Derek ‘iDom’ Ruffin has claimed his first Street Fighter V Capcom Cup trophy at the finals in Los Angeles, climbing from the lower bracket to take Reciprocity’s Victor ‘Punk’ Woodley in the grand final.
iDom has broken out in the Street Fighter V scene in 2019, ramping up on his past 2017 and 2018 successes to find result after result. A win at Defend the North 2019, a 5-6th at EVO, and a top 4 at the LATAM Regional Open has put the player’s name on everyone’s lips.
However, he now will be the talk of the town, after he took home the Capcom Cup, $250,000, and the title as the world’s best Street Fighter V player.
Congratulations to @iDomNYC for winning #CapcomCup2019!!!
1.@iDomNYC (Laura, Poison)
2.@PunkDaGod (Karin, Chun-Li, Cammy)
3.@NVD_Phenom (Karin, Necalli)
4.@magotto3 (Karin, Cammy)
5.@tokidoki77 (Akuma)
5.@TheFuudo (R.Mika, Birdie)
7.@GOOD_NEMO (Urien)
7.@mcb_0726 (Necalli) pic.twitter.com/9SZeT3n96I— HiFight(ハイファイト) (@HiFightTH) December 16, 2019
iDom took down Fujimura, Infexious, Mago, and Phenom on his way to the Winner’s final, where he matched up with long-time rival Punk. After a close five-game set, iDom was knocked to the lower bracket to face off against Phenom in the Loser’s final.
Dispatching the Norwegian again, he then faced the tricky challenge of not just beating Punk once, but doing it twice. Usually, iDom has been on the losing side of these matches, but the unsigned star stood up when it mattered the most.
iDom stunned the Los Angeles crowd with a reverse sweep to force the bracket reset, taking the momentum into the second set to claim the first two rounds. With only one game separating iDom and $250,000, he let one game slip, before changing from his main of Laura to Poison to secure the title in the fourth game.
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Capcom Cup 2019 Results
Championship Sunday, December 15
Winners Quarterfinals
| Rec Punk | 3-2 | Mousesports Problem-X |
| CYG BST | Fuudo | 3-0 | UYU Oil King |
| Liquid John Takeuchi | 0-3 | NVD Phenom |
| Mago | 0-3 | iDom |
Losers Round 3
| Katitagari moke | 1-3 | YG Machabo |
| Talon HotDog29 | 0-3 | RZR Xian |
| GO|RB Luffy | 0-3 | Liquid Nemo |
| ROHTO Z! Tokido | 3-1 | CYG BST Infexious |
“It’ll mean a lot to win it here on the bigger stage.”
Top 8 fighter @iDomNYC explains to @F_Word_FGC why he wants to beat Phenom and face Punk at #CapcomCup2019 🔥
w/ @ElgatoGaming pic.twitter.com/EGEhTD6GYj
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
Winners Semifinals
| Rec Punk | 3-0 | CYG BST | Fuudo |
| NVD Phenom | 2-3 | iDom |
Losers Round 4
| UYU Oil King | 0-3 | ROHTO Z! Tokido |
| Mousesports Problem-X | 0-3 | Liquid Nemo |
| Mago | 3-2 | RZR Xian |
| Liquid John Takeuchi | 1-3 | YG Machabo |
Losers Round 5
| ROHTO Z! Tokido | 3-1 | Liquid Nemo |
| Mago | 3-1 | YG Machabo |
"I hope I can play well enough to win it!”
Winners Top 8 contender @NVD_Phenom talks to @WSOLogan about plans for the prize money if he wins #CapcomCup2019 💰
w/ @ElgatoGaming pic.twitter.com/zutHb9v5T9
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
Losers Round 6
| NVD Phenom | 3-2 | ROHTO Z! Tokido |
| CYG BST | Fuudo | 0-3 | Mago |
Losers Round 7
| NVD Phenom | 3-1 | Mago |
Winners Final
| Rec Punk | 3-2 | iDom |
Losers Final
| iDom | 3-1 | NVD Phenom |
Grand Final
| Rec Punk | 2-3 | iDom |
| Rec Punk | 1-3 | iDom |
“The game’s in a good spot. No matter who you nerf, this is how fighting games go.”@RobTeeVee talks with @F_Word_FGC about changes coming to Street Fighter V at #CapcomCup2019 🥊
w/ @ElgatoGaming pic.twitter.com/4jQ0UsAPiJ
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 16, 2019
Saturday, December 14
Winners Round 1
| Rec Punk | 3-0 | -Zenith |
| YG Machabo | 3-1 | NASR|AngryBird |
| mousesports Problem-X | 3-2 | CYG BST | Daigo |
| Momochi | 3-0 | UYU NL |
| CYG BST | Fuudo | 3-2 | GO|RB Luffy |
| RZR Xian | 3-1 | CAG Dogura |
| Talon HotDog29 | 3-1 | UYU JB |
| UYU Oil King | 3-0 | Liquid Nemo |
| Red Bull Hx Bonchan | 2-3 | RISE Smug |
| Red Bull gachikun | 1-3 | LiquidJohn Takeuchi |
| NASR Big Bird | 3-2 | Sonicboxx 801 Strider |
| NVD Phenom | 3-1 | FAV sako |
| ROHTO Z! Tokido | 3-1 | AZ Kichipa-mu |
| Mago | 3-2 | Katitagari moke |
| Fudoh Fujimura | 2-3 | iDom |
| NuckleDu | 1-3 | CYG BST Infexious |
Losers Round 1
| -Zenith | 1-3 | NASR|AngryBird |
| CYG BST | Daigo | 3-2 | UYU NL |
| GO|RB Luffy | 3-0 | CAG Dogura |
| UYU JB | 0-3 | Liquid Nemo |
| Red Bull Hx Bonchan | 0-3 | Red Bull gachikun |
| Sonicboxx 801 Strider | 0-3 | FAV sako |
| AZ Kichipa-mu | 2-3 | Katitagari moke |
| Fudoh Fujimura | 2-3 | NuckleDu |
Winners Round 2
| Rec Punk | 3-0 | YG Machabo |
| Mousesports Problem-X | 3-0 | Momochi |
| CYG BST | Fuudo | 3-1 | RZR Xian |
| Talon HotDog29 | 0-3 | UYU Oil King |
| RISE Smug | 2-3 | Liquid John Takeuchi |
| NASR Big Bird | 1-3 | NVD Phenom |
| ROHTO Z! Tokido | 2-3 | Mago |
| iDom | 3-2 | CYG BST Infexious |
Losers Round 2
| CYG BST Infexious | 3-2 | NASR|AngryBird |
| ROHTO Z! Tokido | 3-2 | CYG BST | Daigo |
| NASR Big Bird | 2-3 | GO|RB Luffy |
| RISE Smug | 1-3 | Liquid Nemo |
| Talon HotDog29 | 3-2 | Red Bull gachikun |
| RZR Xian | 3-2 | FAV sako |
| Momochi | 2-3 | Katitagari moke |
| YG Machabo | 3-2 | NuckleDu |
“He obviously has a very unique playstyle, I’ve definitely prepared for what he has.”@801_Gustavo talks to @WSOLogan about his upcoming clash against Big Bird at #CapcomCup2019 😮
w/ @ElgatoGaming pic.twitter.com/njzvkjcJz8
— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Street Fighter V Capcom Cup 2019 Top 32 results
| Place | Player | Team | Prize Money |
| 1 | iDom | $250,000 | |
| 2 | Punk | Team Reciprocity | $50,000 |
| 3 | Phenom | Nordavind | $21,000 |
| 4 | Mago | $12,500 | |
| 5-6 | Tokido | Rohto | $9,000 |
| 5-6 | Fuudo | Cygames Beast | $9,000 |
| 7-8 | Nemo | Team Liquid | $5,000 |
| 7-8 | Machabo | YOSHIMOTO Gaming | $5,000 |
| 9-12 | Oil King | UYU | $2,000 |
| 9-12 | Problem X | mousesports | $2,000 |
| 9-12 | Xian | Team Razer | $2,000 |
| 9-12 | John Takeuchi | Team Liquid | $2,000 |
| 13-16 | Infexious | Cygames Beast | $1,000 |
| 13-16 | Luffy | GamersOrigin | $1,000 |
| 13-16 | HotDog29 | Talon Esports | $1,000 |
| 13-16 | moke | $1,000 | |
| 17-24 | AngryBird | NASR eSports | $500 |
| 17-24 | Daigo | Cygames Beast | $500 |
| 17-24 | Big Bird | NASR eSports | $500 |
| 17-24 | Smug | Rise Nation | $500 |
| 17-24 | gachikun | Red Bull eSports | $500 |
| 17-24 | sako | FAV gaming | $500 |
| 17-24 | Momochi | Victrix Pro | $500 |
| 17-24 | NuckleDu | $500 | |
| 25-32 | Zenith | $250 | |
| 25-32 | NL | UYU | $250 |
| 25-32 | Dogura | CYCLOPS athlete gaming | $250 |
| 25-32 | JB | UYU | $250 |
| 25-32 | Bonchan | Red Bull eSports | $250 |
| 25-32 | 801 Strider | SonicBoxx | $250 |
| 25-32 | Kichipa-mu | AZ Corporation | $250 |
| 25-32 | Fujimura | Fudoh | $250 |
Additional reporting by Dexerto’s Scott Robertson and Andrew Amos