Umehara Pre-Evo event at Taito Station Minami-guchi summary

Info
- Umehara's Pre-Evo event announced
- Umehara's Pre-Evo event detailed
- This 64-man tournament uses Evo rules (double elimination, FT2, FT3 for grand final)
- Official webpage is here.
- Stream is here.
- Umehara caught a cold so he wore mask. (In Japanese culture, it's highly recommended to do so.)
- Commentators: R and Yoshiwo
- 5600 viewers peak
- 4Gamer.net now posted an event report.

Results
Umehara (Ryu) 2-0 Namagomi (Sag)
2-0 *Ultra finish in first round
2-1

• Kuroneko (Aku) 0-2 Inco (Ruf)
• Aiki (Gouken) 0-2 Kuroken (Dud)
• Suda (Ryu) 2-0 Chaos (Dan)
• Gumi (Cam) 0-2 Shungoku Neurosis (Dic)
• Hanamaruki (Sag) 2-1 Kuroken (Dud)
• Nishikin ?-2 Bon-chan *no stream

Umehara (Ryu) 2-1 Machabo (Fei)
2-1
0-2
2-0 *Ultra finish in last round

• Hanamaruki (Sag) 2-1 Tsubapi (Claw)
• [Block C Winners Final] Kazunoko (Yun) 2-0 Shungoku Neurosis (Dic)
• [Block D] Fuudo qualified
• Kenzo (Aku) 0-2 Nyanshi (Sag)
• [Losers] Machabo (Fei) 2-0 TS. (Ibu)
• [Losers] Machabo (Fei) 2-0 Baby-Nine (Gui)
• [Block B Losers Final] Hanamaruki (Sag) 2-0 Kuroken (Dud)

Top 8
[Winners] Kazunoko (Yun) 0-2 Umehara (Ryu)
1-2 *Perfect in last round
1-2
[Winners] Bon-chan (Sag) 2-0 Fuudo (Fei)
2-0
2-1
[Losers] Inco (Ruf) 1-2 Machabo (Fei)
1-2
2-0
0-2
[Losers] Hanamaruki (Sag) 2-1 Strike-san (Ken)
2-1
1-2
2-0
[Losers] Fuudo (Fei) 1-2 Machabo (Fei)
2-0
1-2
0-2
[Losers] Kazunoko (Yun) 2-1 Hanamaruki (Sag)
2-0
1-2
2-1 *double KO in 2nd round so Kazunoko won
[Losers] Machabo 0-2 Kazunoko (Yun)
0-2
1-2
[Winners Final] Umehara (Ryu) 2-1 Bon-chan (Sag)
2-0 *Ultra finish in both 1st and 2nd round
0-2
2-1
[Losers Final] Bon-chan (Sag) 2-1 Kazunoko (Yun)
0-2
2-0
2-0
[Grand Final] Umehara (Ryu) 3-2 Bon-chan (Sag)
2-1
1-2
2-1
1-2
2-0

Osamu Ichikawa's Dream

A disabled Street Fighter Osamu Ichikawa has been dreaming of playing in an arcade, with Umehara, and also attending Evo. So Umehara helped him by arranging the exhibition match. And the Evo organizer did a fundraising to send him to Evo. (There is also an article from Kotaku.)

Ichikawa started playing SF4 for one and a half year. He played on PS3 and Xbox 360.

For the exhibition match, Ichikawa played using a Hori controller with his chin. They played only one match. Umehara paid respect by not holding back, same with when he played against a disabled Chun-Li player during Evo 2011. (Ichikawa was there yesterday for rehearsal so they probably played several matches already.)

Ichikawa also participated the 64-man tournament which was his first tournament. He said he was nervous in the interview.