Soul Calibur 2

The Soul Calibur 2 finals saw two friends, Rob "RTD" Combs and Marquette "Mick" Yarbrough, make it to the grand finales. Depending on how you view this situation, RTD and Mick's pairing in the finale might have been a cool thing for their personal relationship, but it supposedly made for a not-so-exciting finish for the crowd. Nevertheless, this small wrinkle still didn't stop the overall finals from featuring some of the best Soul Calibur 2 competitive Matches to have transpired in a long time, which includes the video Match below.

Finals Video

Marquette "Mick" Yarbrough (Cassandra) vs. Rob "XCTU" Nagaro (Talim)

Footage from Evo2K4 finals

Taking place a bit earlier in the finals, this Match between Marquette Yarbrough and Rob Nagaro shows what top-tier Soul Calibur II Matches are all about. While Nagaro plays a highly evasive Talim, his attempts to control the pacing and orientation of the Match weren't enough to shut down Yarbrough's highly adaptable Cassandra.

1st: Rob "RTD" Combs
2nd: Marquette "Mick" Yarbrough
3rd: Mystic "Sow Nemesis" Senior
4th Christian "Vicious Suicide" Gonzalez
5th: Steven "B:L" Luong
5th: Rob "XCTU" Nagaro
7th: Jonathan "Binkley" Soon
7th: Steve "Eternal Fighter" Hanna

Finals Breakdown

Not available