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- Momochi vs Mago (2-3)
1st Match: 2-1
1R: Momochi just chilled when he had slight life lead. Took the round with ex zonk U2.
2R: Mago took control in the corner. Momochi tried to zonk his way out but punished with jump back HK. Mago W.
3R: Both players dealth even amount of damage before momochi landed a fa crumple into U2. Momochi took it with cr.lk xx criminal.
2nd Match: 1-2
1R: Dancing at mid range for most of the first 20secs, no real damage dealt. Momochi got in and did about 30% but mago got him in the corner. Momochi managed to get the life lead and punished a chicken wing with slide, throw.
2R: Momochi got in the corner and did an EX criminal on wake up, got out. Mago took control and dizzied momochi, took the round.
3R: Momochi whiffed an AA, mago landed in front and combo, rekkaing into the corner. Kept momochi there till the end.
3rd Match: 1-2
1R: Both did FA at about the same time, both tried to go to level 3 but momochi won lol. Momochi then charged FA and dash hop kick to punish mago backdashing. Took the match by AA-ing by kicking Feilong in the nuts with st.hk.
2R: Momochi stuck in the corner for quite, couldnt really get out and lost.
3R: Momochi got out of the corner with ex zonk fadc combo. Only to be put back in the corner. Mago landed chicken wing ultra for that extra damage in the corner. Momochi failed to get out and eat ex rekka.
4th Match: 2-0
1R: Momochi in the corner, manage to crumple with CH LV1 FA. Momochi in lead, and out of the corner… into the other corner lol. Punished a whiffed ex rekka with cr.hp combo. Momochi in trouble in the corner, jumped out but ate an AA normal. Mago got desperate and did flame kick… bad move.
2R: Mago in the corner, whiffed a flame kick and momochi punished for hella damage while laughing sinisterly. Mago pressured momochi with rekkas and stuff but momochi took it by doing ex zonk(blocked) fadc and land a cr.hp combo. Momochi used that cr.hp really well.
5th Match: 1-2
1R: Mago chicken over Momochi, eat a cr.lp combo punish. Momochi managed to land FA LVL2 and get a comfortable life lead. But he’s back in the corner. Mago had 5% left but he managed to land a focus crumple and took the round with combo into flame kick (instead of ultra)
2R: Mago down to 50% and momochi with 90%. Momochi in the corner but defended well. So well that Mago tried to ex command throw but momochi jumped and punished ftw.
3R: Momochi stuck in the corner for the half the round. He had only a little health left, things seemed bleak for him but he landed a backthrow, out of the corner. Mago then did ex rekka, chip ftw.
5 mins break.
I cant promise to do this all the time though… I have a thesis to complete and stuff lol
But yeah, i’ll try to do till the end for tonight. Its getting harder. I mean, to write in different ways and while understanding whats happening etc…
It’s cool HFX, thanks. Fucking momochi ruining my Cody vs Fei 7-3 matchup argument.
And damn Tokido is looking sloppy.
- Sako vs Haitani (2-3)
1st Match: 1-2
1R: Sako managed to deal 50% with st.mk xx tsumuji here and there. Haitani tried to random U1 but blocked, and punished by s.mp(?) hjc U2.
2R: Haitani dominated, almost got a perfect, forced sako to do random ultra. Punished ftw.
3R: Haitani just went crazy and landed a lot of karakusa, finised sako off with a dash in normal throw.
I think, Haitani purposely let himself get hit airborne with tsumuji and land ex karakusa against the tsumuji follow up.
2nd Match: 2-1
1R: Sako kept Haitani in the corner. Took the round.
2R: Shit went so fast… Haitani won.
3R: Sako powered up and get knockdown after knockdown. Sako W. I’m not sure i can keep up if they kept going at this pace lol.
3rd Match: 2-1
1R: Sako took this one with a raida to da gut.
2R: Sako had momentum until Haitani managed to get a karakusa U1. Dashed to the corner and do jab jab etc combo into ex hayate, fukiage ex tsurugi ftw.
3R: Sako leading with 50% while Haitani only 10% left, Haitani tried his luck with a random U1 against a dashing Ibuki but sako blocked and took the match.
4th Match: 1-2
1R: Sako stoppin hayate with a standing jab. But somehow then lost 70% of his life from just pokes and stuff. Haitani managed to land a crumple and did fukiage into jump forward HP.
2R: Sako took 80% off haitani really quick in the corner and haitani tried to make a comeback after landing a karakusa. Later accidentally did super, wasted because he lost the round.
3R: Sako again proved to be dominant, with haitani getting that one chance with ex karakusa U1 making it even for both. Sako with the slight life lead when haitani got in a cr.lk xx ex hayate to take the match.
5th Match: 0-2
1R: Both had little life left. Sako whiffed an uppercut, punished by raw Seichusen. Haitani didnt give a damn and followed with a dash in karakusa ftw.
2R: Haitani just went crazy…
I think hayate did a charged hayate, cancel, ex hayate. Mindgamezzzzz
- Momochi vs Kindevu (3-0)
1st Match: 2-0
1R: Momochi landed FA2 against Cammy st.hk… TWICE. Yeah, not coming back from that.
2R: Kindevu managed to did a cross up J.HP in the corner… but momochi is too beast with his wake up offense set plays. Momochi managed to land U1 in the corner but I didnt catch what leads to that lol…
2nd Match: 2-0
1R: Kindevu seemed like he was gonna win the round when Momochi U1 his canon strike for good raw damage and took the round with ex zonk. Guess thats why he picked U1, to deal with non cross up canon strike.
2R: Momochi took the match with hk ruffian fadc U1.
3rd Match: 2-0
1R: Momochi is consistent with that AA HK ruffian fadc U1. Took the round with a throw.
2R: Momochi started the round with a FA3, and kindevu got hit in the air. Momochi landed a cr.lp, combos into criminal and fadc to extend his combo for that finger licking damage. Momochi with a significant life lead in the corner, and manage to land an AA st.hk, leavin kindevu with a pixel of health. Kindevu then went in and managed to almost make a comeback when Momochi took it with a jump back lp(i think).
Loses to Fei and beats Cammy without dropping a round. Wtf momochi.
- Kazunoko vs Haitani (2-3)
1st Match: 1-2
1R: Kazu jumped out of the corner and did a combo puttin haitani in the corner and started his corner shenanigans. But then he whiffed a JDI SRK and eat a raw DICK PUNCH (despite not havin one) and that hurt a lot, almost dead now. Makoto cr.mp took the round.
2R: Kazu obviously wasnt happy with the previous round and almost perfected haitani.
3R: Haitani managed to land a tsurugi on wake up, full combo ftw.
2nd Match: 2-1
1R: Haitani started the round with a double dash under a neutral jumping Seth and land a karakusa combo. Kazu threw Haitani in the corner and did empty crossup jump into combo. But haitani with that makoto magic ex karakusa U1 ftw.
2R: Kazu dominated the round. Managed to take it but not before losing 40%.
3R: Kazunoko went trigger happy with the shoryu but went almost unpunished. Took the match.
3rd Match: 1-2
1R: Kazunoko did a lot of damage in the corner but then he was put in the corner and received the same treatment plus stunned by a karakusa. Haitani W.
2R: Went back and forth until EX karakusa SEICHUSEN just broke the game.
4th Match: 2-0
1R: Kazunoko stunned Haitani in 20 secs. Haitani made the wrong choice on every wake up.
2R: Kazunoko just whored the cr.lkx3 normal throw mixups. Finished the match with acupunture kicks.
5th Match: 0-2
1R: Close round. Haitani managed to land an ex hayate, pushin seth in the corner and caught seth jumping with a double fukiage.
2R: Haitani landed EX karakusa against seth’s j.hk crossup. Rest went so fast in the end haitani won. Sorry :(.
- Uryo vs Sako (1-3)
1st Match: 2-1
1R: Uryo took the first round, being more aggressive than sako helped, I guess.
2R: Sako turned up the pace, stunned Uryo in the corner in 20secs ish. Seems like ibuki has an unblockable vs sakura in the corner (not confirmed).
3R: Uryo turn to kick ass, with wake up offense thats really hard to be blocked and the right moment to do random ex shoryu fadc into combos. Dizzied Sako, took the match.
2nd Match: 1-2
1R: Ibuki down to 30% in 30 secs, but managed to start offense and almost took the round when Uryo landed an ex hurricane kick into j.hk.
2R: Sako managed to land U1 with back against the corner against a sakura who proly was pressing buttons. Comfortable win.
3R: Uryo dropped a shoryu that couldnt be fadc’ed, and punished with combo into ex neckbreaker ftw.
3rd Match: 1-2
1R: Sako making sakura shoryu whiff with f.hk. Uryo with the life lead but Sako got a knockdown and did ambiguous crossup j.mk combo.
2R: Uryo making good use of 3F st.hp AA, won with 80% left.
3R: Sako manage to properly block the bullshit 50/50 okizeme in the corner. Sako is punishing something on block with U1… not sure what. Took the match with a chip meaty super.
4th Match: 1-2
1R: Close round. Ok now I know, Sako punished a blocked hurricane kick(not sure which version) with U1 to take the round.
2R: Sako killed it. Thats all I can say. The commentators are sayin that there might be an unblockable setup involved in that match… (i can watch this match again later to check…)
Uryo was using an unblockable in the corner against Ibuki after the sweep but I think he messed it up a few times. Uryo also said on Twitter
大春風なんか出してねぇよー。かなり萎えたわ(/_
Dunno if he means hard shunpukyaku wasn’t coming out when he wanted to or it came out unexpectedly. He was using it a bit much and it’s -2 on block. That’s when I think Sako U1’d him.
- Momochi vs Haitani (0-3)
1st Match: 0-2
1R: Momochi chillin on the life lead. But Haitani manage to get in, all started with an ex hayate. Managed to stun momochi. Took it.
2R: Momochi stunned in the corner in 20 secs. Haitani really dominated.
2nd Match: 1-2
1R: Momochi, stunned again in 25 secs. Dead.
2R: Momochi with the life lead, not rushing to make any moves… Being patient paid off this time. Punished ex hayate(i think ex) with cr.lk xx criminal.
3R: Momochi big life lead, tried to hold the lead but Haitani went in, got to the corner and rest is business as usual.
3rd Match: 0-2
1R: Momochi controllin the space well, not lettin Haitani gettin in via jumps… Haitani usin that Makoto magic and got that karakusa U1 ftw.
2R: Momochi kept haitani in the corner, but that did him more bad than good. Momochi dropped a fadc combo (nothing came out) and wasted the opportunity. Haitani took the match. Now haitani is 8W2L… crazy
Next one is the last match for the night
He was probably just being salty. Uryo is known for being super salty when he lost. Denyin that he did the hard hurricane kick on purpose etc…
One time he was hatin on abel so bad after losing to one LOL
damn 8-2.
- Daigo vs Kazunoko (0-3)
1st Match: 1-2
1R: Close match. Daigo backdashed just in time to avoid Kazu wake up EX Shoryu. Daigo W.
2R: Kazunoko kept daigo in the corner, dizzied him, and won confidently.
3R: Kazunoko whiffed a shoryu, daigo did f.hp but missed the follow up and whiffed a HP SRK. Kazunoko took daigo to the corner and beat him there.
2nd Match: 1-2
1R: Close one. Kazu took it with a shoryu fadc into air stomps in the corner.
2R: Daigo had a big life lead early. Punished a blocked shoryu with f.hp hp srk to take the round.
3R: Daigo being put in the corner early in the round, daigo manage to land ex tatsumaki ultra in the corner, then whiffed an ex tatsu while kazu escaped and punished with U1. Both had little left and kazu manage to land a st.hp ftw.
3rd Match: 1-2
1R: Kazunoko took this one…
2R: Daigo really loves that HP SRK… He seemed like he’s losing but manage to land 2 crucial random HP SRK, and later mp srk fadc U1.
3R: Kazunoko’s turn to whiff a lot of SRK but somehow wasnt punished hard enough. Kazu managed to land cr.hp twice in the corner(once as okizeme) and left the commentators speechelss.
LOL, I’d love to see that. He never imagined he’d be salty guy but hey, what do I know.
Haitani’s definitely the MVP so far. He’s been playing really well and he’s really good at getting tsurugi so low. Daigo’s been doing too many HP DP’s. Lost him some rounds.
I am supportin Sako in this tournament, although i hate Ibuki lol
If Haitani wins against RF he takes it.
If he loses, Mago, Sako and Kazunoko can all tie with him with 8-3.
Everyone else has no chance.
This is only the primary stage(online). After this part of the league is finished, the bottom two will fight each other and the winner will fight the person ranked above them.
The winning conditions are different too.
Players have to win 2 sets, with first to six wins considered as one set. If both players are at 5 wins, the set is going to be decided using the “deuce” rule where you have to win 2 matches in a row.
12th place vs 11th place, the winner will fight the 10th place and the winner of that will fight the 9th place and so on… if he placed 1st in this primary stage, the next stage he will only need to play against one opponent to decide who’s going to be #1 or #2…
so yeah, actually no one is out yet.
im curious as to how haitani’s win loss holds up in the longer sets with the other players having more time to adjust to his mix ups
Well haitani has been playing Makoto since AE. I’d say everyone already knows each other’s game really well, and the whole “I know you know” starts.