Author: USD

DreamHack is one of the most prominent esports series in the world, and this year’s DreamHack Summer will feature its largest line-up of fighting game titles. Mortal Kombat X, Pokkén Tournament, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee will all be at DHS, each with some significant prizes on the line.

Capcom Pro Tour 2016 Global Premier Event

The Street Fighter V tournament at DHS is a global premier event, with a $15,000 prize pool and a qualification spot for the 2016 Capcom Cup later this year.

As you would expect for a premier tournament, a lot of top players will be competing, even one from the US. F3|alucarD, BST|Daigo Umehara, EG|Momochi, RZR|Fuudo, YOUDEAL.MJS|Haitani, Tokido, Mago, MOV, Itabashi Zangief, RZR|XiaN, RB|Luffy, FA|Ryan Hart, Melty|Cuongster, Melty|Will2pac, BX3|veggey, BX3|Phenom, Infexious and UM|imstilldadaddy are among the 164 players signed up for the tourney.

Mortal Kombat XL Cup International Finals

The 2016 Mortal Kombat XL Cup reaches its climax this weekend, with ten players representing Poland, France, UK, South Africa, Italy, UAE, Spain, and one final player to be determined by the Nordic qualifier at DHS competing.

The Nordic qualifier kicks off on Saturday, with the winner claiming €3000 and a spot in the €10,000 International Finals on Sunday.

DreamHack Smash Championship 2016

DreamHack Summer is the second of three events in the Smash Championship for 2016. DHS will have a $10,000 prize pool and will be followed by DreamHack Winter in November.

Pokkén Tournament Championship Series

Pokkén Tournament is a surprise late addition to the DreamHack Summer line-up. The tournament series is broken into two divisions: The Masters Division, for players born in 2000 or earlier, and the Senior Division, for players born in 2001 or later.

First and second place in both divisions will receive invitations to the Pokkén Tournament World Championships. On top of that, the Masters Division will have a $10,000 prize pool.

Streams

Each game at DreamHack will have a dedicated stream, so you can watch as much as of your favorite games as you please. Capcom Fighters will be covering the SFV tournament, while NetherRealm will be covering MKXL. DreamHack will be providing streams for Pokkén and SSBM.

CapcomFighters (SFV)

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

NetherRealm (MKXL)

Watch live video from NetherRealm on www.twitch.tv

DreamHackSmash (SSBM)

Watch live video from Dreamhacksmash on www.twitch.tv

DreamHackPT (Pokkén)

Watch live video from DreamHackPT on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Saturday June 18

Sunday June 19

Source: DreamHack

While Europe has quite an active fighting game scene, most of the noise you hear likely comes from Western Europe. This weekend however Eastern Europe is getting a bit of the spotlight with Moscow Fighting Arena 2016, this Saturday through Monday.

The 13th annual MFA will feature Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR, Mortal Kombat X and Street Fighter V as its primary line-up, with some juicy prizes for each. The GGXrdR and MKX tournaments will give the winners of each a trip to Evolution 2016 in Vegas (Russian and CIS citizens only). Meanwhile the SFV competition is part of the Capcom Pro Tour as a ranking event, meaning ranking points for the top 16 placers and a spot in the Europe Regional Finals for the winner.

If you want to check out the action Fighting.ru will be providing a live stream of the event.

Watch live video from FightingRu on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Saturday June 11

Sunday June 12

Monday June 13

Sources: Moscow Fighting Arena, Capcom Pro Tour

TWFighter of Taiwan is bringing its annual event TWFighter Major for a second run. The event will feature Dead or Alive, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- and Street Fighter V, the last of which is a Capcom Pro Tour ranking tournament for Asia-Oceania.

TWFighter Major is drawing in some huge international presence, with Japan showing up in force. Daigo Umehara, Fuudo, Kazunoko, Tokido, Mago, Haitani, sako, Bonchan, Eita, GO1, Dogura, MOV and Shiro are just a sample of the Japanese players participating. Other notable players include Jiewa of China; Humanbomb of Hong Kong; PoongKo of South Korea, Hsien Chang of the United States; and RB, Yoro, and Rockpon of Taiwan.

TWFighter will be providing a live stream for the event, but if you’re interested in an English language broadcast, head over to Team Spooky. You can also follow the brackets via Challonge.

Team Spooky (English)

Watch live video from TeamSp00ky on www.twitch.tv

TWFighter

Watch live video from TWFighter on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Friday June 10

Saturday June 11

Sources: TWFighter Major, Team Spooky

The next Capcom Pro Tour ranking event in South America is going down right now in Colombia. The Fight 2016 is not only attracting players in the region, but a few from outside as well. EG|K-Brad of the US, PandaTV|Dark Jiewa of China and Melty|Will2pac are scheduled to attend. On top of these players are the top 3 placers at Lima Salty 3 in Peru a few weeks ago: Brook.ANV|Misterio, Chancho Kay and DT|Pikoro.

If you want to see South America matches up against some strong international competition, check out the stream on Twitch and follow the brackets on Challonge.

Watch live video from ColombianFGC on www.twitch.tv

Sources: The Fight, Capcom Pro Tour

This weekend comes Japan’s first Capcom Pro Tour tournament of the year in the form of Tokyo Button Mashers. This ranking event is one of the few set to take place in Japan, and as such, the bracket is filled with some very strong Street Fighter V players. RB|Daigo Umehara, HORI|sako, RB|Bonchan, GGP|Kazunoko, MJS|Haitani, HM|Eita, HM|GO1-3151, MOV, CBZ|Nuki, Itabashi Zangief, Nemo and YBK|Santarou are just a small sample of players that will be competing (Brackets can be found here).

With so many high-level players competing, and with Capcom Pro Tour ranking points and a spot in the Asia regional finals on the line, you certainly don’t want to miss out! Head over to Button Mashers’s Twitch channel or view below.

Watch live video from buttonmashersjp on www.twitch.tv

Source: Button Mashers

While Combo Breaker is going down in the US another Capcom Pro Tour event will be happening in North America this weekend. TeamLago will be hosting Japonawa 2016 in Tijuana, Mexico. In addition to the Street Fighter V CPT ranking tournament, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, The King of Fighters XIII and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be a part of the event.

A number of players from surrounding countries including the US have traveled to Tijuana for a shot at ranking points and qualifying for the NA regional finals. EG|PR Balrog, Fox|Julio, Chris Tatarian, brenttiscool, Marq Teddy, KIT|Cloud805, PandaTV|Jiewa and BE|Kane Blueriver are among the names you’ll find in the brackets. Of course expect to see some of Mexico’s strongest like LDA|Luis Cha and TL|Pony.

You can catch Japonawa on TeamLago’s Twitch stream.

Watch live video from TeamLago on www.twitch.tv

Source: TeamLago

Combo Breaker is back for its second year! The first Combo Breaker came into fruition as the spiritual successor to the beloved Midwest series Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament. And like last year you can expect a lot of action, with over 20 tournaments jam packed into three days, including the ever-popular Mystery Tournament and auction tournaments.

The Street Fighter V tournament is part of the Capcom Pro Tour as a ranking event for the North America region. Meanwhile, the Tekken 7 tournament is a qualifier for The King of Iron First Tournament 2016 North America.

Players from all around the country will be throwing it down this weekend, including EG|Justin Wong, EG|Ricki Ortiz, EG|K_Brad, Liquid|NuckleDu, cR|SonicFox, PG|FChamp, TS|Sabin, F3|alucarD NOeS|Tampa Bison, Circa|LPN, UA|Saionide, PG|RayRay, PG|MarlinPie, D-Link|Lord Knight, PAG|LostSoul, TS|NerdJosh, blackSNAKE, Kid viper, FaultyDefense, Rip, Circa|Anakin, and many, many more.

Brackets for the event can be found here.

Streams

You can catch the action from St. Charles, Illinois via five streams. Thanks to Team Spooky, Callisto Media, VGBootCamp, Khaos Gaming (manning the Tekken stream) and Event Horizon.

TeamSp00ky

Watch live video from TeamSp00ky on www.twitch.tv

bgcallisto

Watch live video from bgcallisto on www.twitch.tv

VGBootCamp

Watch live video from VGBootCamp on www.twitch.tv

TEKKEN

Watch live video from TEKKEN on www.twitch.tv

EventHorizon

Watch live video from EventHorizon on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Sources: Combo Breaker

While Stunfest is going down in France and Toryuken is taking place in Canada, South America will be seeing some Capcom Pro Tour action by way of Lima Salty 3 in Peru. As part of MasGamers Tech Festival IX, Lima Salty will feature tournaments in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Mortal Kombat XL and Street Fighter V, a CPT ranking event for Latin America.

You can catch the stream on Twitch at TheBackyard Peru, and follow the brackets on Challonge.

Watch live video from TheBackyardPERU on www.twitch.tv

Schedule

Saturday May 21

Sunday May 22

Source: TheBackyard Peru

This weekend is the yearly French video game culture festival Stunfest. Packed amongst the concerts and retro games is one of French’s biggest fighting game tournaments. As usual, the line-up of fighting games is filled with the current, the classic and the niche. Stunfest 2016 is a part of the Street Fighter V Capcom Pro Tour as a premier event, drawing in players from across the globe hungry to claim a spot in Capcom Cup later this year. In addition, SNK’s upcoming title The King of Fighter XIV will be playable at the event.

A sizable number of players from Japan will be competing at Stunfest, including MCZ|Daigo Umehara, EG|Momochi, RZR|Fuudo, RB|Bonchan, Mago, Tokido, Haitani, Kazunoko, GO1, Dogura, Eita, Nuki, D44 BAS and Umezono. Other international players attending include AVM|GamerBee, RZR|Xian, RZR|RB, QANBA.Douyu|Xiaohai, Humanbomb and Gootecks. Of course expecting a large number of players from Europe, like RB|Luffy, YP|Valmaster, Melty|Will2pac, Melty|Cuongster, Alioune, PXP|Problem X, Perlious|Packz, imstilldadaddy, LLL|MBR and more.

Streams

3 Hit Combo will be providing a number of streams for the event. While most streams will be in French language, an English stream will also be available.

English Stream

CapcomFighters

Watch live video from CapcomFighters on www.twitch.tv

Grand Stage

VS Stage

KOF XIV

MKXL

Arc System Works

Schedule

Below is a general schedule for Stunfest 2016. Finals for most titles are likely to be on the English Stream for English and the Grand Stage stream for French.

Friday May 20

Saturday May 21

Sunday May 22

Sources: Stunfest, Kakuge Checker

Canada Cup is branching off, back to its west Canada roots. To complement the original Canada Cup after its move to the more populous East Coast, Canada Cup Vancouver Series brings the action back to the West Coast. The winner of the Street Fighter V tournament also scores a flight to Canada Cup, so there’s quite a bit of incentive to compete. In addition to SFV are competitions in BlazBlue Chronophantasma, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Mortal Kombat XL, Pokkén Tournament, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late.

While Canada Cup Vancouver won’t be as large as its East Coast sister, it’s packed with some of the best players of North America. Some of the players competing include EG|Justin Wong, EG|Ricki Ortiz, EG|K-Brad, GoldenBoyNeo, BE|Kane Blueriver, OCV|Riceata, CCG|Air, Noel Brown and more.

If you want to check out the event, watch on Canada Cup’s Twitch channel, viewable below.

Watch live video from CanadaCup on www.twitch.tv

Results

Street Fighter V

Top 8 Losers

EG|JWong vs. EG|K-Brad
EG|Ricki Ortiz vs. Behrudy

Top 8 Losers

12M.OCV|RICEATA vs. CCG|Air
LushyLushy vs. Noel Brown

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Top 8 Winners

BE|Kane Blueriver vs. GoldenBoyNeo
Gabriel Lam vs. EG|K-Brad

Top 8 Losers

NWM|Kyle P vs. Beeball
Noel Brown vs. EG|JWong

BlazBlue Chronophantasma EXTEND

Winners Final

Kyros vs. Clim

Losers Semi-final

VSB|Nekusonozaki vs. LoieAlucard

Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

Winners Final

WCAG|www.keeponrock.in vs. WindGodDude

Losers Semi-final

Sam Chow vs. LTL

Sources: Canada Cup