How An Old Legend Overcame An Impossible Matchup

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  @RuneLar · 2 years ago

  He showed him he could hit him with 3 in a row, then hit him with 2 and waited for him to jump back to avoid #3, just like he wanted. Alex wasn't reading Bonchan's mind, he was programming it.

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  @Neogears1312 · 2 years ago

  The true sign of mastery is the fact he basically didn’t even attempt a grab. He forsook the whole point if hugo. Because he knew the anticipation was more dangerous than anything the 360 could do.

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  @Kreddii · 2 years ago

  Its worth noting that Valle had a training session the night prior with Floe.

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  @Sir_Chasm · 2 years ago

  It's talked about a lot, but one of the biggest strategies used by Valle is never going for Hugo's Moonsault Press, his most "conventional" command grab. He does the run, he does the anti-air, but he never goes for the "main" one, and it's one Bonchan clearly is expecting with his patient gameplay. It's an incredible mind game, and one Valle plays like the expert he was and is.

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  @roucouk18 · 2 years ago

  This highlights the fact that top players aren't used to "bad" characters being played really well.

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  @johnedwarddowney · 2 years ago

  I will never forget watching this live and telling my brother, right before the match started, &quot;THIS is how you play Sagat&quot;.<br><br>I&apos;ve never been so happy to be so wrong.

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• LV

  @LvLocks1915 · 2 years ago

  That Ultra 2 was so sick what a legendary moment.

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  @Sizdothyx · 2 years ago

  I remember a quote or something from back in 2003 about one dude who mained KOF with a weird low tier team. He didn&apos;t win often, but this is what he said:<br><br>&quot;If I win with Iori, K&apos; and Adelheid I&apos;m just another good player. If I win with Maxima, Chang and Shingo, I&apos;ll be a legend.&quot;

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  @doomyboi · 2 years ago

  I like how Valle makes Hugo look kind of like a movie monste with the incredibly slow creeping towards the wall.

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  @Anticssc · 2 years ago

  This will forever be one of the best sets not just in street fighter, but of fighting games themselves, right up there with stuff like nage vs omito

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  @tiredofthisshieeet · 2 years ago

  Will always have love for Alex Valle. Great dude.<br><br>Also mad love to Bonchan and his Sagat. He&apos;s the reason I picked up and mained Sagat. Praying I don&apos;t have to wait years for him to come back in sf6

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  @nickr4837 · 2 years ago

  one thing of note: I think it helped Valle sitting right next to Bonchan. &nbsp;Valle is an old school arcade player, he plays mindgames outside of the game. &nbsp;He&apos;s constantly banging his stick, doing empty motions, &nbsp;pressing buttons etc, if that affects you it&apos;s really annoying.

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