Thread 718878126

Let me introduce you Xiao Hai.

The best videogame player of the world.
The best fighting game player has lived ever.

>>718878126 (OP)
GOAT shit

>>718878126 (OP)
I thought Daygo Umewara was the best fighting game player ever?

Our Queen won it.

Justin Wong dominated a harder scene, harder, for longer.
Xiaohai is definitely the icon of longevity though, from kof98 and still placing top6 in sf in 2025, absolutely insane.

>>718878126 (OP)
his wife is cute

>>718878304
Justin only dominated Americans and Marvel Vs Capcom 2. He was great in everything else he did, too, but he never dominated those.

>>718878126 (OP)
He's without question the goat of SNK, and a consistent top SF player almost decades at this point, but greatest overall player who has ever lived? Idk man

For me, it's Sako.

>>718878406
do you really think the kof scene extended into the US?

Mena still better

>>718878665
Don't let tribalism rot your brain, Carlos.

>>718878665
Best e-sport athlete of all time if you ask me.

>>718878665
Mena didn't win a single match. Dude went 0-5 in top 16.

SFVI is a party game so doesn't matter.

>>718878252
Xiao Hai is to King Fighters what Daigo is to Street Fighter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw67U5lLp_I

Absolutely brutal Grand Finals SF6 on ECW this year. This man can adapt fast even when his opponent has his number and can clutch when all the odds are against him if given just one opportunity. This tournament really cements why he is without a doubt one of the best current fighting games player. He took out Punk, AngryBird (past Evo champions), Kakerusu (arguably the best SF6 player), GO1 and Blaz (who is phenomenal for his age).

>>718879645
daigo wishes he could dominate kof the way xiaohai did. He was the first among peers in a generation of exceptional japanese fighters that did dominate the scene, but he himself wasn't dominant among them.

>>718878665
Mena was pathetic. Got completely trashed this tournament. He is strong against what he knows but a skiller player thrown in the mix and he botches it. Very one dimensional.

>>718878126 (OP)
Great player no doubt. But he’s not super dominant outside of the much smaller pond of KOF. He tied for 13th at Capcom Cup for example and was 5th at Evo.

>>718878126 (OP)
KWAB

>>718880493
>punk watching xiaohai lift the trophy
how the turntables

>>718880030
hes been taking it easy off of his evo win.
watch out capcom cup when hes prime again

>>718878126 (OP)
>literally almost lost against a 15yo spic
Street Fighter 6 ladyboys and gentlemxn

>>718878126 (OP)
Nobody cares

How come only worst koreans and black people play fighting games?

>>718879914
To be fair, the KoF scene died after 02 everywhere except China and maybe South America. Street Fighter was still going strong with Alpha 3, 2 Turbo and Third Strike until 4 came along. But I agree. Xiao Hai domination of the scene is surreal. Even these days, few competitors can match him (E.T. and M') and they have a huge respect for him.