Tokido showed a lot of improvement from the last time we saw him play but seemed like his play style was a bit one-dimensional hence Xiaohai's adaptation. It really just boiled down to Tokido jumping around too much and Xiaohai just playing a better footsie game.
Overall, I'm a bit disappointed with the level of play from Xiaohai and Dakou, as they had a built up reputation and it didn't quite live up to what I was expecting. I mean, without a doubt they have really strong KoF fundamentals and that's what led to Xiaohai's victory but it feels like they are still in a transitioning phase.
I hope Dakou, Xioahai, and Tokido are really salty after Shadowloo Showdown and train hard for Evo because I think all of them will probably get into top 16 at the least but I don't think they'll be able to pull out a win against Bala, Reynalds, or Mr.KoF.
I think there's no point in fixing the XIII online, it's pretty much dead on there from what I can tell, at least on the 360 front. Do need the Climax changes though.
If the online got fixed you can bet that more players would be showing up so I don't think it's out of the question to ask for another look at the netcode. Granted, this probably won't happen but it sure would be nice.