+999a0s lol, gen is definitely not a "terrible character", at the time he was a less explored char so nobody (except xian) knew his strength but now is clear he is at least a mid tier char, maybe even better than that.
Xian played against himself .he played diago as if he was playing a grappler ,he did alot of blockstrings that was not good for a right space to apply pressure, his block strings left him at a range where diago could at times punish him if xian choose to jump after rappid hand on block, in this case diago could pressure him with hadoken an force bad jumpin from xian or xian would have to work hard to get at mid range where he could be more effective ,also diago judgment of movement is on point an has a wide range set ups on hkd
thanks for upload, this was awesome to watch. so much more fun to watch daigo fights that is more about footsie and less about guessing which side akuma will land on.
Fuck that guy, only 12 year olds like him that started with SF4 and not turbo like the rest of us have. He's fucking cringy too. The way he dresses is embarrassing for the age he is. Get laid ugly Asian virgin, if you can
The more I see Daigo play, the more I come to the belief that Daigo is 98% in control of his fate in these matches. I mean with what Seth said about Daigo at EVO when he said Daigo says he's above winning, I believe it. I feel if Daigo wants to win, he WOULD.
It's so cool to see how Daigo still can adapt and adjust his play style, that's really what makes him a legend in the FGC. Look at the difference between how he handled Xian's Gen in CC last year versus how he does now; the fact that he's been playing SF for so long and is still evolving is amazing.
It's different when you're going through a bracket of people opposed to focusing on one person. Daigo also had how many weeks to prepare and develop a gameplan? He also said he wanted to make Xian burn meter to take away his FADC option. Without that Gen is just a basic footsie character. I'm pretty sure Daigo has better footsies too. Don't be surprised if he bodies Infiltration too.
Daigo said in the interview that he practice a lot before this match. He now knows all the ambiguous setups and jumps in etc that Gen is capable of. He said that the only point to worry about is Gen´s super and ultra, thats why daigo forced Xian to waste his meter to aproach him. He was more confident and learned a new stile to face him. So its not that Daigo has two stiles, Daigo will learn an adapt himself to the challenge.
So far, what we know for sure is that they're getting rid of the cr. mk to dp shortcut, so it's easier to walk forward for the cr. mk to fireball poke.
Apparently you didn't watch the EVO 2013 top 8 with a wide variety of characters played including Hakan. And it was a big surprise that somebody won with Gen.
Xian prepared for an exhibition, Daigo prepared for an annihilation. This offensive style of Daigo is unreal. I mean brutal.... And to finish it off with 2 U's and end 1 before with a perfect. That's utter annihilation....
Daigo was extremely formidable! However, with that being said, I'm not foolish enough to think Xian's a fraud or that this will be the last off him. Both those dudes are world class.
I don't get 15:32 why did they say there was no reason to light Xian on fire with the EX hadoken? 90% damage is still good damage and it would have been better than srk into ultra 1 even though it'll have been 100% damage right? since 90% has more hits? idk someone explain please
i agree as this is evident in the matches. These matches are impressive and even experienced players can get something out of watching them. Also, who even sandbags anymore? It made more sense back in my quarter-pumping days
What "aces" or tech (besides that jump hk setup) did Daigo reveal during this set? Daigo's weakness in the Gen match-up was trying to block those ambiguous setups that Xian does. Daigo even admitted this and started watching patterns in Xian's gameplay and how to prevent/block this. Daigo just practiced against Xian's playstyle as well as Xian did to Daigo. Xian even said he'll 10-0 Daigo with his gameplan he prepared for the event. What more excuses can you say besides "a non-monetary match"?.
Holy....when I see the time of the video 21:38, I was thinking, "Is it really the whole set?" If Daigo is in the Grand Final of EVO, he would have had a better chance at taking it from Xian than Tokido. Their style is just so much different. Anyway, this is why Daigo is my favorite SF player of all time!!
I know you're writing on Seths statement however if Daigo "clearly" did not want to win anymore, he wouldn't be practicing 24/7. Someone who clearly doesn't care to win anymore is someone like Alex Valle, whom doesn't practice 24/7, someone who clearly doesn't want to win anymore is someone like John Choi who doesn't play 24/7 like he used too. Daigo still Studies and Practices vs Opponents, Look what he did in preparation for Xian, is that someone who doesn't care about winning?
i don't think it's because other players have caught up, he only plays ryu and ryu has never had any secrets or tricky special moves but he plays just for fun now he said. and that he would pick a better char if all he wanted was to win but it isn't. even if you have seen a video on yt where he played another char, he probably plays them all. it's just very hard to beat certain chars with their vortexes like akuma, when it comes down to guessing it doesn't matter how good you are.
It's cause Xian won Evo 2013, that Daigo became so interested in his Gen, and learned all the stuff about Xian and his Gen. I think it would've been very different if it was between Daigo and Xian at the Grand Finals at Evo :3
Most notable (not everthing) Marks of EVO Champions (currently): Daigo: EVO 2009 and 2010 (2 year dominance) and Japan's Street Fighter 25th Anniversary National Tournaments. Fuudo: EVO 2011 and Godsgarden 4 (won both highest ranked tournament in US and Japan before Topanga League took over, consecutively) Infiltration: EVO 2012 and SF25th Anniversary Xian: Canada CUP 2012 but got 6-0'd by Kazunoko (CC2011 champ) after the event. EVO2013 but got 10-0'd by Daigo. Still has a lot of potential
Xian is a great example of champion's coma. Once he won Evo he got way too cocky and as a result daigo who puts in more than 100% of his gameplay blows Xian out of the water. Xian was smiling through the whole thing, daigo on the other hand was on beast mode, truly intimidating and inspiring. Daigo is the epitome of a true champion. Daigo doesnt need the fame or anything he is always on the road of a warrior learning and adapting. He adapted to Gen he will never lose to a gen player ever again.
xian said after this that gen still has the advantage in this match up. In xians tier list ryu is below gen. Also the fact that ryu is a basic character means its harder to be dominant with him as everyone knows what he can and cant do
A few things: 1- It's Daigo. Every once in a while, he will obliterate "the best" in an exhibition match. 2- Once you're figured out, you're figured out. There was really nothing Xian could do except switch characters or adapt. However, on-the-fly adapting doesn't work against the greatest Street Fighter player of all-time. 3 - I lost no respect for Xian here.
oh nvm, missed ur msgs i'm not sure why you refuse to get it. no.. he doesn't play just to win anymore (his words) but as i said still does his best of course, if he just wanted to win he would play the best character, why the hell would you give yourself a disadvantage and make it harder for yourself to win if that's all you cared about? again, he mostly cares about inspiring more people to get an interest in fighting games, everyone wants to try to beat him. he practices because it is his job
What's concrete is Daigo's position in top 8 of sf4 evo dropping over the years. He won one exhibition match here, yay. Let's see if he drops out of top 8 for sf4 in evo 2014.
PR Rog made it into top 8 at EVO in 2009, 2012, and 2013 and he isn't a top player? Since when? Only a few players have seen top 8 in SF4 multiple times. If you think LPN is a "random Cammy" btw then you are sadly mistaken.
PR Balrog is a high level player no doubt about that. Not a top player. He got a nice streak during EVO2013. But even then, he even struggles to win local tournaments in the US. He lost to a random cammy just recently in Lanhammer 2013. Did he won anything at all this year in his local tournies?
Thanks, went there and read it. Like you said, that strategy fit the way things went down. In the end I'm disappointed in Xian. He put so much work in one of the hardest characters but couldn't catch up. Also I like Gen a lot, haha.
THERE'S a daigo tribute and it has that on it. now i am here watching this. to all players out there, id encourage to play a little more balsy. youd be surprised with what u can get away with. i love to get teched when opponent is in corner than walk right back up to them and throw them
FT10, ends in 20 mins. In the past, Daigo has always played defensive waiting for reads against Xian's Gen, but this time he went in like he's playing Akuma. I've never seen Daigo jump in and focus-dash forward this much ever. Completely threw Xian off guard and never allowed him to do a single super-into-ultra.
What does logic have to do with it either? What does Daigo playing Ryu have to do with Akuma? Are you asking why Daigo doesn't play Akuma? I don't know, maybe because Ryu is his favourite character? Maybe because Ryu's his best character, seeing as how he's the number one Ryu is the world?
i know, u have a point, but why did he won evo?, he beat tokido on finals with akuma, wich is a top tier, and also dakou's feilong, well ibuki and evil ryu, rose i think, so, he he lost now, its bcuz daigo just did it better, the fireball timing, those overheads, those ultra conections, and xian couldnt handle it, anyway, they are both great players.
You do know that Xian beat Daigo in South East Asia majors and Kuwait, right? In the recent Topanga Asia league, Xian and Daigo had a very close set of 12-10, Daigo's favour. The games were supposed to be first to 7 but the winner had to win by 2 matches: that's how close their set was.
Ok?,what's the point of this comment?, We already know Xian is godlike and is an Evo champ, but he just got 10-0d, let's not divert attention from that
@@sheikhu1039 Bruh this is an 8 year old comment. Because of how old the comment is, it doesn't preserve that the comment was a reply to another comment. And that comment was dissing Xian saying he is an overhyped one-trick IIRC.
@@Un1234l oh i see,thanks for the context, surprised u remembered lol, unfortunate that there r dumbasses that believe some pros r bad just cause they loose
Once again...Choosing to not play a Top-Tier does not equate to him not Wanting to Win. It would only be believable if Daigo quit hardcore playing all together, which he hasn't done yet. Daigo studied to learn how to beat Sako in their match ups, Daigo studied to counter Xians Gen. Daigo even switched his buttons out to silent ones to confront Infiltration at 25Th Anniversary. Are those tactics of one who doesn't want to win? Answer me Please!
Yeah, everybody talks about Daigo's footsies, but his defense may be the best in the business. But Xian never used the focus through fireball, as Infiltration did. I don't know, I am shocked, XIan looked so incredible at EVO.
"How to break a man's spirit using only Ryu" an instructional video by Daigo Umehara
"good player playing good character beats good player playing terrible character"
+999a0s lol, gen is definitely not a "terrible character", at the time he was a less explored char so nobody (except xian) knew his strength but now is clear he is at least a mid tier char, maybe even better than that.
Xian played against himself .he played diago as if he was playing a grappler ,he did alot of blockstrings that was not good for a right space to apply pressure, his block strings left him at a range where diago could at times punish him if xian choose to jump after rappid hand on block, in this case diago could pressure him with hadoken an force bad jumpin from xian or xian would have to work hard to get at mid range where he could be more effective ,also diago judgment of movement is on point an has a wide range set ups on hkd
Daigo is the Batman of FGC. Give him prep time and no one can beat him
HE IS RUBBISH
Guile Thawk Rubbish? Lol. Dude is on a level of his own. There's a reason why they call him the greatest.
These are Xian's exact words from the pre-game interview.
Xian: "... If I can do that, I'm confident that I can get him 10-0."
Someone must have told Daigo of these remarks that is why he is extra motivated to 10-0 Xian.
20:42 this is just bukkake fireball style right now all up in the face! Kkkkkkkkkk
thanks for upload, this was awesome to watch.
so much more fun to watch daigo fights that is more about footsie and less about guessing which side akuma will land on.
"I'm gonna pass it off to my man Zhi"
It was a good one minute of commentary focused on the match and not overly long references.
He's so bad. I almost want to mute matches because of him.
Fuck that guy, only 12 year olds like him that started with SF4 and not turbo like the rest of us have. He's fucking cringy too. The way he dresses is embarrassing for the age he is. Get laid ugly Asian virgin, if you can
We are the Umehara. Lower your shields and prepare to be downloaded. Resistance is futile.
U-me-hara! U-me-hara! U-me-hara!
Daigo has been playing sf like forever man ... He is the true champion .
"That deep uppercut, in the colon, the semicolon - so hard to use in a sentence." Oh Zhi...
The more I see Daigo play, the more I come to the belief that Daigo is 98% in control of his fate in these matches. I mean with what Seth said about Daigo at EVO when he said Daigo says he's above winning, I believe it. I feel if Daigo wants to win, he WOULD.
i went "oh my god" so many times.
Amazing play daigo.
I can imagine the hype it'd get if it was evo.
It's so cool to see how Daigo still can adapt and adjust his play style, that's really what makes him a legend in the FGC. Look at the difference between how he handled Xian's Gen in CC last year versus how he does now; the fact that he's been playing SF for so long and is still evolving is amazing.
I am from the future. Last year 41 y/o Daigo made it to Top 8 of Evo last year
"Daigo is just beating him like Hellen Keller... it's just Braille."
Nice FADC out of that one, Zee.
Daigo proving he is still the best SF4 player in the world
Didn't see Daigo so strong in a long time. Nothing but respect.
@Tokidoblog: Do you have Sako's games as well?
Hell no tokido hands down best akuma player can beat anybody but daigo has played with him so much that he know every thing about him.
Shingeki no Daigo indeed. Zhi is one of the best commentators as he knows the game extremely well and is also entertaining.
i miss your come back videos! come back soon!
There are so many interesting references that Zhi is throwing in; it's a crazy, fun commentary.
Xian is such a nice guy, giving a helping hand to Daigo for that combo video, great pal!
first to 3 is an ok style for tournaments with many many players, but these long sets really shows which is the better player
It's different when you're going through a bracket of people opposed to focusing on one person. Daigo also had how many weeks to prepare and develop a gameplan? He also said he wanted to make Xian burn meter to take away his FADC option. Without that Gen is just a basic footsie character. I'm pretty sure Daigo has better footsies too.
Don't be surprised if he bodies Infiltration too.
Bodied indeed
"Daigo is just beating him like he's Helen Keller" LOL
2 things here are top notch. Firstly, Daigo's gameplay. Second, Zhi's commentary. He has has the perfect mix of sf knowledge and hilarious banter.
Daigo said in the interview that he practice a lot before this match. He now knows all the ambiguous setups and jumps in etc that Gen is capable of. He said that the only point to worry about is Gen´s super and ultra, thats why daigo forced Xian to waste his meter to aproach him. He was more confident and learned a new stile to face him. So its not that Daigo has two stiles, Daigo will learn an adapt himself to the challenge.
Daigo pretty much said.... 'you are EVO champion now, but when im ready to take the title, i will'. Damn!
6-0? Are you talking about the 25th anniversary tournament, or did i miss something more recent? Cause it's been a while since the 25th anniversary...
So far, what we know for sure is that they're getting rid of the cr. mk to dp shortcut, so it's easier to walk forward for the cr. mk to fireball poke.
Apparently you didn't watch the EVO 2013 top 8 with a wide variety of characters played including Hakan. And it was a big surprise that somebody won with Gen.
He is the greatest of all time without question.
Xian prepared for an exhibition, Daigo prepared for an annihilation.
This offensive style of Daigo is unreal. I mean brutal.... And to finish it off with 2 U's and end 1 before with a perfect. That's utter annihilation....
Daigo was extremely formidable! However, with that being said, I'm not foolish enough to think Xian's a fraud or that this will be the last off him. Both those dudes are world class.
Daigo's pressure stunned Xian so much, it was ridiculous.
When zhi said "plasma like from giro" was he referring to guyver or kikaider?
Wow. Daigo actually acquiring rest and proper nourishment brings insane performance!
2013evoチャンプを10縦...凄すぎるわ。20分が短く感じました。
FYI Daigo asked Markman to set up ft50 against Infiltration. They are going to do an exhibition in TGS but it's gonna be like ft20 or something
Even after not winning the late EVO's, Daigo continues to show who is the BEaST.
He said that in the pre-game interview. It's just youtube. Just search it.
This have a bittersweet taste, must be the best Streetfight fight ever, but is someway frustrating seeing a guy been beated like this, historic match.
I have waited for this my whole life!
Daigo is and will be always the best of all fighting games :-D daigo the beast :-D respect for him :-D
He's been working on this matchup for a while, pay attention to what the commentators are saying.
yooo thanks for the upload! i missed this last night
daigo da god
Here after the latest vortex video 😂
I don't get 15:32 why did they say there was no reason to light Xian on fire with the EX hadoken? 90% damage is still good damage and it would have been better than srk into ultra 1 even though it'll have been 100% damage right? since 90% has more hits? idk someone explain please
My goodness, 10-0! Well dayyaaam, i think its safe to say the beast has awoken once again
i agree as this is evident in the matches. These matches are impressive and even experienced players can get something out of watching them. Also, who even sandbags anymore? It made more sense back in my quarter-pumping days
Oh okay that's nice. What did Daigo win here? What's the title? Oh it's just an exhibition match.
I'm surprised, did you watch their topanga ft7 match? one of the closest series you will watch
What "aces" or tech (besides that jump hk setup) did Daigo reveal during this set? Daigo's weakness in the Gen match-up was trying to block those ambiguous setups that Xian does. Daigo even admitted this and started watching patterns in Xian's gameplay and how to prevent/block this. Daigo just practiced against Xian's playstyle as well as Xian did to Daigo. Xian even said he'll 10-0 Daigo with his gameplan he prepared for the event.
What more excuses can you say besides "a non-monetary match"?.
what stick mod was zhi talking about didnt quite catch it.
did you even see the current tier list from japanese players ?
Holy....when I see the time of the video 21:38, I was thinking, "Is it really the whole set?"
If Daigo is in the Grand Final of EVO, he would have had a better chance at taking it from Xian than Tokido. Their style is just so much different.
Anyway, this is why Daigo is my favorite SF player of all time!!
zhi's commentary are awesome, seems hard for the other guy to keep up
I know you're writing on Seths statement however if Daigo "clearly" did not want to win anymore, he wouldn't be practicing 24/7. Someone who clearly doesn't care to win anymore is someone like Alex Valle, whom doesn't practice 24/7, someone who clearly doesn't want to win anymore is someone like John Choi who doesn't play 24/7 like he used too.
Daigo still Studies and Practices vs Opponents, Look what he did in preparation for Xian, is that someone who doesn't care about winning?
10-0. Wow. Daigo is king and long may he reign!
The entire set Daigo was thinking "Whens Mahvel!?"
i don't think it's because other players have caught up, he only plays ryu and ryu has never had any secrets or tricky special moves but he plays just for fun now he said. and that he would pick a better char if all he wanted was to win but it isn't. even if you have seen a video on yt where he played another char, he probably plays them all.
it's just very hard to beat certain chars with their vortexes like akuma, when it comes down to guessing it doesn't matter how good you are.
It's cause Xian won Evo 2013, that Daigo became so interested in his Gen, and learned all the stuff about Xian and his Gen. I think it would've been very different if it was between Daigo and Xian at the Grand Finals at Evo :3
Most notable (not everthing) Marks of EVO Champions (currently):
Daigo: EVO 2009 and 2010 (2 year dominance) and Japan's Street Fighter 25th Anniversary National Tournaments.
Fuudo: EVO 2011 and Godsgarden 4 (won both highest ranked tournament in US and Japan before Topanga League took over, consecutively)
Infiltration: EVO 2012 and SF25th Anniversary
Xian: Canada CUP 2012 but got 6-0'd by Kazunoko (CC2011 champ) after the event. EVO2013 but got 10-0'd by Daigo. Still has
a lot of potential
Great match and awesome commentary.
When are we going to see a daigo vs infiltration ft10 that's all everone ever wanted to see!
The beast! Greatest sf player of all time...need to see him n infiltration go at while daigo's in this mode.
So how'd u like the infiltration ft10
@@sheikhu1039 I have no idea what you are referring to
@@navos2003 thought u were looking for a ft10 with daigo Vs infiltration
@@sheikhu1039 Ahh ok, when did it happen?
@@navos2003 lol,just found out it happened before the Xian match, if u saw that then just how much more do u want daigo to beat him 😂
no podria estar en mejor calidad de video?
why no 720 hd ):?
Xian is a great example of champion's coma. Once he won Evo he got way too cocky and as a result daigo who puts in more than 100% of his gameplay blows Xian out of the water. Xian was smiling through the whole thing, daigo on the other hand was on beast mode, truly intimidating and inspiring. Daigo is the epitome of a true champion. Daigo doesnt need the fame or anything he is always on the road of a warrior learning and adapting. He adapted to Gen he will never lose to a gen player ever again.
Enjoyed it much more due to the commentaries.
6:38 why didn't he use his ultra here? Could've won
xian said after this that gen still has the advantage in this match up. In xians tier list ryu is below gen. Also the fact that ryu is a basic character means its harder to be dominant with him as everyone knows what he can and cant do
A few things:
1- It's Daigo. Every once in a while, he will obliterate "the best" in an exhibition match.
2- Once you're figured out, you're figured out. There was really nothing Xian could do except switch characters or adapt. However, on-the-fly adapting doesn't work against the greatest Street Fighter player of all-time.
3 - I lost no respect for Xian here.
I hope you're not implying Tokido is a "newbie"
good commentary guys!
Would you like to download Xain.rar?
oh nvm, missed ur msgs
i'm not sure why you refuse to get it. no.. he doesn't play just to win anymore (his words) but as i said still does his best of course, if he just wanted to win he would play the best character, why the hell would you give yourself a disadvantage and make it harder for yourself to win if that's all you cared about?
again, he mostly cares about inspiring more people to get an interest in fighting games, everyone wants to try to beat him. he practices because it is his job
What's concrete is Daigo's position in top 8 of sf4 evo dropping over the years. He won one exhibition match here, yay. Let's see if he drops out of top 8 for sf4 in evo 2014.
Daigo and Infiltration are gonna face off in the next Mad Catz unveiled event! Sweet Jesus . . . O.O
Daigo just got better and better with each game...wow..
THE BEAST IS UNLEASHED PART 3!!!
Do you mean seppuku?
NO MATTER WHAT, i will always be a fan of THE BEAST! GG's CHAMP!
PR Rog made it into top 8 at EVO in 2009, 2012, and 2013 and he isn't a top player? Since when? Only a few players have seen top 8 in SF4 multiple times. If you think LPN is a "random Cammy" btw then you are sadly mistaken.
PR Balrog is a high level player no doubt about that. Not a top player. He got a nice streak during EVO2013. But even then, he even struggles to win local tournaments in the US. He lost to a random cammy just recently in Lanhammer 2013. Did he won anything at all this year in his local tournies?
On of Daigo's Patented Moves - Haduken "Bukake"
I never expected to hear that word in a Super Street Fighter 4 AE2012 commentary
Thanks, went there and read it. Like you said, that strategy fit the way things went down.
In the end I'm disappointed in Xian. He put so much work in one of the hardest characters but couldn't catch up. Also I like Gen a lot, haha.
17:28 was just wow. Even looking back at it now. 2 os sweeps, then makes him stay still for a combo then hes scared to do anything and gets thrown
THERE'S a daigo tribute and it has that on it. now i am here watching this. to all players out there, id encourage to play a little more balsy. youd be surprised with what u can get away with. i love to get teched when opponent is in corner than walk right back up to them and throw them
Who's here in 2019/2020?
FT10, ends in 20 mins. In the past, Daigo has always played defensive waiting for reads against Xian's Gen, but this time he went in like he's playing Akuma. I've never seen Daigo jump in and focus-dash forward this much ever. Completely threw Xian off guard and never allowed him to do a single super-into-ultra.
What ever people say. Daigo's Ryu is sexy again like its was back in vanilla. His Ryu changed so much since ssf4. But now, wow!
Humiliated,castrated, mutilated, WTF!!! haha!! LOL!!! That was some damn fuckin 'commentary. I am loving it!!!!!!!!!!!
And people think it's annoying.. can you believe that shit
What does logic have to do with it either? What does Daigo playing Ryu have to do with Akuma? Are you asking why Daigo doesn't play Akuma? I don't know, maybe because Ryu is his favourite character? Maybe because Ryu's his best character, seeing as how he's the number one Ryu is the world?
daigo is a fucking beaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast
Fudgaboutit
u mad?
amassasa SO MAD YAH
How many round to Xian? ^^
i know, u have a point, but why did he won evo?, he beat tokido on finals with akuma, wich is a top tier, and also dakou's feilong, well ibuki and evil ryu, rose i think, so, he he lost now, its bcuz daigo just did it better, the fireball timing, those overheads, those ultra conections, and xian couldnt handle it, anyway, they are both great players.
You do know that Xian beat Daigo in South East Asia majors and Kuwait, right? In the recent Topanga Asia league, Xian and Daigo had a very close set of 12-10, Daigo's favour. The games were supposed to be first to 7 but the winner had to win by 2 matches: that's how close their set was.
Ok?,what's the point of this comment?, We already know Xian is godlike and is an Evo champ, but he just got 10-0d, let's not divert attention from that
@@sheikhu1039
Bruh this is an 8 year old comment. Because of how old the comment is, it doesn't preserve that the comment was a reply to another comment. And that comment was dissing Xian saying he is an overhyped one-trick IIRC.
@@Un1234l oh i see,thanks for the context, surprised u remembered lol, unfortunate that there r dumbasses that believe some pros r bad just cause they loose
Once again...Choosing to not play a Top-Tier does not equate to him not Wanting to Win. It would only be believable if Daigo quit hardcore playing all together, which he hasn't done yet.
Daigo studied to learn how to beat Sako in their match ups, Daigo studied to counter Xians Gen. Daigo even switched his buttons out to silent ones to confront Infiltration at 25Th Anniversary. Are those tactics of one who doesn't want to win? Answer me Please!
Yeah, everybody talks about Daigo's footsies, but his defense may be the best in the business. But Xian never used the focus through fireball, as Infiltration did. I don't know, I am shocked, XIan looked so incredible at EVO.
He uses Yun too, Ryu is just his "Go-To" Character. I'm sure there's some EVO footage of his Yun Gameplay on RUclips.
Daigo - the real champion of Street fighter
I only started watching sf in 2020 but I've of course seen lots of daigo. Not enough Xian though. This made me like him even more.