Capcom Pro Tour 2017 regional finals
2017 | |
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Boston, Massachusetts |
Dates | October 1–November 19 |
Tournament format(s) | Double elimination |
Purse | $12,000 per tournament |
The regional finals of the
Background
from April to September 2017,
Each of the four regional finals was a two-day event with a "Last Chance Qualifier" on day 1 and an 8-player tournament on day 2. Each regional final had a purse of $30,000
Tournaments
Four regional finals took place throughout the world between October 1 and November 19, 2017. These events were held (chronologically) in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America.
Europe
The European regional finals of the 2016 Capcom Cup were the first of the four events, held during the
Asia
The Asian regional finals were held at the Southeast Asia Major at GameStart 2017 in Suntec City, Singapore, on October 14–15. The tournament was held side by side with the Tekken World Tour Asia Pacific Regional Championships and the Windjammers Asia Championships.[4] The tournament was won by Tokido, playing using the character Akuma, defeating Li-Wei "Oil King" Lin in the grand finals.[5]
Latin America
The Latin American regional finals were held on Saturday, November 4 in São Paulo. Brazilian laws prevented Capcom from offering any prize money at the event.[why?] The tournament was won by Brazilian Dhalsim player Renato "DidimoKOF" Pereira Martins. While DidimoKOF only finished ninth on the Latin American leaderboards, he was added to top 8 bracket (along with eighth-ranked Moisés "Moise" Berrios) when the region's two top-seed players both withdrew. Saul "MenaRD" Mena and Thomas "Brolynho" Proença had already secured a Capcom Cup placing and had little to gain by competing in a tournament with no prize pot. DidimoKOF won against Dominican player Cristhoper "Caba" Rodriguez in the opening round and went on to defeat Moise and Bruno "DoomSnake507" La Grotta before facing Caba again in the grand finals. Here, DidimoKOF defeated Caba's Guile by a 3-2 margin and won his first major tournament.[6]
North America
The North American finals were hosted by
Capcom teased the inclusion of the character
References
- ^ Khan, Imad (2017-11-27). "Capcom Pro Tour 2017 details announced". ESPN.
- ^ a b "Capcom Pro Tour 2017 Details". Capcomprotour.com. Capcom. 2017-03-03.
- ^ Jurek, Steve (2017-10-02). "Problem X clinches Capcom Cup berth with win at EU Regional Final". The Daily Dot.
- ^ Lee, Timothy (2017-08-04). "Details of Southeast Asia Major 2017 announced". ESPN.
- ^ Taylor, Nicholas (2017-10-15). "South East Asia Major 2017 results ft. JDCR, Tokido, Saint, OilKing, Momochi". Event Hubs.
- ^ Jurek, Steve (2017-11-05). "DidimoKOF secures Capcom Cup berth with Latin American Regional Final win". The Daily Dot.
- ^ Chan, Stephanie (2017-07-14). "Capcom's Pro Tour finals will be in Boston on November 18 and 19". VentureBeat.
- ^ Jurek, Steve (2017-07-14). "Red Bull to once again host Capcom Pro Tour's North American finals". The Daily Dot.
- ^ Jurek, Steve (2017-11-20). "Punk wins NA Regional Final at Red Bull Battle Grounds". The Daily Dot.
- ^ Lee, Timothy (2017-11-20). "Punk wins Red Bull Battlegrounds North American qualifier and Capcom Cup No. 1 seed". ESPN.
- ^ Moyse, Chris (2017-11-20). "Does tournament confetti point to Sakura's Street Fighter return?". Destructoid.