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Because Japanese people speak very fast, so Da-i-su-ke will turn to Dai-su-ke. It's pretty much simple.
If you talk with Japanese people and call him "Da-i-su-ke", they would think you speak so slow.
Yes, the four syllables of Daisuke are short -- so I agree that the correct pronunciation is a subtle difference from three syllables. (What I would say is that the difference is subtle, but real. YMMV.)
As I said above, what especially bugs me is that some people (I do not mean you, Meoima) believe that "Dice-K" (which I do not mind as a Westernized nickname) is the true pronunciation. :no:
The problem is, when pronouncing the "u" in Daisuke or Tatsuki, the Eurosport commentators always put the stress there. So it becomes DaiSUke (or rather, DaiSUki) and TatSUki... I guess, technically, the u is very short rather than silent. But if you move the stress to the first syllable, the u naturally becomes near-silent.
Daisuke is a very common name. I expect the new generations of Japanese skaters to continue giving Simon and Chris headaches. ...
BTW, another thing that my mother and I have discussed many times is that all syllables in Japanese technically are pronounced with equal stress.
But I do not disagree that the "u" in Daisuke is near-silent.