Spotlight on the Evolution 2K4 Fighting Game Tournament

Street Fighter III: Third Strike

While the now-infamous Daigo Umehara (Ken) vs. Justin Wong (Chun-Li) Match is probably the only confrontation you've heard people talk about when it comes to the Third Strike competition, it was simply the cherry on top of a very exciting finals. KO played a tough Yun, who took full advantage of his Super Art 3, constantly juggling opponents across the screen while an enthusiastic crowd shouted "hit" for every move that connected. Justin Wong was also on a roll coming into the loser's finals, running over both Kokujin and Raoh just to get "beasted" into third. This left Daigo and KO in the grand finale, which saw KO's juggling Yun upset by Daigo's intimidating Ken game.

Finals Video

Game 4 Match 1: Kokujin (Dudley 3) vs. Mike Watson (Ken 3)

Footage from Evo2K4 finals

In Game 4, both Kokujin and Watson were fighting for survival, because the loser would earn a second loss and end up being eliminated from the tournament. While Kokujin's unorthodox Dudley play would eventually come out on top, Mike Watson's Ken proved to be a huge hurdle to overcome, as seen in this video.

1st: KO
2nd: Daigo Umehara
3rd: Justin Wong
4th: Raoh
5th: KSK
5th: Kokujin
7th: Hsien Chang
7th: Mike Watson

Finals Breakdown

All games were the best two out of three Matches, except for the grand finale, which was the best three out of five. Each Match was set for the best two out of three rounds.

Game 1

Match 1: KO (Yun 3) vs. Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) Winner: KO

Match 2: KO (Yun 3) vs. Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) Winner: KO

Game 2

Match 1: Raoh (Chun-Li 2) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken 3) Winner: Daigo Umehara

Match 2: Raoh (Chun-Li 2) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken 3) Winner: Daigo Umehara

Game 3

Match 1: Hsien Chang (Ken 3) vs. KSK (Alex 2) Winner: KSK

Match 2: Hsien Chang (Ken 3) vs. KSK (Alex 2) Winner: KSK

Game 4

Match 1: Kokujin (Dudley 3) vs. Mike Watson (Ken 3) Winner: Kokujin

Match 2: Kokujin (Dudley 3) vs. Mike Watson (Ken 3) Winner: Kokujin

Game 5

Match 1: KO (Yun 3) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken 3) Winner: KO

Match 2: KO (Yun 3) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken 3) Winner: Daigo Umehara

Match 3: KO (Yun 3) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken 3) Winner: KO

Game 6

Match 1: KSK (Alex 2) vs. Raoh (Chun-Li 2) Winner: Raoh

Match 2: KSK (Alex 2) vs. Raoh(Chun-Li 2) Winner: KSK

Match 3: KSK (Alex 2) vs. Raoh (Chun-Li 2) Winner: Raoh

Game 7

Match 1: Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) vs. Kokujin (Dudley 1) Winner: Justin Wong

Match 2: Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) vs. Kokujin (Dudley 1) Winner: Kokujin

Match 3: Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) vs. Kokujin (Dudley 1) Winner: Justin Wong

Game 8

Match 1: Raoh (Chun-Li 2) vs. Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) Winner: Raoh

Match 2: Raoh (Chun-Li 2) vs. Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) Winner: Justin Wong

Match 3: Raoh (Chun-Li 2) vs. Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) Winner: Justin Wong

Game 9

Match 1: Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken 3) Winner: Daigo Umehara

Match 2: Justin Wong (Chun-Li 2) vs. Daigo Umehara (Ken 3) Winner: Daigo Umehara

Grand Finale