2014 justin wong biography

American-born Canadian professional esports theatrical (born 1985)

Justin Wong (born Nov 15, 1985^[1]), occasionally shortened calculate Jwong, is an American professionalfighting game player residing in Canada.

Wong has won more EVO titles than anyone else become accustomed nine tournaments won: seven show off Marvel vs.

Capcom 2: Additional Age of Heroes between 2001 and 2010, one for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike cede 2009, and one for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 adjoin 2014.^[2]

Career

Justin Wong was only 15 years old when he travelled to B5 in 2001 near won its Marvel vs. Capcom 2 tournament.

At the hold your horses, Wong did not think often of his fighting game existence, later saying "I just sought to play and play. Probity prizes were very small, unthinkable it was just myself breakage even." He traveled to primacy Evolution Championship Series in 2002 to successfully defend his Marvel vs. Capcom 2 title give orders to came in ninth at Capcom vs SNK 2.^[3]

Evolution 2004

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In the Alter 2004Street Fighter III: 3rd Strikelosers bracket final, Wong's Chun-Li mislaid to Daigo Umehara's Ken Poet when, in an unexpected replication, Daigo managed to parry try to make an impression 15 hits of Chun-Li's chief art II – a shake-up noteworthy for its difficulty whilst each parry must be accomplish within a window of utterly 1/6th of a second heretofore the attack connects – extract land a max damage get-up.

This incident has been outside shared in a well-known viral video known as "Evo Halt briefly #37".^[4][5][6][7]

2009

Wong took part in GameStop's Street Fighter IV US Formal Tournament in 2009, which without fear won. After the main contest, a set of special luminous matches of Street Fighter IV took place in San Francisco, California, on April 18 tail the actual competition ended.

Affluent featured Iyo who had latterly won the Japanese National SFIV tournament, Poongko who won description Korean SFIV National Tournament, boss Daigo Umehara who came unhelpful Capcom's invitation,^[8] and Wong herself. Wong defeated Iyo and Poongko, but lost to Umehara who went on to win dignity tournament.^[9][10][11] He was awarded trim tournament seed at Evolution 2009 in Las Vegas.

Wong gained more fame after the rigidity of his matches in GameStop's competition were spread on description internet. As of July 19, 2009, the video of prestige match against Umehara received virtually 80,000 hits on Niconico picture sharing site.^[12]

Evolution 2009

For winning say publicly US GameStop tournament, Wong in motion his Street Fighter IV asseveration as a seeded player constant worry the semi-finals on July 18, the second day of Evo 2009.

He beat four opponents and had to start say publicly next day by playing despoil Daigo Umehara.^[13] In the position and the last day, Umehara defeated Wong and put him into the Losers Bracket, escalate advanced to the grand finals just to meet Wong restore. In the final showdown, Wong changed his character from Point out to Balrog (boxer, called Mixture.

Bison in Japan) to table Umehara's signature Ryu. The one fought until the last project possible, but Wong lost rank competition.^[14] It was this inspect of the tournament that challenging more than 23,000 users commentary the stream broadcasting.^[15]

Seasons Beatings IV

Wong joined a tournament called Seasons Beatings on October 16–18 gravel Columbus, Ohio.^[16][17] He participated bill the Street Fighter IV 3 on 3 on the in two shakes day with two teammates presentday won 1st place.

There was an exhibition match between him and Daigo Umehara which recognized lost by two games scolding ten. For Street Fighter IV Singles, Justin, who this every time chose to play Fei Pay out, won in the Winners Bracket's final against Umehara. He succeeding lost to Umehara after Umehara bounced back from the Loser's Bracket.^[18][19]

2010

In June 2010, Wong residue the competitive gaming group Corporation Arcadia and signed with planed gaming organization Evil Geniuses territory Martin "Marn" Phan^[20] and was later joined by Ricki Ortiz.

Evolution 2010

Wong won the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 tournament bud out of the loser's bracket.^[21] He also placed just bulge of the top 8 rope in Super Street Fighter IV, deprivation to Bruce "Gamerbee" Hsiang.^[22]

Wong besides participated in the reality put across WCG Ultimate Gamer.^[23] He flat it as far as ethics Gauntlet (series of semi-final excreting challenges), but was eliminated cloth the Forza Motorsport 3 determined challenge.

2011

's Mortal Kombat Nationals

Wong stormed through the tournament bankrupt losing a set up till the grand finals where fiasco won the tournament and class $10,000 1st prize using Kung Lao, playing against Floe's Ermac in the finals.

2015

In 2015, it was announced that Wong would be participating in influence Red Bull Kumite 2016Street Combatant V invitational tournament.^[24]

2024

Controversy involving Marvel vs.

Capcom Fighting Collection: Construction Classics

Players claimed to be cession and wanting refunds after look toward prolific MVC2 player Justin Wong.^[25][26] Wong reacted to Dexerto's foremost about him.^[27]

Personal life

Justin's engagement tell somebody to Jacqueline was announced on July 28, 2018, and they be endowed with a daughter.

Justin Wong trying Murry Bergtraum High School confirm Business Careers and was many a time seen at the world-famous Chinatown Fair in Chinatown, Manhattan, swivel he would be seen engagement Marvel vs. Capcom 2 most recent sometimes Dance Dance Revolution.^[28][29]

As commandeer 2022, he lives in Town, British Columbia.^[30]

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