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EVO Moment 37

You might remember it as Daigo parry, Daigo Umehara full parry Justin Wong

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2007·Early YouTube

The most replayed moment in competitive gaming, and the clip that made esports legible to outsiders.

At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
Daigo parry
Spread in
2007
Format
Video
Era
Early YouTube
Who or what it shows
Daigo Umehara, playing Ken, against Justin Wong, playing Chun-Li
Taken from
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, at the Evo tournament in Pomona, California
Uploaded by
Ben Cureton, the tournament’s organiser and announcer
Origin
Origin not yet established
Available
Playable from the source

Why it matteredWhat changed

With one unit of health left, a player parried fifteen consecutive hits and won the round. It is frequently described as the most iconic moment in competitive video gaming.

TimelineIn order

  1. Made

    Umehara parries all fifteen hits of Wong’s super move and wins the round with a twelve-hit combination.1

  2. Came back

    The two meet in a rematch. Umehara parries the move again, and this time Wong wins the round.1

  3. Found

    A second recording of the match, from another angle and showing the crowd, is found and uploaded.1

What people misrememberSet straight

Commonly remembered asUmehara won the tournament.

ActuallyHe lost the grand final to Kenji Obata.1

Commonly remembered asIt was the thirty-seventh best moment.

ActuallyThe number was picked at random, to suggest there were many more highlights than this one.1

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Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast · still being watched and quoted years later

The version shown here is an official copy on YouTube, published by a rights holder.

Where it came fromWhat we know

Original source uncertain. This is the earliest copy currently known.

View the official copy on YouTube

No original upload has been established for this record. The index is showing the earliest copy it currently knows about, and says so rather than guessing.

Not established. This index only names a creator where the evidence supports it.

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SourcesWhat was read

  1. Wikipedia — Evo Moment 37

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