This year's EVO has truly cemented the American competitive fighting scene as a big joke. Justin Wong was bested by a Taiwanese Adon player, Ricky Ortiz only just barely lucked out a win against a Korean player, and Daigo Umehara looked rather bored as he breezed through the entire competition like he wasn't even trying. None of the American players ever stood a chance against him.
When EVO goes to Japan, you can bet that you're going to see American players being destroyed left and right.