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Before 2018’s Capcom Pro Tour starts up later this month, Capcom Fighters has released a special highlight reel, recapping the events of Capcom Cup 2017. Following the tournament from the Last Chance Qualifier, right up to MenaRD’s tremendous upset against Tokido, this video should get you all hyped up for another year of competition.

As for this year’s CPT, Capcom are going through their last-minute checks for finalizing this year’s tournament circuit. Both Final Round and NorCal Regionals have been announced as the first two Premier events of 2018, with Capcom looking to reveal the entire tournament schedule on February 19th.

The other main question looming over Capcom Pro Tour 2018 is if Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will join Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition as part of the tour. Capcom have recently announced that they are investing heavily in esports going forward, but the lackluster sales and low player numbers for MvC:I make its presence on the tour somewhat unlikely. Its integration into the Capcom Pro Tour was mentioned in that leaked esports presentation, but the lukewarm reaction and mishandling of the Battle for the Stones does not bode well.

All will no doubt become clear on February 19th, so mark your calendars for then.

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With Daigo Umehara’s legendary status, a compilation video of him always showcases some amazing plays and great reads. As such, this video shows off some of his most recent best plays — with both Guile and Ryu — online, featuring him playing sets against some of Japan and Korea’s top players, including M. Lizard. But one of the most notable moments in the video is the very beginning, in which the legendary player — who has for years spoken only Japanese in public — speaks a bit of English to introduce the video for Xuses.

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Kragg has suffered in the tiers of Rivals of Aether for a long time. But in a moderately-balanced game, that doesn’t mean as much in the grand scheme, and Jackie Peanuts shows how dangerous the rock-wielder can be in the right circumstances.

In this compilation of combos, Kragg’s slow speed seems to disappear as he pushes around the competition he faces online. He also takes out enemies with creative usage of his rocks to spike his opponents to their death.

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Versus 2018 has served as a trip down memory lane. With some of the old-school Marvel players making their way out alongside some of the newer players of the game spanning across three titles, this shaped up for an exciting event.

One of the highlights of the weekend was Justin Wong playing against his old Marvel vs. Capcom 2 rival Sanford Kelly in a first-to-ten exhibition. The two have had even matches across the game’s lifespan, with the last two Evo championships being split between the two in grand finals that included both. With that kind of introduction, you know that this exhibition will be a classic.

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While it’s true that Tekken 7‘s Leo is good at most things, one of their defining strengths are the large and practical counter-hit setups this character employs.

Leo has counter-hit combo states off a wide variety of options at every hit-level, including the all-important Magic 4. The damage off of these tools are not inconsequential, either- though follow-ups can be much harder then others. This is true in the case of Leo’s aforementioned 4, which requires a micro-dash to get the most damage out of it.

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Your mentality as you head into a match determines a large part of your success in fighting games. Few knows this better then Teemo, a relative unknown prior to his massive victory at Canada Cup 2017’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite tournament. Teemo now makes an appearance on FGC Philosophy to talk about his experience.

While much of the dialogue is centered around Teemo’s main game Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite, much of what is discussed is just good, general advice. Execution, adaptation, and learning what to practice based off your previous matches are all touched on — and any player from any game can get value from this.

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Alex’s second V-Trigger in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition is considered strong, with a load of potential for mix-ups. However, its two different possible uses can cause some confusion in using it to your advantage. If you attempt the same setup with both, you may find yourself disappointed when you whiff and get punished.

In this video, NurseLee breaks down the difference between both moves, and points out that while the DDT is untechable, it can only hit high — whereas the sleeper is techable. He also shows some great meaty setups off of each, that will help you put your opponents on the ground.

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One of the many side tournaments at Evo Japan was one for the classic crossover fighter Capcom vs. SNK 2! Hosted by none other than legendary player Ryo “d44BAS” Yoshida, the tournament represented the first time Japan’s still-thriving CvS2 community was able to compete at Evo.

For those who weren’t able to catch the stream, BAS has now uploaded the archive footage onto his YouTube channel.

The footage below represents just about all of the matches that were shown on stream. For those looking to watch it, take note that the footage isn’t exactly divided up per match. Rather all the pools matches are in one video, followed by the top 36 in another. As such, be sure to set aside some time (about an hour and a half per video) when watching these matches!

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