Capcom Pro Tour
The Capcom Pro Tour is a series of international fighting game tournaments sponsored by video game developer Capcom. The Pro Tour culminates in the annual Capcom Cup, a single-day tournament held in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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| Sport | Fighting games |
|---|---|
| Commissioner | Capcom Matt "Matt Deezie" Dahlgren |
| Countries | China, United States, France, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Spain, Dominican Republic, Brazil, United Kingdom |
| Most recent champion | Tsunehiro "Gachikun" Kanamori |
| Qualification | Open |
| Official website | https://capcomprotour.com |
The Capcom Pro Tour is a series of international fighting game tournaments sponsored by video game developer Capcom. The Pro Tour culminates in the annual Capcom Cup, a single-day tournament held in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
2014
[edit]Capcom Cup 2014 Qualifiers
[edit]| Country | Number of players | Players |
|---|---|---|
 United States
|
5 | Snake Eyez, EG|Justin Wong, CRS|NuckleDu, EG|Ricky Ortiz, EG|PR Balrog |
 Japan
|
5 | MCZ|Daigo Umehara, NISHIKIN, RZR|Fuudo, EG|Momochi, Bonchan |
 France
|
2 | MD|Luffy, GL|Valmaster |
 United Kingdom
|
1 | DIG|Ryan Hart |
 Singapore
|
1 | RZR|Xian |
 South Korea
|
1 | Infiltration |
 Brazil
|
1 | CNB|ChuChu |
2015
[edit]Capcom Cup 2015 qualifiers
[edit]| Country | Number of players | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
13 | EG|Momochi, MCZ|Mago, MCZ|Daigo Umehara, Kazunoko, MCZ|Tokido, YBK|Dashio, RZR|[[Fuudo]], RB|Bonchan, Nemo, Itabashi Zangief, MF|Tonpy, YBK|Shiro, /r/kappa|Misse |
| United States
|
5 | RB|Snake Eyez, EG|Justin Wong, Liquid|NuckleDu, WFX|801 Strider, YOMI|Dieminion |
 China
|
3 | Qanba.Douyu|Xiaohai, Dark Jiewa, Qanba.Douyu|Dakou |
| South Korea
|
2 | RZR|Infiltration, /r/kappa|Poongko |
| Singapore
|
2 | RZR|Xian, RZR|Gackt |
 Taiwan
|
2 | AVM|GamerBee, RZR|RB |
| France
|
2 | MD|Luffy, YP|Valmaster |
| United Kingdom
|
1 | KIG|Problem X |
| Brazil
|
1 | FGCBR|Keoma |
 Hong Kong
|
1 | CCG|HumanBomb |
2016
[edit]Like the previous year, Capcom Pro Tour 2016 has a US$500,000 prize pool. Street Fighter V replaced Ultra Street Fighter IV as the game played during the series. Final Round 19 was the first major tournament in the circuit.[2] Capcom plans to make the Capcom Cup itself much more balanced nationality-wise. The organizers also stated that only first-place finishers of each twelve premier events and regional finals can qualify, meaning that if someone who is already qualified takes first place, another global points qualifier will be added. Eight players will qualify from regional point leaderboards (two from North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America each).[3]
Capcom Cup 2016 qualifiers
[edit]| Country | Number of players | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
12 | Tokido, Mago, BST|Daigo Umehara, EG|Momochi, RZR|Fuudo, MOV, YD.MJS|Haitani, HM|Eita, HM|Go1, GGP|Kazunoko, HORI|Sako, YD|Yukadon |
| United States
|
8 | Liquid|NuckleDu, EG|Justin Wong, FOX|Julio Fuentes, PG|Filipino Champ, DNL|Chris Tatarian, EG|Ricki Ortiz, WFX|XSK Samurai, EG|K-Brad |
| France
|
2 | RB|Luffy, MD|Mister Crimson |
| United Kingdom
|
2 | PxP|Problem X, Ryan Hart |
| Brazil
|
1 | F3|Brolynho |
| China
|
1 | Qanba|Xiao Hai |
 Dominican Republic
|
1 | GAM|DR Ray |
| Hong Kong
|
1 | HuomaoTV|HumanBomb |
 Norway
|
1 | BX3|Phenom |
| Singapore
|
1 | RZR|Xian |
| South Korea
|
1 | RZR|Infiltration |
| Taiwan
|
1 | ZW|GamerBee |
2017
[edit]The 2017 Capcom Pro Tour took off on February 17, 2017. The points leaderboards and qualification mechanics for the 2017 Capcom Cup were greatly streamlined in the 2017 season, with automatic qualification upon winning a Premier Event being taken away. This Capcom Pro Tour still features Regional Finals, but the Regional points leaderboard is otherwise unused. This Pro Tour features more online events than the 2016 event did. The finals were won by MenaRD, using Birdie.
2018
[edit]In total, 465 players scored points in the season.[5] The finals were won by Gachikun, using Rashid.
2019
[edit]In total, 508 players scored points in the season.[6] Idom won using Poison.
2020
[edit]Live events in 2020 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Evo weekend was replaced with an online-only tournament. Street Fighter V was not selected for this event.[7]
At the first official online event, two leading competitors, including Idom, dropped out live on air, citing the poor netcode of Street Fighter V.[8]
In August 2020, top player Punk was penalised by Capcom for a public outburst against the poor netcode.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Lazaro, Gab "GBstep" (October 5, 2015). "Capcom Pro Tour Update: Red Fight District and Ze Fighting Game Championship". Philippine National Inquirer. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Walker, Ian. "Capcom Pro Tour 2016 Begins on March 18 with Another $500,000 Prize Pool". shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Capcom Pro Tour 2016 Season Details". capcomprotour.com. Capcom. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "Capcom Pro Tour 2016 Rankings". rank.shoryuken.com. Shoryuken. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "Best Street Fighter Players - Street Fighter Standings".
- ^ "Best Street Fighter Players - Street Fighter Standings".
- ^ "EVO 2020 Online: Dates, Schedule, Brackets, Lineup, Games and More".
- ^ "Street Fighter V Players Drop Out of Official Tourney over Crappy Netcode".
- ^ "Capcom Hands Down Odd Punishment for Street Fighter V Player's Outburst".