Tokido

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tokido
Occupation	eSports Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 7, 1985(1985-07-07)
Age	39
Birthplace	Japan
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Cancer

Tokido Biography

Tokido is one of the most popular and richest eSports Player who was born on July 7, 1985 in Japan, Japan. Fighting game specialist who is known for his career playing the King of Fighters and Street Fighter franchises. He won his third Evolution Championship Series (EVO) title in January 2017 at the Street Fighter V tournament.

He and Daigo Umehara are considered among Japan’s five “gaming gods.”

Tokido was introduced to fighting games in the 1990s, when he played The King of Fighters ’94 on the Neo Geo MVS. The first Street Fighter game Tokido came in contact with was Street Fighter 2 on the Super Famicom.

At CEO 2011 he took 1st place in Super Street Fighter 4 and Marvel vs Capcom 3 and took 3rd place in Tekken 6. Sponsored by Madcatz, Tokido was a highly successful King of Fighters XIII player in 2014. Tokido got into Street Fighter IV late compared to other high-level players. When he did, teammate Daigo Umehara suggested he pick the character Akuma, as a character like Ryu would be too difficult for him. Playing as Akuma, Tokido invented the “Tokido Vortex”, a move that guarantees an opponent character will take damage.

He was born and raised in Japan.

Tokido Net Worth

Tokido is one of the richest eSports Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tokido 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing fighting games during the rise of the genre in the early 1990s. He joined his first professional eSports team in 2011 when he joined The Traveling Circus.

He was deemed a fighting game legend by Yahoo eSports in a profile of him published in 2016. That same year, he was considered one of the best Street Fighter V players in the world after the CEO and SEAM tournament wins.

Hajime Taniguchi (Japanese: 谷口 一 , Hepburn: Taniguchi Hajime, born 7 July 1985) , better known as Tokido, is a Japanese fighting game player who plays the King of Fighters and Street Fighter franchises. He is known for playing multiple fighting games on a competitive level in addition to Street Fighter, including Tekken, Marvel vs Capcom 3, and BlazBlue. Tokido is a three-time EVO champion, having won Capcom vs. SNK 2 in 2002 as well as winning Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 2007 and Street Fighter V ten years later. Tokido has had 19+ Evolution top 8 finishes in 9 different games across 15 years, a feat surpassed only by Justin Wong.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tokido Dating?

According to our records, Tokido is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Tokido’s is not dating anyone.

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Tokido was released from Mad Catz in 2016, as the company was having financial trouble due to the poor sales of Rock Band 4. On January 4, 2017, it was confirmed that Echo Fox had picked up Tokido.

Facts & Trivia

Tokido Ranked on the list of most popular eSports Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Tokido celebrates birthday on July 7 of every year.

How old is Tokido?

36 years (July 7, 1985)

What year did Tokido win EVO?

Tokido is currently a three-time EVO champion, having won Capcom vs. SNK 2 in 2002 , Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 2007, and Street Fighter V in

2017. He is known for mastering Akuma in Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V, and is widely recognized one of the greatest fighting game players of all time.

What is Tokido vortex?

Enter the Tokido Vortex: an Okizeme style causing an opponent to be caught in a trap, which guarantees they take damage. Okizeme has traditionally referred to 3D fighting games and the damage players could cause an opponent while on the ground, but Tokido took the concept and applied it Street Fighter and Akuma.

How old is Daigo?

41 years (May 19, 1981)

How old is Justin Wong?

36 years (November 15, 1985)