Capcom, Twitch, and some of the World’s biggest fighting games promoters have banded together to announce one of the biggest events in Street Fighter history; a year-long, worldwide fighting game league.
Last year, we saw the Street Fighter community muster up for the Capcom Cup; an event that brought Street Fighter the closest it has ever been to the “World Warrior” tournament that is featured in the game’s storyline. The event traveled from the West Coast to the East, across Europe and South America and into the ultra-competitive depths of South East Asia in search of the World’s 8 top fighters.
This year, Capcom are hoping to see 16 warriors in the final bracket, and have laid out the Capcom Pro Tour in order to find them.
There will be 10 events where the winners will automatically qualify for the Capcom Cup, with the remaining 6 qualifying by earning points at Ranking Events around the world.
There are still events and locations to be confirmed, but so far the line up is as follows:
Premier events
- Final Round (March 14~16 – Atlanta, GA, USA)
- NorCal Regionals (April 18~20 – Sacramento, CA, USA)
- Southeast Asia Majors (June 20~22 – Singapore)
- Community Effort Orlando (June 27~29 – Orlando, FL, USA)
- Evolution Championship Series (July 11~13 – Las Vegas, NV, USA)
- The Fall Classic (October 10~12 – Raleigh, NC, USA)
- DreamHack Winter (November 27~30 – Jönköping, Sweden)
Ranking events
- SoCal Regionals (February 28~March 2, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
- PAX East (April 11~13 – Boston, MA, USA)
- E3 (June 10~12 – Los Angeles, CA, USA)
- San Diego Comic Con (July 24~27 – San Diego, CA, USA)
All in all, the event looks much more America-centric than last year. Let’s hope that some South American, Asian and European events step up to fill those final event slots.
SoCal Regional competitors are going to be awarded ranking points retroactively for their efforts, this past February.
The official game for the tour will be Super Street Fighter IV AE2012, transitioning to Ultra Street Fighter IV after its public release this summer.
With a pro tour, a pro league and a new Street Fighter in the pipline, it’s looking to be one hell of a year for Capcom.
For more information, be sure to check out capcomprotour.com
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