Oh em gee! Bad match up for Sagat!

I’m currently revising my match up ratio list that I made when AE first came out. Usually I like to reevaluate my match up ratio list from time to time to think about what changed, and to prioritize match ups that I should focus on.

Since not everyone could spare the time to master every single match up, nor do people usually have the the opportunity to practice against every match up, I believe its important to focus on getting reeeeally good at certain match up in getting prepared for a team tournament. As with any team tournaments, I believe all players who don’t play a S tier character should practice their best match ups first, and their worst match ups – best match ups because in team tournaments, unless you are going first you most likely be sent to fight against a character that you will have an advantage over, should you lose these advantageous matchups, its a very detrimental blow to your team; and worst match up so that you will have a decent chance against the opponent who will most likely send a worst matchup against you, should you win your advantageous matchup.

Anyway moving on to my matchup ratio again…

Match Up Ratio

Disclaimer: This list is also dependent on how familiar I am with the matchup xD as well as based on the assumption that the characters are played by two equally good players.

Zangief:Other

Very advantageous

Hakan 7:3 (Not really familiar with this matchup, haven’t fought any hakans)
Yang 6.5:3.5 (Peihoon’s Yang make it seem like 5:5 though -.-, but thats just because he’s that much better as a player)

Advantageous

Claw 6:4
Dudley 6:4
Fuerte 6:4
Dee Jay 6:4
Yun 6:4 5:5 (This matchup will get worse for Gief as time goes on)
Sakura 6:4
Blanka 6:4
Adon 6:4
Juri 6:4
Guy 6:4
Gouken 6:4
Cody 6:4
Rufus 6:4

Slightly Advantageous

Ibuki 5.5:4.5
Dictator 5.5:4.5
Chun Li 5.5:4.5
Ryu 5.5:4.5

Even

Guile 5:5
Boxer 5:5
Makoto 5:5
Ken 5:5
Cammy 5:5

Disadvantageous

Viper 4:6
Feilong 3:7 with normal style 4:6 with itazan style
Honda 4:6

Very disadvantageous

Dhalsim: 3.5:6.5
Gouki 3:7
Sagat 3:7
T.Hawk 3:7 (It’s not REALLY 3-7…. more like 4-6 but I just like putting this here because of how much I hate S.HK =P)
To be honest a lot of the match ups in between the categories “Even and slightly advantageous” are kinda iffy, not really 100% sure about how really advantageous Gief is with my current standard of play :/

Update:

There are a few matchups that should be higher. For example with Dhalsim, Mahoshojo commented that he feels its a 4-6, so obviously thats one area that I really gotta work on :( . Some match ups where I should practice to get better at are mainly Feilong, Dictator, Abel, Ibuki, Chun Li, Dhalsim  to push them back into what the range should be at (5:5 or 6:4).  I’ve somewhat given up at trying to fight Sagat; instead trying to learn akuma instead lolz.