DreamHack has been one of the major esports tournaments in Europe for the Street Fighter IV series since the console release of the original in 2009. This year’s Ultra Street Fighter IV Championship at DreamHack Winter in Jönköping, Sweden however has special stakes: the winner will claim the coveted final spot for Capcom Cup 2014 in December.
As the final Capcom Cup qualifier, the event is drawing competitors from outside Europe looking for a last shot to make Capcom Cup: RZR|Fuudo, RZR|Itabashi Zangief and FGC.r/Kappa|Pepeday of Japan; AVerMedia|GamerBee of Taiwan; and FA|Bigbird of the UAE. Attending from Europe are players who have become DreamHack regulars, including Evo 2014 and multiple DreamHack champion MD|Luffy, d|Ryan “Prodigal Son” Hart, Problem X, Skatan and more. Even for players who have already qualified for Capcom Cup, DreamHack Winter has a sizable prize pool of 50,000 Swedish krona (~6700 USD), so the incentive to win is just as high.
Capcom will be providing live broadcast coverage of the event, viewable on the CapcomFighters Twitch channel. Tune in to see who will be going to Capcom Cup in two weeks.
Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv
All times are Central European Time (UTC +1).
09:00 – Tournament area opens, player confirmation starts
10:45 – Player confirmation closes
11:00 – Group stage 1:1 – Groups A-P
13:00 – Group stage 1:2 – Groups J-F2
15:00 – Group Stage 2 – Groups A-P
17:00 – Double Elimination Round Of 32
23:00 – Top 4 – Grand Final
Source: DreamHack, Capcom Fighters