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Daigo Umehara

Daigo Umehara

Born: 1981-05-19 • Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

Daigo Umehara is a Japanese esports player and author who competes professionally at fighting video games. He specializes in 2D arcade fighting games, mainly those released by Capcom. Known as "Daigo" or "The Beast" in the West and "Umehara" or "Ume" in Japan, Daigo is one of the world's most famous Street Fighter players and is often considered its greatest. His longevity is seen as rare in the world of competitive video games. He currently holds a world record of "the most successful player in major tournaments of Street Fighter" in the Guinness World Records and is a six time Evo Championship Series winner.

Filmography
The Art of Street Fighting poster
The Art of Street Fighting
2017 • Daigo Umehara
Mind of a Beast poster
Mind of a Beast
2017 • Self
I Am Street Fighter poster
I Am Street Fighter
2012 • Self
100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience poster
100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience
2012 • Himself
I Got Next poster
I Got Next
2011 • Himself
Pixel Kombat - The Hadokumentary poster
Pixel Kombat - The Hadokumentary
2010