Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Ask any hardcore Marvel vs. Capcom 2 player about what he or she thought about this year's finals, and he or she will tell you that Justin Wong getting first place was predictable. This isn't to say that the other contenders were weak, but--being honest here--this is as much Justin Wong's game as golf is Tiger Woods'. Sooyoung "SooMighty" Chon didn't make it past Tong "Genghis" Ho, so a Wong/SooMighty reMatch wasn't going to happen (at least not in the official brackets). Genghis went on to suffer an upset against Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney, who, in turn, worked his way to David Lee, who made him settle for third place. David Lee then faced Justin Wong, who shut Lee's game down 3-0 and locked his fourth Marvel vs. Capcom 2 championship.

Finals Video:

Game 1 Match 1: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Sentinel/Storm//Captain Commando) vs. Justin Wong (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando)

Footage from Evo2K4 finals

The very first Matchup of the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 finals saw two of the winner-bracket dominators going at it to try to put the other into the loser's circle. Unfortunately for Desmond Pinkney, the person he was trying to put into the loser's bracket was Justin Wong.

1st: Justin Wong
2nd: David Lee
3rd: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney
4th: Chris Schmidt
5th: Tong "Genghis" Ho
5th: Randy Lew
7th: Sooyoung "SooMighty" Chon
7th: Harry Potter

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.

Game 1

Match 1: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando) vs. Justin Wong (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) Winner: Justin Wong

Match 2: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Captain/Cable/Captain Commando) vs. Justin Wong (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) Winner: Justin Wong

Game 2

Match 1: Chris Schmidt (Sentinel/Storm/Magneto) vs. David Lee (Magneto/Cable/Sentinel) Winner: David Lee

Match 2: Chris Schmidt (Storm/Magneto/Pshylocke) vs. David Lee (Magneto/Cable/Sentinel) Winner: Chris Schmidt

Match 3: Christ Schmidt (Storm/Magneto/Pshylocke) vs. David Lee (Cable/Sentinel/Cyclops) Winner: David Lee

Game 3

Match 1: Tong "Genghis" Ho (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) vs. Sooyoung "SooMighty" Chon (Magneto/Storm/Sentinel) Winner: Tong "Genghis" Ho

Match 2: Tong "Genghis" Ho (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) vs. Sooyoung "SooMighty" Chon (Magneto/Storm/Pshylocke) Winner: Tong "Genghis" Ho

Game 4

Match 1: Randy Lew (Sentinel/Cable/Captain Commando) vs. Harry Potter (Storm/Magneto/T.Bonne) Winner: Randy lew

Match 2: Randy Lew (Sentinel/Cable/Captain Commando) vs. Harry Potter (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) Winner: Randy Lew

Game 5

Match 1: Justin Wong (Sentinel/Storm/Cable) vs. David Lee (Sentinel/Storm/Cable) Winner: Justin Wong

Match 2: Justin Wong (Sentinel/Storm/Cable) vs. David Lee (Sentinel/Magneto/Cable) Winner: Justin Wong

Game 6

Match 1: Tong "Genghis" Ho (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) vs. Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Sentinel/Captain Commando/Storm) Winner: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney

Match 2: Tong "Genghis" Ho (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) vs. Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Sentinel/Captain Commando/Storm) Winner: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney

Game 7

Match 1: Chris Schmidt (Magneto/Storm/Pshylocke) vs. Randy Lew (Sentinel/Iron Man/Cable) Winner: Chris Schmidt

Match 2: Chris Schmidt (Magneto/Storm/Pshylocke) vs. Randy Lew (Sentinel/Cable/Captain Commando) Winner: Chris Schmidt

Game 8

Match 1: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando) vs. Chris Schmidt (Magneto/Storm/Sentinel) Winner: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney

Match 2: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando) vs. Chris Schmidt (Magneto/Storm/Pshylocke) Winner: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney

Game 9

Match 1: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando) vs. David Lee (Magneto/Cable/Sentinel) Winner: David Lee

Match 2: Desmond "Xecutioner" Pinkney (Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops) vs. David Lee (Magneto/Cable/Sentinel) Winner: David Lee

Grand Finale

Match 1: Justin Wong (Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando) vs. David Lee (Magneto/Cable/Sentinel) Winner: Justin Wong

Match 2: Justin Wong (Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando) vs. David Lee (Magneto/Cable/Dr. Doom) Winner: Justin Wong

Match 3: Justin Wong (Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando) vs. David Lee (Magneto/Cable/Sentinel) Winner: Justin Wong