When you play a good Zangief you'll notice that most lariats are used to bypass your Fireball spamming cheesetastic game play.
The lariat is actually very vulnerable and many of us Zangief players would never spam it unless we want to lose.
BUT, with that said, if you keep losing to Lariats that's really not your opponent's problem. That is your problem :). I've lost spammers but I don't HATE them I am angry at myself for losing. Its my problem if I'm not good enough to figure it out.
Just came back from lunch...would also like to add, this is advice my friend gave me and he is a Tourney player who's played in the States and JP. I came to him one day to gripe about Balrog/Guile players who turtle and Shoto characters who fireball trap.
He told me it was my problem I couldn't beat them and that all these moves are legal and legit. Then he gave me some pointers and now I'm a G1 :)
Hey TrooperThirtyOne my PSN is Grief_Counseling email my youtube if you added me. We can do some casual sparring matches, I like learning new fight patterns.
English is one of the official languages of Singapore. It was heavily pushed by the Gov't so now practically everybody speaks it, although it's not easy to understand everybody.
If you ever see some Singapore movies or TV shows nowadays, there completely in English.
itabashi (zangief ) took like only 20 seconds to crush Poongko's (ryu) life to a mere 5%, while he still has maybe 90%? And end of the match, Poongko actually wins? That's definitely real skill we are watching over here.. itabashi would have took the game, if only he wasn't overly cautiously in the first match.. 2 superb players..
Korean players are the only ones I've seen to use ultras to stall out the last 3 seconds of a match lol. Talk about innovative shit man. Right there.
No sorry, I watched it again and it was definitely on reaction, the two players had been staring at each other for more than a second and then out of nowhere zangief does the green hand, and out of nowhere ryu does the shoryuken. There's no way poongo could have predicted the exact moment, it has to be on reaction
They weren't staring at each other for more than a second :) Only for a fraction of a second - poongko dashed forward to bait out a chip-damage attempt (if itabashi DIDNT do a move, poongko would have still dragon punched and won on chip damage)
The main commentator plays a pretty good El Fuerte. He did take part in this tourney too , not too sure if the vid of his match up is posted up though.
1.35 my god its almost even
mikolyyyy 3 months ago
what an amazing comeback by poongko !
TheManowarBabsi 1 year ago
ryu ran the whole second round
marcressclark 2 years ago
Amazing match.
Ammaculate44 2 years ago
Poongko Hyungnim hwaiting!!!!!!!!!
OgamiRei 2 years ago
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Didiplouff 2 years ago
When you play a good Zangief you'll notice that most lariats are used to bypass your Fireball spamming cheesetastic game play.
The lariat is actually very vulnerable and many of us Zangief players would never spam it unless we want to lose.
BUT, with that said, if you keep losing to Lariats that's really not your opponent's problem. That is your problem :). I've lost spammers but I don't HATE them I am angry at myself for losing. Its my problem if I'm not good enough to figure it out.
xxmortimerxx 2 years ago 7
Just came back from lunch...would also like to add, this is advice my friend gave me and he is a Tourney player who's played in the States and JP. I came to him one day to gripe about Balrog/Guile players who turtle and Shoto characters who fireball trap.
He told me it was my problem I couldn't beat them and that all these moves are legal and legit. Then he gave me some pointers and now I'm a G1 :)
xxmortimerxx 2 years ago 2
good advice.... PSN?
TrooperThirtyOne 2 years ago
Hey TrooperThirtyOne my PSN is Grief_Counseling email my youtube if you added me. We can do some casual sparring matches, I like learning new fight patterns.
xxmortimerxx 2 years ago
English is one of the official languages of Singapore. It was heavily pushed by the Gov't so now practically everybody speaks it, although it's not easy to understand everybody.
If you ever see some Singapore movies or TV shows nowadays, there completely in English.
483boi 2 years ago
y do they speak english..
1988430 2 years ago
itabashi (zangief ) took like only 20 seconds to crush Poongko's (ryu) life to a mere 5%, while he still has maybe 90%? And end of the match, Poongko actually wins? That's definitely real skill we are watching over here.. itabashi would have took the game, if only he wasn't overly cautiously in the first match.. 2 superb players..
spider85ara 2 years ago
This commentator is way better then some i've come across. which is a nuisance.
eBaphomet 2 years ago
Korean players are the only ones I've seen to use ultras to stall out the last 3 seconds of a match lol. Talk about innovative shit man. Right there.
hiryuGCC 2 years ago
Uh American players have been doing that for a long time. That's nothing new.
DigitalShaolin 2 years ago
and a vid for reference or...? lol
hiryuGCC 2 years ago 4
How the hell could poongko shoryuken the green hand on reaction at the end of the first round? :O
eae314 2 years ago
It wasn't on reaction, he was expecting him to do it, since he knew he would have to try for the chip damage.
Uncrvd 2 years ago
If it wasn't on reaction it was a crazily risky move
eae314 2 years ago
No sorry, I watched it again and it was definitely on reaction, the two players had been staring at each other for more than a second and then out of nowhere zangief does the green hand, and out of nowhere ryu does the shoryuken. There's no way poongo could have predicted the exact moment, it has to be on reaction
eae314 2 years ago
They weren't staring at each other for more than a second :) Only for a fraction of a second - poongko dashed forward to bait out a chip-damage attempt (if itabashi DIDNT do a move, poongko would have still dragon punched and won on chip damage)
Uncrvd 2 years ago
No. He was outside dp range.
eae314 2 years ago
Or maybe you are right and he was inside dp range, dunno how much reach the ex version had :D
eae314 2 years ago
Poongko has definitely worked on his defense.
TheSagat08 2 years ago
Very good commentator.
Keep going and don't listen haters.
Does he play the game ? cause he seems to know well the game and when you can or cannot punish a move.
Videos of videogame are a lot better to watch with commentator so good idea to have him. Nice event
cnul 2 years ago 2
The main commentator plays a pretty good El Fuerte. He did take part in this tourney too , not too sure if the vid of his match up is posted up though.
MyTwistedAlice 2 years ago
I hate the commentator
nagoo81 2 years ago
Poongko is by far the most stylish player going theres no deny.
But Daigo & Mago will tell you raw basics come 1st.
jerichompm 2 years ago
Damn, Poongko improved a great deal more since his visit to the US. Good shit.
kaako86 2 years ago
this match is much more exciting than the one that ita have with daigo not too long ago. in fact, most matches that poongko played looks exciting.
sfturbo 2 years ago
THAT was a freaking MATCH! I wish the US players put on a pro show like that.
RichL123 2 years ago
well, the US players require that skill lvl first, unlikely lol
gl600fb 2 years ago 2
Mike
Ross
Matsute 2 years ago
lol what about Mike Ross? He plays a gimped Honda... He has had some sweet matches but shit, he needs a new main.
RichL123 2 years ago 3
poongko is probably my favorite SF4 player, next to momochi
blueglenn 2 years ago
this announcer says "uh" too much.... annoying as hell
aznc0ffe388 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
even a famous jap top pro player can't beat poongko.
amoeba19 2 years ago
Well Itazan did beat Poongko in the losers bracket after Pei Hoon sent him there. :)
ikillbutterflies 2 years ago
You haven't seen much top JP player fight Poongko
VividFps 2 years ago
nice
gl600fb 2 years ago
unbelievable
MyLifeInOneWord 2 years ago