Written by Glenn | 16 December 2010

What made the Sakonoko vs. Kindevu matchup really great was that no one player seemed to break away from the other.

Stats of this match are in the stats section.

The longest streak by rounds was four, done by each player. Kindevu had a 2-0 games lead and then trailed by two games with his tournament life on the line, only to battle back and force a ninth game.

It's the first match in the Team Nagoya Street Battle X Beat By Contest that went to a ninth game.

Kindevu had a better first-combo win percentage at .750, but it was Sakonoko that had way more first-combos, 10-3. Both players had eight wins when getting the first hit.

Combo rate really comes into play once again. Sakonoko held a 2.571 per round advantage, compared to Kindevu, who was barely at 1.429. After Kindevu took a 2-0 lead, Sakonoko held a 2.529 average, and Kindevu was at 1.294. No matter how it's sliced, Sakonoko was up in Kindevu more often.

Because Sakonoko won, there's a three-way tie, and now we'll have to wait to find out how it will be decided.

Video of the match, with commentary by Team Spooky, follows the jump ...