Currently undefeated European Blaze champion from England

What names do you go by?

Daioutzu - It’s simply a combination of my first name and chiaotzu from Dragon Ball

With your track record, most people expected you to secure the trip to Stunfest. How confident have you been yourself during the tournament?

During tournaments I try to maintain confidence in my own skill during it and not to think too much about “what will my opponent try to do”, “Do I have something to counter that” ect. It’s only going to cloud my mind, make me nervous and doubt myself. I have the skill to come 1st so I just let it happen and I accept my losses, but I don’t get discouraged by them. You have to maintain confidence in yourself or you won’t perform like you normally do.



I know many other competitors waiting for their Grand Final keep themselves warmed up either with a training partner, training mode or even an entirely different game. What do you do in that down time?

There is the compelling option to play Training mode or Ranked Mode ect to keep myself warmed up and practise tech, but I think it would tire me out so I opt for watching the live stream and check discord for anything to help with or stuff to talk about. If I’m particularly worried about a certain player I’d do a bit of homework on them.



Which was your hardest match of the tournament?



Winners Semi-Final vs Latchy pro player aka Gander. I felt quite a few cheap tactics were being used during the match which are perfect for things like this so you need to adapt quickly or you’ll end up losing. Like what happened in a previous tournament where cheap tactics can get you to 1st place.



What surprised you most about the tournament?



Not seeing Neer in the Top 8 Winners Bracket like in the last 2 FTVOC tournaments. I think if you don’t typically experience a lose before top 8 it can really have a bad effect on you so having tournament experience can help strengthen your mind when those events happen.



Who didn’t you face that you wish you did?

I kind of wanted to play against Neer, but at the same time not. The bubble mix-ups that he has practised with seem to work well and dealing with those seem difficult. I feel the match would have been close.



clip of Bipmap interviewing Daioutzu after the tournament

How did you get into Lethal League?



I watched a let’s play of it on YouTube. I started playing on the 1st December 2015. A month after on the 9th January 2016 I joined “Lethal League Tourney #42” and lost both my matches.

What’s your current Lethal League experience?



Collectively I have 2000 hours with LL + LLB. Played in a few LL tournaments, but never did too well in them. I have more success in LLB ones, but I tend to only enter EU specific ones as I have a rough time with the game’s visuals in lag.



Who are your main/side/counter character picks?



I play Dice in Ranked. Mainly Latch in QM, but any character really.



What are your favourite character outfits?



I use the “Standard Outfit”. I did win a custom skin request awhile ago which I asked for a cherry blossom dice skin……. I have yet to receive this.



What are your stage preferences?



All stages are viable and have there uses. I stick to “Desert” and “Streets” though. I use “Stadium” vs Raptors.



What input method do you use?

PS4 Controller - Non-Default controls

How do your bindings differ from default and why?

The default layout uses only face buttons for actions so you have to control 3 buttons with your thumb which I did start off with in LL and got pretty good with them, but it’s not optimal. The layout I have now is the best for me as I don’t like using the triggers.

What’s your playstyle like?



More towards the aggressive side due to players favouring bunt a lot. I aim to keep the ball speed slow as the game is more enjoyable that way. Not a fan of 1 hit kills with high speed. I really love my 3 hit combo kill I sometimes get to setup after a parry.

You’ve written several guides for Blaze. Which would you recommend players to take a look at first?

My Movelist Guide so new players know all the buttons. My guides aren’t really guiding people on how to play and are more for visual reference and analysis. Which aren’t necessarily useful for most people.



What other games do you play?



Sekiro and Monster Hunter. But get Sekiro, if you gotta pick between those.

Who would you like to meet at Stunfest?

I don’t know who’s going, but I’d like to meet Tim, Dion or YinYin.



Is there anything else you’d like to say to the community?

