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Daigo Umehara Biography

Daigo Umehara is one of the most popular and richest eSports Player who was born on May 19, 1981 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Japanese professional video gamer specialising on 2D arcade games, who is widely recognized as one of the best Street Fighter players. He established the Guinness World Record as the most successful player in the history of major Street Fighter tournament history.

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Around the time when he was a 13-year-old middle school student, Daigo shifted his main game to Vampire Hunter because he thought he was more skilled in that game than in Street Fighter II. He developed a reputation in Vampire Hunter by setting a 286-win streak record in a single outing before he was forced to leave due to Akihabara Sega (now Club Sega) game center closing for the day. Umehara enrolled in his first tournament when he entered GAMEST Cup’s national Vampire Hunter tournament in 1995, losing in the block’s finals. His first tournament victory came at his second tournament, GAMEST Cup’s national Vampire Savior tournament in 1997, where he defeated Ōnuki (now Nuki) in the finals.

Daigo has participated regularly in a number of tournaments, appearing in at least one each year since his start in 1997, with a brief hiatus in 2008.

He has a sister who is named Hoyumi.

NameDaigo Umehara
First NameDaigo
Last NameUmehara
OccupationeSports Player
BirthdayMay 19
Birth Year1981
Place of BirthAomori Prefecture
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Birth CountryJapan
Birth SignTaurus
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SiblingsHoyumi Umehara
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In September 2001, Daigo’s popularity led to the publishing of a mini-autobiography called VERSUS (known as “Umehon” (ウメ本) or “Ume Book” by fans). The book’s content is separated into six chapters chronicling the games in which he competes and includes background stories, anecdotes of competitions, and analysis of his opponents.

Daigo Umehara Net Worth

Daigo Umehara is one of the richest eSports Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daigo Umehara's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing arcade games around age 10 and began playing games such as Street Fighter II and Fatal Fury: King of Fighters at an arcade in the area.

The year 2003 was the time he was the first person ever who won both Super Battle Opera and Evolution Championship series during that same season. In Twitch and YouTube, he’s often referred to by the name Daigo BeasTV. BeasTV.

Daigo Umehara (Japanese: 梅原 大吾 , Hepburn: Umehara Daigo, born 19 May 1981) is a Japanese arcade fighting video game player. 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 as well. He currently holds a world record of “the most successful player in major tournaments of Street Fighter” in the Guinness World Records.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeeSports Player
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HouseLiving in own house.

In 2002, Daigo appeared in a U.S. versus Japan exhibition in Japan. American players competed in four games (Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike and Marvel vs. Capcom 2) for the right to battle Japan’s best players in those respective games. Umehara only entered the 3rd Strike exhibition, but defeated all of his opponents, ending each round with Ken’s fierce Shoryuken. These events were filmed for the documentary Bang the Machine.

In 2003, Daigo won the Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament in the first Super Battle Opera (Tougeki) and won the same game in Evolution Championship Series when he joined the event for the first time in the same year, making him the first player to win both the SBO and Evolution in the same year on the same game. Umehara also went to Evolution 2004 and Absolution 2004 on April 18 in England and won on SSFII Turbo there.

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In 1998, at the age of 17 Daigo participated in Capcom’s official Street Fighter Zero 3 national tournament and advanced to the finals which took place on a stage in Tokyo Game Show 1998: Autumn on October 11. After winning the tournament by defeating Ōnuki 3-1, Daigo, as the champion, went on to face Alex Valle, the winner of the U.S. national Street Fighter Alpha 3 tournament. The international “Grand Championship” was held in San Francisco, California on November 8. This was Daigo’s first trip to the U.S. and his first overseas tournament appearance. The match was best of three games, with five-round games. Daigo came from behind to win 2-1. Both events aired as a 50-minute TV report in Japan.

The September issue of Arcadia magazine included a DVD featuring a set of “Umehara’s Concept Matches.” This was a follow-up to a previous DVD which released in late 2008.

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Despite having never matched off against him before, Umehara was known for having a supposed rivalry with the American Justin Wong due to their differences in gaming philosophies. The two players met each other in the loser’s finals of Evo 2004’s Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament. Umehara, playing using the character Ken, was down to his last pixel of vitality and any special attack by Wong’s Chun-Li could knock Ken out. Wong attempted to hit his opponent with Chun-Li’s “Super Art” move, forcing Umehara to parry 15 attacks in a very short period of time. Umehara did so successfully and went on to counter a final kick of Chun-Li in mid-air before launching a combo move himself and winning the match. Though Umehara lost the grand finals to Kenji Obata, the clip of him parrying Wong’s multihit attack became hugely influential and has been compared to famous sports moments such as Babe Ruth’s called shot and the Miracle on Ice.

Facts & Trivia

Daigo Ranked on the list of most popular eSports Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Daigo Umehara celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

In July 2008, Umehara came out of retirement and became competitive once again. This time, his focus was on the newly released Street Fighter IV. Because of this, Japanese arcade gaming magazine Arcadia has included a DVD featuring “Umehara Concept Matches” in its January 2009 issue (released on November 29, 2008) and “The God has returned” was stated in Umehara’s player introduction part. The DVD contains exhibition matches between him and Japan’s 6 top players such as Inoue, Itabashi Zangief, Fuudo, Nemo, and Mago.

Who is the greatest Street Fighter of all time?

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How much money does Daigo Umehara make?

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2020$9,473.373.64%
2019$5,154.321.98%
2018$36,170.0013.89%
2017$16,500.006.34%

Where is Daigo Umehara now?

Daigo “The Beast” Umehara (born May 19, 1981) is a Japanese Fighting Games player currently representing Team Beast and Red Bull eSports.

Where was Daigo Umehara born?

Aomori, Japan

What is Ryu's last name?

Ryu is played by Byron Mann in the 1994 film version of Street Fighter, where he serves as a supporting protagonist, as Guile is the main character. In this depiction, Ryu is given the surname “Hoshi” and is presented as an American of Japanese ethnicity.

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