I think the biggest mistake is thinking of these guys as "Capcom Pros".
Chris G, Justin Wong, and F. Champ are just plain fighting game pros PERIOD. They can pick up any fighter and their fundamentals are so damned amazing with reading opponents and their approach to character setups and combos just off of basic stuff like movement speed and hitboxes that they blow people up without par.
They are pros. Capcom just happened to put out the biggest competitive fighting scenes due to their fanbase and they put out a lot of cash. Just remember that.
ABOUT CHRIS G
Chris G is damn near unthrowable with his teching speed and he has some of the fastest punish and movement reactions of anyone alive. He excels in 2 kinds of play. Crossing up dudes with long combos and zoners. He likes to either keep you frustrated at full screen to force you to make bold and punishable movements or he will inch his way in with guys like Ryu and do short tick checks till he can setup for his big combos. He is damned good at mixups and controlling space in games period. His worst enemy is himself. If he makes a bad mistake he will literally beat himself up till he is mindfucked. I've seen him take his hands off and just sit there shaking his head before crushed over an input buffer sending out shin shoryuken and blowing his meter in the middle of an insane match. He stopped playing Ryu after over a year of rocking him after that...its what brought about Morrigan-Doom IMO. He had his team and was only toying with Firebrand till that. Anyhow just try to mindfuck him and DONT do sloppy shit he can beat out or he will react and do it.
ABOUT JUSTIN WONG
Justin Wong is a pressure machine and he does best with his back to the wall. If he starts losing its like he gets tighter and calmer. Far more controlled and just by God increases in skill. Probably only second to Chris G in terms of his ability to punish on reaction...likely better if he has the right character. DO NOT stop putting pressure on Justin Wong. He loses if you keep your offense constant. Do NOT allow him time to recover because he reads PLAYERS not matchups. If you womp him and let off he will download your shit and the match will get worlds harder. He also holds more EVO championships and major tournament championships and major tourney top 3 spots than anyone else alive on the planet today in several games. He is as good as they get.
ABOUT F. CHAMP
F. Champ is a heel on purpose. He plays dudes that control space and put up WALLS of offense in front of him. He is fast, he is technical and he reads people in a way unique to him...he reads frustration and can sense when he can get you to make sloppy choices. He plays heel to get in you head and plays dudes like Seth, Dark Phoenix and Dormammu just to control space like mad and have big damage. He breaks your composure with his nonstop runaway offense and his combos are always built for maximum damage. He is dirty as fuck at mixups and does them constantly. He probably throws out more setups than anyone else i've seen in a match just because it puts sooooo much mental stress on players. He does it and then sits full screen douchebag chipping you too and runs in to do it again. He forces you to play his pace and he is a major asshole about it just to make you play sloppy and angry. The thing is he is just as good as both other guys I mentioned. He's one of the best in the world at every fighter he's ever went in on. He will be at this one too.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. THIS IS WHO AND WHAT YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR FROM NOW ON.
You wanted to be considered one of the biggest tournament titles out there...this is what you face now that you got it. Dont get upset when you discover that they are not going to be blown away by any players MK or otherwise. They will put any player through their paces and you can't sleep on competition this talented. Pros are pros at everything. These dudes are pros.
