Daigo Umehara
Daigo Umehara 
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Daigo Umehara (born May 19, 1981) is a Japanese Fighting Games player currently representing Team Beast, Red Bull eSports and Hit Box Arcade.
Daigo Umehara's career spans over two decades, with dozens of legendary performances in the biggest tournaments in the world, accumulating 6 EVO championships. He was not only the first Japanese pro gamer, but also one of esports’ first global stars. His career and the iconic moments he took part in are cherished around the world, and today Daigo has several books, a manga series, and a statuette in his honor.[1][2] Also known as "The Beast" in the west and "Umehara" in Japan, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest fighting game players of all time.
Biography[edit]
Childhood and Early Career[edit]
Daigo began going to the arcades and playing fighting games as an elementary school student at around 10 years of age. Even though he felt shy, Daigo eventually started challenging other players in Street Fighter II for an opportunity to play. This was when he discovered that he preferred competing with other players.[3]
Around the time when he was a 13 year old middle school student, Daigo shifted his main game to Vampire Hunter (also known as Darkstalkers) because he thought he was more skilled in it than Street Fighter II. Daigo enrolled in his first tournament when he entered GAMEST Cup's national Vampire Hunter tournament in 1995, losing in the block's finals. His first tournament victory came at his second tournament in 1997, where he defeated Nuki in the finals.
At the age of 17, Daigo participated in Capcom's official Street Fighter Alpha 3 national tournament and advanced to the finals, which took place on October 11, 1998. After winning the tournament by defeating Nuki 3-1, Daigo went on to face Alex Valle, the winner of the U.S. national tournament, which was held in San Francisco, California on November 8. This was Daigo's first trip to the U.S. and his first overseas tournament victory. Both events aired as a 50-minute TV report in Japan, skyrocketing his popularity in the country.[4]
EVO Moment 37[edit]
Despite having never faced off against him before, Daigo had a supposed rivalry with Justin Wong due to their differences in gaming philosophies and for being two of the best Street Fighter players at the time.[5][6] The two players met each other in losers finals of EVO 2004's Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament.
In the final game, Daigo's Ken was down to his last pixel of health, and at that point any special attack would knock his character out if connected, since special attacks deal a slight amount of chip damage even when blocked. Justin Wong attempted to hit Daigo with Chun-Li's multi-hit Super Art 3, forcing Daigo to perfectly parry 15 attacks with near perfect precision. Daigo followed his "impossible" feat with a full jump-in punish to win the match. Even though Daigo lost the grand finals to KO, the clip of him parrying Justin Wong's multihit attack became hugely influential, being regarded by many as the most significant moment in fighting game history.
Street Fighter IV[edit]
With the release of Street Fighter IV in Japanese arcades, Daigo Umehara returned to competing in fighting games after a long break.[7] Because of this, gaming magazine Arcadia included a DVD featuring "Umehara Concept Matches" in it's 2009 issue, containing exhibition matches between him and other Japanese top players such as Kazunoko, Itabashi Zangief, Fuudo, Nemo, and Mago.[8] Daigo also made an appearance as the "god of the world of fighting games" on the TV show "Gamer's Koshien". He and four other top Japanese players (KSK, Itabashi Zangief, Mago, and Tokido) competed with each other and with celebrities in a round-robin tournament.[9]
On April 18 2009, Daigo was invited by Capcom to compete at the GameStop's Street Fighter IV National Tournament in San Francisco, California. At this event he defeated Iyo, Poongko and Justin Wong to win a free trip to EVO 2009 in Las Vegas.[10] That year's grand finals featured a rematch between Justin Wong and Daigo Umehara and the two fought until the last game possible, ultimately resulting in yet another victory for Daigo over his American rival. [11] In the following year, Daigo went on to win another EVO title, defeating Ricki Ortiz in back-to-back sets to close out his dominant tournament run.
Throughout the rest of Street Fighter IV's "lifespan", Daigo continued to be regarded as one of best players in the world while mainly using Ryu, Yun and Evil Ryu, having won many majors such as ReveLAtions 2011, Norcal Regionals 2011, DreamHack Winter 2013, Topanga World League 2014, Canada Cup Master Series 2015 and Stunfest 2015 to name a few.
Street Fighter V[edit]
Daigo had a timid start in Street Fighter V while maining Ryu, often falling behind in results when compared to long time rivals Tokido, Infiltration, and Fuudo. Despite this, he still qualified for Capcom Cup 2016 at 9th place in the season's leaderboards, ending at 13th place in the finals. In this time period Daigo was also featured in even more documentaries, had his book "The Will to Keep Winning" translated and sold in the United States, and received several awards as a result of his historied career. [12]
In 2017, Daigo would go on to switch his main character to Guile, greatly improving his tournament results in the following years as well as being regarded by many as the best player utilizing the character. At Kemonomichi 2, Daigo clashed with Tokido in an emotional first-to-ten exhibition set, ultimately resulting in his favor.[13] This event would set up more dramatic confrontations between the two legendary players.
Results[edit]
Street Fighter 6[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-04-29 | 49th - 64th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series: Japan 2024 | 1 : 2 |  Ebihara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-03-31 | 2nd | Tier 3 | Battle of BC 6 | 2 : 3 1 : 3 |  ChrisCCH | $219 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-02-18 | 17th - 24th | Tier 1 | Capcom Cup X Last Chance Qualifier | 0 : 2 |  Vxbao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-01-07 | 13th - 16th | Tier 1 | CPT 2023 Online Event: Japan |  | 1 : 2 |  Mizuha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-12-29 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | FAV CUP 2023 | | 0 : 2 |   Oil King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-11-05 | 9th - 12th | Tier 1 | CPT 2023: France Offline | | 1 : 2 |   HotDog29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-28 | 33rd - 48th | Tier 2 | CPT 2023 World Warrior: Japan #5 | 1 : 2 | Fujimura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-22 | 17th - 24th | Tier 1 | CPT 2023: Singapore Offline | 0 : 2 | Kishiri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-10-14 | 4th | Tier 2 | CPT 2023 World Warrior: Japan #4 | 1 : 3 | Noble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-09-16 | 17th - 24th | Tier 2 | CPT 2023 World Warrior: Japan #3 | 0 : 2 | Kakeru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-09-02 | 65th - 96th | Tier 2 | CPT 2023 World Warrior: Japan #2 | 0 : 2 | Ahosei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-08-19 | 17th - 24th | Tier 2 | CPT 2023 World Warrior: Japan #1 | 0 : 2 | Mago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-12-30 | 5th - 6th | FAV CUP 2023 |  | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-09-24 | 2nd | Crazy Raccoon Cup #2 |   | 1 : 4 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-06-25 | 1st | Crazy Raccoon Cup #1 | | 4 : 3 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Street Fighter V[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-12-03 | 13th - 16th | Tier 3 | CPT 2022 World Warrior: Japan #5 | 1 : 2 | NISHIKIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-11-27 | 49th - 64th | Tier 3 | CPT 2022 World Warrior: Japan #4 | 0 : 2 | Dora-chan1192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-10-22 | 7th - 8th | Tier 3 | CPT 2022 World Warrior: Japan #3 | 1 : 3 | Tokido | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-09-11 | 7th - 8th | Tier 3 | CPT 2022 World Warrior: Japan #2 | 0 : 3 | Fujimura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-21 | 49th - 64th | Tier 3 | CPT 2022 World Warrior: Japan #1 | 0 : 2 | 77days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-08-07 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2022 |  | 2 : 3 |  iDom | $662 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-06-19 | 6th | Tier 1 | Topanga Championship 4 | 2/4 | Round Robin | $781 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-06-12 | 7th - 8th | Tier 2 | CPT 2022 Online Event: Japan | | 2 : 3 | Higuchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-03-13 | 3rd | Tier 1 | Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition Japan Open 2022 | 2 : 3 | Mago | $2,108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-10-31 | 1st | Tier 2 | CPT 2021 Online Event: Japan 3 | 2 : 3 3 : 0 | Kawano | $2,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09-19 | 13th - 16th | Tier 2 | CPT 2021 Online Event: Japan 2 | 0 : 2 | Torimeshi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-07-07 | 22nd - 24th | Tier 1 | Topanga Championship 3 | 2/5 | Round Robin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-01-21 | 3rd | Street Fighter League Pro-JP 2022 |  | 1 : 2 |  | $1,716 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-01-30 | 3rd | Street Fighter League Pro-JP 2020 |  | | $954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-12-01 | 4th | Street Fighter League Pro-JP 2019 - Season 2 | | | $761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019-03-21 | 4th | Street Fighter League Pro-JP 2019 - Season 1 | | | $751 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-07-28 | 3rd | RAGE Street Fighter V All-Star League |  | | $3,001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Street Fighter IV[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-12-06 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Capcom Cup 2015 |  | 2 : 3 |  Kazunoko | $60,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-09-20 | 33rd - 48th | Tier 1 | Tokyo Game Show 2015 | 0 : 2 | Fuudo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-07-19 | 9th - 12th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2015 | 1 : 2 | GamerBee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-06-21 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | South East Asia Major 2015 | | 0 : 3 |  Tokido | $750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-05-24 | 1st | Tier 1 | Stunfest 2015 | | 3 : 1 3 : 1 |  Momochi | $7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-04-12 | 1st | Tier 1 | Topanga World League #2 | 6/2 | Grp. S. | $16,642 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-04-05 | 1st | Tier 1 | NorCal Regionals 2015 | | 3 : 0 |  GamerBee | $7,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-03-28 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | Red Bull Kumite 2015 | | 0 : 2 |   Infiltration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-03-22 | 13th - 16th | Tier 1 | Final Round 18 | 0 : 2 | Kazunoko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-03-15 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | SXSW Gaming Fighters Invitational | | 1 : 2 | Tokido | $750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-01-11 | 1st | Tier 1 | Canada Cup Master Series 2015 | 6/1 | Round Robin | $7,488 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-12-13 | 9th - 12th | Tier 1 | Capcom Cup 2014 | | 1 : 2 |   PR Balrog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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vs. Kazunoko / vs. 
Xian /
vs. Poongko /
vs. Snake Eyez /
vs. Kazunoko / vs. Infiltration /
vs. Shiro /
vs. Dieminion /
vs. Tokido / vs. Xian / vs. Momochi / vs. Infiltration / vs. Tokido 
/ vs. GamerBee /
vs. Momochi /
vs. GamerBee / vs. NuckleDu / vs. Smug /
vs. Infiltration / vs. Bonchan /Street Fighter III[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-08-01 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2004 | 0 : 3 | KO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-08-10 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2003 | L | KO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005-05-05 | 1st | Super Battle Opera 2005 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-01-09 | 1st | Cooperation Cup Vol.4 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Street Fighter II[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-10-28 | 9th - 12th | Tier 2 | Canada Cup 2018 - Tournament of Legends III | 1 : 3 | Murasaki Vega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012-07-07 | 4th | Tier 1 | EVO 2012 - Tournament of Legends | 0 : 3 | MAO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-07-11 | 3rd | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2010 | 1 : 2 | Snake Eyez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-08-20 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2006 |  | 0 : 2 |  Alex Valle | $500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-08-01 | 1st | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2004 | 1 : 2 2 : 0 | John Choi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-08-10 | 1st | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2003 | W | Nuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-03-23 | 1st | Super Battle Opera 2003 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Capcom vs. SNK 2[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-08-20 | 5th - 6th | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2006 | L | Buktooth | $500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-08-10 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2003 | 1 : 2 | Ino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-03-23 | 2nd | Tier 1 | Super Battle Opera 2003 | 0 : 1 | Tokido | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
vs. Buktooth vs. Combofiend vs. Ino vs. Mago vs. Ino vs. BAS vs. Tokido vs. Aojiru Guile vs. Legendary OtakuGuilty Gear XX[edit]
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| 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-08-01 | 1st | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2004 | 3 : 1 | Kindevu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-08-10 | 1st | Tier 1 | Evolution Championship Series 2003 |  | 3 : 0 | Miu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-08-20 | 2nd | Evolution Championship Series 2006 | | | $666 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-03-23 | 3rd - 4th | Super Battle Opera 2003 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Event | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011-06-19 | 7th - 8th | Tier 2 | NorCal Regionals 9 | 1 : 2 | X-Ray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[edit]
- Is one of the Five Japanese Gods of fighting games.
- Set a Guinness World Record as the "most successful player" in major Street Fighter tournament history.[14]
- Protagonist of "EVO Moment #37".[15]
- Used to be known for sleeping in public areas in tournaments.
- Donated his Capcom Cup winnings to New York University Game Center's EVO Scholarship in 2015.[16]
- Appeared in UDON Entertainment's comic of Street Fighter: Sakura vs Karin #1 as a cameo along with fellow Street Fighter players Punk and Alex Myers.[17]
Media[edit]
Videos[edit]
- 2017-09-16 | The Story of Daigo Umehara: The Beast (FGC) by theScore esports
- 2016-12-01 | Daigo: Becoming A Legend by Yahoo Esports
- 2016-12-02 | Mind of a Beast by Red Bull Gaming
Interviews[edit]
- 2018-07-20 | Daigo Umehara EVO 2017 Interview by BornFree
Gallery[edit]
Daigo Umehara at EVO 2022
Daigo Umehara at Combo Breaker 2019
Daigo Umehara at Capcom Cup 2018
Daigo Umehara at EVO 2017
Daigo Umehara at Topanga World League
References[edit]
- ↑ Books by Daigo Umehara
- ↑ UDON Announces New Volumes Of Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers
- ↑ Famitsu Daigo Blog (In Japanese)
- ↑ Street Fighter Alpha 3 National Tournament Match
- ↑ Get Hype with the Best from Evo's Past
- ↑ The Best of Youtube
- ↑ X-MANIA7 Recording (In Japanese)
- ↑ Daigo Exhibitions vs. Japanese Pro Players
- ↑ Gamerskoushien (In Japanese)
- ↑ The Epic Conclusion: Street Fighter IV National Tournament
- ↑ Daigo Wins Evo 2009 Street Fighter IV Championship Title — Defeats Justin Wong
- ↑ Daigo is awarded new Guinness World Records
- ↑ A Clash Between Two Fighting Game Legends Ends In Tears And Resolve
- ↑ Daigo Umehara given Guinness record for tournament wins
- ↑ "EVO Moment #37".
- ↑ Daigo donates all of his Capcom Cup prize money to the EVO scholarship fund, Skisonic named this year's winner
- ↑ 2019 Daigo UDON Comic
