Kawano (Kolin) vs. Tokido (Urien) - Grand Final - Capcom Pro Tour 2021 Japan 4

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[@Fai2012]

Kawano's been pretty consistent lately, staying at the top. Grats.

[@totalprocall6894]

Kawano has been awesome for a while...nice to see him close under such an occasion.

[@rain4169]

Tokido might have won the Kemonomichi but Kawano with the payback with this CPT qualifier grand final win!

[@LoftyXsWaGX34]

It seems like the level of play from Japan and EU is so much higher than in the US. This top 8 compared to the US was night and day.

[@lewissteward65]

Most of the best us players either don’t play anymore play in street fighter league or don’t play online

[@nsldsfv1202]

Online is playable in Japan.

[@superspengz]

@@lewissteward65 huh! Like who?

[@metalkingslimexwario]

WHAT A TOPICAL _ U.S players like [iDom]and [Punk] have beaten the most Japanese legends. Any pro player can win at any given time (being classist according to nationality is nonsense).

[@lewissteward65]

@@superspengz nuckledu, Justin wong, sandford kelly, smug, snake eyes, Ricky Ortiz, and many many more

[@ronjosolis4413]

Who are the casters again? They're awesome

[@lukewood2662]

Damn, Kawano took a big L from Daigo, came back and won on winners side

[@burkshomemadememes]

I wouldn't say it was big L. It's not like daigo completely washed him. If we would look at all the Japan cpt, I would say kawano is currently the best player over there. He got 1st, 2nd and 4th in 3 cpt Japan events. The other time he drown in pools unfortunately. But getting top 4, 3 times in Japan cpt is insane

[@lukewood2662]

@@burkshomemadememes Kawano is surely a force, but didn't he lose 3-0(my bad if I'm wrong, it's been a while)? To me that's a wash. Even if he didn't mess up badly, he just got outplayed all the way. He ain't no trash because of that, but 3-0 is 3-0.

[@lan8801]

@@lukewood2662 kawano did a 3-2 reset, and then Daigo started playing for real and 3-0 for the Beast

[@Fai2012]

@@burkshomemadememes It was 3-0, then Kawana won a reset just to get another 3-0. It must have felt bad... but grats to him here.

[@revengenightmeres]

@@burkshomemadememes did you even watch the match dude daigo totly washed him it wasnt even close at no point in their their matches i thought that kawano was gona win daigo was in controll the entire time and he did prety much what ever he wanted

[@stonerdemon]

James Chen is so lucky. I saw him the other day hosting the streaming with Lorde and now he's here streaming with Dragon Ball's Krillin !!

[@luceatlux7087]

That's not luck. It's charisma! :)

[@malcolmrossxd]

such a great way to start the day!

[@ggff8385]

Was kawano the champion?

[@cristianestrada5381]

What happened to kawano's other eye in the thumbnail? :(

[@willn8664]

Kawano is one of the future FG gods of Japan.

[@ventodanny]

Tokido is good with Akuma

[@younesmarouf2200]

Urien is not made for Tokido I wish i could see him again with Akuma

[@tno2007]

Always good to try out another character

[@PegimampooS]

Akuma is dead in sf5 after the nerf that's why no pros wanna use him.. Tokido using urien and make it to the final is the right thing to do. In this industry if you don't win, no one's gonna sponsor you..

[@luceatlux7087]

I heart James Chen.

[@rangochannelcbs2184]

tokido just human if he play urien..he turn god if play akuma..

[@victornoagbodji]

This stage was somewhat depressing to me. I don't know if it also affected the players...

[@samalton5837]

Tokido should've been more aggressive in the corner when he noticed Kawano was going for throw loops. EX Tackle, EX Knee Drop or something to that effect, even if it meant using a bar. Think that would've gotten him another round.

[@EliosMoonElios]

Tokido literally try to be aggressive in the corner at the end and fail miserably.

[@Pushiii736]

Y’all remember when tokido used to main kuma *pepperidge farm remembers..*

[@russhl125]

7 frames is the startup of the first hit of ex tackle. But there are 2 hits, and urien travels to quite more frames to proceed to Hit the second time, therefore the whole active duration till he hits for a second time is much bigger. And in fact we've seen pro players reacting to it, esp in Japan, checking it and punishing it with light buttons. Most of the time Tokido uses it in range where this check is not possible, but the tackle is reactable from further range for reasons stated above. I wonder why a self-proclaimed fgc historian and a cpt expert does not know that.

[@fantv525]

Tokido was better with Akuma.

[@diegola-bella9375]

I really dislike Urien cheap Mirror V-Skill, so I always want Tokido to lose. Nothing against the guy, maybe the best player in the world, love when he plays Boxer, just dislike the way he plays Urien.

[@kafu64]

Como exageras James

[@1DAR26]

While Tokido's Urien continues to improve, I do think he should've stayed with Akuma. He had Urien as a side character for years while maining Akuma. The last patch didn't destroy Akuma. From what I've seen he's still strong and can still get wins. It really seems like Tokido abandoned the character he once shed light on and prove to everyone was strong when others thought he wasn't.

[@danielsmithiv1279]

That's not entirely true. Tokido never played Akuma because Akuma was weak and people doubted him. Tokido played Akuma because Akuma is a beast and is S Tier. The reality is: Tokido likes using powerful characters to win and be consistent at winning. He makes a living out of fighting games, so, there is a business aspect that he has to adhere to remain successful.

[@1DAR26]

@@danielsmithiv1279 There's an old interview where Infiltration was giving his thoughts on SFV at the time (This was when Akuma was revealed and some of them were able to get early access if attended one of those events). In it he said two things. Nash won't be winning any tournaments after the nerfs he received and Akuma was weak. He said what many people were saying. Tokido would then give an interview saying he wanted to show everyone that Akuma was not weak as some was claiming to be from making early speculations. That year, 2016, Tokido would go on to win EVO with Akuma and Bonchan won a stacked tournament with Nash. Both proving Infiltration and many others wrong.

[@1DAR26]

@@danielsmithiv1279 also, I get that this is a career he's making a living out of, but Akuma could still get the job done. He could still play Akuma like he use to, just not exactly like how he use to because of some nerfs.

[@burkshomemadememes]

(tokido played urien in 3rd strike btw)

[@cristianestrada5381]

@@1DAR26 did you just say he could play him like he used to, but just not like he used to? Lmao

[@claudemirfc]

Kawano vs Scrub

[@majicogarcia8417]

lol these announcers sound the same.

[@TheLangotable]

Wow, THE James Chen is just an "announcer" now. 🤣

[@Gouki198]

no akuma no win

[@brandonrice1124]

😂

[@dexjay7975]

James request a female co host

[@TurnOntheBrightLights.]

What

[@stercan]

soo boring compare to sf4

[@GoldbondPowder]

It seems like the level of play from the US is so much higher than in Japan and EU. This top 8 compared to the US was night and day.

[@jorgevelasco5283]

Hahahahahahaha

[@botonrock1]

EL JUEGO NEUTRAL ES EL QUE GANA SIEMPRE LAS FINALES, QUE ABURRIDO SE ESTA VOLVIENDO STFV, SIEMPRE ES LO MISMO