Posts tagged ‘EVO’
Evo 2012 at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas – July 6-8
MrWizard has announced the location at date for Evo 2012 and it looks like we’ll be running it back at the Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas on July 6-8. Mark your calendars baby because you know it’s going to be epic!
aAa Kayane Wins Evo 2010 Women’s Super Street Fighter IV Invitational
Marie-Laure Norindr better known by her gamertag “aAa Kayane,” won the first ever women only tournament at Evo 2010. aAa Kayane (France) used Chun Li and was able to beat out an arsenal of characters [Ken, Gouken, Rose] used by Burnyourbra (Minnesota, U.S.) in the finals, to win the Women’s Super Street Fighter IV Invitational
Daigo Umehara Wins Evo 2010 Super Street Fighter IV Championship Title
Even with over 1700 competitors from nations around the world, Daigo defends his title as best the Super Street Fighter IV player and wins Evo 2010! It was a close battle against Unites States finest Rufus player EG Ricky Ortiz, but Daigo was able to stay calm throughout the series to pull a 3-1 defeat
Evo 2010 Top 8 Super Street Fighter IV Finalists
The biggest upset thus far at Evo 2010 are the two semi-final losses incurred by U.S. Street Fighter National Champion Justin Wong who just recently signed with Evil Genuises. Justin was beaten by upcoming Northern California player Vangief (Vance Wu) and Taiwanese player Gamer Bee. Both matches went to the third round of the last
Evo 2009 Handheld Panoramic Photo
I did my best to get a panoramic shot of Evo 2009 without my trusty tripod. I wish brought it with me since the lighting was really poor at the convention center. A HDR multiple exposure shot would’ve helped a lot. So lets play Where’s Waldo… can anyone find Tami in this photo? Can you
Ladies of Street Fighter IV at Evo 2009
Despite Evo 2009 being a male dominated event, there were quite a few ladies in attendance. Some were there to support their boyfriends, some came to watch the best of the best battle, and some even showed up to compete. Slowly but surely the number of girls interested in Street Fighter IV is growing. What
Daigo Wins Evo 2009 Street Fighter IV Championship Title — Defeats Justin Wong
It was pure pandemonium at Evo 2009, as Daigo “The Beast” Umehara defeated U.S Champion Justin Wong two sets to one, proving once against why he’s the best Street Fighter IV player in the world. Despite the large crowd of screaming spectators who wanted Justin to score a win for U.S.A. he couldn’t quite pull
EVO 2009 Day 2 – Semifinals Street Fighter IV
(Daigo vs. Ricky Tam) From the random malfunction of John Choi’s custom fight stick during his semifinal match against Ed Ma, to Daigo’s amazing comeback against Ricky Tam’s Chun Li, day 2 of EVO 2009 had no shortage of amazing moments. (John Choi apologizes to Ed Ma for controller malfunction – auto DQ for round)
Living Blogging from EVO 2009 in Las Vegas
The largest Street Fighter tournament in the U.S. starts tomorrow at the RIO in Las Vegas and we’ll be live blogging and tweeting the entire event. Be sure to check back here for updates or follow Kineda on Twitter. 11:40am: Waiting for plane to Vegas from SFO. Anyone else on virgin flight vx260? http://img269.yfrog.com/i/7rd.jpg/ 7:34pm:
The Best Street Fighter Players Will Battle at EVO 2009
Seth Kellian has a great writeup on what EVO is all about and why it’s so hype. From the scrubbiest of scrubs to household Street Fighter names like John Choi, Alex Valle, Justin Wong and Daigo, they’ll all be there. Forget how great you think you are against your friends, or how many BP or
