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Daigo Umehara Talks 1-On-1 with Daily Dot Esports from CEO 2016

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

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Government Backed British eSports Association Has Formed with Potential Fighting Game Representation

Following some backing from the UK Government (which seems to be in tatters at the moment), an official non-profit organization has been formed, named the British eSports Association, to “develop a grassroots competitive video game scene that will nurture future talent and support existing professionals.”. This Association is based in Pinewood Studios and will work directly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sports to foster an infrastructure to promote local talent and support scenes within the UK.

Along with this announcement, the British eSports Association has launched its official site, which will act as a hub for news on events, local teams and leagues which players can compete in. Now you may be asking, what does this have to do with fighting games? Well, in order to help determine the future of UK eSports, the Association needs player and fan feedback to determine the direction which the organization should take going forward. So, if you wish to see Street Fighter, Smash, Tekken or any other fighting game represented by this Association, send your emails in to the following address. Don’t fret players outside of the UK because as part of this initiative to launch the eGames in South Korea in 2018, countries like the USA, Canada, Brazil, Japan and Korea will also be fielding their own national eSports associations. Make sure to petition those organizations for fighting game representation, when their respective sites launch.

Sources: British eSports, eGames