In perhaps the closest final matchup in Evolution history, Daigo Umehara’s Ryu defeated Justin Wong’s Balrog 2-3, 3-2, to take the Evo 2009 Street Fighter IV title. After some early struggles, Justin surprised everyone by switching to Balrog. The move paid off, as Justin was able to win the first set of the finals, avenging his earlier loss to Daigo in the tournament. The final set of the match came down to the final game. In the end Daigo’s strong positional play allowed him to squeek by and take the title.

Top L.A. player Ed Ma, who placed second in the recent U.S. Super Battle Opera qualifiers, proved that he’s still got the stuff by placing 3rd.

If you missed the action, you’ll be able to download HD videos of all the top Evo matches on IGN starting this Friday, July 24. Not all the matches will be up immediately but will be posted over the next few weeks. Once they ready for download, they can be easily found on the IGN homepage. As an IGN Insider, you will get unlimited HD downloads of all available matches as well as other IGN benefits.