JWong

Justin Wong on commentary at EVO 2024

Player Information

Name:

Justin Wong

Nationality:

United States

Canada

Born:

November 15, 1985 (age 38)

Years Active:

2002 - Present

Approx. Total Winnings:

$134,185

Games:

Street Fighter
Marvel vs. Capcom
Capcom vs. SNK
Killer Instinct
The King of Fighters
Tekken
Samurai Shodown
Mortal Kombat
Guilty Gear
Skullgirls
Fighting EX Layer
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
Sailor Moon

Links

Achievements

History

20??-??-?? — 2010-06-25

Empire Arcadia

2010-06-25 — 2017-01-01

Evil Geniuses

2017-01-04 — 2019-01-15

Echo Fox

2020-10-07 — 2022-12-??

Panda (Content Creator)

(rebranded from Panda Global on 2020-12-03)

Justin Wong (commonly abbreviated to "JWong") is an American Fighting Games player and commentator who is currently residing in Canada.

He is an eight-time EVO champion, having won Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 2v2 Teams in 2009 and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 in 2014.^[1] He also won MVC2 at the 2001 edition of EVO's predecessor, Battle by the Bay.

Although briefly, Justin has also competed in other fighting game franchises such as Mortal Kombat, Pokken, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters, Tekken, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Skullgirls and SoulCalibur. Due to his early dominance of the American fighting game scene and eventual longevity in the genre, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest fighting game players of all time.

He is known for his footsies-oriented, defensive style. In June 2010, Justin was picked up by Evil Geniuses, becoming the first american fighting games player to be sponsored by an esports organization in doing so. After nearly seven years of representing the organization, he signed to Echo Fox as part of a "super-team" of players including himself, Tokido, Momochi, Chocoblanka, SonicFox and Scar and stayed with the team from January 2017 to 2019.

Notable Events[edit]

Trivia[edit]

He is widely considered the best Marvel vs. Capcom 2 player of all time; his dominance got to a point where his own friends would occasionally cheer for his opponents.
Well-known for his ability to comeback against seemingly impossible odds during fighting game matches, appropriately named "The Wong Factor".
He had a lonely childhood; Justin started playing fighting games to make friends.^[2]
The number 15 on his Evil Geniuses jersey signified Justin Wong's age when he won his first EVO Championship (not to be confused with Battle by the Bay).^[3]
Was on the receiving end of the famous "Daigo Parry" at EVO 2004.^[4]
Set a "world record" at E3 2009 by achieving a 300 game win streak.^[5]
Enjoys watching Super Smash Bros. tournaments, and occasionally attends tournaments dedicated to the franchise.
Was a former employee of NVIDIA.
Often sponsors players from different regions to participate in large tournaments, under the "JWong" (previously WongNation) tag.
Is one of a handful of players to have an EVO Top-8 Finish in both Street Fighter game and a main franchise Tekken game, the others being Ryan Hart, Poongko, JimmyJTran and Tokido.

Media[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Justin Wong at CEO 2024
Justin Wong at Final Round 2019
Justin Wong at ESL One New York
Justin Wong and long-time rival Tokido during their time with Evil Geniuses and Mad Catz

References[edit]

[1] "EVO Top 8 Database". Infilament.

[2] "The Story of Justin Wong".

[3] "Why Justin Wong's jersey number is 15".

[4] "EVO Moment #37".

[5] Evil Controllers article on Justin Wong at E3 2009

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Date	Tier		Position	Partner List
2024-09-21	Showmatch	Sajam Street Fighter Slam	Commentator	Rynge Sajam
2024-08-11	Tier 1	Esports World Cup 2024	Analyst	Jammerz Saint Cola
2024-07-21	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2024	Commentator	Damascus James Chen Jammerz Logan Sama Rynge Sajam Sherryjenix Tyrant UltraDavid Vicious Yipes
2024-07-20	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2024	Commentator	Duralath Humbag jmcrofts Vicious
2024-06-30	Tier 1	CEO 2024	Commentator	Jake Ryan Maverick Rome_Himself Rynge Saint Cola Sherryjenix Tyrant IFC Yipes
2024-06-02	Tier 1	DreamHack Dallas 2024	Commentator	James Chen ProXY Saint Cola
2024-06-02	Tier 1	DreamHack Dallas 2024	Commentator	Kai Kennedy Rip Tasty Steve
2024-03-17	Tier 1	Red Bull Kumite 2024 - New York	Commentator	F-Word James Chen Logan Sama Tasty Steve IFC Yipes
2023-08-06	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2023	Commentator	James Chen Logan Sama Saint Cola Sajam UltraDavid Vicious IFC Yipes
2023-06-25	Tier 1	CEO 2023	Commentator	Its BradM Logan Sama ProXY Rynge Saint Cola Tyrant Yipes
About achievementsBroadcasts from any Tournament

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2023
2023-12-10	7th - 8th	Tier 3	Northeast Championship 23	1 : 3	EscapingJail
2023-10-07	5th - 6th	Tier 3	ReWired Fest 2023	2 : 3	BSIDA	$450
2023-08-31	5th - 6th	Tier 3	CPT 2023 World Warrior: Canada West #2	DQ	CeroBlast
2023-08-27	13th - 16th	Tier 2	CPT 2023 Online Event: North America West	0 : 2	Filipinoman
2023-08-17	1st	Tier 3	CPT 2023 World Warrior: Canada West #1	0 : 3 3 : 1	noodle	$11
2023-08-06	129th - 192nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2023	L	Big Bird
2023-06-25	13th - 16th	Tier 1	CEO 2023	1 : 2	Phenom
All Results

Date	Place	Event			Prize
2023
2023-06-12	5th - 8th	Twitch Rivals - Street Fighter 6 Legacy Showdown	3/3	Grp. S.	$1,000
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2022
2022-06-26	17th - 24th	Tier 1	CEO 2022	0 : 2	KUDO
2022-05-14	1st	Tier 3	Canada Cup Master Series 2	3 : 2	nycfurby
2021
2021-10-10	2nd	Tier 3	The Pinnacle 2021	3 : 2 2 : 3	Punk	$601
2021-08-08	13th - 16th	Tier 2	EVO 2021 Online - NA West	0 : 2	Blarrlad
2019
2019-11-17	33rd - 48th	Tier 1	CPT North America Open 2019	1 : 2	Infexious
2019-11-03	5th - 6th	Tier 1	Canada Cup 2019	0 : 3	Xian	$750
2019-10-06	3rd	Tier 2	Furia Tica 2019	1 : 3	MenaRD
2019-09-15	25th - 32nd	Tier 1	CPT Asia Premier @ Tokyo Game Show 2019	1 : 2	Machabo
2019-08-04	129th - 192nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2019	1/2	Pools
2019-07-21	3rd	Tier 2	Defend the North 2019	0 : 3	iDom	$250
2019-07-14	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Toryuken 8	2 : 3	Smug
2019-07-06	7th - 8th	Tier 3	The Pinnacle 2019	2 : 3	Mortsy	$47
All Results

Date	Place	Event
2022
2022-02-04	3rd	Street Fighter League Pro-US - Season 4
2019
2019-06-20	5th	Street Fighter League Pro-US 2019 - Season 1	4/6	Grp. S.
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2024
2024-06-30	1st	Tier 3	CEO 2024	3 : 2	Ricky	$435
2023
2023-12-10	1st	Tier 3	Northeast Championship 23	3 : 0	4cJoe	$182
2023-04-23	2nd	Tier 3	Texas Showdown 2023	0 : 3	Yuuki	$286
2022
2022-09-04	1st	Tier 3	East Coast Throwdown 2022	3 : 0	Bubbles	$294
2022-06-25	1st	Tier 3	CEO 2022	3 : 1	Ricky	$450
2021
2021-01-30	5th - 6th	Tier 3	Frosty Faustings XIII Online	1 : 2	Dagger_G
2019
2019-07-21	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Defend the North 2019	0 : 2	FrankieBFG
2019-05-26	1st	Tier 2	Combo Breaker 2019	3 : 1 3 : 0	FrankieBFG	$610
2019-03-15	2nd	Tier 3	Final Round 2019	2 : 3	Vanao	$62
2018
2018-09-01	13th - 16th	Tier 3	Summer Jam 12	L	Catbug
2018-05-26	1st	Tier 2	Combo Breaker 2018	3 : 0	Chi-Rithy	$535
2018-03-16	1st	Tier 3	Final Round 2018	3 : 0	NYChrisG	$189
All Results

Date	Place	Event	Partner	Result
2009
2009-07-19	1st	Evolution Championship Series 2009	Justin Wong Issei	W	JimmyJTran Rommel
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2018
2018-09-16	5th - 6th	Tier 1	Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Tournament Series - Dramatic Battle	0 : 2	MAKI	$280
2018-09-02	17th - 24th	Tier 3	Summer Jam 12	DQ	Empress Nikki
2014
2014-04-04	1st	Tier 3	Texas Showdown 2014	W	Alex Valle
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2013
2013-12-14	3rd	Tier 1	Capcom Cup 2013	1 : 2	Tampa Bison	$500
2013-09-15	5th - 6th	Tier 2	The Fall Classic 2013	0 : 2	NuckleDu
2013-07-13	2nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2013	1 : 3	Infiltration	$1,260
2013-06-30	2nd	Tier 2	CEO 2013	1 : 3	Momochi	$200
2013-06-23	2nd	Tier 3	South East Asia Major 2013	3 : 0 1 : 3	Tokido
2013-05-19	3rd	Tier 2	East Coast Throwdown 5	2 : 3	Sabin
2013-04-28	4th	Tier 2	NorCal Regionals 2013	0 : 2	Momochi
2013-04-14	1st	Tier 2	Texas Showdown 2013	3 : 0	Alex Valle
2013-03-31	3rd	Tier 2	Final Round 16	0 : 3	Infiltration
2012
2012-12-08	9th - 12th	Tier 1	Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament	0 : 2	Sethlolol	$775
2012-10-28	2nd	Tier 2	Canada Cup 2012	2 : 3	Infiltration
2012-07-29	1st	Tier 2	Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Global Tournament - Austin Qualifier	0 : 3 3 : 2	Ricky Ortiz	$2,500
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2018
2018-05-05	9th - 12th	Tier 3	Texas Showdown 2018	0 : 3	Zayboo
2017
2017-12-21	3rd	Tier 2	GEICO Gaming MVC Infinite Invitational	1 : 3	Cloud805
2017-12-10	5th - 6th	Tier 1	Battle for the Stones Finals	0 : 3	Stealth	$2,000
2017-10-29	3rd	Tier 1	Canada Cup 2017	2 : 3	Teemo
2017-10-15	1st	Tier 1	South East Asia Major 2017	3 : 0	Kazunoko
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2019
2019-07-20	3rd	Tier 3	Defend the North 2019	2 : 3	Gconceptz	$51
2019-05-24	1st	Tier 3	Combo Breaker 2019	3 : 1	MadBooFace	$252
2016
2016-12-18	1st	Tier 3	Northeast Championship 17	W	Sanford Kelly
2014
2014-04-04	1st	Tier 3	Texas Showdown 2014	3 : 1	Preppy
2010
2010-07-11	1st	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2010	3 : 0 3 : 0	Sanford Kelly
2009
2009-07-19	2nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2009	3 : 0 1 : 3	Santhrax
2008
2008-08-10	1st	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2008	3 : 0 3 : 1	Chunksta	$1,127
2007
2007-09-30	1st	Tier 3	OzHadou Nationals 6	2 : 0	Jim
2007-08-26	2nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2007	1 : 3	Yipes	$2,000
2006
2006-08-20	1st	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2006	3 : 1	Chunksta	$5,000
2005
2005-08-14	4th	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2005	0 : 2	Yipes
2004
2004-08-01	1st	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2004	3 : 0	David Lee
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2014
2014-07-13	3rd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2014	2 : 3	Rico Suave	$1,338
2014-06-28	1st	Tier 2	CEO 2014	3 : 0	PR Balrog	$408
2014-06-22	1st	Tier 1	MLG Pro Circuit 2014 - Anaheim	3 : 1	MyGod	$4,000
2014-05-18	1st	Tier 3	Toryuken 3	3 : 0	Rebelo
2014-05-11	2nd	Tier 3	East Coast Throwdown 2014	3 : 1 2 : 3	CD Jr.
2014-04-20	2nd	Tier 3	NorCal Regionals 2014	1 : 3	Grimmz
2014-04-04	5th - 6th	Tier 3	Texas Showdown 2014	0 : 2	YouTuube
2014-03-16	1st	Tier 3	Final Round 17	3 : 1 3 : 0	PR Balrog
2014-02-23	2nd	Tier 3	Winter Brawl 8	0 : 3 0 : 3	Rico Suave
2014-01-26	1st	Tier 3	Kumite In Tennessee 2014	1 : 3 3 : 0	PR Balrog
2014-01-19	1st	Tier 2	Apex 2014	3 : 0	Shin Paulo	$370
2013
2013-12-08	1st	Tier 3	Northeast Championship XIV	3 : 0	CDJr
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2018
2018-03-18	25th - 32nd	Tier 1	Final Round 2018	L	Mikeand1ke
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2024
2024-02-16	9th - 12th	Tier 2	Twitch Rivals - TEKKEN 8 Juggle Gym	1 : 2	Joey Fury	$750
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2022
2022-10-24	9th - 12th	Tier 2	Twitch Rivals: KO Series - Rip’s Rumble	1/2	Round Robin
2022-05-14	7th - 8th	Tier 3	Canada Cup Master Series 2	1 : 2	Jon the Batman Hat
2017
2017-08-20	3rd	Tier 3	Buenos Aires True Salt 2017	2 : 3	Lucky_Crowkicks
2016
2016-06-17	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Wizard World Gaming Sacramento 2016	0 : 2	Tekken Tim	$200
2016-06-02	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Wizard World Gaming Philadelphia 2016	0 : 2	Liquid	$200
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2017
2017-05-21	9th - 12th	Tier 3	Toryuken 6	0 : 3	Station
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2015
2015-05-17	7th - 8th	Tier 3	Toryuken 4	1 : 2	Pimpimjim
2015-05-10	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Texas Showdown 2015	1 : 2	Scar
2015-04-26	5th - 6th	Tier 3	Northwest Majors VII	0 : 2	Shujinkydink
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2017
2017-05-19	5th - 6th	Tier 3	Toryuken 6	0 : 2	AlvinKOF
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2016
2016-05-21	4th	Tier 3	Toryuken 5	0 : 2	Alvin	$13
2014
2014-05-18	2nd	Tier 3	Toryuken 3	0 : 3	Karn
2012
2012-10-28	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Canada Cup 2012	0 : 2	Cuongster
2012-09-30	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Seasons Beatings: Ascension	0 : 2	Romance
2012-06-10	4th	Tier 3	East Coast Throwdown 4	0 : 2	RyRy
2012-05-06	5th - 6th	Tier 2	Shadowloo Showdown 2012	L	Poongko
2012-03-25	7th - 8th	Tier 1	MLG Pro Circuit 2012 - Winter Championship	0 : 3	Reynald	$550
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2022
2022-05-15	3rd	Tier 3	Canada Cup Master Series 2	2 : 3	Memokarp
2022-01-23	13th - 16th	Tier 2	ARCREVO America 2021 Online Regional - Canada	1 : 3	Skyfarer
2021
2021-10-10	3rd	Tier 2	The Pinnacle 2021	2 : 3	Kizzie Kay	$400
2021-06-19	2nd	Tier 3	CLG Burst Series: Guilty Gear Strive	1 : 3 1 : 3	SQ	$150
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2021
2021-09-19	25th - 32nd	Tier 3	Vortex Gallery 2021 - GMOTW NA	DQ	ChairGTables
2018
2018-05-20	1st	Tier 3	Toryuken 7	3 : 0	karn	$70
2017
2017-05-19	1st	Tier 3	Toryuken 6	3 : 0	Yasanagi
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2010
2010-11-07	4th	Tier 3	SoCal Regionals 2010	0 : 2	GCYoshi13
2010-07-11	3rd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2010	1 : 2	Marn
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2019
2019-07-05	1st	Tier 3	The Pinnacle 2019	3 : 0	Geki	$76
2018
2018-08-04	1st	Tier 2	Evolution Championship Series 2018 Side Tournaments	3 : 0	Dragoomba	$3,000
All Results

General

Specific

JWong

Notable Events[edit]

Street Fighter 6

Street Fighter V

Street Fighter IV

Street Fighter III

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Street Fighter Alpha 2

Street Fighter II

Street Fighter x Tekken

Capcom vs. SNK 2

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Killer Instinct

Samurai Shodown (2019)

Dragon Ball FighterZ

1v1

Tekken 8

1v1

Tekken 7

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

1v1

Tekken 5

1v1

Injustice 2

1v1

Mortal Kombat X

1v1

Mortal Kombat (2011)

1v1

The King of Fighters XV

The King of Fighters XIV

1v1

The King of Fighters XIII

1v1

Guilty Gear -STRIVE-

1v1

Guilty Gear XX

1v1

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

1v1

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

Fighting EX Layer

Sailor Moon S

Skullgirls

Trivia[edit]

Media[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]