I just finished inputting the stats for the Top 8 of the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at Apex 2012, and I went to look at how players did with Wesker.

Here's the numbers:

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This is how the Evolution 2012 tournament season gets started, with a 6-0.

Dieminion was the latest to post a 6-0 victory in a championship, defeating Chris G in the finals of the Super Street Fighter IV tournament at Apex 2012. 

I have a ton of stats on Dieminion, but none that have him pulling off a 6-0 (what's interesting is that since November, he's had at least three 3-0s in a second finals after a long first championship).

So how does it compare to Justin Wong's victory over AndyOCR at NorCal Regionals 7, easily the greatest 6-0 in the history of the Street Fighter IV series? 

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Perhaps I'll be the only one surprised at how EX meter was used during the final four of the Mortal Kombat 9 tournament at Apex 2012 this past weekend. The breaker was a frequent visitor to matches almost as often as a regular EX move.

Here's the breakdown in the final four:

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I was thinking about doing some lengthy analysis of what happened during the Top 8 at the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament at Apex 2012. Instead, I'll just make this note.

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In looking at the Big Two Top 8, I wanted to take a look at how the flow of the matches went. In that, how did the big combos dictate how the matches took place.

I examined all of the Top 8 matches, but because of time, I'll post just the two finals matches between Noel Brown and Dieminion. Here's their survival rates:

Dieminion
First finals: 2/12 (16.7 percent)
Second finals: 6/12 (50.0 percent)
Total: 8/24 (33.3 percent)

Noel Brown
First finals: 4/12 (33.3 percent)
Second finals: 1/12 (8.3 percent)
Total: 5/24 (20.8 percent)

I charted every combo that was at least 10 hits and broke down, as best as possible, where the combo started and which direction it initially traveled (because some combos reversed back on a tag). I plotted a map, splitting the field of play into three main sections plus the two corners. This is kind of like seeing where NBA players take their shots on the court.

Here's how it looked in both finals matches:

    

In both finals combined, Noel had five minimum-10-hit combos that went to the left, six that went to the right, and four in the corner. Dieminion had 10 minimum-10-hit combos that went to the left, seven that went to the right, and three in the corner. 

Noel did five of his minimum-10-hit combos on the left side of the field, seven in the middle, and six on the right side of the field. Compare that to Dieminion, who was 11/3/6.

If we were to give a point total for each space of the playing field traveled during a minimum-10-hit combo, Noel had 35 points of space, and Dieminion had 33 points. 

Most of Dieminion's combos of 10 hits or more didn't travel far, but Noel had five that eventually forced Dieminion into the corner. 

Whether this is something to really look into for the future remains to be seen; it might be something to check out at this weekend's APEX 2012 tournament. I'll try to have a further breakdown of this in the coming days. no comments

Fighting game follower Johnny Ward posted what he thought was his top 10 matches of 2011. He takes into account both the Super Street Fighter IV series and the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 series. His No. 1 is different than what was posted here (neither made the top 10, I'm sad) and didn't take into account any weekly events. In total, there are seven SSF4 matches and three MvC3 matches.

Here's more from his site:

Ok so i want to be known in the community for something that is unique, there are the comebacks, funny and cool moments, etc. So I thought, why not be the man that does all the breaking down and come up with top ten list for fighting game majors. So I thought why not start it off with a top ten that has a very debated subject that people will type comments and say "this list sucks" or "damn you hit it right on the head" I may have a small voice in this community but it might and will shine in a big way.

When I mean matches I look for a lot of things when it comes to a great match. The playing was crazy good, the significant value of the match, and the hype of the crowd and the players playing the match. Now sorry for the bias of the list but it will only be Street Fighter and Marvel vs Capcom 3 matches. I did a lot of thinking and a lot of video searching, it does not help that I am still gong to school and have a job. But I will try to put this list as not a favoritism of a certain player of hometown crowd, these are matches that were on stream that all of us saw and just hyped up beyond all reason. The With out further delay, the top ten matches of the 2011 fighting game major season p.s. i included some of the world major tournaments as well because of this, it was ever harder to make the list.

Here's the first five

10. Evolution Online Tournament (PS3) SSF4 championship - Jewelman vs. Mike Ross
9. Evolution MvC3 championship - Viscant vs. PR Balrog
8. Shadowloo Showdown SSF4 elimination match - Mike Ross. vs Mago
7. Evolution SSF4 winners bracket - Daigo Umehara vs. Alex Valle
6. 12th Northeast Championship SSF4 championship - Wolfkrone vs. Justin Wong


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I want to mention a couple of changes as 2012 gets underway.

First off, the fightinggamestats.com database will move to Get Your Tournament's statistics section. The links will remain as is for a few more days, then I hope to move it all over here eventually.

Also, as mentioned earlier, I'm going to track all of the Top 8 stats for the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter IV tournaments in the Evolution 2012 tournament series. These stats will be made available for download on this site.

My hope is that I can also do Mortal Kombat 9 stats but I am not sure because it's dependent on time as well as if the broadcasters show it. no comments