So why will EVO 2019 be different? Experience and confidence. Nemo still went on to qualify for the Capcom Cup finals and John Takeuchi got so painfully close it still stings. EVO is its own class of event on the pro tour, worth many more points than even premiere events, meaning a disappointing finish just adds insult to injury.Īs with everything, context and nuance is important to fully understand the bigger picture. Their worst recorded finish of the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour. Nemo and John had a disappointing EVO last year, when both finished well below their expectations at 65th. While their Tekken colleague has motivation to show his first EVO in 2014 wasn’t a ‘fluke,’ our Street Fighter players John Takeuchi and Nemo are trying to show EVO 2018 was exactly that. Superheroes are made in the margins of the unbelievable, and Gen has superhero origins. Though is it any more unbelievable than a 14-year-old kid from Japan traveling overseas to get second place at his first ever EVO? We understand that it’s unbelievable to think that Gen could possibly improve on his first jump into the EVO madness. So as he adjusts to his world-traveling-arms-crossed esports lifestyle, we wouldn’t be surprised to see him bust brackets and bring home the win. Gen cleaned house, taking out local favorite Fergus (3x TWT Finalist) and fellow countryman Pekos, a high level player who was an EVO Top 8 finalist himself in 2015.Īs Gen has shown, he’s a fast learner. With more than 350 players entering the United Kingdom’s premiere event, a top 8 finish is great momentum heading into EVO next week. Most impressive was Gen’s recent 4th place finish at VSFIGHTING 2019, a Tekken World Tour MASTER event which host Europe's finest along with many of the sponsored high level players from Asia. An impressive start that included a dominating 2-0 victory over TWT mainstay and Korean ‘Dragon,’ CherryBerryMango. In his first event under the Liquid banner, Gen placed 5th at Taipei Major 2019, a Tekken World Tour event in Taipei City, Taiwan. Just three months into his return to the competitive scene, Gen has already gone above and beyond our expectations. Team Liquid scouted the landscape and felt Gen’s otherworldly talent and limitless potential felt like the perfect match. The excitement around Tekken 7 since it’s console release in 2017 seemingly knows no bounds, and the hype has become impossible to ignore. Oh, and he was only 14.įive years later, with his studies in order, Gen has decided to make his return to competitive Tekken at a serendipitous moment. This was Gen’s first EVO, his first time traveling to America. No, for Gen this wasn’t a career milestone, it was a career launching point. But for Gen, it wasn’t a capstone on a successful career. Second place at EVO is incredible, and a career defining moment for many players. That’s where he achieved a spectacular result in a 2nd place finish to Tekken bonjwa (to borrow from our Brood War fans) JDCR. Liquid`Gen, formerly known as Genkids, made his international debut at EVO 2014. Liquid`Gen - Tekken 7, The Return of Genkids. And as our players have recently ascended to Marvel superheroes, quests for immortality seem par for the course. If you win EVO, you’re quite literally immortalized. They want their name inscribed in the annals of the FGC. For the players whose skills allow them the chance to make history, the glitz and glamour of EVO is an afterthought. While the pressure has grown and there are more eyes than ever on the Las Vegas fighting game debauchery, our players’ motivations remain unchanged. At this point, EVO can feel equal parts tournament and fighting game convention, where different FGC scenes will claim viability and developers will hope to woo fans new and old with spectacular announcements. And by 2019, it has evolved into so much more. Simple in origin, EVO is a cutthroat open entry tournament on a scale only EVO can achieve. The Evolution Championship Series is upon us once more. The gambling and shenanigans won’t be limited to the casino. More than 9,000 players from 80 countries will descend onto Sin City for the biggest yearly spectacle in the fighting game community.
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