Check out the events, dates, and qualification updates for this year’s Capcom Pro Tour.<\/p>\n
The wait is over. Capcom has officially announced event dates, locations, and qualification guidelines for the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour, featuring Street Fighter V, and we have the details for you. This year will feature Global Premier Events and Ranking Events (similar to last year) the return of Online Events, and an all new Regional Finals. Read on for all the details.<\/p>\n
Qualifying for Capcom Cup<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Capcom Pro Tour will feature a whopping 72 events spread across four regions, including 11 Global Premier Events, Evo, and Capcom Cup which is slated to take place in December 2016. Capcom hopes to balance out the events and chances for players to qualify by separating them into North American, European, Asian, and Latin American regions.<\/p>\n
Once again, 32 players will qualify for Capcom Cup. 11 can be chosen from Global Premier Events. 1 will be invited from EVO 2016. 4 will be chosen from Regional Finals events. 8 will be chosen from Global Point Leaderboards and 8 will be chosen from Regional Point Leaderboards — top 2 from each region. All that being said, Capcom has made a big change to how players qualify in Global Premier Events.<\/p>\n
The winners of Global Premier Events must place first to qualify for Capcom Cup. If a player has already qualified and wins another Global Premier Event, an additional spot is opened up on the Global Point Leaderboards. That means qualifying spots will no longer be awarded to second, third, or fourth place runner-ups like they were at Premier Events last year. To reiterate the point, a player must place first at a Global Premier Event in order to qualify for Capcom Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re super hype for the new Capcom Pro Tour structure and think the players are really going to love the new format. One of our main goals this year is to highlight the top talent in each region and offer more ways for players to get involved with the tour than ever before. With Ranking Events now acting as qualifiers for each Regional Finals, these tournaments now play a much larger role in players\u2019 ability to qualify for Capcom Cup at the end of the year,\u201d a Capcom representative told us. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also bringing back online tournaments that allow players to not only rack up ranking points, but qualify for the Regional Finals tournament as well. We feel these different avenues of competition, coupled with a brand new game, will result in at least few new faces at Capcom Cup this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Points Leaderboards<\/p>\n
Each region will feature 12 Ranking Events, 2 Online Events, and a Regional Finals Event. The winners of the Ranking Events and Online Events will be flown to a Regional Finals Event to compete for a spot in the Capcom Cup. If a player wins a Ranking Event and has already qualified for the Regional Finals Event, the next highest placing player will be selected.<\/p>\n
Players will also earn Regional and Global Points. If a player is higher up on the Global Points Leaderboard, that ranking supersedes the Regional Point Leaderboards. Capcom provided the following example:<\/p>\n
If a player earns 20 points in the North American region and 10 points in the Latin American region, that player will have 20 points on the NA leaderboard, 10 points on the LATAM leaderboard, and a total of 30 points on the Global leaderboard.<\/p>\n
At each Regional Finals Event, there will be a last chance qualifier on the first day. The top two players from the last chance qualifier will be entered into the final 16 player bracket along with the 12 Ranking Event qualifiers and 2 Online Event qualifiers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past, we tried our best to balance out the regions equally with Premier and Ranking events, but this is such a global community with players willing to travel literally all over the world to compete, it made it difficult to showcase top players from each region. We feel we\u2019ve struck a good balance with the global leaderboards ensuring we get the absolute best players in the world at our finals, but also Regional leaderboards that allows us to pinpoint who the best players are in a specific territory,\u201d Capcom said.<\/p>\n
Event Dates and Locations<\/p>\n
Now that we\u2019ve gone over how to qualify, you\u2019ll want to mark your calendars for when you can qualify. Some events and dates are still to be determined at this stage, and each region’s Regional Finals are still to be determined. The dates for Global Premier Events, and Ranking Events within each region are as follows:<\/p>\n
Capcom Pro Tour 2016 – TBD – TBD December
\nEvo 2016 – Las Vegas – July 15-17<\/p>\n
Global Premier Events<\/p>\n
Final Round – Atlanta – March 18-20
\nNorCal Regionals – Sacramento – March 25-27
\nStunfest – France – May 20-22
\nDreamhack Summer – Sweden – June 18-21
\nCEO – Orlando – June 24-26
\nG-League – China – July 9
\nMadCatz TGS – Japan – September 15
\nEGX – England – September 22-25
\nSouth East Asia Major 2016 – Singapore – October 7-9
\nSoCal Regionals – Los Angeles – October 14-16
\nCanada Cup – Toronto – October 28-30 <\/p>\n
Ranking Events:<\/p>\n
North America: Canada, United States, and Puerto Rico<\/p>\n
West Coast Warzone – Los Angeles – April 15-17
\nTexas Showdown – Texas – April 22-24
\nNorthwest Majors – Seattle – April 29-May 1
\nDreamhack Austin – Austin – May 6-8
\nToryuken – Toronto – May 21-22
\nCombo Breaker – Chicago – May 27-29
\nDefend the North – New York – July 29-31
\nSummer Jam – Philadelphia – August 19-21
\nAbsolute Battle – Texas – August 26-28
\nEast Coast Throwdown – New Jersey – September 3-4
\nFirst Attack – Puerto Rico – September 9-11
\nThe Fall Classic – Charlotte – September
\nCPT NA Regional Finals – TBD – TBD<\/p>\n
Europe: Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe<\/p>\n
Cannes Winter Clash – France – February 26-28
\nHypespotting V – Scotland – April 2-3
\nFrogByte – Italy – April 23-24
\nFFM Rumble #9 – Germany – May 27-29
\nMoscow Fighting Arena 2016 – Russia – June 11-13
\nSonic Boom Summer Edition 2016 – Spain – July 2-3
\nVSFighting 2016 – England – August 6-7
\nCeltic Throwdown 2016 – Ireland – September 3-4
\nGAMES ’16 – United Arab Emirates – September 22-24
\nFighting Games Challenge – Poland – October 1-2
\nTwo TBD Events
\n CPT EU Regional Finals – TBD – TBD<\/p>\n
Asia\/Oceana: Australia, South East Asia, Japan, Korea, and China<\/p>\n
Taiwan – Taiwan – TBD
\nThaiger Uppercut @ Thailand Game Show – Thailand TBD
\nBattle Arena Melbourne 8 – Australia – May 13-15
\nJapan Ranking 1 – Japan – TBD
\nZe Fighting Game – China – May 28-29
\nYangcheng Cup – China – August 13-14
\nHong Kong E-sports Festival 2016 – Hong Kong – August 20
\nFV Cup – Malaysia – October 22
\nManila Cup – Philippines – September 10-11
\nJapan Ranking 2 – Japan – TBD
\nAbugetcup – Indonesia – October 1
\nOzhadou Nationals 14 – Australia – August 26-28
\nCPT Asia Regional Finals – Korea – TBD<\/p>\n
Latin America: Mexico, South America, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica<\/p>\n
Fighting Fest – Dominican Republic – April 2-3
\nJAM Festival – Brazil – April 9-10
\nLima Salty 3 – Peru – May 20-22
\nThe Fight – Colombia – June 5
\nGRT – Brazil – June est.
\nSANA – Brazil – July 15-17
\nTrue Challengers – Costa Rica – August 13-14 or 20-21
\nNever Give Up – Chile – September 10
\nThunderstruck – Mexico – September 10-11 or 17-18
\nGeekLounge – Argentina – TBD
\nTBD event in Brazil
\n CPT LATAM Regional Finals – TBD – TBD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Check out the events, dates, and qualification updates for this year’s Capcom Pro Tour. The wait is over. Capcom has officially announced event dates, locations, and qualification guidelines for the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour, featuring Street Fighter V, and we have the details for you. This year will feature Global Premier Events and Ranking Events … <\/p>\n