Umehara also went to Evolution 2004 and Absolution 2004 on April 18 in England and won on SSFII Turbo there.
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In 2003, Daigo won the Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament in the first Super Battle Opera (Tougeki) and won the same game in Evolution Championship Series when he joined the event for the first time in the same year, making him the first player to win both the SBO and Evolution in the same year on the same game. These events were filmed for the documentary Bang the Machine. Umehara only entered the 3rd Strike exhibition, but defeated all of his opponents, ending each round with Ken's fierce Shoryuken. Capcom 2) for the right to battle Japan's best players in those respective games. American players competed in four games ( Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike and Marvel vs. The book's content is separated into six chapters chronicling the games in which he competes and includes background stories, anecdotes of competitions, and analysis of his opponents. In September 2001, Daigo's popularity led to the publishing of a mini-autobiography called VERSUS (known as "Umehon" (ウメ本) or "Ume Book" by fans).
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Both events aired as a 50-minute TV report in Japan. The match was best of three games, with five-round games. and his first overseas tournament appearance. The international "Grand Championship" was held in San Francisco, California on November 8. national Street Fighter Alpha 3 tournament. After winning the tournament by defeating Ōnuki 3-1, Daigo, as the champion, went on to face Alex Valle, the winner of the U.S. In 1998, at the age of 17 Daigo participated in Capcom's official Street Fighter Zero 3 national tournament and advanced to the finals which took place on a stage in Tokyo Game Show 1998: Autumn on October 11. His first tournament victory came at his second tournament, GAMEST Cup's national Vampire Savior tournament in 1997, where he defeated Ōnuki (now Nuki) in the finals. Umehara enrolled in his first tournament when he entered GAMEST Cup's national Vampire Hunter tournament in 1995, losing in the block's finals. He developed a reputation in Vampire Hunter by setting a 286-win streak record in a single outing before he was forced to leave due to Akihabara Sega (now Club Sega ) game center closing for the day. Īround the time when he was a 13-year-old middle school student, Daigo shifted his main game to Vampire Hunter because he thought he was more skilled in that game than in Street Fighter II. This was when he discovered that he preferred competing with other players. After some time and due to the limited time he could stay at the game center, Daigo started challenging other players in Street Fighter II' ( Champion Edition) for an opportunity to play even though he felt shy and had to ask for permission. Street Fighter II often had a very long line with older players, so he began learning Fatal Fury first. Street Fighter II and Fatal Fury: King of Fighters had recently been released and were Daigo's first two fighting games. ĭaigo began going to an arcade game center and playing fighting games as an elementary school student around 10 years of age.
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īefore properly being called a pro gamer from signing a sponsorship deal with Mad Catz, Japanese media usually referred to Daigo as "the god of 2D fighting games" ( 2D格闘ゲームの神, 2D Kakutō Gēmu no Kami). He currently holds a world record of "the most successful player in major tournaments of Street Fighter" in the Guinness World Records and is a six time Evo Championship Series winner. His longevity is seen as an incredibly rare thing in the world of competitive video games. Known as " Daigo" or " The Beast" in the West and "Umehara" ( ウメハラ, written in katakana instead of kanji) or "Ume" in Japan, Daigo is one of the world's most famous Street Fighter players and is often considered its greatest as well.
He specializes in 2D arcade fighting games, mainly those released by Capcom.
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