Written by Glenn | 06 January 2012

Fighting game follower Johnny Ward posted what he thought was his top 10 matches of 2011. He takes into account both the Super Street Fighter IV series and the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 series. His No. 1 is different than what was posted here (neither made the top 10, I'm sad) and didn't take into account any weekly events. In total, there are seven SSF4 matches and three MvC3 matches.

Here's more from his site:

Ok so i want to be known in the community for something that is unique, there are the comebacks, funny and cool moments, etc. So I thought, why not be the man that does all the breaking down and come up with top ten list for fighting game majors. So I thought why not start it off with a top ten that has a very debated subject that people will type comments and say "this list sucks" or "damn you hit it right on the head" I may have a small voice in this community but it might and will shine in a big way.

When I mean matches I look for a lot of things when it comes to a great match. The playing was crazy good, the significant value of the match, and the hype of the crowd and the players playing the match. Now sorry for the bias of the list but it will only be Street Fighter and Marvel vs Capcom 3 matches. I did a lot of thinking and a lot of video searching, it does not help that I am still gong to school and have a job. But I will try to put this list as not a favoritism of a certain player of hometown crowd, these are matches that were on stream that all of us saw and just hyped up beyond all reason. The With out further delay, the top ten matches of the 2011 fighting game major season p.s. i included some of the world major tournaments as well because of this, it was ever harder to make the list.

Here's the first five

10. Evolution Online Tournament (PS3) SSF4 championship - Jewelman vs. Mike Ross
9. Evolution MvC3 championship - Viscant vs. PR Balrog
8. Shadowloo Showdown SSF4 elimination match - Mike Ross. vs Mago
7. Evolution SSF4 winners bracket - Daigo Umehara vs. Alex Valle
6. 12th Northeast Championship SSF4 championship - Wolfkrone vs. Justin Wong


Check the link for the top five.