Month: February 2016

With the competitive season already in full swing, Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas and Twitch’s Mike Ross joined forces to unveil the schedule for Capcom Pro Tour 2016.

Similar to last year’s circuit, the action will kick off in France with Cannes Winter Clash before moving onto Final Round 19 for the first premier event. But instead of Ultra Street Fighter IV, the all-new Street Fighter V will form the basis of this new tour.

As always, Capcom aims to make sure the entire fighting game community is represented, not just the upper echelons of players from Japan, the United States, and Europe. Thirty-two players will make up the finals at Capcom Cup, with eleven chosen directly from Premier events like the aforementioned Final Round, Evo, NorCal Regionals, South East Asia Major, Canada Cup, and more.

There is one twist, however: if a player who has already qualified for Capcom Cup wins another premier tournament, that spot will become another global ranking qualifier. No more second, third, fourth, etc. placers getting into the main event automatically…you gotta walk away with the gold!

After that, Capcom will be expanding the model of Capcom Pro Tour Asia to other regions with Capcom Pro Tour North America, Europe, and Latin America. Every region will have twelve ranking events and two online events. Winning one of the rankings events will give you a ticket to the region’s main event, and each of these individual areas will have their own leaderboard that Capcom Cup also draws players from.

Oh, and last year’s champion will not be given free entry. He has to earn a spot like everyone else.

It’s pretty complicated, but at the end of the day this will ensure that Capcom Cup remains a truly global event, with representation from the farthest corners of the fighting game community. We’re sure you want to start planning your itinerary, so check out the full schedule below.

Global Premier Events

• Final Round – Atlanta – March 18-20
• NorCal Regionals – Sacramento – March 25-27
• Stunfest – France – May 20-22
• DreamHack Summer – Sweden – June 18-21
• Community Effort Orlando – Orlando – June 24-26
• G-League – China – July 9
• Mad Catz Tokyo Game Show – Japan – September 15
• EGX – England – September 22-25
• South East Asia Major 2016 – Singapore – October 7-9
• SoCal Regionals – Los Angeles – October 14-16
• Canada Cup – Toronto – October 28-30

Capcom Pro Tour North America

• West Coast Warzone – Los Angeles – April 15-17
• Texas Showdown – Texas – April 22-24
• Northwest Majors – Seattle – April 29-May 1
• DreamHack Austin – Austin – May 6-8
• East Coast Throwdown – New Jersey – September 3-4
• Toryuken – Toronto – May 21-22
• Combo Breaker – Chicago – May 27-29
• Defend the North – New York – July 29-31
• Summer Jam – Philadelphia – August 19-21
• Absolute Battle – Texas – August 26-28
• First Attack – Puerto Rico – September 9-11
• The Fall Classic – Charlotte – September

Capcom Pro Tour Europe

• Cannes Winter Clash – France – February 26-28
• Hypespotting V – Scotland – April 2-3
• FrogByte – Italy – April 23-24
• FFM Rumble #9 – Germany – May 27-29
• Moscow Fighting Arena 2016 – Russia – June 11-13
• Sonic Boom Summer Edition 2016 – Spain – July 2-3
• VSFighting 2016 – England – August 6-7
• Celtic Throwdown 2016 – Ireland – September 3-4
• GAMES ’16 – United Arab Emirates – September 22-24
• Fighting Games Challenge – Poland – October 1-2
• Two TBD Events

Capcom Pro Tour Asia

• Battle Arena Melbourne 8 – Australia – May 13-15
• Ze Fighting Game – China – May 28-29
• Yangcheng Cup – China – August 13-14
• CGA – Hong Kong – August 20
• Manila Cup – Philippines – September 10-11
• Abugetcup – Indonesia – October 1
• Thaiger Uppercut @ Thailand Game Show – TBD
• Japan Ranking 1 – Japan – TBD
• Japan Ranking 2 – Japan – TBD
• TBD Event in Thailand

Capcom Pro Tour Latin America

• Fighting Fest – Dominican Republic – April 2-3
• JAM Festival – Brazil – April 9-10
• Lima Salty 3 – Peru – May 20-22
• The Fight – Colombia – June 5
• GRT – Brazil – June est.
• SANA – Brazil – July 15-17
• True Challengers – Costa Rica – August 13-14 or 20-21
• Never Give Up – Chile – September 10
• Thunderstruck – Mexico – September 10-11 or 17-18
• GeekLounge – Argentina – TBD
• TBD event in Brazil

Source: Red Bull