SSF4 AE: Daigo Umehara (Ryu/Yun) vs Filipino Champ (Dhalsim) - Casuals at NCR 9

Casual matches at Norcal Regionals 9 between "The Beast" and Champ.

[@jasonyantentorres3763]

whoever is reading this in 2020 I gotta say this 240p video is more exciting to watch than a 4k SF5 match.

[@stolensentience]

Easy lol

[@yostokies]

2024… better than sf6 too

[@Mazzolli]

is Daigo the pixel on the left, or the pixel on the right?

[@SpoonOfHawaii]

Man that RYUvsSIM match was awesome. It's always fun watching tactical matches.

[@TonyMontanas]

What a beast Daigo is. Made the Sim-Ryu matchup look even. In fact he could of won it 3-1 if he hadn't missed his Ultra. He made the Yun-Sim match look completely free. I haven't seen Fchamp get blown up like that in a long time. Although I gotta say Daigo's Ryu and Fchamps Sim both looked a bit rusty.

[@NurseLee]

Man that down Fierce into Shinku was Amazing! Just like the amazing Shoryuken into Shinku(Full Screen) back in SFIV to Iyo's Dhalsim

[@PeeteZa]

I like how the transition from Ryu to Yun ... the patience just dies haha

[@Styraxtwinblade]

HOLY CRAP LOOK AT THIS PIXEL!

[@Nutube-6P1]

240p. That's not a record in 2011. It's in 1991on VHS!

[@normalguycap]

I agree with you. I wonder how much we can say any gameplay we see is actual skill versus simple lucky moments with attack differences.

[@TheAlmightyVox]

Because he's not spamming fireballs; Ryu's fireballs are easy to punish if you're just spamming them, which is not what Daigo is doing. He's not just randomly throwing fireballs, he knows exactly what he's doing, when exactly to throw the fireball, so that he can bait in whoever he's playing and win. He's doing exactly what he should be doing; playing to Ryu's strengths.

[@HylianGirl56]

I can honestly say this is the best SSF4 match I've ever watched... it takes colossal amounts of skill to get to this level of mind play, prediction and performance, furthermore, to be able to perform those plays under such pressure... no words can describe how much skill is required to perform like that.

[@TonyMontanas]

Based on this performance it's obvious that Champ is not familiar with the matchup yet. Give him some time to learn it, and work on it, and it will still be tough for him i'm sure, but he won't look so free.

[@Aulmeyda]

I just want to say right now that I love these commentators. I don't play Street Fighter at all, and they help understand the situation much better.

[@Panthro-lo2lh]

Daigo (Ryu) vs Filipino Champ is like watching golf. Even the announcers sound like golf announcers.

[@vaudou_]

@Dridokof i never said it's a 10-0 matchup but you have to agree that there are very few things dhalsim can do to stop yun from getting in and decimating him and they all amount to guesses if the yun is on point. it's gotta be 8-2.

[@user-jq1gm7tn5i]

ユンはやばいと再確認した それでもチャンプがラウンド取り返したところは熱かった

[@darkblue2700]

He didn't block, he absorbed it, thats why. It's part of the game

[@JyunCheng]

Each time I watch this video when Daigo using Yun,I don't why I smile cunningly

[@etherealwtf]

@malgab Yes i forgot to mention that. He already lost versus Filipino's Dhalsim when he used to play Ryu. I think he does respect the fighter (Filipino doesnt look like the typical american fighter). That's maybe why he didn't want to inflict the Yun - Dhalsim matchup ealier.

[@krsynx]

Yun is Daigo's Ace up his sleeve.

[@idontseeynot9]

seth brings a classiness to this medium that goes a long way. It feels like im watching espn when hess commenting. when i hear chris hu i laugh, but its not the same

[@Phantom90xXx]

Amazing how the game turned south right after the switch to yun. Who thought divekicks were a good idea in fighters lol

[@morenojacob2]

you know your a badass when they name a combo after you

[@bobba515]

That is Seth Killian, former employee of Capcom and Street Fighter commentator for decades, before you were born.

[@vaudou_]

@TonyMontanas it's more than manageable because ryu has the hadouken game and once ryu gets in he is clearly at an advantage. the vanilla ryu/sim matchup was 5/5 the only thing that changed is ryu got weaker. that's why it's in sim's favor in chocolate and now ae(strawberry?).

[@vaudou_]

@UserX03 ryu has options against sim can't say that for sim against yun. 6-4 vs 8-2 is a huge difference and not even close to being the same.

[@vaudou_]

@TonyMontanas ae ryu-dhalsim match hasn't changed much since super that's why i used them.

[@kasumimoon1961]

this was such a good match! and seriously the best commentating ever which is like a good combo :D and i like watching daigo play cause he may seem overrated to me at times but i really learn a lot from him(i think everyone else does too) XD

[@FGCSimSim]

Also, Seth Killian mentioned that Dhalsim had gotten buffed slightly here and there, and that it resulted in a better punisher from Dhalsim. If this was the intention, Capcom has mad a misstake, since Dhalsim's best punisher without super or ultra in Super was: db.hp->b.mk->light flame for 258 dmg and his new best is: dp.hp->b.mk->ex flame for 246 dmg, and that is wasting one bar!

[@webterrestrial]

@Shinorai - yea same here. Daigo vs Ricky Ortiz in EVO 2010 Grand Finals was also an epic match! Made me wanna play SSFIV! There are a few other great players like Champ, Arturo (both really smart players), Mago, and GamerBee, JsMaster, and others that make you wanna play! All those guys can play but seem to understand the game really well!

[@ShiftyMcSly]

Which question? "Not to bright are ya kiddo?" or "unless you are slow and need me to use smaller words. Do you?" They both seemed rhetorical but I answered the second one anyway. I'm not sure what you're accusing me of avoiding.

[@Singe125]

It's an best of 5 lol exhibition. He mained Yun in AE, the Ryu vs Dhalsim was meant to entertain the crowd while they wait for one of their players. They played a best of 5 with Ryu, then played a best of 5 with Yun.

[@TruGouki]

omg when he switched to Yun that shit was just soo freeee

[@etherealwtf]

@hackstermatrix Yun has simply more options than Ryu. His dive kick makes it easier go further, so does the launch punch. The matchup is different.

[@Cr1mSiR]

"a wins a win": the life philosophy of dhalsim players.

[@vaudou_]

@Dridokof teleport on wakeup can easily be snuffed out by,you guessed it, ex. lunge punch which is completely SAFE on block. palm strike beats sniper clean. dive kick beats almost if not all of sim's pokes. shoulder rush easily punishes dhalsim fire balls into a 30-40% genei jin combo. yun was specifically designed to easily get around and punish zoners. yun has ALL the cards. if the players doesn't play them it's his own fault.

[@wanmigchampo11]

This is one of the rare times where Daigo picks character change in the middle of the tournament match... I was quite surprised to see his Ryu again and even though I have to go for my Filipino representative... I still prefer Daigo but cudos to Champ as well

[@Aergaia]

this was a casuals not a tournament

[@normalguycap]

Yes, I consider spamming as any repetition of a move in reasonably quick succession. Tactics/mind games or no.

[@vulapa]

I like how people are complaining about a really good Dhalsim player using his knowledge of spacing to his advantage. I care less who's playing it; he can keep his ground with the Beast.

[@Djsolidity]

if casuals are this intense i can't even imagine the actual tournament o.o

[@chikilan11]

he made fc looked like a chump by using yun outclassing him by every move

[@shippuudendujeudi]

@70k0 oh i forgot the yoga tower, whoaaa havent seen a sim player pulling off the YOGA TOWER. you must be godlike like champ to do that. skill right there!

[@wia729]

I like how as the video progresses more and more guys sit around that seemingly pretty girl. :D

[@SaigaTenshi]

this is a match to remember.... FIGHT!!!

[@TheAlmightyVox]

Yeah, he can make comebacks after his opponents get offensive, which is exactly what he's trying to make them do when he throws fireballs. He doesn't do it because he thinks he can win just by throwing fireballs at his opponents, he does it in order to get screen control, so that his opponents do get defensive, and thus, allow him to do those incredible things.

[@MishimaStyleJin]

i'm wondering who started that whole "aye aye aye..." thing.

[@itaku]

Not much other options, Dhalsim specializes in ranged combat while Ryu only has the haouken xD

[@willlaw5364]

I played a lot of street fighter almost 20 years ago and I used to give people headaches with my dhalsim game play!

[@MagnetiX]

Jeez, Daigo made Sim-Ryu matchup look 5/5 and made Yun-Sim matchup look 10-0...fuckin beast. No joke, I actually felt bad for F.Champ after the second match, that was just brutal

[@k0ngbuster]

@Sx3KingKai That's good to hear. IS Yang actually beatable now?

[@danielalejandrohb]

And that's when Filipino champ switch games...

[@TonyMontanas]

@voodoochild346 Like, I said you have no idea what you're talking about. "well timed shoryukens". Yeah, because that's so easy to do on reaction and doesn't involve taking risks. And no, Dhalsim does never have to "play offense" in this match, except maybe when it's close to timeout.I already said matchup charts on eventhubs are old. They still have Fei long at mid tier in those charts, and Makoto is last... What does that tell you?

[@NODcepter]

Rushdown characters vs Zoners always favor the rushdowns. It's like that in every fighting game

[@TheAlmightyVox]

Yeah, because saying that I think one move is better than others automatically means that all I do is use that one move the entire game. Totally. Oh, and I didn't say the uppercut sucks, I said it wasn't one of his major strengths. It's perfectly good as an anti-air, or for getting a juggle into Ultra, but it's not good enough to be used as a major tool, like Ken's uppercut.

[@lgvx8000]

I love at 25:00 Seth Killian goes "That just looks dirty." lol i imagine there was a "smh" in there too lol hahaha

[@topbluffa1]

@Crocblocked where do you buy the tickets?

[@ShiftyMcSly]

Oh no, I'm comprehending your comments, I was just hoping to read coherent arguments rather than coherent insults. That may have been a little optimistic.

[@CYyIn-pm5yc]

Good fight daigo

[@TheAlmightyVox]

So, a Ryu player should never throw fireballs in rapid succession, even though it's one of Ryu's major strengths? Especially against Dhalsim, which is one of his worst matches?

[@halfw1ng]

@9:16 Chick in the background seems impressed. :D

[@1blueeye]

Excellent commentators. Obviously excellent match.

[@normalguycap]

I said reasonably. And it's not just this match. He does it all the time in his others as well. He is good, he does make comebacks without them after he gets in their head and his opponent gets defensive, but yeah, you can call this spamming. He does it in like 3 sets of 2 or 3.

[@TheAlmightyVox]

We obviously have different definitions of spamming, then. To me, at least, spamming is just more than using fireballs a lot. To me, spam is using fireballs without any thought towards tactics, or baiting, or whatever. It's using fireballs purely to try and kill somebody with the fireballs.

[@ArmoredBlaster]

@malgab Kind off a friendly runback from NCR8 i think

[@tazer95]

Using Yun, I don't think, is a testament to Diago's skill. It's just a testament to how fucking overpowered Yun is.

[@topbluffa1]

@Crocblocked just looked it up a) its sold out this year b) prize money seems to be about $3000 and id need that much for ticket from london to las vegas + hotel + food etc. not worth it.... better of playing £100 money matches without needing to go anywhere.

[@Shinorai]

@webterrestrial Very true, havn't been able to really put my SSFIV Arcade Edition down after watching too many skilled street fighters play the game. Hope Daigo keeps it up, I still remember Daigo vs Justin (where he parrys all of chuns moves and KOs Chun, is that right?) Whoever that was, Lol, it made me an Honest SF 4 life!

[@vaudou_]

@TonyMontanas hadouken's only trade if their not spaced correctly. sim's pokes can be punished at full range with well timed shoryukens. if you had you the link i gave it would show you that the matchup is 5/5 in vanilla and was only 6/4 in super due to nerfs on ryu's behalf. this match is all about who gets the life lead first. if dhalsim does then ryu has to chase and take stupid risks, if ryu does then dhalsim has to play offense which he's not good at. so yes it is "more than manageable"

[@jonoisgood]

is there some kind of consensus on that match up? 8-2? 9-1?

[@Fl1psyde]

@CaptainShadaloo naa daigo dropped akuma pretty early, hes back to ryu cuurently =)

[@bloodsoldierZ]

Dhalsim is for the patient players who can grind it out. He's one of the least rewarding characters to play with in and out of the game. So whenever I see a good Dhalsim player in the pool, I give my condolences.

[@NewZen41]

@Blaze2588 Please explain; I only saw some of the nerfs, not all of them.

[@Cr1mSiR]

@topbluffa1 living up to your name with that statement.

[@adrockman2003]

is it seth Kilian voice or the iplaywinner guy ,so confused

[@hoagiesupreme]

Fantastic commentary...and Ive never said that before.

[@sdgdhpmbp]

Dhalsim really is a special kind. Must be boring to watch for some expecting combo fests but you don't need to be a pro to know that Dhalsim doesn't work that way. I heard he'll be in Tekken X Street Fighter (the 3D one) so I'm interested in seeing how he fares there.

[@bboygago3]

@giriisindahouse no that is daigo :P and yeah ^^ ryu vs dhalsim always takes that long ^^

[@Zackster2]

and people say victory isn't decided by the character select :P

[@korean411]

@TheKOng2000 u know daigo swtiched to yun when ae came out right

[@vandriver101]

In the original games it was Cheap. Because, only a sneaky cunning player would defeat an opponent by 'Chip' damage.

[@MrPavySRK]

This Stream was by far the best this year cause i got to see filipino champ get his shit pushed in.but what bothers me more is how is it that no one ever punches when he curses then out

[@aznxknight]

it takes 20 minutes for chump to get a win but it takes 5 minutes for him to lose.

[@AndyGamer]

09:06 WOOWWWW WHATAAA !! =@@

[@crbzn]

i am observing the hippo through all the rounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@habitofsky]

Thank you for the upload!

[@87ad3]

11:58 Dies of a fist bump.. lol XD

[@EchoesOfMana]

@topbluffa1 Been said a thousand times already online play is much different from tournament play, anyone with tournament experience knows this. Daigo has played countless matches to get his 319k BP, yet you still see him lose, what's your point? Points mean nothing where it matters, a decent chunk of that odd 2000 people in EVO AE played online, some even have respectable rankings online, but the people who do best are those who play in this environment regularly such as Champ and the others.

[@AaronCurryDish]

No... He's clearly talking about the famous Diego Umejaurez.

[@Rakatanz]

@FlawlessMatador1 what did he said? please please please tell me !

[@blsymph]

Guys, stop arguing and check out 17:28. There's a cute girl in the background.

[@hackstermatrix]

Daigo used his Ryu games to download filipino Champ's style (note how his predictions were better with Yun).

[@Shinorai]

DAIGO!! Watching Daigo play is my inspiration to play, not to be like him, but to be as good one day. (SF games kill my thumbs, anybody else having this problem?) Yes I'm nooby at SF XP

[@stolensentience]

So how’d it turn out?

[@ehcopperage]

@topbluffa1 Register online and then get a flight over to where its held, have to wait till 2012 though.

[@ShiftyMcSly]

I'm glad you're here to explain that people who win at fighting games are actually bad at fighting games.

[@wanmigchampo11]

Just like the old saying... if you can't beat them... Yun them!

[@kurosaki101000000000]

12:00 Amazing!

[@Nexttimeillwin]

He got bored of trying, so he picked a 8-2 match and laughed at how broken Yun was.

[@TurkAzraiL4]

6:39 daigo smiling ?

[@TonyMontanas]

Sorry that's "from Vanilla to Super." Dhalsim got nerfed again in AE, which makes the matchup a 6-4 again, instead of a 7-3. Btw, I noticed you linked a more than year old matchup chart from eventhubs. Those are all old dude. They change with time.

[@lordofo11]

is this the reason why I never see Champ in Street fighter tourneys?