| 12 January 2011
Stats of the match can be found in the stats section. See the video after the jump ...
OK, so I kid, that wasn't Dieminion vs. Rebelo. But everytime I see a Guile mirror that is played out like it was on Saturday at Montreal Nemesis II, I'm linking to that video. Or, how about the parody:
If I start drinking, doing meth or smoking weed, this is the first video I'm watching.
Anyway, the second video was probably a better depiction of the match between Dieminion and Rebelo. You knew what was coming and yet you can't fast forward because you need to know how the match played out. So you're stuck slaving away at every Sonic Boom and Boom Sonic hoping one of the two guys does something stupid. The two guys played it ... perfectly?
Dieminion was one game away from losing the title when he made the switch to Guile, this after using Guy and C.Viper. And then he went 5-0 after that. He won two games to force a second finals, then swept the second finals 3-0.
Aside from the 7 billion sonic booms, Dieminion, for the most part, had things going his way. Here's the numbers from when both guys were using Guile:
| Dieminion | Rebelo | |
| Rounds won | 10/12 | 2/12 |
| Combos/per round | 10 (.833) | 8 (.667) |
| EX used | 72/83 (.867) | 70/74 (.946) |
| EX connected | 19/72 (.264) | 11/70 (.157) |
In most cases, a .264 EX connection would mean a loss, especially in a span of five games. But when the opponent is held to an even worse .157 average, something is going right. Dieminion played enough defense to win.
The second finals went seven rounds, one over the minimum. In those seven rounds, Dieminion trailed at the 50 percent mark five times. He came back to win four of those rounds. And perhaps the funniest stat of this match, Dieminion won four of the five rounds where the timer ran out.
Have fun counting the sonic booms. The finals start at 29:15.
