Daigo Might Miss Evo Due To Visa Issues

Daigo Umehara, one of the FGC's most iconic characters might not make the event that has made him a household name around the world. Daigo made his name at Evo and it is possible he would be unable to make it to this year's event due to a visa issue. 

The news was broken by his good friend and team mate, Fuudo, who tweeted that he wouldn't be traveling with Daigo which is something he usually does because of ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization), a document that Japanese players need to travel. Daigo might be able to get it as the process of getting ESTA takes a little over 24 hours, but might not be in time to make it to Evo. 

Japanese pro player Dogura talked about the issue with ESTA saying that players need to procure it as soon as possible so as to be able to get to America. Aru, a Japanese commentator, also chimed in stating that players are able to renew ESTA every 2 years, but with players that travel a lot, they can tend to forget to get it in time.