Month: December 2015

After the conclusion of Capcom Cup 2015, executive producer Yoshinori Ono took the stage to announce the beginning of Capcom Pro Tour 2016.

Next year’s tournament circuit will begin at Final Round in Atlanta, Georgia, with another base prize pool of $500,000 up for grabs throughout its various events.

Other details have yet to be confirmed, but we do know that Street Fighter V will form the basis of this upcoming round of competition.

Final Round 19 is scheduled for March 18-20.

Source: Capcom Fighters

After twelve hours of grueling competition, Ryota “Kazunoko” Inoue has taken first place at Capcom Cup 2015 and earned the right to be regarded as the strongest Ultra Street Fighter IV player in the world.

His journey to this storied tournament started by qualifying at Community Effort Orlando 2015, but he also had great results at events like Evo, SoCal Regionals, and South East Asia Major. Of course, the most pressing test of Kazunoko’s skill came today, as he was forced to face and defeat Mad Catz’ Daigo Umehara, Razer’s Xian, and more along the way.

With this, Kazunoko has become $120,000 richer, a fitting end to a terrific career in Ultra Street Fighter IV before the release of Street Fighter V in February. Capcom Cup’s full results can be found in our coverage hub.