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Daigo vs MenaRD FT10 exhibition match on 4/29
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Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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Last time I saw Daigo play really good was his run with evil ryu in the final capcom cup of SF4 before they switched over to SF5. He was incredible again for one day but he still only came second anyways.
MenaRD has had a lot more success in the decade since and frequently beats top players.
Daigo does still win some big FT10s with prep time though so maybe
MenaRD has had a lot more success in the decade since and frequently beats top players.
Daigo does still win some big FT10s with prep time though so maybe
uncreativename
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lol intro like 40 minutes late then cut to closeup of empty stage.
e: oh, apparently it's actually scheduled to start 1 hour later than the stream start time? so like 17 minutes still, or at least that's what I saw some random person say
ok they've got a 4min countdown now...
e: oh, apparently it's actually scheduled to start 1 hour later than the stream start time? so like 17 minutes still, or at least that's what I saw some random person say
ok they've got a 4min countdown now...
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Toots
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How much money are we talking about ?
As much as i love the Beast, MenaRD now (still with room to grow) would probably beat prime Daigo.
demigod
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A big fat $0
Toots
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Slothbeingg
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Wtf Chikurin 4 - 0 Arslan Ash 
uncreativename
Gold Member
This Tekken is pretty insane, though. I've never watched this game at this level before, I feel like even more than usual in fighting games it's mostly just the two of them standing right in front of each other. Must require insane reactions and muscle memory.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Wtf Chikurin 4 - 0 Arslan Ash
Omg why do I have to be employed. Get fucked Arslan.
abstract alien
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I had no idea this was going to be such a big deal. Fuck, I love fighting games and the FGC 
Reizo Ryuu
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dunno who that one commentator is, but he's speaking like he's calling a WWE match lol.
Peroroncino
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no shot old man wins
Timberwolf25
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It's not looking good.
Edit: He should've went with Ryu as Akuma gets bursted too easily, but I guess he wanted the mixups/damage with Akuma
Edit: He should've went with Ryu as Akuma gets bursted too easily, but I guess he wanted the mixups/damage with Akuma
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Reizo Ryuu
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Akuma has more tools to deal with blanka's bullshit, but yeah he dies quickly when caught by said bullshit.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Can't watch but I just checked it real quick. Daigo doing way better than I expected. 5-4??
uncreativename
Gold Member
5-5 
Peroroncino
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how many times do they have to zoom in on that fucking flag lmao, WE GET IT
Reizo Ryuu
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dunno why daigo is just sitting on the CA so often, he needs to use it when he can
Reizo Ryuu
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GG
LordOcidax
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No hay forma con lo Domi 
Yeah…
Timberwolf25
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I was spot on with my prediction sadly; 10-6
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Whatever. I'm glad my boy Chikurin rinsed Arslan. I knew Daigo had no shot at winning but looks like he put up a respectable performance.
Toots
Gold Member
MenaRD not palying his best is what enabled Daigo to make it look more competitive.
Shoutout to the Beast tho, he is the greatest SF player of the old era and showed it against the greatest SF player of the new era (and arguably of all time).
Northeastmonk
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Does Arslan win Evo after this? If you're dethroning a champ, it very well should be in the grand finals.
This. I get the feeling like if Daigo gets hit, he's basically done for. I am a tad salty Daigo lost just because I've got mixed feelings about his character. This isn't Alpha 3. He was the GOAT with Ken and then Ryu.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
As a casual observer, that looked like a great set. Both competitors were absolute class acts afterwards.
I was hoping Daigo would win, but it was still a great fight.
I was hoping Daigo would win, but it was still a great fight.
CuteFaceJay
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Meanwhile the guy still playing at age 44 so he's no doubt still got something in him that want's to keep going.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Worst part of this is BGC (balding gamer community) founder Jiyuna acting like he is some wise oracle because he predicted Daigo would lose.
J Required
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My money on the fat dude!
abstract alien
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That was pretty damn hype! Great set! Much love to both of them and everyone that put this together.
ChoosableOne
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What an ugly game to watch. And it takes forever to get a ko. I miss 2d sf games, I hope they come back again.
JohnSpartanLee
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Good for Mena that Capcom created this version of Blanka.
Highly doubt he would've stood a chance if the roster didn't have this character.
Highly doubt he would've stood a chance if the roster didn't have this character.
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Icymanipulator
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This was so dumb to watch.
At one point mena is doing a series of attacks drive rushing in repeatedly then once he out of drive gauge does level 2 , gets to keep pressuring and mixing up and there's essentially nothing Akuma can do. Diago just has to sit and block. And one of the commentators was like "that's a nice string by mena"
Was is really though?
It's just so dumb to watch blanka get to be on non stop pressure after any hit lands - even if it's blocked. Blanka is such a dumb character. His level 2 should be nerfed into the ground. Mena would be nothing without it. That shit is retarded.
And personally- he will never have the legacy the old players have. No matter how many 40+ yr old players he beats. SF6 is far more scrubby and dumb than the older games. He would never have done so well in CvS2, 3s, SF4, MvC2, ect.
At one point mena is doing a series of attacks drive rushing in repeatedly then once he out of drive gauge does level 2 , gets to keep pressuring and mixing up and there's essentially nothing Akuma can do. Diago just has to sit and block. And one of the commentators was like "that's a nice string by mena"
Was is really though?
It's just so dumb to watch blanka get to be on non stop pressure after any hit lands - even if it's blocked. Blanka is such a dumb character. His level 2 should be nerfed into the ground. Mena would be nothing without it. That shit is retarded.
And personally- he will never have the legacy the old players have. No matter how many 40+ yr old players he beats. SF6 is far more scrubby and dumb than the older games. He would never have done so well in CvS2, 3s, SF4, MvC2, ect.
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begotten
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Blankas' Level 2 is just one example of what modern SF is. 50/50 after 50/50 after 50/50 after 50/50. It's why we have the Menas and Punks and the Birds and now 2 random kids from Chile playing at the top level.
It was an atrocious FT10 that just shone the light even more on the state of SF (Between 5 and 6). Crush Counters and Drive. FMD.
How about if we do FT10s, we go back to 3S or SF4 and see some actual fundamentals and player expression again.
One thing I will give MenaRD, he is the only one playing Blanka at the top, like he was the only one who played Birdie at the top. But still, it has dissolved into something not as interesting as it should be now.
Diddy X
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Awsome OP, really appreciate the interview video.
I'm the same age as Daigo and I really admire his drive to still play in tournaments.
Throwback pic of 2010's SF4 Evo qualifiers here in Australia.
(Sorry, my brother had one job, and probably couldn't stay still from Daigo's aura)
You Zyzz brah?