Seasons Beatings V: Redemption Recap!

Well, SB5 has come and gone, and the results have left many people, including myself, surprised. Here are some of the highlights of the weekend in SSF4.

To begin, let's take a look at the top 8 spots.

1. GamerBee (Adon)
2. Momochi (Ken, Akuma)
3. EG.Justin Wong (Rufus, Makoto, Balrog, Cammy)
4. TS.Arturo "Sabin" Sanchez (Dhalsim, Rose)
5. Mike Ross (E. Honda)
5. EMP.Sanford Kelly (Sagat, C. Viper)
7. EMP.Dieminion (Guile)
7. FYC.MarlinPie (Cammy)


Wow. First of all, note that Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, who has been dominating the US major tournament scene for the past few years isn't even in the top 8. If memory serves me right, he placed 24th this year after being knocked to losers bracket by Andre "TwistedJago" playing as Bison, and then eliminated by Martin "Marn" Phan, playing a surprisingly well polished Dudley in one of the most exciting matches in recent memory. 


Gamerbee had his rematch with Mike Ross from Evolution 2010, and Mike Ross came out on top once again, pulling through with E. Honda to beat Adon in what was, once again, a very heated match. As a fan of both Mike Ross' play and of E. Honda, I was very happy with this turnout. Mike played some very smart matches against characters he has a natural match up disadvantage with, so it's always good for me to take notes on things like this.


Also worth noting is that FYC.MarlinPie ranked 7th, which is amazing. MP is a somewhat local player to the area, and its great seeing him rank so well in a tournament. He really is a fantastic Cammy player, and I look forward to both him and FYC.KDZ playing in larger tournaments. Best of luck to both of you.