JWong

Justin Wong on commentary at EVO 2024

Player Information

Name:

Justin Wong

Nationality:

United States

Canada

Born:

November 15, 1985 (age 40)

Years Active:

2001 - 2025

Team:

BASILISK

Alternate IDs:

JWonggg, Wazzler, wazzler15, Wazzler7917

Approx. Total Winnings:

$151,647

Games:

Street Fighter
Marvel vs. Capcom
Capcom vs. SNK
Street Fighter X Tekken
The King of Fighters
Killer Instinct
Tekken
Samurai Shodown
Mortal Kombat
Fatal Fury
Guilty Gear
Skullgirls
Melty Blood
Fighting EX Layer
Dragon Ball FighterZ
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)

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

2025-08-12 — Present

BSLSK(Organization)

Justin Wong (commonly abbreviated to "JWong") is an American/Canadian Fighting Games player and commentator.

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. Justin is additionally the only American champion for SBO, having won Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 in 2012.

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

Trivia

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 Battle by the Bay (the predecessor to EVO).^[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

Interviews

2024-07-29 | The Matches That Made Justin Wong by EvoFGC
2024-07-15 | Justin Wong's Quest for a Marvel 3 Championship - Evo Champions by EvoFGC

Gallery

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

[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
2025-11-02	Tier 1	SNK World Championship 2025 Finals	Commentator	Aroo El Colt Hellpockets Rome_Himself
2025-11-02	Tier 1	SNK World Championship 2025 Finals	Commentator	Aroo El Colt Rome_Himself
2025-08-23	Tier 1	Esports World Cup 2025	Analyst	Jammerz Saint Cola
2025-07-12	Tier 1	Esports World Cup 2025	Commentator	El Colt Hellpockets
2025-04-06	Tier 1	Red Bull Kumite 2025	Commentator	Damascus F-Word Liv Logan Sama Yipes
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
2024-06-02	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
2023-08-06	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2023	Commentator	James Chen Logan Sama Saint Cola Sajam UltraDavid Vicious IFC 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	Qualifier	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	Qualifier	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 - 6th	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 2019 NA Regional Open	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	Tokyo Game Show 2019	1 : 2	Machabo
2019-08-04	129th - 192nd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2019	1/2	Round 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	Event	Partner	Result
2009
2009-08-14	17th - 32nd	Super Battle Opera 2009	Justin Wong Marn	1 : 2	CYGNUS Naiki
All Results

Date	Place	Event
2010
2010-09-19	17th - 32nd	Super Battle Opera 2010	2 : 3
2010-04-04	1st	West Coast Warzone 2
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2025
2025-10-26	1st	Tier 3	First Attack 2025			$96
2025-06-14	4th	Tier 2	CEO 2025	0 : 2	FrankieBFG	$97
2025-05-31	1st	Tier 3	Headstomper 2025 Side Tournaments	3 : 0	Peavey	$116
2024
2024-10-06	1st	Tier 3	Thaiger Uppercut 2024	3 : 0	Yokou	$150
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
All Results

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

Date	Place	Event	Prize
2008
2008-03-22	1st	Showdown Championships 2008	$133
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
2004
2004-03-14	2nd	Tier 2	Texas Showdown 4
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 3	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 Finals	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
2017-12-09	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
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 2	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 14	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			Prize
2025
2025-07-26	5th - 6th	Tier 2	S Factor 12	1 : 2	Kotir
2019
2019-11-03	7th - 8th	Tier 1	Canada Cup 2019	1 : 2	Alex Valle
2019-10-06	1st	Tier 2	Furia Tica 2019	3 : 2	Kusanagi
2019-08-03	3rd	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2019	1 : 3	Infiltration	$4,729
2019-07-21	2nd	Tier 2	Defend the North 2019	0 : 3 1 : 3	NYChrisG
2019-07-14	1st	Tier 3	Toryuken 8	3 : 0	LordJimmyBones	$295
2019-07-06	1st	Tier 3	The Pinnacle 2019	3 : 0	KizzieKay	$535
2019-06-30	1st	Tier 2	CEO 2019 Community Tournaments	3 : 0	Cory Bell	$825
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event
2018
2018-03-18	25th - 32nd	Tier 1	Final Round 2018	L	Mikeand1ke
2018-03-10	7th - 8th	Tier 3	Canada East Championships 5	0 : 2	Rebelo
All Results

Date	Place	Tier	Event			Prize
2024
2024-02-16	9th - 12th	Showmatch	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			Prize
2006
2006-08-20	4th	Tier 1	Evolution Championship Series 2006	0 : 2	jra64	$750
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
2015-05-24	13th - 16th	Tier 1	Combo Breaker 2015	0 : 2	N1k0lass
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			Prize
2025
2025-07-27	17th - 24th	Tier 2	S Factor 12	0 : 2	Koopatj
2025-06-15	25th - 32nd	Tier 1	CEO 2025	0 : 2	mok
2025-06-01	7th - 8th	Tier 2	Headstomper 2025	0 : 2	SCORE	$1,000
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

General

Specific

JWong

Notable Events

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

Tekken 7

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

1v1

Tekken 5

1v1

Injustice 2

1v1

Mortal Kombat X

1v1

Mortal Kombat (2011)

1v1

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

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

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

1v1

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

Fighting EX Layer

Sailor Moon S

Skullgirls