The most celebrated player in fighting game history celebrates his second Capcom Pro Tour victory in a row as he takes home the lion's share of the cash and the CPT points at Fight Club NRW 8.

Coming in hot off of his win last week at Abuget Cup, The Beast and his Guile almost didn't break a sweat in their clean sweep through the winners bracket this weekend.

Daigo had to run through an array of varied opponents like BX3|Phenom, Mouz|Problem X and PandaTV|Dark Jiewa. His win today furthers him along his quest to qualify for Capcom Cup in December, allotting him 160 and boosting him to 560 total.

Our first highlight comes from Daigo's chaotic, fireball filled mirror match against Prophecy|Akainu.

Guile's Sonic Boom is potentially the best projectile in Street Fighter 5 as it stands right now, and so it's not uncommon to see a pair of American heroes start slinging them like mad towards each other in a competition for advantage.

Daigo's years and years of basic Street Fighter play show through here, as he expertly times his Booms, and most importantly, chooses when to block instead of trying to contest when at disadvantage.



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Rolling right along in that same set against Akainu, we see Daigo just as capable of doing a 180 degree style turn and going with the rush down approach. He quickly dismantles his foe as everything he does works just as intended:

A crucial component for winning in Street Fighter 5 is taking advantage of the game's comeback factor. Though Jiewa has a big life lead and threatens to go up 2-0 in winners finals, Daigo maintains composure and answers the moment he's presented with an opportunity:

Showing off his skill in precision, Daigo lops off a good third of Jiewa's health with an anti-air Critical Art:

Here are a pair of highlights from the tournament's final round. Daigo gets saucy with an Ume-Flashkick into Critical Art combo, and eventually finishes off Jiewa to complete his tear: