at 9:10 a.m. #443

Momochi got his long time revenge on Daigo!
last time they'd fought was during earlier godsgarden when Momo used to play Ken, and he lost badly to Daigo's then deadly Ryu....
Seems like the fate has reversed. Go Momo!

Posted by Murdoink on January 27, 2012 at 9:22 a.m. #444

Happy for Momochi gogogo

Posted by logic_boi on January 27, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. #445

Momochi-Daigo put on the best shows in Vanilla, cant wait to somehow see this last fight.

Seems that Kaz is the favorite ATM, but I don't care who wins if the results stay interesting and unpredictable. Though I'll still be rooting for Sako and Tokido and of course Kindevu using my Cammy. :)

Posted by logic_boi on January 27, 2012 at 10:54 a.m. #446

Also to jest yall a bit.... Bonchan and RF a combined 3-11 at the bottom??? Sagat for low tier ;)

Posted by KleanKutKilla on January 27, 2012 at noon #447

tokido beat fuudo 3-0, enough said.

Posted by Schwoi on January 27, 2012 at 1:51 p.m. #448

woah Haitani O_o

Posted by tidestick on January 27, 2012 at 3:07 p.m. #449

LETS GO SAKO!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Fivec on January 27, 2012 at 3:40 p.m. #450

That Fuudo comeback vs. Haitani was insane. Highlight of the tournament so far, imo. Too bad he couldn't win a single match today.

Posted by Grubba on January 27, 2012 at 4:20 p.m. #451

ok kindevu this is not funny anymore, pass me the controller bro.

Posted by warriors on January 27, 2012 at 5:03 p.m. #452

I feel bad for fuudo, such a nice guy, i know i've been wishing fei losses but thats just fei, fuudo is always a good person

Posted by warriors on January 27, 2012 at 5:07 p.m. #453

@451 yea plz tell him he is using the best character in any game ever created

Posted by KevinGoku2790 on January 27, 2012 at 7:23 p.m. #454

Sako :) Ibuki :)

Posted by warriors on January 28, 2012 at 3:57 a.m. #455

My predictions for today games
Kazunoko 2 - 3 Daigo Umehara =☆☆☆=
Kazunoko 3 - 0 RF
Kazunoko 1 - 3 Haitani
Sako 3 - 2 Uryo
Sako 3 - 2 Kindevu
Sako 1 - 3 Haitani =☆☆☆=
Uryo 3 - 1 Bonchan
Momochi 2 - 3 Kindevu
Momochi 3 - 1 Haitani
Momochi 3 - 1 Mago

Posted by warriors on January 28, 2012 at 3:59 a.m. #456

disclaimer game list copied from this link
http://tokido77.blogspot.com/

Posted by Grubba on January 28, 2012 at 4:13 a.m. #457

@453
http://i.imgur.com/UZRDc.jpg

Posted by mayo2dsauce on January 28, 2012 at 5:17 a.m. #458

IT HAS BEGUN!

Posted by warriors on January 28, 2012 at 5:29 a.m. #459

tokido just dropped the ball apparently
http://tokido77.blogspot.com/2012/01/...

"defensive less moves"

Posted by Rettaka on January 28, 2012 at 5:43 a.m. #460

Sako!!!

Posted by acku on January 28, 2012 at 6 a.m. #461

Damn, the stream of round 5 is seriously broken. I paid for this stuff.

Posted by sephirosuy on January 28, 2012 at 6:04 a.m. #462

^ try click the "低画質モード" below the screen, it's lower quality probably work better.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 6:22 a.m. #463

lol... Kazunoko the #1 loses to Real Free the #12. Is this Anime storyline?

Posted by acku on January 28, 2012 at 6:23 a.m. #464

@462, I try not to click anything cause I have no idea what I'm doing; chances are I spend all my credits on the latest episode of Hello Kitty) :) But thanks for that advice, will try

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 6:33 a.m. #465

best part of the stream so far: Mago and Momochi both don't give a f*** and lvl3 focus attack each other face to face.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 6:42 a.m. #466

Dear lord, MOMOCHI NO BAKA!!!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 6:45 a.m. #467

Definitely the best set of the day so far... very intense... Momochi basically gift wrapped the last game and handed it to Mago.

Posted by shin_ono on January 28, 2012 at 6:45 a.m. #468

Good fuvking match! Mamochi was good but magi was better

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 6:46 a.m. #469

Even the commentators are baffled "The best cody match vs the best fei match."

Posted by Rettaka on January 28, 2012 at 6:47 a.m. #470

Mago #3, proving all the haters wrong!

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 6:48 a.m. #471

@rettaka: Actually #2. The format Event Hubs is using is wrong. The official format counts Wins first.

Posted by dietsunkists2 on January 28, 2012 at 6:59 a.m. #472

mago just clawed his way out of the trash can

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 7:02 a.m. #473

Damn... This is just the opposite of Momochi vs Mago. That one almost always went to the last 10 seconds while this is always over in 20 seconds. My brain can't handle this.

Posted by SabishiiRyuu on January 28, 2012 at 7:11 a.m. #474

sako choked worse than any Floke. That was really bad and Haitani did a bunch of amazing comebacks.

Posted by Niyari on January 28, 2012 at 7:12 a.m. #475

Wooo go Sako

Posted by Wbzz on January 28, 2012 at 7:16 a.m. #476

I hate Ex Karakusa...
Damn, I just realised that I hate the whole game (Ex moves -> Ultra for 50-60% damage FTW) lol!

Posted by soulthrow on January 28, 2012 at 7:37 a.m. #477

Uryo vs Sako... Rooting for Uryo as always! Can't wait .................!!!!

Posted by Struggs on January 28, 2012 at 7:45 a.m. #478

wtf whoever is the character in the battle log icon wins most of their matches but the person doing this is putting up the character before the matches take place. Hella prediction skills.

Posted by Featherblade on January 28, 2012 at 7:45 a.m. #479

Is there any place I can go to watch these videos or the stream archive online? I am broke and can't spend any money. Please let me know if there is alternative.

Posted by Smorgasboard on January 28, 2012 at 7:47 a.m. #480

And just like that, Haitani is on top of the rankings!

Posted by soulthrow on January 28, 2012 at 7:52 a.m. #481

Uryo vs Sako 1-0 :D goooooooooo Uryooooooooo

Posted by soulthrow on January 28, 2012 at 7:55 a.m. #482

damn Uryo vs Sako 1-1 -.- Come on Uryo you can do it!!!!!!!

Posted by Kurow on January 28, 2012 at 8:06 a.m. #483

Everything started with $8.95... stay free topanga...

Posted by soulthrow on January 28, 2012 at 8:06 a.m. #484

There is a mistake on Battle Log: Sako (Ibuki) beat Uryo (Sakura) 3-1.

Posted by JIHADJOE on January 28, 2012 at 8:16 a.m. #485

Wow Haitani at the top!

Posted by warriors on January 28, 2012 at 8:17 a.m. #486

I am really surprised by Makato, I tried playing her, but shes a terrible character

Posted by Temtt on January 28, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. #487

@486

lol Makoto is definitely not a "terrible" character! There are no "terrible" characters in this game!

Posted by acku on January 28, 2012 at 8:32 a.m. #488

Damn, Daigo messed up common links again. Cost him at least one match.

Posted by foolly on January 28, 2012 at 8:38 a.m. #489

@ warriors maybe youre a terrible player? doesnt mean shes a terrible character.

where are all the frauds who called haitani a fraud for being the 5th god? well done haitani, youre currently #1 amongst this elite group

Posted by Rettaka on January 28, 2012 at 8:44 a.m. #490

@489

I just wanted to write the same thing:

"Just because you suck with Makoto doesn't mean Makoto sucks"

Posted by akatruthteller on January 28, 2012 at 9:01 a.m. #491

man, I have to point out here that daigo is indeed a scrub. Come on, 3-0? Daigo you disappointed us again today...

Posted by dennishubs on January 28, 2012 at 9:02 a.m. #492

what does the GD stands for? RF is -5, and kindevu is -7..

Posted by akatruthteller on January 28, 2012 at 9:05 a.m. #493

GD stands for "gat dis"

Posted by Smorgasboard on January 28, 2012 at 9:15 a.m. #494

GD = Game Difference. Used to rank players with similar number of wins.

Almost 80,000 viewers at the end! I think Topanga League is without a doubt the most succesful fighting game stream ever.

Posted by gtfopanda on January 28, 2012 at 9:25 a.m. #495

LOL @ Makoto terrible character.

Posted by hitmanr92 on January 28, 2012 at 9:37 a.m. #496

RIP umehara...
I will always remember your godlike Ryu from SF4, SSF4 and semigod Yun... But seems as if you are gonna need to find some other job for your future.

Posted by Rettaka on January 28, 2012 at 9:51 a.m. #497

@496

Wow, can you get any more dramatic?
Yeah #5, 5 wins, 4 losses is just ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE! RIP DAIGO!!!

How about RIP Momochi/Uryo/Fuudo/Kindevu/RF/Tokido/Bonchan?...because they're all doing worse than him!

Posted by onostolemybike on January 28, 2012 at 9:53 a.m. #498

people got on my balls because I started saying daigo was overrated and that there were plenty of players in japan just as good or better

think these results are proving that.

daigo is good at winning western tournies against americans only and BP griding in the arcades but when it comes to competing against his fellow countrymen, he fails to stand out.

daigo is the overhyped, mainstream monstrosity that the sf community has created. it's time some other players got the respect he gains. If any player deserves to have his nuts sucked all the time its sako, not daigo.

Posted by irrenmann on January 28, 2012 at 9:53 a.m. #499

Let's hear it for pretty good character variety in a tournament

Posted by SAMURAI on January 28, 2012 at 9:54 a.m. #500

Haitani is GODLIKE!! And he's not sponsored.
That's right, he is NOT SPONSORED!

Stay free sponsored players, just stay f***ing free!!

Posted by sagatee on January 28, 2012 at 9:57 a.m. #501

some players that are not used to play online are having a lot of trouble, like Daigo, he still cannot link a solar plexus.

The real tournament will start only on the second round.

Posted by gtfopanda on January 28, 2012 at 10:01 a.m. #502

@ #498

The Evo Champ himself said Daigo's the best player out there.

You can keep hating on him as much as you please, top players consider him the best. Their judgement is worth something, yours... well you can figure that out right?

Posted by onostolemybike on January 28, 2012 at 10:02 a.m. #503

@501

if he can't link then just do a DP, its his own fault for trying to be flash and fancy. Sometimes its better and safer just to go for the easy combo options. Links don't add that much additional damage and they can prove to be extremely costly if messed up

Once again, its daigo's fault for trying to be too flashy. It's time be accepted that he doesn't have sako's combo execution.

Posted by onostolemybike on January 28, 2012 at 10:08 a.m. #504

@502

he's just brown nosing daigo, most these players do so they get invited to these invitational tournaments.

Besides, fuudo seems to be struggling, even getting exposed I might say. He rode an extremely OP character in AE so I don't really care what fuudo thinks/

Most players are in no position to make a name for themselves because of where they live. It easy to be well known if you're japanese.

If fuudo lived where I did, he'd be a nobody too. So you can stick your judgement card up your arse.

Posted by goukibuki on January 28, 2012 at 10:12 a.m. #505

It's almost like people forget that the next stage of the tournament is a FT6 and you have to win by at least 2 games.

Expect players with strong mental toughness to come out on top.

I don't expect Sako and Haitani to perform as well in the next stage, as their characters are better suited to blow you up quickly with some level of gimmicktry(granted Sako's footsies are out of this world).

With that said, I hope Sako wins the whole damn thing and blows up Daigo in the next round tomorrow.

Posted by SAMURAI on January 28, 2012 at 10:13 a.m. #506

@ 503

That's right. And besides that, not being used to online play is no excuse. Daigo himself said that the internet in Japan is so good that there is no difference.

And he played a lot online, or are there still people here who think that gameinn is Daigo's friend?

Posted by NvhA on January 28, 2012 at 10:17 a.m. #507

Round 1 - ooh, daigo a fraud.
Round 2 - ooh, stay free 2d fraud. fuudo is godlike!
Round 3 - ooh, stay free tokido.
Round 4 - ooh, go momochi. stay free daigo!
Round 5 - ooh, I never doubted Haitani! stay free Daigo.

I wish calling someone a fraud is a bannable offense here. Its tiresome. This is a league consisting of 12 outstanding players, everyone will lose every now and then ffs

Posted by Temtt on January 28, 2012 at 10:26 a.m. #508

@507

KUDOS to you NvhA! You summed it up perfectly!

Posted by onostolemybike on January 28, 2012 at 10:31 a.m. #509

@507

rf and bonchan are both frauds who rode vanilla sagat and have never really proven themselves at a tourney level, especially post super

why where they invited? to pad daigo's wins probably

funny how mochi wasn't invited, I guess daigo doesn't want any bad matchs up in this tourney.

Posted by TheMasterPlayer on January 28, 2012 at 10:32 a.m. #510

@onostolemybike #98

go suck Sako's nut's then. every time Daigo comes up you talk about Sako and how he is so much better than Daigo. Are you in-love with him or something? The way your "praising" Sako's skills is just as annoying if not more annoying than this senseless fanboys or haters hating on Daigo and telling him a fraud and all sorts of stuff. Well you know what kiddies, Daigo or any other players on this event can beat your a$$e$$ in this game 20-0. So calling someone a fraud knowing that he is so much better than you is ridiculous. go play online and keep playing online. Cause by the end of the day you all know you need pros to teach you how to play this game. Stay free and salty

Posted by Grubba on January 28, 2012 at 10:33 a.m. #511

so, how many players on 2nd stage of this tourney? the first 6?

Posted by TheMasterPlayer on January 28, 2012 at 10:33 a.m. #512

*calling instead of telling

Posted by akatruthteller on January 28, 2012 at 10:43 a.m. #513

charging 6.95 for viewing 30 minutes is such a crime man, it is not good for the community...

Posted by gtfopanda on January 28, 2012 at 10:44 a.m. #514

@ #504

You don't care about him, when he's won... everything? Guess that's the best a nobody can come up with to justify his hate for someone he doesn't even know.

And what the hell is with the "if he was born here" crap? You suck badly at fighting games, you are not on par with the cream of the crop, and you're blaming it on your background? Clearly all those players are strong just because they were born in Japan right?

Lol you even suggested Umehara invited people and dictated matchups, how much do you hate the guy? You must be getting your ass whopped by online Ryus much!

Posted by SAMURAI on January 28, 2012 at 10:48 a.m. #515

@ 514

They don't give a f**k about the community.

Posted by Hitstick on January 28, 2012 at 11:06 a.m. #516

Daigo got blown out by Kazu.

Posted by BisonBetterBeGoodInSSF4 on January 28, 2012 at 11:13 a.m. #517

if each and everyone of these guys came to any other place besides Japan...they would simply dominate. you knock out Bonchon? you have RF to deal with. Tokidos out? -6, Eita, etc... (and they didnt even join the tourny). no one is a fraud in this tourny. the only frauds on here are the 12 year-old scrubs calling out top players as if theyre nothing. thats like some idiot saying "Kobe sucks...Lebron is the best." even if Lebron is better, it does not necessarily mean Kobe sucks. everyone who called out a top player as a fraud (who wasnt joking) is an idiot and a fraud. EH community is so stupid sometimes. there are some smart individuals in here, but they are DEFINITELY in the minority. so much idiots on here its scary.

Posted by BisonBetterBeGoodInSSF4 on January 28, 2012 at 11:13 a.m. #518

btw i NEVER expected Haitani to do so good. Makoto isnt that strong of a character and shes got some bad MUs in the tourny. good stuff Haitani.

Posted by foolly on January 28, 2012 at 11:25 a.m. #519

onostolemybike and gaigoov3rrated is the same person. you guys are getting seriously trolled. someone said daigo sucks. we know he doesnt suck, why cant you guys just ignore it and let it go? why do you have to entertain someone seeking attention, responding to every post because he has nothing better to do?

Imagine.. Makoto and IBUKIIIII are #1 and #2. why dont u guys talk about that.

Posted by yamazaki on January 28, 2012 at 11:27 a.m. #520

@517 well we still have arcades... so...

Posted by HolyGhost on January 28, 2012 at 11:40 a.m. #521

i cant believe 80k people paid for it

Posted by warriors on January 28, 2012 at 11:56 a.m. #522

@523 I am happy 80,000 ppl paid for it, they is hope for professional gamers after all :))

Posted by BADerRules on January 28, 2012 at 12:02 p.m. #523

@507 OMG... stop sucking Daigo's Dick

Posted by foolly on January 28, 2012 at 12:47 p.m. #524

gaigo im not calling u out. i have nothing against u. i just get sick of reading this crap every time daigo loses. i do not care what u do, i do care when comments are removed from the event and turned into a troll baiting discussion. it would be perfect if there was an ignored button but there isnt. im pointing out that responding to someone who created a username gaigoov3rrated just to get some attention is my defination of Troll Baiting. if im wrong then my comments shouldnt bother u

Posted by TheShotokan on January 28, 2012 at 12:49 p.m. #525

Truth is Daigo is the "best" even now he's got the track record to prove it. He's won more tourneys over his career than all of the others combined. It's a reason why even the Japanese call him Kami which can mean gOD. Until they start winning everything like Kami then we can say that they're better till them I'm Srry but Daigo is the "best" if anyone could be considered it. That's just the way it is I know Sako fans want Sako to be the next Kami so bad it hurts but it just won't happen Srry :(

Posted by HardToSayNo on January 28, 2012 at 12:51 p.m. #526

nice haitani beasting.

im just waiting for the offline tournament

Posted by TheShotokan on January 28, 2012 at 1:12 p.m. #527

Yes but that moniker was given to him by Japanese players. You have to respect that, and where did you hear that Sako doesn't practice as much if not more than Daigo. Nobody can get to the lvl they're at without intense practice. Also everyone loses but out of this group as a whole of thier fights Kami loses the less. Sako is good indeed but he's just not and can't ever be Kami I'm Srry thats how it has turned out. Daigo is like goku, and Sako is vegeta of sf. Just how it is :(

Posted by crispylinks77 on January 28, 2012 at 1:29 p.m. #528

Yes! Daigo is sucking.

I want Sako or Haitani to win this sh*t.

Posted by gaffel123 on January 28, 2012 at 1:29 p.m. #529

yo makoto and ibuki have been underrated since super its annoying, this here could talk a new tier list

Posted by BisonBetterBeGoodInSSF4 on January 28, 2012 at 1:51 p.m. #530

"yo makoto and ibuki have been underrated since super its annoying, this here could talk a new tier list"

or maybe...just MAYBE, its the players. Cammy was made "broken/OP" in Super because of Sako. anyone Sako, Daigo, PoongKo touches is automatically considered broken because nooby scrubs cant take the time to dissect the character and learn how to beat them. this generation of gamers is so pathetically weak its embarrassing for the old school players to keep playing. how you guys live without whining and bitching is beyond me.

Posted by TheShotokan on January 28, 2012 at 1:51 p.m. #531

@534 ok now you're being disrespectful I'll speak any which way I choose calm down before you embarrass urself. I see it the type if person that puts on the tough facade but is really a big cry baby. The type the throws hissy fits when u don't like someone or something. Kami is the best just deal with it. Even Sako respects him as such.

Posted by TheShotokan on January 28, 2012 at 1:56 p.m. #532

Kk lol ur clearly a kid I leave u to it own. I see it obstinates is at the acme I can't win with you lol.

Posted by TheShotokan on January 28, 2012 at 1:57 p.m. #533

Kk lol ur clearly a kid I leave u to ur own. I see ur obstinates at the acme I can't win with you lol.

Posted by triplethreat99 on January 28, 2012 at 2:13 p.m. #534

Damn Daigo dropping those combo. I seriously believe that Daigo would be doing better if he wasnt playing online, I mean that online timing is throwing him off big time. His dropping so many easy combos. But who knows, maybe it wouldnt make a difference.

FYI- Sako dropped Cammy in a heartbeat after she was nerfed, and picked up her up again when she became "better".

To the guy that said that there were no Japanese besides Daigo in EVO 2009, your wrong. Takashi Hukishi was also here,hes not that well known but hes a freaking good. He placed top 8.

Posted by yamazaki on January 28, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. #535

i'm an ume-fanboy but it's safe to say as good as daigo is he's never been the best at any of the games he plays, except maybe VS (although i actually think sako is). however his track record can't be denied; he's been a multi game champ for decades.

i think peyton manning is overrated. i think albert pujols is overrated. i think manny pacquiao is overrated. i think sf4+ is overrated. etc.

Posted by yamazaki on January 28, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. #536

actually he was probably the best sfz3 player.

Posted by gtfopanda on January 28, 2012 at 2:21 p.m. #537

@ #525

Ah right, we're the "blind fanboys" when you're the one being like "I don't care what Fuudo says, but if he was born here he'd be sh*t", err LOL.

Try harder, really.

Posted by Dlieu on January 28, 2012 at 2:32 p.m. #538

12th place - ¥5 ($0.06/€0.05)

w00t!!

Posted by Grubba on January 28, 2012 at 2:32 p.m. #539

@535 and @541
damm how i wish someone like sako mained cammy in 2012, i know kindevu is a good player but compared to the others in this tournament he still needs to work his links and level game a lot.

Posted by jaib83 on January 28, 2012 at 3:01 p.m. #540

im think daigo do a chilli dog on gaigoov3rrated,
maybe that's the reason this guy hates daigo so much,,,,,,jajajajaja

keep the good trolling gaigoov3rrated

Posted by Super_Honda on January 28, 2012 at 3:04 p.m. #541

Haitani is doing so well at the moment. I'm very impressed with him. Looking at the competition in Japan, I'm not too surprised by that because all 12 of those Japanese players are capable of winning this league. In fact, a lot of talented Japanese players are not in the league. Here's 1 example: Fuudo wasn't well known until he won the Evo 2K11 AND GG4. I don't think no one would thought that Fuudo would win, considering that a lot of well known Japanese players were in those 2 tournaments, especially Evo 2k11. This goes to show that when Japanese players like Daigo, Tokido and Mago don't win the tournament, there's usually another Japanese player who comes in and takes that 1st prize. If Haitani wins this league, he deserved it for this performance.

Posted by foolly on January 28, 2012 at 3:08 p.m. #542

@gaigoov3rrated i replied to you because u quoted me saying im calling you out haha. im not rude i can still talk to u. what i meant is i dont care what u do as in when u say daigo sucks. if that gives u fufillment by all means do it. im just telling people to ignore it. im talking to them, not u because you see ive been gone hours and youre still here fighting with people over daigo.

Posted by foolly on January 28, 2012 at 3:14 p.m. #543

damn after reading the latest comments. EHubs please put up an ignore feature. every comment im reading is a fanboy war on daigo. such a waste of time dealing with this immature crap

#550 i agree. they need to start inviting Iyo and Ojisan boy to these events. even Nemo. because they are all capable of competing

Posted by Super_Honda on January 28, 2012 at 3:25 p.m. #544

@550

Yeah, come to think of it, it's scary to see that Japan has so many good players. Don't wanna sound like I'm sucking up to them but its true. I would to see those players. Personally, I would like to see Akimo being invited, 1 of my favourite players. His Honda is awesome, especially his Dee Jay.

Posted by Super_Honda on January 28, 2012 at 3:27 p.m. #545

Sorry, my comment at 554 was a reply to @552.

Posted by GW on January 28, 2012 at 5:39 p.m. #546

Akuma has dropped the soap.

Posted by Donchilio on January 28, 2012 at 6:45 p.m. #547

@#530 How does Sako not play all that much if he has over 40000 matches played over XBL?
Are you saying it's his friend playing on his account?
Sorry but Sako plays just as much as all the others, the only difference is he plays endless instead of ranked or at the arcade.

Posted by Smorgasboard on January 28, 2012 at 6:50 p.m. #548

These are some of the best players putting on high level intense competition. Why can't people enjoy that?

Anyway, Haitani was voted in for Godsgarden4 so maybe it's just the lack of exposure that made him look underrated.

I understand if you want to support your favourite player but dissing the other players won't gain you any respect. Everyone is a legend in their own right.

The matches are quite hype as they are so i'm not hurting for more character variety. I'd like to see more players during the next league though. Make it bigger.

Posted by bananainsaneface on January 28, 2012 at 7:19 p.m. #549

LOL @ Sako D-riders. Sako came to American and got BODIED by Jwong and a bunch of nobodies in money matches. He didn't even make top 8. Hold dat.

Posted by GW on January 28, 2012 at 7:53 p.m. #550

Lol @ bananainsaneface always trolling when no one even takes him seriously.

Posted by TheMasterPlayer on January 28, 2012 at 8:29 p.m. #551

@560 GW,

Uhhh... No, he isn't trolling... Sako did come to America I believe in 2010to participate in Norcal regionals and/or evo.. im not quite sure which of those two... But he did come here a few days before those said thournament/s and in money matches as well as some casual matches he did get bodied by Jwong and some other players.. at that time his main was Cammy

Posted by Donchilio on January 28, 2012 at 8:51 p.m. #552

@#561
Socal Regionals 2010, Sako lost to Jwong in winners and losers for their pool.
ReveLAtions 2011, Sako lost to Clakey D in the Ibuki mirror and to Ricky O in losers.

It's just too bad Team Hori was mismanaged by Tournament Legacy since if it wasn't we would have seen Sako at a lot more events(Evo, Shadowloo Showdown, etc.) -_-

Posted by keebler on January 28, 2012 at 9:25 p.m. #553

Lol that guy isn't trolling about Sako. Sako has amazing execution, but the guy has gotten bodied numerous times. Point is that everyone has gotten rocked. That's just how it works. There are so many armchair quarterbacks on this site, it's ridiculous. I used to think SRK has some whiny people, but this place is way worse for some reason. When i come across things on SRK that i disagree with, at least they tend to have some sort of point or evidence to their argument. You really don't find anything like that here. I love this site for what it is, but sometimes i feel like a glutton for punishment sifting thru the comments.

Anyway, I dont really see anyone running shop in this competition. It's rather back-and-forth so far. If anything, i think this tourney is a testamant to the decent balance in this game. A rather nice variety of characters trading off wins, without one player being overly-dominant.

Posted by bananainsaneface on January 28, 2012 at 9:28 p.m. #554

GW's little fanboy heart just got crushed by facts. Sako got exposed when he came to America. Why do you think he hasn't come over here since?

Posted by dunhei on January 28, 2012 at 11:17 p.m. #555

@banana
What has happened to every single American who went to a Japanese tournament? Why don't they go to Japanese tournaments anymore?

Posted by foolly on January 29, 2012 at 1:38 a.m. #556

even though we have no yun in this event, just imagine that if this wasnt ver 2012, we would have no cammy, ryu or seth but instead 3 yuns.

Posted by foolly on January 29, 2012 at 1:43 a.m. #557

i recall sako coming to revelations and owning, going undefeated in casuals. the matches are out there, all FT5s. he only lost in the tourny format which is a FT2. anyone can lose with that format. At SCR he didnt get bodied. if i recall he won all his casual matches except against Justin and Tatsu. i believe he was even with marn. that isnt getting bodied losing only 2 matches to 2 great players.

commenters always like to exaggerate things about players they dislike to keep these fanboy wars going. so childish

Posted by Temtt on January 29, 2012 at 4:09 a.m. #558

Daigo better win against Sako, because I don't think he is going to win the Fei match against Mago.

Posted by fireinthehole on January 29, 2012 at 4:13 a.m. #559

Sakonoko gets BODIED by Justin Wong, with J.Wong getting two perfects:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reKhU...

Justin Wong eliminates Sakonoko:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbJ1EW...

Posted by LordJim on January 29, 2012 at 4:14 a.m. #560

@#566
Kindevu had used Cammy and Viper in AE, so who knows.
Sako might have used Yang too

Posted by sephirosuy on January 29, 2012 at 4:31 a.m. #561

Live match report for Round 6 here
http://tokido77.blogspot.com/2012/01/...

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:37 a.m. #562

fuudo vs rfs happening,, fuudo takes the first round!

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 4:38 a.m. #563

Kindevu might have a slight lag there, not being able to chain properly during the button check or maybe its one of those days.

RF looking solid so far.

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:39 a.m. #564

Kazunoko said that the players are facing problem due to playing online,, which i agree with,, why they just didnt play on the same place like a real tourney should be,, online gaming always has the risk of lag

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:40 a.m. #565

Fuudo takes the second round as well

Posted by Wbzz on January 29, 2012 at 4:44 a.m. #566

Sako lost against J.Wong? NO! Can't be! Because all the great players NEVER lose! NEVER! I swear! I mean he's won a lot...but damn, he lost against J.Wong, so all his wins vs some of the greatest SF players (+ lets not forget he was one of the greatest VS players ever) mean nothing...........

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:44 a.m. #567

@576 if it wasnt for your so called boring ryu and ken,, and also the boring chun li sagat ,, etc,, sf wouldn't be sf at all! Those characters made this game legend!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:45 a.m. #568

fuudo just wiped the floor with rf!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:46 a.m. #569

Kazunoko vs Kendevu this should be awesome!

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 4:46 a.m. #570

@574 first half of the league will be online. Looks like everyone qualified for the next round already (2-3 wins, I believe) which is more of a real thing and offline too.

Kindevu looking much much better during the button check. Might have been downloading some animu back then.

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:48 a.m. #571

This is what im taling abt,,clearly both of em ar facing lag!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:50 a.m. #572

@581 they are still playing online it seems

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:53 a.m. #573

Yeah seems kazunoko is gonna take this,, kindevu making some mistakes here

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:54 a.m. #574

1-1 !!

Posted by warriors on January 29, 2012 at 4:55 a.m. #575

@576

Yea I kinda agree with you, I think they may have over reacted when nerfing yun and yang, but they still didn't nerf fei long enough, he still get many advantages for free, they should have killed fei and not yun, at least yun and yang were fun to watch and play

they also in AE and they needlessly ruined cammy's regular cannon strike abilities, she is not that strong !!!!

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 4:57 a.m. #576

Kazu now playing lame as fvck and not wanting to play up close against Kindevu's cammy.

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 4:57 a.m. #577

whoa kindevu making hell of a come back!

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 4:58 a.m. #578

@583 this is the last online rounds. The next 6 round will be offline.

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:03 a.m. #579

OMG KINDEVU WON! and that epic comeback!

Posted by yamazaki on January 29, 2012 at 5:03 a.m. #580

everyone is missing links in the lag check...

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:04 a.m. #581

#591 agreed!

Posted by Wbzz on January 29, 2012 at 5:06 a.m. #582

@592

Of course...it's ONLINE!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:10 a.m. #583

mago vs uryo,, yeeeha,,
Uryos playing awesome !

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:16 a.m. #584

Uryo's Reactions!!! Freaking great!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:19 a.m. #585

Mago playing Good too!took a roun of uryo,, 2-1!!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:23 a.m. #586

Uryo takes it !

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:25 a.m. #587

Now for Fuudo vs Kindevu !!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:33 a.m. #588

1-1,, this ones getting fired up!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:37 a.m. #589

Kindevu is peforming some intense combos!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:40 a.m. #590

2-2, so far the closest match today!

Posted by foolly on January 29, 2012 at 5:44 a.m. #591

damn i wanted kindevu to win

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:45 a.m. #592

And fuudo takes it!

Posted by Rettaka on January 29, 2012 at 5:46 a.m. #593

Fuudo so clutch!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:46 a.m. #594

#602 me too but he just didnt react as well as fuudo in the last match!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:54 a.m. #595

Uryo vs Rf,, im guessing uryo will take it

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 5:54 a.m. #596

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Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:55 a.m. #597

#607 so am i and bunch of other people as well,, just wtf is your point here?

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 5:58 a.m. #598

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Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 5:58 a.m. #599

Just like i expected uryos doing good against rf's sagat

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6 a.m. #600

@610, i don't agree. i think RF have a chance. he beat kazunoko yesterday.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:02 a.m. #601

I like how comment flying over the screen for japanese stream:)

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:02 a.m. #602

I am eating junk food and watching this sh*t

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:03 a.m. #603

#609 people in usa can get access too, there even is a tutorial in the web for that! so they can navigate around the Japanese site

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:04 a.m. #604

its ovar

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:07 a.m. #605

Rf just getting bodied to day by everyone! first fuudo and now uryo, guess sagat is only strong against shotos!

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:07 a.m. #606

fuudo is gonna be sick, i am loving the button checks :-)

Posted by Temtt on January 29, 2012 at 6:07 a.m. #607

Great play by Uryo! Always super entertaining to watch!

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:09 a.m. #608

@abir yo, that is the point. ever wonder why mago decided to enter with Fei :-)? sagat's hitbox is just too big... so he is like at least 4-6 disadvantage against mixup characters.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:09 a.m. #609

I am loving that fuudo only has 2000 pp. :) less than mine.

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:10 a.m. #610

ha ha fuudos facing all the sagats today,, easy day for him

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:11 a.m. #611

man, bonchan dropped that link...

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:13 a.m. #612

@621 yo, bochan is different than RF man, his kara DP game is much better.

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:13 a.m. #613

I just dont get why everyone is dropping combos,, i mean almost everyone,, this online play was a bad idea!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:14 a.m. #614

yeah man! and bonchan just took the 1st round,, he was much more patient

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:15 a.m. #615

@623 yeah bro agreed,, hes playing a much better game than RF

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:17 a.m. #616

@626. bro, i mean, fei is just such a bully for shotos... how the fu*k do you react to repeated chicken wine and those horizontal attacks.... kind of unfair i say...

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:19 a.m. #617

@627 yeah many people don't realize that fei's power still reigns supreme!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:21 a.m. #618

@lolz chicken wine!!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:24 a.m. #619

2-2 Damn bonchan not going down without a fight!

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:24 a.m. #620

@628, yeah bro. typo,lol chicken flavored wine...
last match, lets go bonchan.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:26 a.m. #621

sh*t! fuudo is clutch the last round.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 6:26 a.m. #622

yeah! fuudo represents sagat

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:29 a.m. #623

Yeeha Bonchan Won!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:29 a.m. #624

What a match,, never thought sagat could beat fuudo!

Posted by soulthrow on January 29, 2012 at 6:34 a.m. #625

Uryo in 6th place :D I KNEW IT! Go Uryo you can do it! This guy needs a sponsor for real!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:34 a.m. #626

daigo vs mago,, cheering for both!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:36 a.m. #627

Daigo will probably lose though dont see his ryu winning against fei, after all fei is ryus worst matchup,, followed by dhalsim

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:49 a.m. #628

How did daigo do that! he literally played better footsies against magos fei long !

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:51 a.m. #629

2-2,,,

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 6:52 a.m. #630

Daigo won!!! 0_0

Posted by ninenie on January 29, 2012 at 6:53 a.m. #631

What a beautiful match.

Posted by Temtt on January 29, 2012 at 6:53 a.m. #632

Wow, that was some amazing play by Daigo! Really amazing! That's such a bad matchup for Ryu.

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:09 a.m. #633

So its between Tokido & RF for that 6cents.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:10 a.m. #634

fuudo's fei long is more aggressive than mago's...he plays like a tank.

Posted by Rettaka on January 29, 2012 at 7:14 a.m. #635

Fuudo's comebacks are just amazing!

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. #636

The remaining two matches will only determining two things.

Whether Haitani or Sako will be 1st
Whether RF will be 11 or 12th.

Daigo will remain 3rd whether he beats Sako or not.
RF will remain 11th even if he beats Haitani.

Posted by warriors on January 29, 2012 at 7:15 a.m. #637

Heehee Fuudo will face Mago in 2nd phase, Fei vs Fei
They deserve each other

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:16 a.m. #638

warriors, not exactly. It depends if Mago can defeat whoever comes below him first.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:18 a.m. #639

so how do they determine who move on to the second phase?
maybe give a wild card to tokido?

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:18 a.m. #640

Apologies, one correction.
Daigo can fall as low as 6th place should he lose, depending on GD.

Posted by sagatee on January 29, 2012 at 7:19 a.m. #641

Why Daigo, RF, Sako and Haitani only have 10 matches?

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:20 a.m. #642

@653

The second phase will start with 12th vs 11th.
The winner will proceed to fight the 10th place and so on.

Whoever is 1st will only need to play once to win the whole thing.

Currently Tokido is #12 but I've no doubt he can rise as 7th place where he will meet Mago.

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:21 a.m. #643

@655. because they all have a game to play each which is currently happening now.

Posted by ninenie on January 29, 2012 at 7:22 a.m. #644

@655

League is still on going, now Haitani vs RF, Daigo vs Sako later.

Posted by warriors on January 29, 2012 at 7:24 a.m. #645

For cammy main(ers), what is your second favorite character, I am trying to learn a second character but I find them all boring. Who are your number 2

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:24 a.m. #646

lets get hype! daigo vs sako!

Posted by foolly on January 29, 2012 at 7:25 a.m. #647

2 sagat players in the bottom 4. no wonder he never wins tournies

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:25 a.m. #648

Haitani is 1st and will be the last man standing for Round 2.
RF vs Tokido will be the 1st match in Round 2. Whoever wins will meet the 10th place, Kindevu.

Now Daigo need to win or else he will drop to 6th place.
Sako will remain 2nd regardless of the outcome.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:27 a.m. #649

wow,haitani is guaranteed big payout already!

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:28 a.m. #650

yo, daigo the training dummy,lol

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. #651

daigo don't give a fu*k with that uppercut lol

Posted by gtfopanda on January 29, 2012 at 7:32 a.m. #652

Who's playing atm?

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:32 a.m. #653

@666 daigo vs sako second round. daigo is not looking good...

Posted by soulthrow on January 29, 2012 at 7:33 a.m. #654

If Daigo lose then Uryo will make it in top3! Hell yeahhhhh!!!!!

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:34 a.m. #655

man, daigo disappoints once again. i want my money back...

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:37 a.m. #656

sako gave a round to daigo so that he doesn't look too bad losing,lol

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:37 a.m. #657

It'll be a hell of a mountain to climb for Daigo if he drops to 6th.

It'll be good for Daigo fans however as he'll potentially play more match in Round 2.

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:38 a.m. #658

ovar lol

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 7:38 a.m. #659

daigo is such a fraud man.

Posted by acku on January 29, 2012 at 7:38 a.m. #660

nice end by Sako

Posted by soulthrow on January 29, 2012 at 7:41 a.m. #661

who would have thought... 3 School girls in TOP3 hahaha

Posted by NvhA on January 29, 2012 at 7:45 a.m. #662

Tokido will beat RF, Kindevu, Bonchan, Momochi.
Tokido will lose to Mago.

Mago will lose to Daigo.

Daigo will beat Fuudo & Kazunoko.

Uryo will beat Daigo.
Sako will beat Uryo & Haitaini.

Sako waifu will be 7k richer.

Posted by yamazaki on January 29, 2012 at 7:46 a.m. #663

i think mago will end up playing daigo for sure... also i think those 2 are probably the best long-set players in the tournament.

Posted by soulthrow on January 29, 2012 at 7:49 a.m. #664

Tokido in Grand Finals..this is his chance to become an SF legend! :P

Posted by Tak on January 29, 2012 at 7:52 a.m. #665

If the loser of Tokido vs RF in the 2nd round is the 12th, I guess there's no difference between being the 11th or 12th in the 1st round. Am I correct or is there some sort of disadvatange for RF since he's at the rock bottom?

Posted by Rettaka on January 29, 2012 at 7:56 a.m. #666

Tokido beats RF
Tokido beats Kindevu
Tokido beats Bonchan
Momochi beats Tokido
Momochi beats Mago
Daigo beats Momochi
Fuudo beats Daigo
Fuudo beats Kazunoko
Fuudo beats Uryo
Sako beats Fuudo
...

Posted by ponpon on January 29, 2012 at 7:58 a.m. #667

sako is god

Posted by shin_ono on January 29, 2012 at 7:59 a.m. #668

Wow, 3 school girls on top of te ladder as it stands :-/ who wouldv thought

Posted by nox000 on January 29, 2012 at 8:16 a.m. #669

I'm glad Haitani is winning!

Posted by the_truth on January 29, 2012 at 8:24 a.m. #670

@foolly

Makoto is top no wonder she wins so many tournaments.....wait

Your logic is flawed, think before you post !!

Posted by the_truth on January 29, 2012 at 8:29 a.m. #671

^^^^
above response to #661 foolly

"2 sagat players in the bottom 4. no wonder he never wins tournies"

Posted by Dark_Pinoy on January 29, 2012 at 8:31 a.m. #672

LET'S GO URYO!

Posted by foolly on January 29, 2012 at 8:43 a.m. #673

@ the_truth all im trying to say is sagat is overrated. no need for irrelevant comparisons lol. my logic is so many top players use sagat unlike makoto and yet he cant win anything. look at how fast mago dropped him lol. makoto is just underrated and hardly ever used by these top level players at tournies, so her potential is still untapped/unknown to a lot of communities unlike sagat. i dont want an argument dude, leave it at that.

Posted by SAMURAI on January 29, 2012 at 8:48 a.m. #674

Today:

Daigo beat Mago: Daigo is Godlike!!
Sako beat Daigo: Daigo is a fraud!!

Posted by abirzenith on January 29, 2012 at 8:53 a.m. #675

Daigo defeated Haitani,, who bodied Sako,, this just shows how haters are,,they just need a reason to say sh@t about

Posted by tonsetzer on January 29, 2012 at 8:54 a.m. #676

Great tournament. No need to hate on any player. Nobody is a fraud. They are on a similar level and everyone can beat everyone on a given day. Daily shape is a big factor if players play each other on the highest level. There are now so many players on a high pro level, it is no wonder why "big" names like Daigo or Mago do also lose quite some matches. They can still win tourneys, and chances are high they will, but they can also end on the bottom of the ranking in a high caliber tourney like this. The actual top3 are suprising though, im glad Uryo is doing so well, his Sakura is extremly entertaining to watch.

Posted by Temtt on January 29, 2012 at 9 a.m. #677

#691

"Great tournament. No need to hate on any player. Nobody is a fraud. They are on a similar level and everyone can beat everyone on a given day. Daily shape is a big factor if players play each other on the highest level. There are now so many players on a high pro level, it is no wonder why "big" names like Daigo or Mago do also lose quite some matches. They can still win tourneys, and chances are high they will, but they can also end on the bottom of the ranking in a high caliber tourney like this. The actual top3 are suprising though, im glad Uryo is doing so well, his Sakura is extremly entertaining to watch."

Spot-on!

Posted by HolyGhost on January 29, 2012 at 9:28 a.m. #678

Finally i found the videos

Posted by spotlesseden on January 29, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. #679

this tournament is not over. any of those 6-5 guys can still win it all.

Posted by Me on January 29, 2012 at 9:35 a.m. #680

OMG so many damn comments

Posted by triplethreat99 on January 29, 2012 at 9:40 a.m. #681

Daigo shines in long sets. He still might make top 3, or GF but its a long shot

Posted by sopafreedom on January 29, 2012 at 9:44 a.m. #682

@ 636 im curious where are you seeing it

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 10:21 a.m. #683

I guess in a lot of people' opinions, daigo is a fraud unless he wins everything on stream.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 29, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. #684

@ dailymotion
dont forget, there are other video sites like youtube

Posted by HolyGhost on January 29, 2012 at 10:33 a.m. #685

This is stupid
paying for streams is stupid.
Im sorry, im not gonna give any cent to view it and im gonna reveal every pirate way to show it FGC

Posted by akatruthteller on January 29, 2012 at 11:05 a.m. #686

@700 dailymotion and many other sites only have round 1 vids, and we just finished with round 9 today. lol stay free.

Posted by Smorgasboard on January 29, 2012 at 11:10 a.m. #687

I made a table of the rounds each character has won against each other. It's just data so take it as you will.

http://postimage.org/image/gheyc27ln/

Tokido wasn't doing well against Cody, Ryu, Sakura and Seth. At best, he'll be eliminated by Daigo. My guess is that he'll be eliminated a lot sooner.

Kindevu's main problems was Cody, Ibuki and Makoto. If he does exceptionally well against Momochi and good enough against the rest, he might make it to final 3. But with his current performance, Momochi will be his last match.

Momochi only lost badly against the top 2. If he can close the gap against the rest, he'll be top 3 for sure. My guess is around top 5.

Both Fuudo and Mago got beaten by Makoto so top 2 is very possible, especially Fuudo. Mago is unlikely to do better than Fuudo.

Sako's biggest problem is Kazunoko who may not even challenge him (see below). If he can manage to avoid Kazunoko, he just needs to edge out Haitani.

Haitani just barely beat out the three people below him in the rankings and there is also Daigo. He's still the man to beat but if Fuudo or Mago makes it to him, he'll have a lot easier time.

Daigo is going to have a hard time winning it all. Unless he turns on the magic in the elimination round, I don't see him making it past Fuudo.

Both RF and Bon-chan have an uphill battle ahead of them. I see them ending up around 6-8th place at best. Bon-chan will probably end up higher.

Uryo has no significant threat directly below him but faces a tough challenge on top especially from Sako. I predict top 3 and maybe even take it all.

Kazunoko still hasn't figured out how to beat Sakura. What can I say other than a top 4 finish?

In conclusion, Sako will probably beat whoever that challenges him to setup a final against Haitani. My prediction is for Haitani to edge out another victory to win the 555,555 yen.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 29, 2012 at 11:10 a.m. #688

Thanks, im free.
You keep pay.

Posted by keebler on January 29, 2012 at 11:13 a.m. #689

@700

Sorry that you feel entitled to everything. 95% of the material out there for the FGC is already free. Whining about the small amount of things you have to pay for and trying to steal is how overblown matters like SOPA surface over time.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 29, 2012 at 11:18 a.m. #690

#704

You dont get my point.
All i wanna say is if you keep pay to this streams, then almost every good tournament stream will have a price.
If you keep give your money to this money monkeys, they are gonna want more.

Who do want to pay for Evo 2012,final round,socals etc...?
What is better than ''FREE''?

This topanga league is online.
And it has ZERO hype.
After i see it @dailymotion i said ''hey this is just a good sf gameplay, f*ck this''

Posted by QuikZilver on January 29, 2012 at 11:20 a.m. #691

next round is first to 5?

Posted by spotlesseden on January 29, 2012 at 11:32 a.m. #692

entitlement is worst in this community. SC community over fighting game community. They want everything free. Alot of SC big tournaments are pay-pre-view. They donated over 200k to Japan. FGC 45k lol

Posted by keebler on January 29, 2012 at 11:42 a.m. #693

@705

People hear have been quoted saying at points there were over 80,000 viewers. That's more than EVO2011 during the AE finals. How is that "zero hype?"

And yes, a few streams have asked for money, albeit small amounts, and some have had questionable quality (Canada Cup) that need to be worked out. But you should just enjoy your free-to-view now. Things will stay free for the most part in the mean time, but as the fgc grows, events will grow, production values will grow, stream quality will need to grow, etc. Eventually, you will need to pay for more things.

It's not like you have to pay much either. Even if you pay for the whole Topanga league, it's like over 40 dollars for how many sessions worth of high level matches?! It's a decent deal for what it is, if that's your interest.

I can only think of this league, SBO, and HQ Canada Cup stream being PPV in the past year. You have dozens of other streams throughout the year to watch for free. No need to complain about the few.

Posted by bmomosaik on January 29, 2012 at 11:44 a.m. #694

@spotlesseden
what SC tournament is Pay-per-view....
GSL is free only HD is paided. so if you want to make up sh*t then lets hear it...
here is your quote
"Alot of SC big tournaments are pay-pre-view" now list 3 and we will say 3 is alot...

Posted by bmomosaik on January 29, 2012 at 11:48 a.m. #695

@gaigoov3rrated
if only i could find such a thing.

@HolyGhost
i know what your doing and your right in many ways.
and being someone who paid for CanadaCup only because i wouldint be home to watch it and i wanted to see the Vods for it. then finding out that the Vods were made free because people were crying about them costing something...
i can understand watching something for a price if your watching it live. but watching a Replay of something that shouldint cost anything.
even UFC shows old fights for free on spike tv...

Posted by bmomosaik on January 29, 2012 at 11:55 a.m. #696

@gaigoov3rrated
the dota2 International which was the largest prize single game tournament ever, was free to view and was free for the invited teams to enter. it was states that over 1 million people in china alone were watching it live.
if that was free why is this pay to view?

Posted by spotlesseden on January 29, 2012 at 12:07 p.m. #697

more than 3 league over the last couple years already. i'm not even mention about some matches, you need cable TV to watch.

http://www.gomtv.net/2012gsls1/
http://www.gomtv.net/ticket/

Posted by warriors on January 29, 2012 at 12:10 p.m. #698

and to think that topanga could have sold more tickets if the site was in english and some ads were made for the rest of the world

they are not good business men

Posted by Portuguese_Heat on January 29, 2012 at 12:12 p.m. #699

Mago and Daigo both have the same GD, yet Daigo is above? they should play 1 match to determine who gets the higher position as i can prove vital.

Daigo should not be above based on alphabet on names....

Posted by spotlesseden on January 29, 2012 at 12:15 p.m. #700

"Mago and Daigo both have the same GD, yet Daigo is above? they should play 1 match to determine who gets the higher position as i can prove vital.

Daigo should not be above based on alphabet on names.... "

no, you are just Daigo hater. Please, read the rule before you post.

Posted by Temtt on January 29, 2012 at 12:22 p.m. #701

@714

"Mago and Daigo both have the same GD, yet Daigo is above? they should play 1 match to determine who gets the higher position as i can prove vital.

Daigo should not be above based on alphabet on names...."

lol (READ! THE! RULES!)

Posted by HolyGhost on January 29, 2012 at 12:26 p.m. #702

#710

So true.
I can understand asking money for live streams.
But unable replays/archieves? Banning the youtube videos?

Thats not humanism.

Posted by HolyGhost on January 29, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. #703

#708

Its zero hype.
Cuz its online tournament.
Theres just a 2 japanese guys talkin japanese.

No crowd, no trolls, no salts..
Hype needs these

Posted by ElectricBlanka on January 29, 2012 at 1:37 p.m. #704

And how f***ng dare anyone out there make fun of Daigo ...after all he's been through!! He's been through tough competition, he has lots of pressure, and he now has a sponsor which demands from him to place top at tourneys! All you people care about is... feeders and making money off of him! HE'S A HUMAN!! What you don't realize is that Daigo is doing this all for you and all you are doing is writing a bunch of crap about him. *sobs*He hasn't been in a tourney in a while. His recent performance against Mago shows he's got more where that came from cause that' s all you people want is More, More, More, More!! *sobs* Your lucky he performs for you bastards! LEAVE DAIGO ALONE!! PLEASE!! *sobs*

Posted by keyzerjose on January 29, 2012 at 4:07 p.m. #705

Seriously an ignore button would be great
@ 717, 718 Humanism? really? And who care if there are not taunts and crowds, the gameplay alone should warrant enough for hypes. If you just wanna see crowds yell, go to a bieber concert or some sh!t. If you wanna watch top tier Street Fighter then watch Topanga.
Wish I could of seen this weekend's events, had to work. Ill be watching next weekend. Glad Sako is near the top, by far my fav. I hate Makoto but damn Haitani is a beast.
Anyone calling any of these players "Free" or a "Fraud" are retards. These are all top players that would dominate any of us "Eventscrubs". Please go play Call of duty. I seriously think ppl say it to sound cool, or hip. Or they haven't graduated High school. Probably both.

Posted by shin_ono on January 29, 2012 at 8:55 p.m. #706

are the next round offline? (face to face)

Posted by Donchilio on January 29, 2012 at 9:37 p.m. #707

@#722
Yes. It's going to be Ft6 but you need to win 2/3 Ft6 sets to advance. Also they have a deuce rule so if the score is 5-5 you'll need a 2 game lead to take the set.
Having said that the offline matches could potentially take forever to complete due to the deuce rule.

Posted by bmomosaik on January 29, 2012 at 11:46 p.m. #708

@spotlesseden

i guess you dont know how to dead GSL is FREE
AND GSL = GOMTV

so before you go around talking sh*t get your facts right ok...
still waiting for 3 you have listed zero as of this time...

waiting...

Posted by acku on January 30, 2012 at 1:48 a.m. #709

Please stop whining like little kids, and instead focus on the highest level matches ever seen in SF4.
Thanks.

And no, not everything can be free. I would think that at least Americans would understand this.

Posted by Oh_my_f_god on January 31, 2012 at 2:15 a.m. #710

@bmomosaik
I agree with you. SC, Dota, LoL or CS tournament streams is FREE after... 12 years of Major Tournaments with over $100000 1st place prize? They didn't ever need get paid by stream viewers, but first Dota 2 tourney had 1 million dollar prize money.
Again, their HD streams on 4 languages was totally FREE.
A least, Topanga could have hosted this league without any payment. Now everyone going to make us pay for watching tourneys. I don't want to pay. I would rather play for my pleasure.

Posted by Oh_my_f_god on January 31, 2012 at 2:21 a.m. #711

@#725
Soon YOU(yes, namely You) will whine like little when there will be payment for air filtration.
NOT EVERYTHING must be free, but MOST COMMON THINGS must be free!

Posted by acku on February 10, 2012 at 6:55 a.m. #712

Did this start?

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