EVO 2009: Justin Wong [L] vs. Daigo Grand Finals SFIV FULL MATCH

Street Fighter 4 Grand Final
Justin Wong (Abel/Balrog) vs Daigo Umehara (Ryu)
credit to / evo and ign.com

[@Auby6]

13:35 WE GOT FOOTSIES 🤣

[@MitchBison]

Chris Hu the legend

[@gilman-yh1jm]

WHY AM I GETTING EXITED FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPEND 14 YEARS AGO 😩😩😩

[@gamersparadise743]

sf4 seems like a super hype game

[@ghostspider7619]

Sf4 is almost perfect, I understand you mf And that fight was awesome

[@SamuelLopez-mm3ww]

If your wondering why Wong played Abel and hovered over M.Bison twice even though he had been a established rufus player, it was because of a series of exibitions called the daigo kumite where Daigo faced off against a bunch of top level players the only two that beat him were Shiro's Abel and Inoue's Bison. It was thought that maybe those matchups were the gaps in his matchup knowledge. Secondly at the gamestop tournament before this evo Wong's Rufus got absolutely obliterated by daigo. Some fun Lore and i believe you can watch all thise matches on youtube to this day.

[@jaynarvaez3869]

I was wondering why 🤣 I was like no fvcken way Wong secretly learned bison 💀🤣

[@DanGleebals57]

Diego Umejuarez the pride of Mexico! 🇲🇽

[@johnboona4048]

Daigo is Chinese I think

[@kentang1528]

Daigo is Japanese bro, not Chinese

[@killuminati3829]

Still a chino lol

[@tobiasarevalo9929]

​@@kentang1528bro doesn't know what a joke is

[@robotube7361]

Its iconic that they both play their respective nation's characters too.

[@DanNguyen-ey5tw]

From Hotel Venues to taking up Stadiums. Its incredible how EVO has evolved.

[@taylorbee4010]

So weird that this was 11 years ago.

[@denome3725]

Here i am checking EVO 2008

[@tobsmonster2]

Really doesn't feel like it

[@hanzocloud]

Life is short

[@user-us6nn8to3l]

13 years ago from now

[@kiwimangosurprise]

nah it's 14 years ago

[@svpcharls]

Probably THE greatest evo grand finals of all time in any game. Watching evo this weekend and stopped to watch this bc it came up in my feeds. Timeless.

[@signorpaldoni]

Same here, only difference is that I searched for this, as I do every once in a while. Amazing set

[@FabioAugusto-oh1jq]

@svpcharls: FINAL Justin Wong 5-5 Daigo Umehara

[@Ultra_Ken]

Daigo really comes through when it matters.

[@FabioAugusto-oh1jq]

@Ultra_Ken: FINAL Justin Wong 5-5 Daigo Umehara

[@k1anstation81]

So? ​@@FabioAugusto-oh1jq

[@aqmatthews]

Nothing will ever beat the early days of SF4. Best street fighter in my opinion.

[@kupidzheart]

now we have a tier whoring, jab fest and throw party.

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

agreed. things were vibing so hard when it released. It blew new life into the FGC and i still think it's the best spectator version of the game. Having the right mix the right speed, easy new to use mechanics and the Ultras oh lord the Ultras. Coupled with the unimaginable concept of Madcatz making actually arcade perfect sticks and the rise of streaming events. It was a special time indeed.

[@TheCldmstrsn]

Bless you! This is the best quality

[@arsonne]

i have reached the point where watching vanilla SF4 gives me a painful amount of nostalgia.

[@vision821k4]

yeah there is nothing like this. it is painful. i just wanna go back to 4 with everyone else. 6 is pretty good, but this was like a way of life

[@tobyteo6534]

I cannot believe 15 years have passed...

[@MinecraftIsLoveMinecraftIsLife]

these guys are so quick with their reactions. it's amazing!

[@darkinfernostrike4054]

My Start into the FGC and my journey to it! I've seen this when evo was livestreaming on ustream lol

[@stevorama11]

I miss these uncommercialized non-esports days 🤒🥺

[@TheDrugFreeThrasher]

So true! No Advertisements everywhere, Jerseys, commercial breaks, Sponsorships, Twitter beef, etc. Just really good players and super fun times. And most importantly, sportsmanship.

[@TonyJenn]

@@TheDrugFreeThrasher you can thank the rise of social media and the desire to make living playing games for that. Lol

[@nahdontevenstart]

yes and my favorite part was the pathetically small prize pool and poverty stricken community

[@deathbringer9893]

@@TheDrugFreeThrasher there was no good sportsman ship what

[@Bawkr]

Just put Vanilla on a thinkpad t430, it has a nvidia chipset. Man that announcer though 'roo' and he sounds like he's talking out of his **** Daigo had no meter and he says 'not really wanting to throw out a lot of ex fireballs' Seriously??? Does he even know the game.

[@damsen978]

What's cool is that both characters represented the US and Japan the most lol

[@blakelopez9705]

WHAT ARE YOU STANDING UP FOR!?!?!?!?!?

[@juvie2savage839]

Seemed like the whole room against daigo

[@Railgun003]

Well, it is Justin's home court

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

You do realize Evo is in America right?

[@BiriBiri925]

They can scream all they want, but america will always lose.

[@Blballerboy]

@@BiriBiri925 bet your fun at parties

[@vnssn]

@@Blballerboy stolen comment

[@theedwardian]

I always thought it was funny how J. Wong always played the entire roster minus Ryu and Evil Ryu, and Daigo would stuck to Ryu and Evil Ryu.

[@stolensentience]

Daigo has played yun, ryu, Ken, e ryu, akuma, guile. That’s just in tourneys; obviously he can probably play many more. Wong only really played “the roster” in vanilla. There’s countless characters he’s never used in a tourney if we count the rosters with e ryu on them.

[@user-fs9ul3jy8d]

2人とも素晴らしいプレイヤーだ👍🏻

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

I have my gripes with SF4 on the whole, but man this era of the FGC was so good.

[@lebronjamesharden3958]

Daigo and Justin dressing like the 90's in a 2009 video

[@IncoU]

Ah yes. Justin going through his villain arc at this time.

[@Harvey_Mod]

Super hype🔥🔥🔥 Boxer is really good

[@manafbenayache1880]

Classic SF4 ? Nice ! The only thing I love about Thais one is the survival mode they should ve added it to USF4

[@craiglanyon7752]

Balrog has always been hardcore

[@Bawkr]

So rough and raw. I remember being amazed at the way these guys play and still am but damn this one in particular makes me feel better about my skill level.

[@stolensentience]

Crazy what a difference year 15 makes compared to year 1.

[@ryandavis4936]

justin, the turtler playing balrog vs daigo, the aggressive ryu player what a weird dichotomy

[@lordunidas5558]

NGL always played street fighter. Justin Wong made me want to IMPROVE at street fighter. Daigo is good at what he does, but Wong isn't playing a main. Also, he plays a diverse set of fighting games. Respect

[@vuton7670]

Take me back, boys. T_T

[@asmartphoneinquarantine3269]

Is it just me or are the commentator's voice really low idk if its because of the audio or if its just like that

[@RawDawgMaal]

Those focus attacks! Lol relentless with that shit!

[@lazyxmoo]

Lesson learned. Never celebrate early

[@bmw335hdk2]

Remember evo 37...

[@agakath]

@@bmw335hdk2 lets go justiiiiin

[@zerocentury22]

Daigo walk in 😑 Daigo wins a match 😑 Daigo lose 😑 Hi I’m Daigo nice to meet you 😑

[@adamlodge8093]

Daigo out here looking like mj in ‘96

[@Vectorman2X]

When street fighter was actually played like street fighter, latest great sf

[@TrophyJourney]

Kind of sad to remember how SFIV came out with 26 characters right out of the gate and SF6 gets away with just 18. It'll probably take years of paid DLC until I find my definitive character...

[@BronzeAgePepper]

meanwhile the top 8 in vanilla SF4 tournaments was all Sagat and Ryu. SF6 has some of the best balance of a launch roster and they probably want to take their time releasing new characters to not ruin it. Meanwhile, to get even more characters after vanilla SF4 you had to buy a whole new game, Super SF4 made vanilla into a $60 drink coaster. At least Capcom figured out what DLC was in subsequent title updates.

[@TrophyJourney]

@@BronzeAgePepper I definitely agree with you. All in all things are far better now. We also have to consider that development costs of characters now are much higher compared to 13 years ago.

[@signorpaldoni]

Because sf4 that came out on consoles was already the second iteration. The very first one was arcade only for 8 months and only had 16 characters plus not playable Gouki. They added new characters to the console versions ( ex Sakura, Rose ) which only came to arcades with Arcade edition mind you! Super IV had no official release in the arcades

[@Agent_A_Graham]

​@BronzeAgePepper Guzzling that ad fest called SF6 where TMNT $60 garbage is pegging you 24/7 in BH, and you love it. "Balanced". Streamlined, maybe. Dunno about balance.

[@joaovitormedeirosdefreitas2318]

Daigo GOAT

[@rulebrad333]

hope able shows up in sf6

[@threebedrooms1076]

a golden age 🥲

[@wildwest1832]

why does daigo keep doing crouch medium punches? Does that beat abels rolls?

[@youngthebeast3787]

Footsies bro

[@lewissteward65]

To see how they have grown

[@OhHeyMarc]

I miss those MadCatz TE sticks.

[@sethxtekken]

Their quality was meh but good design

[@gc3k]

I saw Boxer players in Japan arcades before this tournament happened

[@caseyj789456]

This sf4 era will never be equalized (do not include 2d era!) 😊

[@emanuelrouse7076]

Back when Ryu was the Goat.

[@JoelPerez-th9ih]

Daigo vs Justin

[@AC-LING666]

I remember being extremely disappointed at Evo2010 finals after this one , and the same with Evo2011 finals. After that it was like whatever , the top8 itself will be better

[@sethxtekken]

No, 2011 was good

[@Gus-mi2fv]

So glad that “USA” lost 😅

[@wakeupsweep9731]

Daigo said ggs ok bye lol

[@christianolima72]

Daigo o melhor o povo se fudeu gritando contra o cara eo cara vira bonito kkkk

[@marcioss2007]

Serve de aprendizado, espera acabar primeiro

[@FabioAugusto-oh1jq]

@christianolima72: --------------RESULTADO------------------ Justin Wong 5-5 Daigo Umehara

[@f.i.l.d.e.p.s]

daigo hyping the match since 10 yrs ago. he ad to make it close.

[@Noelhall88]

23:01 OH MY GAAAWD

[@kaidnu]

ちゃっかり小野Pが笑顔で握手してるシーン映ってるしｗ 宿敵の関係だもんなあ

[@georgeblack2749]

SF4 was an absolutely hideous game…but it played SO WELL!

[@vajuarez0193]

Daigo wins the tournament and he reacts like it the very first match of the tournament.

[@yonslash457]

Differ from Justin that able to re-set but celebrate like he won the tournament 😂

[@lordgalahad]

The last time Ryu reached this level.

[@MitchBison]

Don’t forgot that Daigo also won EVO 2010 with Ryu in Super Street Fighter IV!

[@terrell8617]

Damn

[@p0mf47]

the CROWD is against daigo

[@kebokev7519]

Shuda just picked Sagat

[@AntLeonardi01]

Rufus vs ryu never struck me as a bad matchup?

[@1MCElias]

👌🏻

[@Eyezthrulies]

This is when street fighter used to be good. Almost a the games are dead these days. Good games are almost completely gone.

[@alexduran1967]

A little backstory; Japan got this game a good six month or more before the west got it. That's half a year more of practice. The first Evo we basically were playing catch up to them, it really showed in terms of option selects and set ups. Justin being Justin closed the gap, but if he'd started the same time as Daigo, this could have swung to Wong for the win. Still epic either way.

[@jordyfernandez337]

Justin wong would've needed a decade to beat daigo, the thing is Wong's mind was thinking " damn is going to happen again"

[@emmanuelmy3412]

The equivocas aunque hubiera tenido el mismo tiempo habría perdido igual

[@sjchannel6317]

Thanks for your speculations. Finding reasons why Justin lost. They both amazing players and the best won that day. Period.

[@theanimeguy6036]

Then what happen in the next EVO against Ricky. 😂

[@BiriBiri925]

Imagine this level of copium. 🤣 You can get at least 5 years and you will still always lose.

[@wagnerss0]

Is that Tom Cannon?

[@EldenTriLee]

Great back and forth action. Why did they change the entire game play? SF6 is all about pressure/momentum. Pressure in SF6 wins, but SFIV it's all about skill and strategy.

[@vichetkim5533]

Super Ha Do Ken delivered the Bacon, but not to the big fella.

[@solitaryfpvist6599]

you know how it is, one must get the most of a quarter in arcade game. win 1 round, intentionally losing on second then win in the final. arcade player will understand xD

[@RyoSaebaAGK]

justin is just lucky this game dint have parry system

[@Dirtybereth]

USA, USA, USA, USA! ... JAPAN WINS :)

[@Kingepticon]

Diago absolutely no emotions. Wins EVO, absolutely no emotions.

[@OffWooks]

@@Kingepticon He's focused and calm. He doesn't really care about the outcome. He just likes to play Street Fighter.

[@Kingepticon]

@@OffWooks LOL, yeah I'm sure he doesn't care about winning the biggest fighting game tournament in the world.

[@MrYoumitube]

Daigo the Ultimate Professional, knows how to block idiot crowds, players and win in their own backyard. Justin and the crowd are a disgrace to sports!!!

[@icanfly6366]

Blind patriotism and over confidence . And then lose 😂

[@felipeaguena5289]

Justin got up so many times and lost lol

[@frsboum40]

Almost 15 yrs passed and Daigo stills kicking their whole boring characters asses ( players, commentators and stupid annoying crowd)

[@HBRO_04]

more like Justin dong

[@tylerb3023]

I looked up the top 16 and we only have two Americans Idom and Justakid. Idom been putting the US on his back. Let’s see if it will carry into SF6!

[@streetfighterofficial7809]

21:18 i like that feel like just slap usa overproud fans in the background

[@asmartphoneinquarantine3269]

Idk to me it shows that the fans are just passionate about the game

[@jordyfernandez337]

@@asmartphoneinquarantine3269 nah they got what they deserved from the best 👌

[@HartleySan]

Back when the FGC was fun.

[@iskamag]

It isn't fun now?

[@HartleySan]

@@iskamag Events just seemed more fun and hype back in the SFIV days (and that's for all fighting games, not just SF).

[@iskamag]

@@HartleySan meh, Fighterz is peak hype, even the intros are exciting.

[@HartleySan]

@@iskamag Yeah, and that's fine. We all have different reasons for getting hyped about different things. In al fairness, I think I'm just getting older too, and the same things that interested me before don't so much anymore. Also, I lived in Japan during the SFIV days, so that was pretty hyped too.

[@markmessi9020]

@@HartleySan naw it's cuz SFV isn't as hype to watch as SFIV. I'm hoping SF6 can make SF exciting to watch again

[@marcioss2007]

freguês

[@manafbenayache1880]

12:07 why people don’t use Ultra when they have 0,5% health left it s a desperate move but it could work and turn the table !!!

[@MitchBison]

It can work but in that case Ryu’s EX Dragon Punch is a checkmate cause it has more invincibility

[@shinoyoriariax3506]

Daigo that time is way more good loooking 😂

[@franckjames9052]

god low mk was already here 🤣

[@NashtheImmortal]

Roo

[@PoeCompany]

Weird how the put Wong and not simply Justin as the player name

[@hanzocloud]

Coz there were other players who’s first name is Justin, but he was the only Wong surname in the competition, and daigo was the only daigo so they used his first name

[@ShahriyarAlam1]

@@hanzocloud he could've used jwong tho

[@edssonantoniodelgadoquenta9970]

Daigo es más tranquilo en cambio Justin wong es muy agrandado y farsante ahí se nota

[@cmolodiets]

Let's go, Justin!

[@jarodjohnson1605]

Justin had so many opportunities to finish it early, but he was too hyped to input correctly

[@manafbenayache1880]

5:45 I Justin s place I would have performed an Ultra : there s no escape ... say good night chump !!!

[@Sharky_0456]

i wish justin won but oh well ggs

[@BigDaddy-mr1pu]

14:58 lets be honest Diago could've ended the match right here but I think he was having too much fun to end the match so soon

[@signorpaldoni]

Are you sure ultra would have comboed without rog being in the corner?

[@MT-jc9hp]

This guy keeps pronouncing ryu name wrong

[@NashtheImmortal]

Roo

[@iishyxvietxboyii1]

Americans pronounce it like “Rai-u.

[@KubanKevin]

How can people celebrate Justin Wong with the way this child and his clique behave? Incredibly unsportsmanlike.

[@yungbeef8444]

Lmao shamefur dispray, daigo is like a statue always

[@BiriBiri925]

Daigo destroyed this upstart and his miserable fans.

[@TehUnHolySkittles929]

Take a shower, weirdo.

[@sgblurguy]

Lol shout so much in the end also lose 🤣

[@zovni]

Justin deserved to take this. Amazing set.

[@CineGoodog]

why? He was played in home with wall the crownd rooting for him and screaming and Daigo still could keep his composure and remain focused. I think Daigo deserved way more.

[@Steamedpeas]

Lost to a damn good mahjong player who walked into the wrong tournament. Shame.

[@Mr.scorpion8]

@@CineGoodogDefinitely agree with you man,even if the crowd chanted for Justin,to Daigo it didn’t matter and then the whole crowd went silent after he won.Iam glad he won,Daigo the goat

[@ianandrew1478]

Does the commentator work for the ufc now

[@JUDOKATANOKA]

Wong no sabe hacer el especial de Balrgog,aqui yo ya soy mejor que él

[@JUDOKATANOKA]

Y justo el especial de Balrog detiene el especial del Hadouken de cerca. Aqui Wong ya debía estar retirado en vez de hacer estas partidas

[@shades4385]

​@@JUDOKATANOKAyoure so real bro

[@marcusrios9203]

Justin wong didn’t even play boxer like that... just like the commentator said. IT WAS FOR THE CROWD

[@JuHim92]

Why does the game looks like ps2

[@LOL-gn5oh]

Because you're blind.

[@aarongalzote1854]

Chants of "USA! USA!" are so cringey. I wonder if they were back then lol.

[@PoeCompany]

It was for some lol

[@Irixyujon]

It was. It really was back then

[@moohdz1095]

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