Daigo Umehara's Event Schedule 2015

- Canada Cup's Master Series [January 9-11]
- 5th Niconico Shotenkaigi [January 18]
- Yonpahi radio show [January 23]
- 6th Niconico Shotenkaigi [January 25]
- Taipei Game Show [Jan 31]
- Tokaigi 2015 [Feb 1]

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Tokido joins Team Mad Catz

The topic should be Mad Catz to begin complete global saturation!

Mad Catz today announced that Tokido is the newest Team Mad Catz member.

Tokido is the second most successful Japanese fighting game player right after Daigo Umehara. He's proved to be the most versatile competitive fighting game player in the past 12 months. He also has some English skills. (Not to mention that he graduated from the most prestigious university in Japan, The University of Tokyo.) Without a doubt, he deserves this.

Many people think this announcement is a surprise because Tokido made a contract with apparel maker The Traveling Circus. But it's absolutely possible since TTC isn't that kind of sponsor like Mad Catz. It is suggested that TTC basically makes players sell their T-shirts. Players will earn $1,000 for every 250 T-shirts sold. This means they could release a plain-looking shirt, do no marketing, and force players to sell it in order to receive any money. (This's why I feel weird when the streamers put TTC in front of his name, when they don't actually support the player.)

Mad Catz's contract actually came very late, and that's why Tokido quickly accepted TTC just to be called a pro gamer. This's because there's a misconception in Japan that you're a pro gamer only when you have a sponsor, while in reality, a pro gamer can be a person who makes a living out of gaming. That's just what Tokido's been doing for almost a year now. He plays every games and tries to place as high as possible.

Acheivement (incomplete/not all verified)


Year Tournament Game Place Note
2011 CEO 2011 Super Street Fighter IV: AE 1st -
2011 CEO 2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 1st -
2011 CEO 2011 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2 1st -
2011 CEO 2011 Tekken 6 3rd -
2011 Stunfest 2011 Super Street Fighter IV 1st -
2011 Stunfest 2011 Super Street Fighter IV (3 on 3) 1st -
2011 Stunfest 2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 1st -
2011 Stunfest 2011 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 1st -
2011 Final Round XIV Super Street Fighter IV 2nd -
2011 Final Round XIV Super Street Fighter IV (3 on 3) 1st -
2011 Final Round XIV Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (3 on 3) 1st -
2011 Final Round XIV Super Street Fighter II Turbo 1st -
2011 Final Round XIV Super Street Fighter II HD Remix 3rd -
2011 Beat by Contest Super Street Fighter IV (2 on 2) 2nd -
2011 Beat by Contest Super Street Fighter IV 1st -
2010 Shadowloo Showdown Super Street Fighter IV 2nd -
2010 SoCal Regionals BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 1st -
2010 SoCal Regionals Street Fighter III: Third Strike 1st -
2010 SoCal Regionals Super Street Fighter IV 3rd -
2010 Ayano Cup Street Fighter IV (5 on 5) 2nd -
2010 Stunfest Super Street Fighter IV 3rd -
2010 GODSGARDEN #2 Street Fighter IV 1st -
2009 Super Battle Opera 2009 Street Fighter III: Third Strike 2nd -
2007 Evolution 2007 Street Fighter III: Third Strike 2nd -
2007 Evolution 2007 Super Street Fighter II Turbo 1st -
2006 Evolution 2006 Hyper Street Fighter II 3rd -
2005 Super Battle Opera 2005 Capcom Fighting Jam 1st -
2005 Evolution 2005 Super Street Fighter II Turbo 3rd -
2003 Super Battle Opera 2003 Capcom vs. SNK 2 1st -
2002 Evolution 2002 Capcom vs. SNK 2 1st -

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