I've been kind of surprised that there's been absolutely no mention of Evo 2011 on a gaming community site,(if there has blame the search function not me)so I decided to get the ball rolling myself.
For those who may not know, Evolution is the single largest fighting game tournament in the world with participants from, I believe, 40 countries this year. Several tournaments for different games were held including:
Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 1500+ contestants
Marvel vs Capcom 3 1500+ contestants
Mortal Kombat 500+ contestants
Tekken 6 I can't remember with any kind of accuracy the entry numbers for the rest.
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There was a major upset this year when Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, one of Japan's 5 Fighting Game Gods and widely considered the best Streetfighter player of all time(he in fact holds the Guiness World Record for Most Major SF Tournaments won), was not only beaten but perfected by Poongko of Korea during the semi-finals, sending him into the loser's bracket. Once there, Daigo was beaten by Latif and eliminated from the tournament.
Over on the MvC3 scene there was an incredibly impressive performance given by Noah Solis, who placed in the top 48. Noah Solis is 8 years old, and has quickly begun being hailed as "The Prodigy." The kid is legitimately good, and I believe he earned it. However, I have to feel bad for everyone he played against being put in the position of being either the guy who beat up the 8-year-old or the guy who got beaten by the 8-year-old. Also, I can't see thousands of people booing you for trying to win helping someone play their best. And in a tournament no less! The audacity of these people actually competing to the best of their abilities after paying the entrance fee into the biggest event of the year /end sarcasm. Lose/lose situations are never fun.
So did anyone else watch or have a favorite moment they'd like to share? I heard that the MK9 finals were quite the nail biter, but I missed them myself. I was quite sad.
For those who may not know, Evolution is the single largest fighting game tournament in the world with participants from, I believe, 40 countries this year. Several tournaments for different games were held including:
Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition 1500+ contestants
Marvel vs Capcom 3 1500+ contestants
Mortal Kombat 500+ contestants
Tekken 6 I can't remember with any kind of accuracy the entry numbers for the rest.
Blazblue
There was a major upset this year when Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, one of Japan's 5 Fighting Game Gods and widely considered the best Streetfighter player of all time(he in fact holds the Guiness World Record for Most Major SF Tournaments won), was not only beaten but perfected by Poongko of Korea during the semi-finals, sending him into the loser's bracket. Once there, Daigo was beaten by Latif and eliminated from the tournament.
Over on the MvC3 scene there was an incredibly impressive performance given by Noah Solis, who placed in the top 48. Noah Solis is 8 years old, and has quickly begun being hailed as "The Prodigy." The kid is legitimately good, and I believe he earned it. However, I have to feel bad for everyone he played against being put in the position of being either the guy who beat up the 8-year-old or the guy who got beaten by the 8-year-old. Also, I can't see thousands of people booing you for trying to win helping someone play their best. And in a tournament no less! The audacity of these people actually competing to the best of their abilities after paying the entrance fee into the biggest event of the year /end sarcasm. Lose/lose situations are never fun.
So did anyone else watch or have a favorite moment they'd like to share? I heard that the MK9 finals were quite the nail biter, but I missed them myself. I was quite sad.
