Daigo Umehara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Daigo Umehara

Japanese electronic sports player

Date of Birth: 19-May-1981

Place of Birth: Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Profession: pro gamer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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Daigo Umehara (Japanese: ?? ??, 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.Before properly being called a pro gamer from signing a sponsorship deal with Mad Catz, Japanese media usually referred to Daigo as "the god of 2D fighting games" (2D???????, 2D Kakuto Gemu no Kami).