Interview with Daigo "The Beast" Umehara at EVO 2009

[@swoozie]

good interview Goo, Glen

[@kaako86]

Sick interview, great to hear Daigo's thoughts after the Finals. The US players really stepped it up this year with so many great variety of players. Very impressive stuff guys, you did us proud!

[@Silks]

props to Kuni for translating. I was hoping for a post match interview

[@AKDizzle]

gootecks always asks the right questions, hes really good at what he does

[@SenGamin]

Well said. Also, congrads to diago on winning the tournament!

[@sho76und3wd]

Great interview. A class act and congratulations to Daigo.

[@NasaXnieru]

Awesome interview, Daigo's last statement was really good.

[@ghettoshampoo]

It was an amazing set of matches, mad props to both. Gootecks looked like he was about to shit bricks.

[@1MCElias]

Grande Daigo.

[@dudebfg0123]

"Skill level is no longer existing" I get Kuni was trying to say "the difference in skill level didnt exist anymore" but if you read that for what it is, Daigo trash talked all of America lol

[@graphitesoul]

i know right... i am rarely that geeked but i felt the energy that a hardcore basketball fan might have for his home team last night.... incredible!

[@wra7h]

Wow that was so entertaining, i think il watch it again

[@krypticstudioz]

Great job Gootecks

[@JustAnswers359]

props gootecks! nice interview for gyt

[@JFLikesPie]

Daigo is such a class act. His fellow SF player who served as a translator did an impressive job. People need to keep in mind that he's not an actual professional translator. I've always wanted to learn japanese, and if I could speak it as well as he speaks english, I would be happy.

[@raxzar]

That match was so freaking good best sf iv matcch that i saw so far.

[@Shinownd]

i'm pretty sure that when diago was playing there was a blinding light of awsomness emitting from him

[@Zato2009]

awesome vid, daigo is the man!

[@Lopes38]

I like it how he shows his respect towards Justin. Its not always vise versa.

[@AKDizzle]

exactly, the translator did exactly what he needed to do, good job everyone

[@djangueiro]

daigo is not a nerd, he seems to be a very professional player who respects everyone. for sure the world best player

[@maxbenoit]

Which is why he said the key is finding your own shortcomings and overcoming them.

[@kyokoto]

Cheers to Daigo for his win... A true Pro and now a SF4 champion unmatched for his skill level. Although im not a Justin Wong supporter and I dislike his arrogance I must admit he really really put up a great fight and his boxer really amazed me.. his combo's and timings were so accurate.

[@ssgnetwork]

I loved how Gootecks said "Balrog" and the translator changed it to "Bison". Good shit lol. Great interview, DAIGO'S A BEAST!

[@dudebfg0123]

That other guy wasn't specifically a translator. He is Kuni, he has one of the best Zangief's in SSF2T in the world and came to EVO to I believe enter in the HD Remix tournament.

[@KaalVeiten]

Haha, Kuni asked if he was suprised at how much everyone loves him. Amusing.

[@sanpit]

Umehara is unbelievable. I mean, there's a lot of great players out there, but to win consistently in every title is just amazing.

[@LordZappa]

@betomondini He's not a professional translator. He's a fellow player who happens to speak a bit of English.

[@AceKombat]

He threw his stick at the Fei Long pad player ... Thanks for interview Gootecks !

[@swirlytoad]

Actually Kuni is the japanese liaison for the SBO event in Japan. Helps organize stuff, even for the foreign players

[@toge64]

GOOTECKS AND DAIGO LOVE IT

[@AntAskew]

HERO!

[@MarioBro15]

Daigo is so polite.

[@LeoMcIntosh]

It's where he had his questions stored.

[@KillahManjaro]

Great stuff.

[@YuMmYZ33]

That match was amazing....

[@seekerjet]

Why is everybody complaining about Kuni? He's not even a translator. It says 'Kuni "kuni27da" Funada Street Fighter player from Japan" in huge 100dpi fonts.

[@gootecks]

I was reading the questions I had prepared from my phone. I didn't want to try to come up with questions on the fly out of respect for Daigo.

[@Dasol]

congrats to the champion

[@helloken]

@adryanv I noticed that too LOL he translated Bison to Balrog seamlessly that was impressive and showed his familiarity of the game. The translations were slow, but quite accurate as well (except for the first 2 questions, which were not as accurately translated as I would have liked).

[@futurereagan964]

Kuni is awesome, nuts to these other guys.

[@seekerjet]

It would be so great to enter EVO and show your ID at the entrance which says "Daigo Umehara".

[@JiTae365]

I love Daigo

[@hachimitsuboi]

that'd be hilarious if next year or at SBO gootecks shows up with the same hairstyle as daigo. :> nice interview, guys. 5-*'s

[@gomiakayo]

yeah, he did a good job with that

[@pumpkinpie78]

Justin fights for the fan, he's an entertainer. Daigo fights for the fight, a real life Ryu.

[@parli_poo11]

heres my translation 1.when i came to america last time, i felt there was a little difference in the level of play but this time coming to evo, the level is almost the same. finalist justin was really good.

[@andy7666]

Damn right, I'd rather watch that any day!

[@dxrkonwo9]

very good daigo is good player

[@AcidGlow]

cool

[@KrumpetNylon]

he has faith in the heart of the cards

[@cellar-door]

awesome display by daigo there. here's hoping more japanese players show up next time. also, yeah. daigo still looks young as hell. compare how him and alex valle looked a decade ago and now. lol

[@Triplethreat99]

Daigo rules!!!!

[@coyzor]

Lol at Daigo, very humble.. cheers man!

[@casiokid325]

FCKIN ey, this dude is a true SF legend.

[@mr2177]

Daigo is very awesome, that performance was great by both players...on a side note, I heard gootecks threw his stick at the pope or something like that, any thuth to that?

[@RoxasNelson]

this guy is a beast

[@Hitorio]

Daigo Tournament Biography on G4TV. They should cover his path to becoming the Beast.

[@1MCElias]

😎👌🏻

[@jpay2002]

@adryanv It's Kuni, why are you surprised :P He's a very well-known SF player lol

[@Harley2991]

can I watch final anywhere

[@regulator302]

go check out the match between diago and iyo for the gamestop tourny in SFO. now that match is the best match ever.

[@futureicon23]

Wished he asked Kuni a question: who is the better player from his experience, daigo or tomo?

[@tenshikain]

"Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to THE BEAST, and they also worshiped THE BEAST and asked, 'Who is like THE BEAST? Who can make war against him?'" Daigo's the man.

[@steveeeeboi]

Daigo is a true champ because of his modesty.

[@ChrisSolisGCFOX]

I almost died watching that finals.

[@gieroadsteve]

daigo still looks like a teenager,maybe he's immortal

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

Classy answer about the fame status question.

[@Catsalotalot]

Wow I didn't realize Kuni was so old.

[@AcidGlow]

He's born in 1981

[@GreyFoxRamen]

Wait, why are you all fighting? I was just hoping to enjoy the interview and I came across THIS?

[@davide4607]

That's how Daigo won EVO, believe it or not.

[@WanPro]

yes he is also he works.

[@deepfocus91]

the translator is also a beast at sf.

[@RajmanHDGaming]

I heard Gootecks threw his mic at Daigo later? lol Naa enough with that joke, good interview and Daigo gave alot of credit to Dong...I mean Wong.

[@wait4you1997]

daigo ,you are so handsome!

[@andy7666]

Good idea! I'd love to have the guy sign my stick!

[@syxx573]

put the cell phone down for 2 seconds gootecks

[@solrak2]

Monstruo!! Los nervios de acero!! -=Solrak=-

[@KGershkoff]

Balrog is the US name for the boxer, and Bison is the JP name, Using 'Boxer" seems more universally sound.

[@AJDaEnvoy]

Practise is key for anythign in SFIV, ppl tryign the game don't give up just dedicate the itme and even though it may look like ur getting nowhere u are getting better.

[@dmariocstl]

Actually, it is. Just because daigo doesn't play all day now (it's unnecessary) didn't mean he or other top players did not at some point. There are other parts of the equation, obviously.

[@Kurairyu]

I could be wrong about this, but the only reason I could see anybody would be pointing this out would be the fact that they don't know about the fact that Balrog here is actually M.Bison originally. His name was changed so Mike Tyson wouldn't sue, basically. US Vega = Balrog, US Balrog = M.Bison, US M.Bison = Vega.

[@Wrathmont313]

The translator pro'd it. He used "Balrog" when speaking English, but used "Bison" when speaking Japanese. I can't imagine switching languages like that, and keeping the localization names straight. God, what a nightmare.

[@transience242]

I wish Gootecks would have asked him about Sanford's Cammy and if he was ready for it after that clinic he put on Dan. oh well, good stuff!

[@robaustin_]

DId you guys notice that he said "Rye-You" not "Ree-You" it's also "Saa-Get" not "Sah-Got"

[@cogknack]

most people would of gave a short and shitty answer for the tips question but this was a really good response.

[@theExperiment627]

LOL u aint never lied. great post LMAO

[@koking8]

Daigo's post match quote to Wong: You did quite well, but you need more training to defeat me!

[@Jhu91]

wow dude.

[@TonyBopper]

at 7:12 daigo said ''thank you very much'' O_O!!

[@angelV1]

is it true that Gootecks threw his arcade stick at a wall when he lost?

[@RainenRemix]

Damn Daigo IS a beast. practicing for 5 hours a day.

[@DonPers]

From what part of China does Daigo come from?

[@GiantRobot17]

No, that is entirely incorrect. Street Fighter is an ARCADE game, therefore it is meant to be played competitively against other human beings in a live setting.

[@juju52291]

such a beast. and yeah, there don't seem to be that many tricks to getting better. from what I've heard (from Daigo, JWong, Mike Ross, Infiltration and Gamerbee) the secret is practicing every day for hours. that's what separates the boys from the men.

[@futureicon23]

Did Daigo say "thank you" in english at the end?

[@Behrudy]

Thank you. Saved me from explaining.

[@shadow07734]

Daigo has an awesome head of hair

[@hanzocloud]

man daigo is like 27 years old now..