Guys, you really gotta chill out with this "world" crap, it happens everytime someone mentions it and you both say the exact same thing. I have only seen you guys play against a very, very small group of players and only a handful of those players are impressive. You want recognition? Come to the US and play vs the best, but I don't want to see the bickering on here any more over this everytime there's a tournament.
The handful of you are very good, do I think you're as good as Lex, Moe, Thrower, Crazy? No, and this is based upon what I've seen from both. There is a specific element to their game that I have never seen in any South America videos. I know it's hard to base this on only playing vs one side, but I can at least compare what I see, and honestly, who in South America has played vs as many people as I have? Remember I've been playing since 1995, and never stopped, played on Kaillera since it was first possible, and XBL. I can't even count the number of people I've played.
Yes there were only 16 players in this tournament, but there were others there who play and didn't, and even more who weren't there that are almost always there. Another factor to point out is, this is Evo East. This a hugely recognized tournament and players from all over come to play in it. UMK3 was only a side tournament, and we were fortunate to be even allowed to play the game in the building, but the point is, you gotta be in it to win it.
Do you expect US players to fly out to a localized tournament in Venezuela that doesn't represent a fraction of the scope or degree of competition as this? Not even a tournament with players from Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Chile can compare to something like Evo. On a side note, Mach1, who placed second lives 1500 miles from the tournament location. Players from at least 6 states were there.
There are no points you can bring up that haven't already been said, or considered, I know exactly what there is to be said in response to this. I suggest you check out the videos, and see how Crazy makes short work of me in our matches, and then decide whether or not he deserves to be considered one of the best. If you don't think of me as much of a player, then so be it.
Don't be discouraged, but don't expect me to sit tight as you complain about the same exact thing over and over again. I want to fly you guys out here once it is possible for me to do so, I'll even try and get a translator, but the main idea is, you have to come here to be recognized, you can't just yap about it on a website, and I hope you back up all you say.
As for Frankie, I was not exactly "in it to win it", but I did try. My match with Mach1 in the losers finals is pure awful lol because I was physically exhausted from the 4 hour drive, setting up, coordinating, eating pizza, etc :wink: . I didn't even want to have to play in the tournament itself because I was supplying the main prize, the arcade stick but we had 15 players without me so it worked out where I had to play. I did MUCH better in casuals than the actual tournament, including a nasty display of Sindel flight cancel madness vs Crazy's Kitana.
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. There were alot of good players there and it was alot of fun. I had to go b/c my freinds kept bitchen' about some barbecue and I had to kind of rush my matches, but hey you say "BBQ and Bitches" and I can't argue much lol. 
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