Month: July 2016

For all of you who competing in Evo 2016 this year, it’s time for you to start your information gathering and match up practice as the beta brackets for this year’s events are now available. Brackets for all of the main games can be browsed currently, but do note these brackets are subject to change. If you notice any major problems with any of the brackets, make sure to hit the “Send Feedback” button at the bottom of the page to report any players that need shifting round.

You will notice that players within the top 32 of that particular game are noted with a number box right next to their name, so feel free to check if you drew the short straw and have to fight Infiltration round 1 at 8 AM. You can also search for individual players using this special form, so you can check your predicted path during your pool. Also, any brackets labelled 10 PM on Friday will start as soon as the 8 PM pools finish, so make sure to stick around at that time so pools can finish as quick as possible and everyone can go out and party/sleep.

Source: Mr. Wizard

Daily Dot Esports caught up with BST|Daigo Umehara at Community Effort Orlando 2016 to talk about Street Fighter V and his performance in the game at CEO this year–which he says he is very happy with, compared to DreamHack Summer 2016, as he felt the competition at CEO was on a higher level. He comments on how Tokido’s victory over RZR|Infiltration at CEO now makes Tokido the player to keep our eyes on in Street Fighter V.

Among other matters, they talk about whether Umehara feels pressure from his fans to perform well, and his concerns that his age may be impairing his ability to compete in fighting games (and how he wants to win again to prove otherwise). Daily Dot Esports also asks: what exactly does a Twitch Global Brand Ambassador do?

Daigo Umehara recently expressed some interesting opinions about Street Fighter V’s future with the Capcom Pro Tour, which are also briefly touched upon in this interview.

You can also hear what Tokido has had to say lately in our own interview and from the CPT Interview Series at DreamHack Summer 2016.

Source: Daily Dot Esports