Agree, hope we see him at capcom cup. But with that said all the Brazilians they sent over for this tournament were mad strong so maybe it’s a tougher region to qualify out of than we think
that man was trash. bad inputs, kept on getting whiff punished. dropping combos. you have to be kidding me. Menard is far better. So are legends like Snake. he would not have beaten either one of them.
Smug !! this kid was very famous at age of 13 for kicking ass** in Kof 13, and back in SF4 with an amazing Seth... Everyone following FGC in France knows him very well specially when Luffy won Evo... everyone said Kusanagi is France hop in the future. He stopped during SF5 for school and stuff, but back to SF6 with amazing level.. His father is his mentor, being one of France FGC old school players. GG.
Congrats to Kusanagi! That was fire. Xiaohai played unbelievable too before getting to grand finals. He was close to getting that sweep having already won the SF6 teams tournament and KOF XV. Hope Xiaohai qualifies for Capcom Cup too. He's so clutch.
Ryu is the fundamental character to bait and punish with high damage. His options to initiate offense are too limited to make him a “top tier” in SF6, but if you’re a solid player that knows how to exploit a the ridiculous amount of gimmicks that other characters have in this game, you can be absolutely devastating with Ryu
So proud. Always knew a Ryu could do it, and now we have a pro with the GUTS, to main Ryu and win tournaments. Stop taking the easy way out. Every character in this game has the ability to win. MenaRD switching from Blanka, or Kakeru switching from JP shows frailty in their skills because of nerfs to their characters. Get it done. Carry the character. Don't get carried.
His Ryu could still be optimized a lot more, there were several scenarios where he could’ve taken more combo routes, but Kusanagi definitely gave us a masterclass in fundamentals and neutral. It’s not the character, but the player
Lol. Indeed, but more like the way he abused the shenanigans throw loops really shows that he is anything but honest. If only Ryu had more tools, it would have been awesome to see how Kusunagi utilise them.
@@EAprimathats the game but yeah and the sad part is they gave some1 like cammy better tools to play honest AND "dishonest" i dont think capcom had strong idea what direction ryu should be developed
I've been saying Ryu is good. His pokes have good range and recover super fast. Almost too fast IMO, it makes trying to punish him scary with his damage output. Out ranges many characters up close. And he has an overhead that you can get a knock down combo off of + super into.
Those matches were so good even I was popping off after each one. You have to be playing out of your mind in order to do what he did with Ryu. Anticipation and guesses have to be right almost every time.
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What impresses me is Kusanagi's spacing, he's always moving back and forth making him really hard to read and reach. His reads are point too and what's interesting is that he barely uses hadoken which is the main tool Ryu is designed around.
I think problem with Ryu is that hes supposed to pop from having better fundamentals than your opponent but his normals are inside this box, mid dr, takes ton of resources to get your offensive going, ok fireballs, and finally akuma is just better in everything minus the health, the character is good but honestly i would have liked to capcom to tone the damage down little bit and give him better footspeed more forward moving normals and those kind of things.
@@glorflindel33He is tf? Neutral is easier to play with Ken, and he has overall better corner carry tools which makes your pressure insane. He also has every tool that Ryu has besides Hasho and Denjin. And for damage that's a cap. Ken can deal as much damage as Ryu. Even if we make the argument Ryu has better damage, that means little when Ken has immense pressure that puts you in the corner easily.
He has better tools to perform more consistently than Ryu, so the damage perk with Ryu gets outclassed by Ken's ability to open up the defense and corner carry without a d.meter or earning a stock. @@Spacey813
@@Spacey813 you’re talking about rare combos with Ryu charged up, all bars and level 3 super. most people who are decent aren’t going to eat a 7K damage combo like that they’ll block or AA
its not about the character but alot to do with the player, fingers crossed smug b cook'n sf6 he b evo champ sooner or later, just takes practice everyday without excuses my guy.
It's not about top tier characters or not. Kusanagi won because xiaohai just guessed wrong twice when he did two wakeup reveals. Any characters can do throw loops and punish reversals on block.
Seeing this live was so crazy man did six throws girls got to be big mad that was an emotional damage right there he's going to use for the next tournament
I dont use Ryu because his powers are kind of boring for example his Level 1 Haduken looks so simple there's no love for Ryu with his powers. I preffer Ken and Akuma. Just look at Akumas level 1 Haduken looks nicer and bigger it feels like a powerful Haduken. Capcom should put more love on Ryu... His Clímax aren't that impressive either just Average...
True. But I think lore wise, that’s the point. Ryu is not flashy like ken or Akuma. He s simplistic but still affective. You take that away from him, you take way what makes ryu, himself.
@@Pichoniix blame it on crapcom, he should have been as flashy as Gouken or Goukie by now if they cared about giving him a proper Character development that is
Xiao should have used Bison instead, his Cammy is good, but it doesn't reach Punk's level using Cammy, Punk would have definitely won this fight using Cammy, because he knows that character 100%.
Xiaohai has always been a Cammy main tho. And the fact that he can turned the situation after losing 2-0 shows his Cammy was solid. Kusanagi was just that insane after the reset, and made all the right decisions.
In my opinion Ryu has an easier time against bison because he doesn't have od reversal. The reason you want an od reversal is so that you can catch Ryu in the middle of some fake pressure or resets like collarbone Breaker. Without a OD Reversal, a character has to rely on using their super to get out of a situation like that. And not only that, but since bison requires you to be close to do damage, it also opens up some opportunities for Ryu to counter attack. If this was boxing, Ryu and bison would both be considered in fighters, except bison has to charge to beat a fireball which can be predictable sometimes. If bison doesn't charge, then he doesn't beat Ryu at long range, which opens up possibilities for Ryu to fireball > drive rush. With Cammy, you can still beat fireball without charging by doing dive kicks or spin knuckle. Although dive kick is probably more preferable bc you can also just fake a jump in and make Ryu whiff a DP. Bison also has to set up his psycho mine which does very little damage in the grand scheme of things. And then he has to commit to a set of specific combos to make use of it. Cammy has more consistent damage and gimmicks to open up opportunities
I don't think so. Netizen is just overhype him because kusanagi defeated xiaohai in grand final SF6 in UFA. If he's really top tier, why just a few players using ryu. ???😏
Also, after that brilliant and lit throw looping, they finna get that shit outta here. Enjoy it now. Capcom Cup 11 finna get a lot of shit wild shit out the game.
Ryu has been good since day one, ya'll MFs been doing crazy downplaying since release. And the worst part is that Ryu isn't good in the fun way of being good, he just is designed to reward scrub play cuz he is a character designed for new players. Let's be real I'm not saying Kusanagi isn't good, He is super talented but these matches did not look like tournament material. It was all mashing DP on block strings and wake up supers. All these matches did not look hype at all
@@kye4216 You don't go from bottom tier to top tier with a couple buffs. He was very capable, not top but was really good. You think paladin and ending walker were just playing him to prove everyone they are better? Don't be silly.
@@riczz4641 he was never bottom tier. He was at the lower end of mid tier. Nobody played him because characters like Luke and Ken were just superior versions. And he didn’t just get a couple of buff, he got huge buffs that addressed every single issue he had.
@@kye4216 that literally means nothing lol. When the best players in finals are kusanagi and someone like valmaster then no, it’s Not that serious. How many top Japanese players were there. Again pump the breaks junior
Ok so let this be said now. After Valmaster vs Kusanagi, y'all pros need to switch Ryu for Chun Li. Chun is B, and got over nerfed for the meta. Ryu got buffed to A. End of discussion. Y'all kill me with the Shoto downplay and the Chun up-playing. Like bro SF 3 ain't coming back. So I don't know why there's some concerted effort to ensure Chun has to work 2x as hard to win and stays mid tier. Not saying you don't have to work that hard with Ryu. But at least he hits like a fucking Mack truck and has buttons that can reach for whiff punishes. Yeah I wish SF players made more accurate tier lists. Cuz the up-play and downplay be terrible.
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My boy Ryu Doing Good ya love to see it.
Winning ryu in a huge tournament means everything, Kusanagi is him
it's about time Capcom let him be dominant again
I'm just glad it wasn't Luke
Imo the way that Ryu distinguishes himself is how aggro you can be with Hashogeki and the way he can side switch with Tatsu.
These matches have to be downloaded by every Ryu main so that Ryu can take over the true shoto master.
Amazing tournament for Kusanagi history made in gaming history
The salt in 4K is part of the French cuisine, nobody does it but us ahahahah.
zangief bolado is crazy man, eyes on that name
Agree, hope we see him at capcom cup. But with that said all the Brazilians they sent over for this tournament were mad strong so maybe it’s a tougher region to qualify out of than we think
@@Amaling with Juninho-Ras running rampant I wouldn’t be surprised
that man was trash. bad inputs, kept on getting whiff punished. dropping combos. you have to be kidding me. Menard is far better. So are legends like Snake. he would not have beaten either one of them.
Eyes on DSP 4th place in the Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament at EVO 2005
@@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLawThe hate is real with this one.
BRO! @12:10 Those fists of his! Absolutely cooked xiaohai there!
13:32 nah the commentators curse is SOOOO crazy
I was in the room tearing up amazing tournament kusanagi
Smug !! this kid was very famous at age of 13 for kicking ass** in Kof 13, and back in SF4 with an amazing Seth... Everyone following FGC in France knows him very well specially when Luffy won Evo... everyone said Kusanagi is France hop in the future.
He stopped during SF5 for school and stuff, but back to SF6 with amazing level..
His father is his mentor, being one of France FGC old school players.
GG.
I don't feel like I saw anything from Ryu that outclassed other shotos here. This felt more like Kusanagi doing the work than Ryu.
He was making really good decisions!
I feel I saw him do what he needed to do with Ryu without the flashy moves and combos strings by waiting and punishing the other characters
Ken is still the best shoto in the game,because he was many tools and don't have less health like Akuma,Kusanagi is just too good
Completely agree.
Ryu is not that good , Kusanagi carried the character , all the credit to him making look Ryu like he is broken
this ryu so good you stopped mid mvc2 to watch. electrifying
Congrats to Kusanagi! That was fire. Xiaohai played unbelievable too before getting to grand finals. He was close to getting that sweep having already won the SF6 teams tournament and KOF XV. Hope Xiaohai qualifies for Capcom Cup too. He's so clutch.
I cannot overstate how wonderful & SATISFYING it is to watch Ryu/a player who uses Ryu (Kusanagi) win a tournament 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥
Gay
"wonderful and satisfying" is crazy work
22:05 "They're showing the salt in 4k" Smug you a fool for that! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ryu is the fundamental character to bait and punish with high damage. His options to initiate offense are too limited to make him a “top tier” in SF6, but if you’re a solid player that knows how to exploit a the ridiculous amount of gimmicks that other characters have in this game, you can be absolutely devastating with Ryu
So proud. Always knew a Ryu could do it, and now we have a pro with the GUTS, to main Ryu and win tournaments. Stop taking the easy way out. Every character in this game has the ability to win. MenaRD switching from Blanka, or Kakeru switching from JP shows frailty in their skills because of nerfs to their characters. Get it done. Carry the character. Don't get carried.
His Ryu could still be optimized a lot more, there were several scenarios where he could’ve taken more combo routes, but Kusanagi definitely gave us a masterclass in fundamentals and neutral. It’s not the character, but the player
that last round was toughhhh
Player skill not the character!
Ryu might be a honest character but Kusanagi is not. The way he use hashogeki and donkey kick for baiting just nasty.
Lol. Indeed, but more like the way he abused the shenanigans throw loops really shows that he is anything but honest. If only Ryu had more tools, it would have been awesome to see how Kusunagi utilise them.
@@EAprimathats the game but yeah and the sad part is they gave some1 like cammy better tools to play honest AND "dishonest" i dont think capcom had strong idea what direction ryu should be developed
Ryu is pretty good, and not weak whatsoever. But better then Ken and Akuma. Thats laughable
The mind games at the last set!!! LoL!
I've been saying Ryu is good. His pokes have good range and recover super fast. Almost too fast IMO, it makes trying to punish him scary with his damage output. Out ranges many characters up close. And he has an overhead that you can get a knock down combo off of + super into.
Fantastic Ryu!! Xiahai face is priceless😂😂
He was like, "damn... Ryu beat me. I... I can't complain."
Inspirational performance. Daigo sitting back, taking notes and after watching this is coming to Evo 2025 to take the whole thing. 🤣
YO! Yipes commentary is hilarious. 🤣🤣
My favorite KoF character, Ryu Kusanagi
Those matches were so good even I was popping off after each one.
You have to be playing out of your mind in order to do what he did with Ryu. Anticipation and guesses have to be right almost every time.
play ryu smug would be entertaining 👊🔥
The True Protagonist 😎🤘
Gief should've did wake up DP... Oh wait 😅 😂
Kusanagi is very good at sf6! Peak Ryu meta
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Nothing but pure fundamentals, that's what Ryu is all about !
What impresses me is Kusanagi's spacing, he's always moving back and forth making him really hard to read and reach. His reads are point too and what's interesting is that he barely uses hadoken which is the main tool Ryu is designed around.
Thanks Kusanagi
ryu is a solid character but the player behinds him was top tier , ggs
So, are we calling it the Kusashoryu now, instead of the Umeshoryu?
I think problem with Ryu is that hes supposed to pop from having better fundamentals than your opponent but his normals are inside this box, mid dr, takes ton of resources to get your offensive going, ok fireballs, and finally akuma is just better in everything minus the health, the character is good but honestly i would have liked to capcom to tone the damage down little bit and give him better footspeed more forward moving normals and those kind of things.
The Best Ryu
21:16, XiaoHai was actually just so stubborn
Are you serious? Absolutely not, Ryu is a mission to win with. Ken and Akuma outclass him in every aspect.
Ken is not better than Ryu in neutral and damage.
@@glorflindel33He is tf? Neutral is easier to play with Ken, and he has overall better corner carry tools which makes your pressure insane. He also has every tool that Ryu has besides Hasho and Denjin.
And for damage that's a cap. Ken can deal as much damage as Ryu. Even if we make the argument Ryu has better damage, that means little when Ken has immense pressure that puts you in the corner easily.
@@Anonymous-gq7hoken can't deal as much damage as ryu bro. Ryu jump in combo does around 7k. Ken can barely do over 6k with a max combo
He has better tools to perform more consistently than Ryu, so the damage perk with Ryu gets outclassed by Ken's ability to open up the defense and corner carry without a d.meter or earning a stock. @@Spacey813
@@Spacey813 you’re talking about rare combos with Ryu charged up, all bars and level 3 super. most people who are decent aren’t going to eat a 7K damage combo like that they’ll block or AA
Ryu win because Xiaohai was dumb to not use BISON.
Kusanagi's Ryu is a masterclass unbelievable, congrats!
21:15 That moment when your friend says the joystic is defective, and starts crying because he's losing it huahuahaua
Ryu is the best Shoto. Period!!
You can't think "FGC" without thinking of the main man. That's why he's always here and will always be here.
character strength wise nah
Nah bruh
Best as in most loved? Yes. Best as in truly the best shouto? No. I'd love to say yes but it's not true.
Yep
We out here watching kusanagi cook😂 but my prayers with smug for the next Evo champ sf6 comeback.punk did it but so can smug 😤🤟
its not about the character but alot to do with the player, fingers crossed smug b cook'n sf6 he b evo champ sooner or later, just takes practice everyday without excuses my guy.
@@revenentshroud9987true huh 😮 my prayers with smug🎉
One man changed Destiny .
It's not about top tier characters or not. Kusanagi won because xiaohai just guessed wrong twice when he did two wakeup reveals. Any characters can do throw loops and punish reversals on block.
Seeing this live was so crazy man did six throws girls got to be big mad that was an emotional damage right there he's going to use for the next tournament
Is sad that sanguief bolado don't win this tournament 😢😒😢😢😢
He did great tho. Next time probably.
@@Cosmoman78 is true, i hope next time he win
Godz
Mais ouii !!!
Srk characters are finally back after 10 years ? 😂 🎉
Great video!
I wish Yas was here😢
Yeah I think ryu is the best shoto in the game and what a amazing tournament and congrats to kusanagi for winning this tournament
Everyone knows in tourney you must take risks to winn. Look how many risks he did in tourney. I dont care if you are good or not. No risk no victory
‘Who dares, wins’
bolado perdeu praticamente pro campeao
I dont use Ryu because his powers are kind of boring for example his Level 1 Haduken looks so simple there's no love for Ryu with his powers. I preffer Ken and Akuma. Just look at Akumas level 1 Haduken looks nicer and bigger it feels like a powerful Haduken. Capcom should put more love on Ryu... His Clímax aren't that impressive either just Average...
True. But I think lore wise, that’s the point. Ryu is not flashy like ken or Akuma. He s simplistic but still affective. You take that away from him, you take way what makes ryu, himself.
@@ibrungit1 So he's not a Shoto for me then..
@@Pichoniix blame it on crapcom, he should have been as flashy as Gouken or Goukie by now if they cared about giving him a proper Character development that is
Xiao should have used Bison instead, his Cammy is good, but it doesn't reach Punk's level using Cammy, Punk would have definitely won this fight using Cammy, because he knows that character 100%.
Xiaohai has always been a Cammy main tho. And the fact that he can turned the situation after losing 2-0 shows his Cammy was solid. Kusanagi was just that insane after the reset, and made all the right decisions.
cammy do better in this mu than bison. And xiaohai's cammy is insane
@@Cosmoman78 But maybe his Bison is stronger despite being a Cammy main?
In my opinion Ryu has an easier time against bison because he doesn't have od reversal. The reason you want an od reversal is so that you can catch Ryu in the middle of some fake pressure or resets like collarbone Breaker. Without a OD Reversal, a character has to rely on using their super to get out of a situation like that.
And not only that, but since bison requires you to be close to do damage, it also opens up some opportunities for Ryu to counter attack. If this was boxing, Ryu and bison would both be considered in fighters, except bison has to charge to beat a fireball which can be predictable sometimes. If bison doesn't charge, then he doesn't beat Ryu at long range, which opens up possibilities for Ryu to fireball > drive rush. With Cammy, you can still beat fireball without charging by doing dive kicks or spin knuckle. Although dive kick is probably more preferable bc you can also just fake a jump in and make Ryu whiff a DP.
Bison also has to set up his psycho mine which does very little damage in the grand scheme of things. And then he has to commit to a set of specific combos to make use of it. Cammy has more consistent damage and gimmicks to open up opportunities
True. Xiao can be pretty good with Cammy but no one are better than Punk with Cammy.
Punk is the best Cammy player. Period
Xiahai sicccckkkkkk 😂😂
Indeed, he is a friggin beast LOL. Its almost miracle Kusanagi can win.
Yeah.... No! Ken is the best Shoto followed by Akuma
I don't think so. Netizen is just overhype him because kusanagi defeated xiaohai in grand final SF6 in UFA. If he's really top tier, why just a few players using ryu. ???😏
Xiaohai just won kof and then almost won sf6. He is the actual one to watch
Smug… come on now 😂
Daigo regretting he didnt stick w Ryu.
Meanwhile daigo:hehehe,akuma go shoooooooosh!
Nah akuma still better 😂 yall need to chill
Where was MDZ_Jimmy in this tournament? much more enjoyable in my opinion for his optimization combos from studying with Paladin's Ryu
It is not easy to go for fantastic combos in tournaments due to stress.
@@moonwalk1017 true story.
Managing the mental is the most difficult part.
@@kakkoishonen Yeah
@@moonwalk1017 I think it's just the nervousness people get but you should always been thinking about the game rather than your surroundings
Jimmy is not half as good as Semy unfortunately. Semy cooked his arse so badly in Tourney, he couldn't do anything.
why xiaohai use cammy...maybe she is good with fire ball but i think bison is better...n second choice is ken....
way to spoil for people who havent finished watching
怎感覺小孩再讓阿...最後幾把怎回事
LoL
Throw loops are so bad it hurts to watch by now
Hell no…😒
once again my fellow Brazilians are still free
No he is not lol. Ryu is definitely a good character but he is not top tier.
How do you know though
@@RequiemOfSolo -_- the fact that the only known and competitive pro who played him in season 1 dropped him for Ed in season 2. That's how.
Definitely not the best but still good
Also, after that brilliant and lit throw looping, they finna get that shit outta here. Enjoy it now. Capcom Cup 11 finna get a lot of shit wild shit out the game.
Kusanagi played like a REAL SCRUBBY , just doing special move and mashing buttons like crazy ! This is SF6 for you , mashers wins .
Nerf Ryu and Buff Akuma Capcom. The power of nothingness is just a hoax like the power of printing money out of thin air.
My Diamond 4 Ryu can beat that one, lol
The ones that speak highly always suck
@@cosmic5665 Crackbaby logic
Ryu has been good since day one, ya'll MFs been doing crazy downplaying since release. And the worst part is that Ryu isn't good in the fun way of being good, he just is designed to reward scrub play cuz he is a character designed for new players.
Let's be real I'm not saying Kusanagi isn't good, He is super talented but these matches did not look like tournament material. It was all mashing DP on block strings and wake up supers. All these matches did not look hype at all
He was not very good in season 1
@@kye4216 You don't go from bottom tier to top tier with a couple buffs. He was very capable, not top but was really good.
You think paladin and ending walker were just playing him to prove everyone they are better? Don't be silly.
@@riczz4641 he was never bottom tier. He was at the lower end of mid tier. Nobody played him because characters like Luke and Ken were just superior versions.
And he didn’t just get a couple of buff, he got huge buffs that addressed every single issue he had.
Hell no. The competition wasn’t that good. At evo the best ryu came in at 96, pump the breaks
It’s a Capcom Cup qualifier event there were a lot of top players there.
@@kye4216 that literally means nothing lol. When the best players in finals are kusanagi and someone like valmaster then no, it’s
Not that serious. How many top Japanese players were there. Again pump the breaks junior
No, he's not. Ken is aways the Goat.
Ken is easy mode and Ryu is so much cooler in this game.
Facts @songoku2711
Ken is mad boring to watch compared to Ryu
Both are ass, Akuma is the Goat with proper Character/Moves development
Horrible Gief. Menard or Snake Eyez would have smashed this man.
Against Xiaohai? Idk about that man, it would be a close match.
@@Cosmoman78 no. that man was all bad. kept on jumping in with Gief. got punished almost every single time. no footsies to be seen either.
Ok so let this be said now. After Valmaster vs Kusanagi, y'all pros need to switch Ryu for Chun Li. Chun is B, and got over nerfed for the meta. Ryu got buffed to A. End of discussion. Y'all kill me with the Shoto downplay and the Chun up-playing. Like bro SF 3 ain't coming back. So I don't know why there's some concerted effort to ensure Chun has to work 2x as hard to win and stays mid tier. Not saying you don't have to work that hard with Ryu. But at least he hits like a fucking Mack truck and has buttons that can reach for whiff punishes. Yeah I wish SF players made more accurate tier lists. Cuz the up-play and downplay be terrible.
8:50 BRUTALITY UMK3
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