EVO 2009 wraps up, Daigo wins Street Fighter IV
EVO 2009 wrapped up yesterday, deeming Japanese player Daigo “The Beast” Umehara the victor of the Street Fighter IV finals. Of course, the other games of the event are not to be forgotten, but the main attraction of the evening was definitely Capcom’s newest fighting game. Here’s a list of the top eight competitors for the SF4 bracket:
- Daigo Umehara (Ryu)
- Justin Wong (Boxer, Abel, Rufus)
- Ed Ma (Akuma)
- Sanford (Akuma, Cammy)
- Long Tran (Akuma)
- Eduardo Perez (Boxer, E-Honda)
- Dan (from Japan) (Ryu)
- Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)
I caught a few minutes of the Marvel vs Capcom 2 semi-finals as well, and was very disappointed to find out that I’m not as good at the game as I thought I was.
Anyways, a new documentary titled King of Chinatown is also being released, focusing on runner-up Justin Wong’s road to this year’s EVO. However, the trailer makes the assumption that he is, in fact, the best Street Fighter IV player even though it was made official at EVO that he is not. Regardless, the documentary still looks very interesting.
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