thirdworldgamer

Amazing series of matches from the Grand Finals of the EVO 2009 Street Fighter IV (World) Championship: Daigo Umehara from Japan plays Ryu, while Justin Wong from the USA plays both Abel and Balrog....the Grand Finals extends to over two sets! Part 3 has a sound problem where the audio turns into static, so turn down the volume when you play this video:

I wasn't able to catch the final match, but I've heard that Daigo bested Justin Wong again at EVO 2009. Daigo stuck with Ryu while Justin picked Balrog (Boxer). I'm still looking for a video of it on youtube....it's actually on ustream but the download speed from there is really slow. For now, I'll just have to settle with this match, the earlier 'winner's circle' round between Daigo and Justin, where Daigo picks Ryu and Justin picks Abel: I'll update this post once I find a video of the actual final match. They say it was really epic!

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2009/may/04/justin-wong-says-hes-player-beat-years-evo/ Twin Galaxies: In the International Finals round of the Tournament, you lost to Daigo Umehara. Tell us about that experience. Justin Wong: I lost to Daigo at the International Exhibition. If that was a real tournament, I would have changed to my counter character. He uses Ryu, and Ryu counter’s Rufus. Don’t get me wrong, Daigo is REALLY good; maybe too good. For someone like me, though, he's just my peer; I know what can beat him and what can't. A lot of people don't know this, but I went to Japan and beat him 10-4. It’s the truth. If someone says it’s a lie I'll go back to Japan again, because I'm going anyway, and I'll beat him again. ******************** IMHO, after watching his match with Daigo at this year's US Tournament, I'd still bet on Daigo. Justin Wong is a great player, the best in the United States---but I just think that Daigo is more exposed to a healthy ...