How’s that for not spoiling the outcome? The EVO King of Fighters XIII finals came down to a riveting battle between Japan’s Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi and China’s Zhuojun “Xiaohai” Zeng. The one I was rooting for did not win.
Despite some excellent Iori duelling and excellent use of the annoying-as-hell Chin, in the end what could have been an inspiring come-from-behind win ended up being just a little sad. The final match starts at around the 2:21:00 mark in the Twitch archive below. Spoilers follow.
He was so damn close! During the initial rounds, when he deftly reset the standings, I was certain his momentum would carry him all the way to the championship. But no, his opponent had to shut him down.
If I am going to be reporting on this stuff, I need a little leeway to be less vague. You’ll always be my favourite, Tokido.
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4 responses to “I Really Wanted The Other Guy To Win EVO’s King Of Fighters Tournament”
Yeah, I hear ya, Although Tokidos fucking epic battle with E.T was the highlight for me! (so far)
I was pretty dissapointed when Tokido lost, was hoping he could finally get another Evo title.
The tournament rocks!
Tokido is joining the ranks of SC2 pros like Jaedong and Stork as King of 2nd place.