Month: November 2015

With this year’s Capcom Cup rapidly approaching, Peter “Combofiend” Rosas took to Capcom-Unity this morning to provide a few more details on things like tournament format, schedule, and, of course, those oh-so-sweet payouts. So let’s dive right in.

Thanks to the increase in competitors, Capcom Cup 2015 will be broadcast across two streams, and matches will play out in 2/3 sets, switching to 3/5 upon reaching top sixteen. Of course, it also goes without saying that they’ll be sticking with the double-elimination format for the duration.

“But, Shoryuken, what about the money!” we hear you cry. Oh baby, let’s talk about the money.

Apart from being crowned the world’s best Ultra Street Fighter IV player, the first-place finisher will earn a cool $125,000, or half the event’s overall prize pool. After that, the payouts drop considerably but still continue to rival even the biggest fighting game tournaments thanks to Sony’s involvement: Capcom Cup’s runner-up can expect to walk away with $60,000 (before taxes, naturally!) and third-place will be rewarded $25,000 for their efforts.

And finally, if you plan on attending this event or watching from home, expect to set aside a good 12-hour chunk of time to take it all in, with high-level analysis interspersed between tournament matches.

Capcom Cup 2015 is scheduled for December 6 at PlayStation Experience in San Francisco, California. More details can be found by following the link below.

Source: Capcom-Cup