He didn’t just win with Gief. He won with Gief against JP, his worst matchup (edit: apparently it's Sim but point still stands) and arguably the worst matchup in the whole game. Snake Eyez is an inspiration.

@yesxplain5965

10 ай бұрын

JP vs gief is doable. Just need 2 or 3 combos. SF4 was much worse for gief.

@interceptingfist5682

10 ай бұрын

​@@yesxplain5965here we go with the B.S. 😂

@chapapa-papa

10 ай бұрын

​@@interceptingfist5682He has a point, to be fair. Gief didn't have Drive Rush to deal with zoners in sf4, just his overrated Green Hand. I'd rather deal with JP or SF6 Guile over sf4 Sagat or Guile any day. The dude you replied to wasn't being a "sf4>sf6" guy, he was just stating facts

@lsthree6996

10 ай бұрын

@@chapapa-papa Green Hand overrated yet it didn't return in SF5 or SF6 LOL.

@OnlyOriginalNinja

10 ай бұрын

@@chapapa-papaHe has no point. It is one of his worst matchups. Saying a matchup is “doable” means nothing. Every matchup is “doable” lmfao

Snake Eyez literally REVERSE 5-0'd Reynald out of an 0-2 situation in the first match. With ZANGIEF. AGAINST A JP! That's seriously impressive; well deserved W for all the Gief mains out there!

@linuxblacksarena

10 ай бұрын

Snake is no stranger to 5-0 reverse OCV's, just ask Norcal :V

@yami-kay9099

10 ай бұрын

Why ate spoilers on top!!! Stop spoiling and stop liking the spoiler to get it to top comment. I click video to enjoy the content and 1st thing I see is 5-0 from snake eyes. Wtf

@nugzmedallion8929

10 ай бұрын

@yami-kay9099 I didn't know this shit was gonna get 325 likes, my b. In my defense tho: if you don't wanna be spoiled, hard ignore the comments. Otherwise you just asking for it.

@yami-kay9099

10 ай бұрын

@nugzmedallion8929 I did. This is literally under the video, so as I watch the video. That 1 comme t is there ruining the vid but it's not all you. These people liking it forced it up top so whoever watching now, k ows the outcome before it starts

@TheIdiotChallenege

10 ай бұрын

@@yami-kay9099 watch it before going to the comment section, thats your own fault

Snake Eyez's defense is unreal. good luck to him in the capcom cup

10:20 Reynald one round away at this point and Snake Eyez just decides to turn into Dragon Eyez

@tarantulathree-one8013

10 ай бұрын

Buff Zangief when?

@thelolhounds2.0

10 ай бұрын

@@tarantulathree-one8013 try a search. Already made it

@briareos1311

5 күн бұрын

@@tarantulathree-one8013 He's already buff, look at that man

This isn't just a set, it's a whole life lesson

@TMNTfever

10 ай бұрын

Right? A lesson on being patient. 99 seconds is a long ass time. And no matter how much time and effort it took to get in on JP, the round never ended by timeout. And there's definitely a life lesson in that.

@ceez3317

10 ай бұрын

@@TMNTfeveryup and meanwhile he was getting spiked, battered and bruised but he kept advancing little by little not giving up

@Lunchbox224

10 ай бұрын

For real. Nothing helped me improve like watching Snake Eyez and Idom working their spacing like they do.

Bro, the patience of snake eyes, he just stood waiting for the fireballs, snake eyes really played incredible

@bernardjameswilson

10 ай бұрын

I think the new mechanic really helps Gief out. In sfv he'd already have lost 1/3 or more of his health chip damage from blocking or gray health from vskill armor by the times he's able to get in from all the zoning.

Snake eyes is a beast.

@annikkikorhonen6254

10 ай бұрын

Indeed! He is Snake Guy 😝

@nashhenry9314

10 ай бұрын

What tournament was this .

@kehnii

10 ай бұрын

@@nashhenry9314read the video title

@IMaximusDMI

10 ай бұрын

LEGEND.

one of the best matches of this game so far

@jordantaylorwilliams8227

10 ай бұрын

yea this is up there

Big thanks to Snake Eyez for singlehandedly keeping a game full of JPs and Kens interesting 👏

@F.Hakeem89

10 ай бұрын

TBF the top 8 had 1 JP , 1 Ken , 2 Juri's 1 Luke , A Gief and a Rashid lol.

@tomkrawec

10 ай бұрын

​@@F.Hakeem89Thanks for the stats, that's very cool to know.

@F.Hakeem89

10 ай бұрын

@@tomkrawec No Problem.

@BrowneVisuals

10 ай бұрын

Tbh not fussed, don’t think Ken’s been top tier in over 10-15 years

@WeirdEdz

10 ай бұрын

​@@BrowneVisualsits mostly the saltiness from the kend in bronze through gold in sfv

LETS GO SNAKE EYESSS THIS IS HIS GAME!!

This is the best Zangief player of all time. He's been a top player for this character in SF4/SFV/SF6 and won Evo for SF2. People who do not play SF6. Have NO IDEA how hard it is to beat a good JP with Zangief. But, Snake Eyez made it look easy.

@GeminionRay

10 ай бұрын

I only played the two CBTs and even I know how hard it is to beat JP. The recent tournaments showed how tough it is to deal with his zoning game. Snake is just on a whole different level. Other Giefs would most likely be blown away.

@Chickadee777

10 ай бұрын

​@GeminionRay True and Snake would have had a much harder time against a top Jp like Kakeru.

@rexflores8461

10 ай бұрын

I think Guile and Luke are harder for Zangief than JP

@Mene0

10 ай бұрын

Nah it didn't look easy at all

@Bostish

10 ай бұрын

​@@rexflores8461What about Dhalsim?

Snake Eyez with the immaculate footsies. One of my favorite FGC players. Lets get it Snake!

@chl2161

10 ай бұрын

Immaculate is the word I was looking for. Every move at it's best range. NO MERCY, NO REMORSE!

Snake Eyez has been a Zangief MONSTER for how long now? 10 years? 15 years? More? RESPECT

@Steambull1

9 ай бұрын

I remember first seeing him make a statement with orange pants Gief in ST HD Remix, he won EVO 2010 for that. I think he preferred ST, but then learned SF4 because of the competitive direction.

@brokentuta

4 ай бұрын

didn't he change to shoto during SFV?

Snake Eyez is a Street Fighter Legend with Gief!

Reppin it for all Gief mains 🙌🙌🙌🙌

@whiteyvandam2180

10 ай бұрын

Here! Here!

@elgineltrainfoster

10 ай бұрын

Cheers 🥂

@rafdes

10 ай бұрын

“For all my loyal fans!”

LOYAL FANS!!! WITNESS THE FULL MIGHT! NO MERCY, NO REMORSE!

SNAKE EYEZ IS THAT GUY! *HE'S HIM!!!*

I've always been so impressed by how snake eyes handles bad matchups. Ever since SF4 he finds a way to win by just being patient.

Had to come back to watch again. So glad I got to see this live. Snake pulled off the impossible for all HIS LOYAL FANS

@i-killed-a-man

10 ай бұрын

I was so hyped watching it live, NO MERCY NO REMORSE!

Snake eyez delivering outstanding matches as always.

This fight taught me the importance of staying neutral and holding your ground. Keeping that pressure on. As a chun player I back myself into a corner a lot.

@morganbrown392

10 ай бұрын

I do the same with Ryu. A lot of matches end early too. I’m not keeping in mind there’s 90 seconds.

This is undoubtedly the best sfvi final I'd ever seen. Congrat snake eyez!

@lumirairazbyte9697

10 ай бұрын

The game isn’t even a year old…. Let this sink down.

If you're returning from the future you to re watch this impossible match up just know that this set will forever be LEGENDARY. Snake Eyes The goat 100%

His defense is immaculate

In a world full of JP's....be a Zangief.

@battlememesbyomari1979

10 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@ivanmartinez8151

10 ай бұрын

Real talk 🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽

@alexandergapour1253

5 ай бұрын

Or a Ryu

Snake Eyez is too goated taking Gief so far

This may be the best match of the year.

@VeryAverageGaming

10 ай бұрын

yeah nothing will beat this. The odds are just too great and he was down so much.

@mmafox1018

10 ай бұрын

Caba vs Punk top 8 @ CEO.. another hall of famer.

Snake is very patient. He calmly waited for the right moment, even in a difficult situation.

This man has 84% win rate online

@Paris.Malaga

10 ай бұрын

With the worst character in the game🤣🤣🤣

@SilverShion

10 ай бұрын

@@Paris.Malaga Lily??

@dontworryaboutit5490

10 ай бұрын

⁠@@SilverShionno,zangief.

@acecun6202

10 ай бұрын

@@dontworryaboutit5490Lily is infinitely worse lol

@boricua9071

10 ай бұрын

lily has wind stocks and options to force her way in as well as big buttons with a command grab. She is def better than gief at least@@acecun6202

God dang this is incredible

I'm main-ing zangief and he's showing me all kinds of new stuff(to me) to do.

Snake Eyez is hands down the best Zangief. He has the perfect range for every move, he has such a mental fortitude. Hardly countered so he make that buffed HP works. So much attention to detail. Yes, Reynald lost his composure and made many mistakes and questionable choices, but it goes to show how SE Gief gets in your head.

the REAL low tier god, that was absolutely incredible play by snake eyez, i clearly need to learn to be more patient.

It's gonna be a good Capcom cup. Snake Eyes had some great matches to spectate back in the SF4 era. I stopped following competitive during 5 but I think I'm back.

Ive been away from this community for years. Fatherhood really turned my life upside down. Love being a father. I have a little free time today. Snake eyez has been my favorite player to watch. Im glad hes still out here putting in work

Snake Eyes is back, I had not seen him play in years.

@SoI_Badguy

10 ай бұрын

He's been kicking ass on Guilty Gear as potemkin for a while

@MsRafael345

10 ай бұрын

Because crapcom nerfed(very unnecessary) zangief to the ground. He went to games where people are not little b1tch3$ about playing against a grappler.

@malacara1335

10 ай бұрын

​@@MsRafael345You're NOT talking about Guilty Gear LMAO

You know you have a great fighting game when someone wins a tournament with a supposedly F-tier character against his worst matchup that happens to be a top tier one . Glad I jumped on the SF6 wagon early , this game will keep on giving for years to come 🤩

Snake Eyez will be the only Gief in Capcom Cup. He's the one that can take this struggling character really far

@UFACIL

10 ай бұрын

I think Ita could get in, but we'll see.

@bigjc5546

10 ай бұрын

@@UFACILita is good but bro mashes level 3 on wakeup, block or hit whenever he has it, he plays a bit more braindead than snake, which idk if rhat can win you a tour in japan but who knows

@z1u512

10 ай бұрын

​@@bigjc5546no it cant, ive watched him play against daigo and daigo kinda just whoops his ass

@bigjc5546

10 ай бұрын

@@z1u512yea thats kinda what i thought would happen tbh

@saturatedjuicestice4061

5 ай бұрын

You were right 😂

Congrats to Snake Eyez 👏👍. I mean, holy F, I played a bit of Gief (got Platinum 4 rank) and the matchup against JP is just so frickin hard to the point it feels like 7-3 mu. But Snake Eyez played veryyyyy patience and proof that nothing is impossible. Anyway. With Gief won CPT US and Kim and Ryu won World Warrior JPN and Germany, Capcom Cup X definitely will be really interesting to watch.

@SF61984

10 ай бұрын

Exactly. Gief players know how hard this is, yet non-Gief players like to lecture that it's "doable". I'm platinum 4 too.

@lukeblaker8009

10 ай бұрын

As a diamond gief, it is certainly a tough matchup, but don't use that as an excuse, use that as a reason to spd jp even harder, best of luck comrades

@SF61984

10 ай бұрын

​@@lukeblaker8009- Not an excuse no, the match up is still fun, especially when you bag a win. Just saying it's in JP favour - because Gief cannot afford to burnout and lose parry, whereas playing an opponent in burnout is no different to usual for Gief.

@thepuppetmaster9284

10 ай бұрын

@@lukeblaker8009 I never say it's an excuse. But it's a clear fact for Gief that he needs to work super hard to beat JP. And btw, i have four characters at Diamond (Ryu at Diamond 2, Lily-Marisa-Luke at Diamond 1) so i know how hard the matchup against JP with other characters as well.

I always love watching Snake play, one of the greats!

Now imagine how unstoppable Snake Eyez would be if Zangief was a balanced character.

@akarapongboonrat9338

10 ай бұрын

Need the green hand back.. 😢

@ramijackson3978

10 ай бұрын

@@akarapongboonrat9338 He doesn't need greendhand, he needs a real reversal, oki and the ability to actually stay in on someone after landing an SPD.

@PGO_Gaming

10 ай бұрын

@@ramijackson3978 Why would you want Zangief to have the ability to stay in after landing an SPD? With as much damage as they incur, that would make him top tier.

@Cezkarma

10 ай бұрын

@@ramijackson3978 tell me you only started playing Street Fighter with SFV without telling me you only started playing Street Fighter with SFV.

@ensanesane

10 ай бұрын

​@@PGO_Gamingbecause he would be broken or they would have to nerf SPD damage

A man against the world. Nothing is impossible. 💧

I watched Snakes evolution gameplay with SF6 Geif and he has become an absolute monster.

Man, Snake has some godly perception to counter fireballs with lv 2! Is always exciting to see.

Proud of my boy Snake Eyez.

As a Gief main True Gief inspiration really makes you slow the game down in your head and analyze each opponent, everyone talks about our hugs but looks at JPs kit lol straight zoning

I see snake eyes and I know it’s gonna be a good match, but damn this was something else. Love watching gief when th scoops connect oh man 🎉

Thank you Snake Eyez, you made me want to play SF6 that much more. Best of luck in Capcon Cup 👍🏾

Anybody who mains Zangief just knows how impossible this fight is. This fight was amazing.

This is historic. Snake continues to create a highlight reel career.

As a Gief main I'm so happy to see him do so well and I hope to learn from him

He did it with Potemkin and will also do it with Zangief! GJ Snake Eyez

Snake has so much patience because he knows all he needs is one opening

This is already the set of the year

It’s going to take awhile for this to sink in, Can’t believe Snake Eye’s using Zangeif, just beat a pro player, playing JP, this must have been the hardest thing he’s ever done in the game, JP still needs a nerf, I thought it was a sure win for Reynalds.

@PGO_Gaming

10 ай бұрын

@@GamingCentralTV1 Only Gief's EX- Lariat should hit people from behind. He should have to pay with meter in order to anti-air that effectively. Forget the extra move and keep the damage. That makes every match with Zangief nerve-wracking, and that is the way it should be.

@Amaling

10 ай бұрын

Maybe instead of calling for nerfs focus up and improve like Snake Eyez. We not getting a balance patch for a whiiiile, and fortunately the game is in a state where anyone could win and the most represented character Ken is also just the most popular character

@MsRafael345

10 ай бұрын

Snake is also a pro player, and yeah it was a hard thing to do, but that only talks of the caliber of player snake is and grief is in desperate form to get some buffs.

@EggsAndBacon14

10 ай бұрын

@@Amaling snake eyez is in the top top top percentage of fgc players who also so happens to play a low tier character. there are few characters in the game that can carry a new to mid level player much further than the rest, one of those being jp. to say the average player needs to focus up is dodging the fact that jp does need nerfs of some kind, as does the other top 4 or 5 characters. if you play any fighting game, its a given that you would try to get better at it despite the obvious disparity in character balance. you cant tell everyone to ignore the glaring issues of certain characters and to simply get good like the pros.

@Impalingthorn

10 ай бұрын

I feel like people going "Zangief doesn't need a buff, just look at Snake Eyez" forget that Snake Eyez has historically always been a Zangief player. He was famous for it in 4, famous for it in 5, and is hella famous for it in 6. He can't be used asa reference; he was going to find a way to make Zangief work no matter what and if the expectation is that players just commit the same time and effort to achieve similar results, that is simply unrealistic. Zangief needs buffs. I wouldn't say it's the weakest he's ever been, but you FEEL the absence of Green Hand and Flex Parry.

By no means does this mean zangief is a good character. It just means snake eyez is a top tier player and knows the matchup. At this point it's not about knowing the zangief matchup, it's about knowing the snake eyez matchup

Snake eyes is the goat imo

Snakeyes has always been godlike but this was on another level!

11:03 crazy how fast things fell apart for Reynald after this point. it would be hard to confirm that single jab into Stribog into CA, but he coulda won 3-1 right there. then he missed Lovushka input in the next round and Snake steamrolled and Reynald looked stiff in the second set. Very well played by Snake Eyez though, he clearly deserved the win

I was waiting for Snake eyes comeback for SF. I am NoT disappointed at all.

Haven't enjoy a fight in a loooong time.. AMAZING.

One way I can tell 100 percent its the real Snake eyes is the way he plays on low HP as an ultimate bait vs zoners definitely a vintage tactic from him!

Godlike performance...

Honestly I could never I wouldn’t even wanna try to play gief this well but man this dude is fuckin sick he’s been making gief seem like the coolest character in the game for like a decade

Literally built different Truly inspirational God dang

I really wish he would have a alt and compete more. He carries Zangief and is more than capable of competing with other characters at a high level

@z1u512

10 ай бұрын

He already said he doesn't want to, he's a OG slow grappler player and tier lists be damned hes gonna play them anyways

@illprox9679

10 ай бұрын

@@z1u512 I know. I just like seeing him up there in some of these majors. If he can do it with Gief only everytime im on board of course lol

The funniest thing about this advent is that, for a variety of reasons that I won't elaborate, this is the only Gief player who even had a _chance_ of making it into Capcom Cup. And he pulled it off.

Bravo. That was quite a game

wowzer lets go snakeeyes! missed this since sf4

Amazing match! Maybe this can motivate the shake up some of the online character diversity. I want Idom to get a tournament win with Manon.

Amazing set! This matchup is one I’d never want to face, but Snake Eyez pulled it off!

That ... Was.... SICK !!!

came here after seeing Max dude break down how snake eyes played this "type" of character so well

Even as a grappler player, gotta respect Reynald's tricky approaches. Good on him for recognizing and conditioning Snake to never expect an approach and pull it out to win a few rounds. Off meta characters tend to win with lack of MU knowledge so props to him for the confidence and playing a smart game (especially in a GF match). Even though it ended in a reverse 3-0, fantastic game by both players.

i was on band wagon with Itazan Gief but Snake Eyes Gief against JP!!!! is whole new level.....a prodigy dont see much good main giefs

SEz makes me want to play Gief! Awesome.

@hagerthehorrible1892

10 ай бұрын

correction: SEz makes me want to buy this game and learn to play Gief.

2:00 how did bro dodge that air to air

Snake eyes is literally zangief the patience the combos the perfect timing I mean I only came to sf6 because I seen snake eyes was using zangief street fighter needs to cut him a check asap

Amazing Matchs!

I find watching Zangief matches are so entertaining!

NO MERCY , NO REMORSE. What a legend. Just goes to show you dont need to abuse Ken, Juri Cammy and JP like 90% of ranked.

@MsRafael345

10 ай бұрын

Sorry but its not about abusing characters, those you mentioned are easy to play. The problem is that people don't want to struggle to play the game, and that's what playing with zangief awful tools is, struggling all the time.

@LJAndrews1986

10 ай бұрын

Speaking to a Gief main here Comrade lol always been a anti meta kind of player myself. Hate using the popular cheese gods lol

@acecun6202

10 ай бұрын

You’re really reaching bro. Snake eyes hasn’t hit top 8 in ANY of the three majors held for SF6.

@uncoomf3279

10 ай бұрын

Yea cause Snake Eyez is constantly saying on his own streams that Zangief isn't competitive in tournaments, and pointing out every single flaw he has while playing lol

@Nobody-su9km

10 ай бұрын

Juri ain't even good lmao.

Snake Eyez have a massive analysis of JP moves and a mind of steel. Deep respect for him to made that feat!

I'm noticing something about this game, well in general but mainly this game, what splits apart good players is how you play in long sets, try to play people in FT10s or above and you'll see most people just can't but they'll beat you in a FT2 FT3 with no problems, it's like they're scared of being downloaded...and then you have gdlk players they'll just smoke you in a FT20 FT30 lol

an inspiration to us zangiefs everywhere... nothing is impossible if you train enough

quite frankly one the best comebacks ive ever seen

Watching him walk down all those JP attacks to get in close for the kill is amazing to watch. Masterful patience

Snake is him

God I hope Snake takes the cup. Its a long, long, hard road for Gief, but that would be such a sick underdog story, and he absolutely deserves it. Such a sick player, so fun to watch.

I'm a JP main, but boy I'm glad Snake Eyez won, CC doesn't feel right without him

Best Gief in the world, easily. To beat a top level American player in a tournament run like this. In a matchup like this. With the worst character in the game. Don't sleep on this man.

Lets goooooo!!!!!!

Loved watching SnakeEyez since I started playing SSF4AE on Steam. He still continues to impress.

I love this game

Added to favorites

Always fun to watch an expert Zangief player just dismantle people.

Itazan taking notes to prove to Nemo that Gief is SS tier 😂

@z1u512

10 ай бұрын

Nemo in shambles rn

Snake eyez is insane

nemo somewhere clenching his fist

4:19 That's just insulting!

What Reynald messed up with is the lack of forwad roundhouse as an anti-air. People get 25-30% damage from it easy. Since I'm a Zangief main since World Warrior, I'm glad he didn't. 😃