I mean Sanford vs Duc was possibly the greatest Marvel match of all time at least to make up for the exclusion but definitely would’ve replaced a DBFZ moment with that.
Lil Majin vs JDCR I dunno how many times ive rewatched that match, but i get chills every time. “WE’RE GOIN AGAINST THE WALL. WE’RE GOIN DOWN STAIRS”. The exact moment Lil Majin locked in and got that W.
I came here looking for this! sonic fox was taken to the BRINK and the commentators freaking out when the blue furry hat came off. Multiple character swaps too. That set was so hype
Shame how it ended in a wet faet of a controller diconnect. It's why players aren't allowed to take or deny wins anymore. Controller disconnected/died? Run the whole match back.
This match is also what I was thinking. One of the strongest top 8s in SFIV history into one of the best sets, especially for Gamerbee. The disconnect just makes it all the more memorable.
Infiltration vs GamerBee immediately beforehand in that top 8 was amazing too, with Infiltration's unexpected character switch to Juri. OK, it was also very frustrating to watch because of Elena and her healing (which I think turned it into one of the longest SF matches ever at Evo?), but that also made it more tense.
during the height of DBFZ the Cell screams were hype as hell. It was the most anime incarnate moments brought to life. We need the sequel like yesterday
Does EVO Japan matches count? Omito vs Nage, Grand Finals at Evo Japan 2018 in GG Xrd Rev 2. That commentary and the match storytelling was something else.
Alex Valle (Hugo) Vs Bonchan (Sagat) SF4 2015 Craziest upset in FG history. Alex sending the previous EVO champ into losers was nuts and it made me want to watch pools live ever since.
Jwonggg on point. That Sanford VS Duc MVC2 match was sweaty. I remember Sanford accidentally pausing P1 (while he was in the middle of a Storm air combo to super) and the crowd was all over it. Good ol MVC2 days.
Glad Blazblue 2014 got some respect, the best emotion I've seen on stage Hell Top 8 was worthy of a mention. Tager making Top 8, no Kokonoe, Dora dressing like Strider, Yoshiki dressing as Rachel due to a mistype insinuating he was a girl, it was such a colorful Top 8
If we're including EVO Japan in this as well, my vote goes to Nage (Faust) vs Omito (Johnny) in Guilty Gear Xrd Grand Finals at EVO Japan 2018. That has to be one of the craziest back and forth sets I've ever seen. Not to mention that Tasty Steve and Majin Obama's commentary was fantastic the whole way through the ten game set.
Daigo & Poongko is a personal favorite of mine too. i was High AF watching that and it felt like i was watching some real life over powered anime shit in that moment
For me it was Go1 vs SonicFox when Go1 won his first Evo. The match itself was so insanely close throughout and the emotion that came pouring out of Go1 when he won was so visceral. I wasn't a huge fan of Sonic for the longest time just because there was no tension in matches given how dominant Sonic was, but I came to really enjoy the rivalry between those two in DBFZ and I actually like watching Sonic play now because the pool of truly great fighters has grown so much since the MK X days.
Lil Majin vs JDCR is always the first thing to pop into my head when I think of EVO (outside of JWong and Daigo). The excitement in that fight is next level.
0:19 the reason why I dropped off on that game. They needed push block for that game. Even just for spectating, it’s boring to watch someone block for anything longer than a few seconds
Coming from a smash player, got a bit of bias Hbox vs. armada was really good, but MKLeo vs. Tweek was so fucking good Leo was on a run that I'd never seen before, upset early in bracket, then just dominating everybody up to Tweek in grands Tweek takes games 1 and 2, Leo takes 3, in game 4, at the end, Zard dair sends sideways in what looks like the spike hitbox Leo went back into form against Tweek for the rest of the set, not dropping a single game after that
I guess cause of the ending Gamerbee vs Momochi really doesnt get the love it deserves. The level of footsies, execution under massive pressure and the storyline personally dont think it can be topped. Was so invested in Gamerbee's loser's run to bring it so close but to come up short against Momochi who was on fire during that period of time. Literally the last chance to win Evo for a game that had so much investment from the players for 7 years
Bala vs MadKoF in KoF 13 and Xiao Hai vs ET in KoF 14 are top 5 grand finals at EVO (And I haven't played any of those KoF). A now hidden gem: Nemo vs AiAi in USFIV And the cult classic Woshige vs Ogawa
I’m not gonna lie aside from go1 vs sonicfox DBFZ I have to go with Jing vs masoma 2022 melty blood type lumina grand finals I was literally holding my breath during that match
Off the top of my head, for me. 2014 BbCp grand finals Dogura vs Galileo 2022 Melty Blood grand finals Jing vs Masoma 2023 GgSt pools Leffen vs Peppery splash 2023 Sf6 losers quarters Tokido vs Kakeru 2019 Dragon Ball winners finals Go1 vs Sonicfox 2022 Dragon Ball grand finals Wawa vs Nitro 2013 Sf4 losers semis PR Balrog vs Infiltration 2022 Sf5 pools Kakeru vs Caba 2019 Sc6 winners finals Skyll vs Yuttoto 2019 Tekken 7 winners semis Knee vs Arslan 2022 Mk11 pools Han Rashid vs Wizegemini 2022 Tekken 7 pools Pinya vs Jeondding 2022 Sf5 grand finals Idom vs Kawano
I'm definitely can't wait to see the top 6 for SF6, and especially Tekken 8, and honestly I'm not counting out Arslan Ash but there are so many heavy hitters everywhere in Tekken 8😅😂❤🎉
I dont know about best but some memorable ones Infiltration vs Daigo 2012 Dieminion vs uryo 2012 Infiltration vs Pr Balrog 2013 Atif butt vs Nobi for 2nd place LOL 2024 TTT1 2003 Kenbou vs Jackie tran Kim bong min vs ryan hart in Grand finals the 3rd match in particular the way Kim bong min decimated him with his play and movement, also how loud the crowd was cheering for KBM every hit he got, ryan was really hated at this time during Evo2003 and you wont see it in these shitty crap low quality versions on YT. i have the recordings of the crowd during these TTT1 matches, will have to upload at some point
NOT INCLUDING GRUDGE MATCHES: JDCR vs Lil Majin on Tekken One of the 2 Gods of Tekken vs The People's Champ Jwong vs Daigo Umehara on SF should I say more why? Xian vs Snake Eyez sf4 literally down to the last second but the crowd pleaser definitely DB TOP 8 Cell scream retake is insane hahaahha Coldest staredown: Tokido vs MenaRD (NEED A POSTER FOR THAT ONE)
