Yusuke Momochi
| Momochi | |
|---|---|
| Yusuke Momochi | |
| Status | Active |
| Born | 12 February 1986 |
| Hometown | Tokyo |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Current team | Echo Fox |
| Games |
Street Fighter series Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Street Fighter X Tekken'' |
| Championships |
Capcom Cup 2014 (USF4) Evolution 2015 (USF4) |
| 2017–present | Echo Fox |
| 2011–2017 | Evil Geniuses |
Yusuke Momochi (born 12 February 1986), better known as Momochi, is a Japanese professional fighting game player, particularly of ones in the Street Fighter series by Capcom. Momochi won the Capcom Cup 2014 championship, as well as winning the EVO 2015 title for Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Momochi played for Evil Geniuses up until his contract ended January 1st, 2017 and was signed almost immediately by Team Echofox, along with former EG teammate Justin Wong and previously unsponsored Topanga partner Tokido. He is part of a team of three — consisting of fellow Japanese players RF and Kindevu — that took home first place at the 2010 Super Battle Opera tournament for Street Fighter 4. He also placed second at one of the final qualifiers for EVO 2011, Shadowloo Showdown. In 2011, Momochi signed with professional eSports team Evil Geniuses along with Ari "fLoE" Weintraub and Yuko "ChocoBlanka" Kusachi. In 2012, Momochi won the UK qualifier for the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike: Online Edition, Street Fighter X Tekken and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition v2012. Momochi would later receive 3rd, 5th, and 7th in the respective tournaments at the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Grand Finals.
In 2014, Momochi qualified for the Capcom Cup by winning South East Asia Major and defeating fellow Japanese player Ryota "Kazunoko" Inoue. At EVO 2014, Momochi received 7th place in Ultra Street Fighter IV by being defeated by French Rose specialist, Olivier "Luffy" Hay in the beginning of Top 8 Losers. Momochi would later win the 2014 Capcom Cup by taking out Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis, being put into losers bracket by Ryan Hart, then completely dominated everyone in the bracket and defeated Ho "Xian" Kun Xian, in the Grand Finals. Because of this victory, Momochi was given the first qualifying spot in the 2015 Capcom Cup.
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