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CAPCOM CUP 2016 | Fighting Game Tournament | Dec 2-3 | WHENS MAHVEL?
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I sure am.
EnlightenedMint
Member
Was really hoping Xian would make it to the top 8 
I want to see Ricki do well to be honest. But all my favorites are out anyway.
ldcommando
Banned
Yep. And with guile hopefully
WhateverItTakes
Banned
Anyone got a rundown of what the best matches of last night were? Managed to catch the whole first round but, y'know, timezones.
Daigo vs. Sako was awesome, so was F Champ vs. Phenom, Luffy vs. Yukadon . Anything with Xian too lol.
Why would I?
WesternHeretic
Member
He's making America great again.
lucebuce12
Member
That requires it to have been great at any time in the past.
The whole tournament is one big upset.
Haitani is the last 2D god left and he played really well so far. So yeah, I would like him, too.
It's the Upset Cup, basically
ForkNetwork
Banned
Ricky has this one on the bag.
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She, not he
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His reactions were also poor (by his own standards). He mistakenly "confirmed" a super on block. I don't think I ever saw Daigo do that on SF4. I don't know what's up with this dude. Doesn't he boast of training every day?
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His reactions were also poor (by his own standards). He mistakenly "confirmed" a super on block. I don't think I ever saw Daigo do that on SF4. I don't know what's up with this dude. Doesn't he boast of training every day?
ezekielpacman
Member
Maybe I'm just getting old but the tea bagging thing really turns me off Du in a big way, just seems insanely juvenile. But I guess that's what other people see as the "personality" that Jp players apparently lack...?
Parallax Scroll
Banned
I think he's gotten old enough to where reactions aren't what they used to be. It happens to everyone eventually.
It's rude and impolite, but it's also true that it is psychological warfare when done against an opponent like that on the big stage. When one of your powers is getting inside your opponent's head to play at your maximum (things that both Mika and Guile must do and excel at), it can actually be useful.
When an opponent gets visibly flustered through their playstyle, man that's a good feeling when playing as either of NuckleDu's main characters.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Are you misgendering her to be a dick or what?
ForkNetwork
Banned
I had no idea, already edited my post.
Emperor Bohe
Member
probably has been asked 20 million times but when does top 8 start?
ezekielpacman
Member
Yeah good point, evident in the destruction of Xiao Hai taking on his Mika compared to Fuudo's. I guess thinking about it as a tool makes it slightly more palatable.
6pm PST
I definitely am. I believe in Du.
Nemesis121
Member
if Grandfinal is Chun Li mirror match, my stream will be turned off at that point i don't care who wins..
I wish I put money on it, hahah. Infiltration hasn't looked sharp since early this year when the game was still new. Yes he won Evo but even that I didn't consider a dominant performance. A lot of the top Japanese players inexplicably lost early on and he never faced them (not counting Fuudo). Of course that's not Infil's fault but I didn't understand why everyone considered him head and shoulders above everybody else, even right before Capcom Cup started. I didn't subscribe to the theory that he was simply sandbagging. People figured him out a while ago and he didn't adapt or switch characters. His constant movement threw people for a loop initially but all his craziness and constantly hitting buttons wasn't fooling anybody in the second half of the year.
You got your wish!
Sorry, but Fuudo is my pick for tonight
Haha yeah. Not in the way I expected, though.
He's continuing to age.
True. It's not like these are the best players in the world at the very top level of play.
TheSpoiler
Member
Nah the age thing ain't the problem. There are other players around his age that are doing better overall. He straight up refuses to play SFV the way it should be played.
Dude is too defensive. It's not working for him. He's trying to hang it all on one side of the spectrum when SFV is requiring players to be able to switch back and forth from offense to defense.
I think Tokido's Ryu is better than his and is probably how Ryu should be played, but Tokido lacks the matchup knowledge (as soon as he ran into Vega, he froze).
I think a lot of players are having trouble transitioning from SF4 and still feel like it's appropriate to be a wall 24/7, but you pretty much have to learn how to switch that shit on and off at a moment's notice. This tournament was a wakeup call for a lot of people.
After seeing all the Chuns, I'd watch it even if it was several mirror matches. Everyone plays differently. Ricki's Chun has crazy footies, but I really like Sako's execution on his (RIP)
Ricki vs Goichi last night was a fun watch for sure.
LincolnTunnel
Member
My brain is telling me to root for Du, but my heart is telling me to root for Ricki. I think part of me just likes seeing an underdog come out on top.
Yeah that's a real shame.
I feel like Du's been on an entirely other level than all the other players for a few months now. I predicted he'd take the tournament but I didn't think Infilitration, Justin Wong and other notable players would go 0-2, but in a tournament of this caliber there's no shame in it.