Socal Regionals 2010 - SSF4 Top 8 - Winners - Daigo Umehara vs Alex Valle

[Phished123]

you are right guys, ryu is so OP, so many pros use him.

*kappa*

[TheWordChaos]

any1 watched this match would've thought this is a re-make of the classic SFII

[Speedygi81]

Wow, Valle is so good in this match... He couldn't have done any worse..

[1337Boredness]

i like the commentators...

[dbzwyoat]

this is probably the best street fighter 4 match.

[j3ff1nho]

daigo attacked much more.

a well-deserved win.

[Lazoruz]

For thoise of you who don't know... Ryu is Capcom's little baby cakes, hes been OP ever sence SF2 it may have "nerfed" in AE but I think the so called nerf was just a BVS by Capcom to shut people up. Try playing online somtimes in the Central US and you'll see, EVERY one playes Ryu or one of his clones.

[crazedchrizz]

@Lazoruz This is the most misinformed comment I've ever read. Ryu is FAR from overpowered, I can consistently beat Ryu players as Cody. You just need to know what counters each of his move. If you're using "Character X is overpowered" as an excuse for losing to him, then you're not going to get any better at fighting against that character.

[2BCBattlefield]

@Lazoruz

What?? Ryu is not overpowered, he is just overused by the people new to the series. They buy the game and see his face in the front cover. Of course they start to use him first thinking that he is the best character, when in reality Ryu is outplayed by any other shoto (except Dan lol).

[Lazoruz]

Also, Ryu is SO OVER POWERED anyway..its a realy boring match!

[femtau]

@Lazoruz ._. you serious?

[IEOA]

@Lazoruz

SSF4 Ryu was solid but not OP. Yun was OP, not Ryu. AE Ryu was even worse with the nerfs. AE Ver 2012 Ryu seems to be really good though.

[Lazoruz]

Good but boring fight I just have to say. Both guys are good its just mirror matches a re realy boring IMO.

[MEEP1N]

this match is so godlike... the spacing the footsies, all so godlike in this match

[kupowns]

Uncle Valle! So godlike * . *

[j0wwww]

valle deserves respect for that matches

[ThePowerBeard]

I always get inspired by amazing gameplay like this. Then I remember that the game ALSO has stupid guessing game BS characters like Seth and Viper.

[DarkLordruins1]

@ThePowerBeard

type POONGKO on you tube and view his video .. he's a seth player ..... and if you find it see him vs Daigo .. what a beating he game to Daigo ... man i loved tat fight ..

POONGKO is the best ever

[DAIGOMADCATTZ]

@DarkLordruins1

and then Daigo beat him later 20-2 stfu

[arjan127]

@ThePowerBeard One of whch has far below average health, and you can actaully react to the other.

You're dumb.

[ThePowerBeard]

@arjan127

you act like either of those things make them fun characters to play against

[arjan127]

@ThePowerBeard You act like you know what you're talking about. "Fun"? I don't remember those high level players playing for fun instead of playing to win the tournament.

[ThePowerBeard]

@arjan127

I don't see how that is relevant to my opinion on this game. I'm not allowed to play for fun because top players don't? You are making little sense.

[arjan127]

@ThePowerBeard Oh, excuse me. I forgot that you didn't comment something about how this high level tournament gameplay inspired you on this video that is most definitely not about tournament gameplay.

[ThePowerBeard]

@arjan127

yes, it's about tournament gameplay. i was inspired it. that doesn't mean i was inspired by their reasons for playing, it doesn't mean that i'm somehow not allowed to play for fun, and it doesn't have anything to do with viper or seth, which is what my original comment was about.

[TheDonaldduck911]

@ThePowerBeard well to be fair, it's not that frustrating to play against seth because most online warriors don't understand how mix-ups and set ups work. 90% of the akuma players i've played online think they actually know how to properly time their demon flip after a knockdown, when in reality i can just dash under it and punish. Same with seth players, they think they can just random shoryu and get away with it because they think that's what poongko does, but poongko is always OS-ing.

[666animalmother]

@TheDonaldduck911 dude first time I've heard of OS-ing, what does that mean?

[Rue666]

Daigo could of wake-up shoryu to end the first round..

[oun9]

Goosebumps everytime i watch this. Too EPIC

[TheAfterProm]

FUCKING EPIC

[pixelskin]

daigo is gay hadoken hadoken hadoken .........NOOB

[Jayn0o]

@pixelskin Yes he can win tournaments just by using 1 move. You are smart. I'm sure you are better than him too it'S just you keep it for yourself. You're pro.

[rsxzx6r]

@pixelskin calling Daigo noob...mean ur the ultimate noob....like valle didnt hadoken...STFU..daigo plays ryu..hadoken complains...daigo plays yun (no hadokens)...more complains...I HATE U NOOBS..

[OhjainHangeriGP]

@pixelskin It seems you're one of those beginners who don't understand zoning.

[wtfdudenotcool101]

@pixelskin STFU scrub. You couldnt win one match against Daigo...

[SuperPrimoXDXD]

@pixelskin lol

[evenshadow]

Oh wow that last feint by daigo just won him the match, very nice!

[Runner899]

Best Ryu vs. Ryu match yet!

[xavierareas]

O wow epic match first person who made diago wrk for his win

[JohnnyBigK]

Wow that was awesome !

[Silventolin]

Wow, looks like I stirred up the nest. I know who Valle is and I know he's a badass. But when it comes between Daigo and Alex, since pretty much vanilla SF4 to present, Alex is the underdog.

[jamesdante1101]

wha-? no achievement for beating daigo in a set?

[Rainoviews]

Hell yeah, UltraChen.

[guwplay]

2 Legends and a Epic Match. This is Ryu on a High level

[ilv244]

@Silventolin Alex Valle is not an underdog. Most of them aren't either. Also, no one is going to root for an underdog just for the sake of not rooting for Daigo. I love Daigo's game but I don't dismiss other players in the process. If you want to say I ride Daigo's dick, that's fine. But YOU ride the dick of Team Daigo Haters. Grow up.

[hazeddon]

I usually hate mirror matches, but that was some epic stuff.

[esscopa]

fantastic!!!!!

[yumyumeatemup]

BEST.EXAMPLE.OF.FOOTSIES.EVAR! I love this match so much. Classic

[Silventolin]

I'll never understand Daigo's army of dickriders.  Have some fucking personality and root for the underdog once in a while.

[Archedgar]

@Silventolin While I agree that Daigo has a huge amount of fanboys, Alex Valle is a massive legend across several games, he's won tons of tournaments.

He's hardly an underdog...

[jamesdante1101]

@Silventolin how's alex valle an underdog? he's a legend

[OmegaNitro]

@Silventolin So wait, it shows personality to be a walking cliche and 'root for the underdog' instead of rooting for the player you enjoy watching as an individual?

IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. [/sarcasm]

[Dowder]

This match would have been like a million times better with Gems.

[oSaturos]

@Dowder

ಠ_ಠ

[MrSneakmind]

@Dowder that better have been fucking sarcasm

[Dowder]

@MrSneakmind haha yeah times a million

[fireinhole0]

fking english commentators are supporting vale, poor diago

[86nato]

@fireinhole0 ye i agree thats some BS right there...

[Iliketheflatb00bs]

I dont like it how valle was FADC-ing after ex fireball, i think its a one frame link and the spacing is up to 3 and a quarter squares. (training mode squares). he didnt need to waste that meter

[jamesdante1101]

lol i was dying at 2:22 "smart play from daigo-ugh i mean alex" rofl

[wipergfxx]

the best footies i have ever seen are in this match

[Dan1Rodriguez]

Wooow, what a great battle!

I wanted both of them to win.

[lildrummerboy65]

These commentators are hella annoying

[Junishification]

That backflip was so epic. 7:53

[Kenmasterpiece]

Even though Daigo's Ryu is better, i like Valles style more. He has a sick shang tsung in mk too =)

[rocknflip66]

now this was hype.. no dick riding just watching two great ryu players duking it out, making it an epic battle!

[FUAKUUUTOUB]

fucking tense



[mikesmithsupersaiyan]

I love watching these matches but can the commentators shut the fuck up???

[OmnipotentO]

sick match god damn...

[91DIWATA]

alex valle beasted the beast on 1st round

[wel999999999]

commentators are biased little faggots. 

[DayLikeAnother]

@wel999999999 Towards who, may I ask?

[dinmamma333k]

I was fistpumping everytime Daigo won thinking "IN YOUR FACES, YOU BIASED PIECES OF SHIT!"

[STEAMBOLT]

@dinmamma333k "I was fistpumping everytime Daigo won" "BIASED" derp

[LOLfishification]

-_- diago during entire match

[vhdesouza]

@LOLfishification

its DAIGO,DAIGO MOTHA FUCKA

[Tw4tz0r]

ALEX VALLE OMG ALEEEX VALLE

[Elenai89]

The most EPIC street fighter moment in history is from 00:40 - 10:04 !!!

[darkcg79]

Incredible how a match can be so uninteresting when 2 of the best Ryu players fight with each other.

[pokeguy458]

Hadoukens

Hadoukens everywhere.

[goodnewtimes]

Even though I'm happy daigo won, the second round ranks as one of my favorite comebacks now

[Jordan233408]

"And if we look at Daigo's face. . .Wait! There's no emotion at all!" @DeeFlowRadio

[Jordan233408]

Achievement Unlocked lol . . @DeeFlowRadio

[COREYMCGUIRE1993]

the best daigo match ive ever seen, i hope he returns to ryu he dominated with him

[turma1ad]

AWESOME MATCH!!! >o<' DAIGO the best japanese and World player and ALEX the best american player! RESPECT FOR BOTH OF THEM!!!

[MarkQP]

great match

[IRahkuBz]

one of the best matches i ever saw ,,

[izwanhaiqal]

No matter how many characters in street fighter are, the real fundamentals are shown when it comes to a Ryu VS Ryu mirror match. Both of these guys can keep fighting each other and I can watch like all day long.

[jaquioxyz]

Daigo Owned... AWESOME!...

[mixman1104]

If only valle had done like jumping medium punch to get an ultra after he done a fireball at the end or when daigo jumped he had done ultra T_T

[shadowruler0]

best SFIV match EVER!!! that was so tense

[hujklnm23]

valle should challenge air.. i wanna see there

[Dakrayn]

@hujklnm23 Just do a quick search dude, they already played each other.

[Longshot3181]

i randomly saw this in my suggestions box, i was like OH HELL YES! GOTTA SEE IT!

[ZordCraft]

One of the best matches I've ever seen. The level of footsies in the match is unbelieveable.

[Haseo190]

Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken. Hadoken.

[thunderblast84]

Unbelievable 1st match! 

[basso831]

guys,is alex Valle in EVO 11 or not ?

[karagz]

Fucking stop saying fireball and Dragon Punch, respect the original names.

And Hadouken isnt fucking fireball

[st1v1w0nd3r]

Requirements for being a comentator: u, uu, uuu, ou, aou, aououou, uua, ouau, u..au, uauou (one of he hardest) auouOOOuuUUoaAAUOUOUU$%&#/"UUU­U!!!!, nice block.

[hondaman991]

That was the BEST ryu vs ryu match I have EVER seen props to both valle and daigo

[gprul]

awkward moment when you unlock an achievement during a competition

[warungyoyo]

"Id like the part where ryu did hadouken"

[deliew]

Ryu Win!!!

[sadetwizelve]

I really don't see what was so great about this match,fireballs and sweeps. SF is checkers,Tekken is chess.

[juju52291]

@sadetwizelve lmao you're just making stupid exaggerations. someone hating on Tekken could say it's all frame traps and juggles but that's not true either. grow up.

[sharkl11]

alex valle is daigo's bitch

[youziness]

Man, i think daigo makes decent money from fighting games and advertisements. So many vids deep in tournaments. People say the OG is better but they didnt make a living out of it, so it defeats the purpose. The better player makes the most money. I doubt the OG can dominate today purely by footsy even if they joined.

[wccira]

@youziness Decent money? In the last month, Daigo has won NCR 9 and Revelations, probably about 25k in prize money from those alone. He has sponsors with gatorade, madcatz, arcadia, and many others which all pay him for sporting their gear and also they fly him out here to the US to beat all of our asses. And what do you mean OG is better? These guys are BOTH OGs. Daigo just puts way more time into this game because it is his job.

[blueorange31]

everything you need to know about street fighter is in this match.

[druha10304]

he let valle win one time then he beat the shit out of him hahaha

[Cr1mSiR]

@druha10304 yep... welcome to all Daigo vs valle matches. Except sometimes he doesnt let valle win a round.

[LoveHateSF]

0:42 It looks like Alex Valle's ryu is doing a spirit bomb cause of the background.

[pandat99]

if i was in this match i'd pown...lol jk i'd get koed in 5 seconds

[xZlicex]

[insert comment about fireball spamming]

[insert comment about how fireballs are used in the mental game]

[insert comment about how sf4 sux]

[insert comment about daigo]

[insert comment about alex]

[insert this comment]

[katamari84]

Very intense match from 2 legends

[ju99yfresh]

back to the lab...

[KingRabid]

when these guys use hadoken they're DOWN-RIGHT FIERCE!!!!!

[klsjdflksjfd]

@KingRabid i see what you did there

[xervaso]

alex turns into a monster when he hit a left to die

[UserX03]

If there were Daigo and Valle trading cards:

Daigo - Execution: 10+, Strategy: 10, Reactions: 10

Valle - Execution: 9, Strategy: 10, Reactions: 9

[MrHyerty]

@UserX03 execution at best is 7

[lvdjn]

that seems all so simple to do... in fact... how many hours (thousands) they have been training! wow level.

[MegaMineCrafty]

Im sick of people saying Daigo, and Alex Fireball spam, if you don't like getting pelted with projectiles either pick a character the can shoot back to defend, or learn to take down players who do it, if fireball spams actually make you lose then youre not even in any level to know what youre talking about

[duckduck1984]

a jaw-dropping match!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alex got great comebacks but, you know the result!

[599121]

idiot cannot win the fireball tactics

[NotMadeByMe]

fucking fireb al spasm , stret fighter is treible. mortle combat fTW!!!!!

[dritnavn]

This match is right up there with the Daigo vs Justin Wong EVO 04 =)

[OpForza]

Has Daigo ever played with a 360 controller?

[MrPavySRK]

@OpForza why would he?

[OpForza]

@MrPavySRK just wondering

[850iStyle]

insane matches...valle clutched it

[lifefire940]

Two of the best Ryu players in the world....going at it against each other. Hell these two have been playing against each other since back in Alpha 2 days...

Just goes to show you two things

1. An old dog can learn new tricks

2. Rivalries never really go away

[CFRatao]

The first match really had me going when Alex won both rounds! :D

[druha10304]

daigo is a fag , he pretends its close and by the end when he knows hes about to lose he kicks anyones ass.

look at the first matches. daigo is just playing around. by the last one when he knows he might lose he kicks the ever loving shit out of anyone. what a bitch.

[OpForza]

@druha10304 what are you talking about? He's a bitch for winning? Or a bitch for making it close? How is it a problem?

[redfield1989]

@druha10304 lolumad? He wins, nuff said. doesn't matter how you win as long as you do.

[vr00m123]

@druha10304 So you're mad because he's good?

[MrSneakmind]

@druha10304 not really.

[ElektroDragonAM]

good mirror match.

[NetplayerD]

I remember watching the stream to this and got amped when I saw that clutching.

This is some Top shelf competitive gaming.

[Gaskal1365]

UMESHORYUUUUUUUUUKEN ARIGATOU GOZAIMISHITAAAAAAAAA

[ariscool24]

Hands down the best Ryu vs Ryu match so far.

[scruffykayway]

never saw this match. ultradavid mentioned it on the podcast SRK was bumping. never really played competitively but this is really putting alot in perspective in terms of "its not just punching, kicking and fireballs"

[monkeywolf]

Seems like a lot of people are scared they only looked at this match as Hadoken spam and so they are trying to come off as "non-scrubs" by saying it's all this other stuff...but how many of those people just went to SRK and heard a pro say what was going on then retro fitted it. Hmmm...

[Sekiria23]

Zoning. Fighting for space. Mind games. That's all I see in this vid.

If you're a salty scrub who only sees HADOKEN HADOKEN HADOKEN, I suggest hitting the back button on your browser right now and going back to hopping around like retards on XBox Live. You do not deserve to see this video.

[b3nz0r]

Absolutely epic.

[stratosqq]

this game is so fuckin great °_°

[theREGIMENT18]

one of THE beast Daigo matches I've seen! mad props go to Valle for those SICK clutch moments!

[SSF4ftw]

@Edgehead,

Please, don't ever play this game. Your a clueless fool.

[jonathan6239108]

High Level Indeed!

[chousukebe]

This match represents everything I love about Street fighter. So intense.

[Demoniq]

that was a great match.

[gotanim]

I don't get why everyone likes alex valle, yay he beat daigo. Alot of much better have beaten daigo. Daigo isn't the champ anymore, a new breed has sweeped past him, Valle is a chump compared to players like momochi and marn who are always changing their game up.

[Clubber0815]

daigo never remembers matches he played outside of Japan. for him its always a Tuesday.

[MrKJ90]

lol , Daigo is the Best player of SF , He's never ever use Hadoken or some special move when his Rival = 1 HP . HE IS THE BEST , FAIR-PLAY

[jeremycarrier]

@MrKJ90 He tried that on Marn once, got blown the fuck up and eliminated from the tournament.

[besgeo]

@outtriggers if daigo had emotions, he'd whup your ass

[MrOnaveul]

@outtriggers and daigo is just japanese makes no difference in playing ssf4 idiot

[Dothan352]

So intense. This is a real mirror Ryu match.

[MASTERSHAKE1557]

Daigo only knows 1 emotion, that emotion, is daigo

[OmnipotentO]

holy shit wow

[wakkawakka101]

Only a scrub sees hadouken spam in this match.

[rsxzx6r]

@wakkawakka101 true dat.....sick of noobs saying "spam"..