The culmination of the Capcom Pro Tour is here, as the 32 best players meet in Los Angeles to battle for their share of the $250,000 prize pool and the coveted Capcom Cup.
With the exception of the 2018 Capcom Cup winner, Japan’s gachikun, all other players have had to qualify through either the Global Ranking leaderboard, or through regional qualifiers like at EGX.
With the top 26 in global rankings joined by the four regional finals winners, there’s also one final chance for the remaining spot, which will be decided by a last chance qualifier, which will kick off the event on Friday, December 13. You can check out the final placements in our Results Hub.
Capcom Cup 2019 stream
All the action will be streamed live on Twitch on the CapcomFighters channel, which you can watch below.
Capcom Cup 2019 schedule
The event runs from Friday, December 13, starting with the last chance qualifier, until Sunday, December 15, when a champion will be crowned.
Saturday will whittle down the field to the top 16 competitors, as well as concluding with the Street Fighter League World Finals.
| PT | EST | GMT | JST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capcom Cup (Saturday) | 8:30AM – 6:30PM | 11:30AM – 9:30PM | 4:30PM – 2:30AM (Sun) | 1:30AM (Sun) – 11:30AM (Sun) |
| Street Fighter League Finals (Saturday) | 6:30PM – 10PM | 9:30PM – 1AM | 2:30AM (Sun) – 6AM (Sun) | 11:30AM (Sun) – 3PM (Sun) |
| Capcom Cup Finals (Sunday) | 8:30AM – 6:45PM | 11:30AM – 9:45PM | 4:30PM – 2:45AM (Mon) | 1:30AM (Mon) – 11:45AM (Mon) |
Bracket
Players
Here are all 32 players competing in the Capcom Cup (the 32nd player will be added from the Last Chance Qualifier at Seed 19).
| Player | Seed |
| Gachikun | Capcom Cup 2018 winner |
| Luffy | Regional Qualifier |
| Kichipa-mu | Regional Qualifier |
| Zenith | Regional Qualifier |
| Smug | Regional Qualifier |
| Punk | Global Rank 1 |
| Bonchan | Global Rank 2 |
| Tokido | Global Rank 3 |
| Fuudo | Global Rank 4 |
| HotDog29 | Global Rank 5 |
| Fujimara | Global Rank 6 |
| Big Bird | Global Rank 7 |
| Problem X | Global Rank 8 |
| Momochi | Global Rank 9 |
| Phenom | Global Rank 10 |
| NuckleDu | Global Rank 11 |
| Oil King | Global Rank 12 |
| Xian | Global Rank 13 |
| Mago | Global Rank 14 |
| Machabo | Global Rank 16 |
| AngryBird | Global Rank 17 |
| John Takeuchi | Global Rank 18 |
| Dogura | Global Rank 19 |
| TBD | Last Chance Qualifier |
| Nemo | Global Rank 20 |
| Infexious | Global Rank 21 |
| Sako | Global Rank 22 |
| NL | Global Rank 23 |
| Daigo | Global Rank 24 |
| 801 Strider | Global Rank 25 |
| iDom | Global Rank 26 |
| JB | Global Rank 27 |
Prize Pool
$250,000 is split between the players as follows (*Note: does not include CP DLC prize pool bonus).
| Place | Prize |
| 1st | $120,000 |
| 2nd | $50,000 |
| 3rd | $21,500 |
| 4th | $12,500 |
| 5-6th | $9,000 |
| 7-8th | $5,000 |
| 9-12th | $2,000 |
| 13-16th | $1,000 |
| 17-24th | $500 |
| 25-32nd | $250 |
Interviews
Dexerto is also live at the event along with Femi ‘F-Word’ Adeboye and Logan Sama, so we’ll be providing exclusive interviews with the players from the show floor on our Twitter account, so make sure to follow us there so you don’t miss any of the action as it happens.
Big Bird fills us in about his game plan for his match against 801 Strider – the American Street Fighter player who represents SonicBoxx.
“I normally have the edge when we play in casuals, but in a tournament anything can happen"
One of the favorites to win the #CapcomCup2019, @Bigbird_fgc talks to @F_Word_FGC about how he plans to tackle his first match against 801 Strider 🔥
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Olivier “Luffy” Hay, and opens up about how long he thinks SFV will remain popular for before it starts to fizzle out.
"Street Fighter V has a minimum of two years left, maximum four or five. It’s a very, very good era for SF"@Louffy086 talks to @F_Word_FGC at #CapcomCup2019 about how long he thinks SFV will stay popular 🤔
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
FGC legend James Chen tells all about the insane Street Fighter V tour that lead into the Capcom Cup.
“There’s too many good players. Every event is a bloodbath"
FGC legend @jchensor talks to @F_Word_FGC about the epic SFV esports tour leading into the #CapcomCup2019 🔥
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Commander Jesse opens up after his ‘almost’ run!
He almost made it! 😱
🎙️ @cmdrjesse talks to @WSOLogan about his epic run at the #CapcomCup2019 this weekend.
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Logan and F Word share their predictions for who they think will shine brightest in the tournament.
Who is your money on at #CapcomCup2019? 💸@WSOLogan & @F_Word_FGC highlight players to look out for in today’s event. 👀
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Luffy talks about how long he thinks Street Fighter V has left in terms of popularity.
"Street Fighter V has a minimum of two years left, maximum four or five. It’s a very, very good era for SF"@Louffy086 talks to @F_Word_FGC at #CapcomCup2019 about how long he thinks SFV will stay popular 🤔
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Ahead of his match with Big Bird, 801 Strider opens up about how he’s feeling going into it, and how he’s prepared himself.
“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 😮
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Justin Wong reveals which player he hopes will scoop up a victory in the Cup.
“I really hope to see him do well, I’m a super huge believer that he’s a great player.”@JWonggg talks to @F_Word_FGC about which competitor he’s rooting for at #CapcomCup2019 👀
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Punk shares his thoughts on which competitors could cause him trouble in the tournament.
He already smashed the record of most points in a SFV pro season – what else can he break in the #CapcomCup2019? 🤔@PunkDaGod talks to @WSOLogan about which players could cause him trouble in the competition 🔥
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Taiwanese player Oil King opens up about how he’s feeling before facing off against HotDog in Round 2.
“I worry about it because he’s one of the best players against Rashid!”@LeevyLin talks with @WSOLogan about facing off in a tricky matchup against HotDog in Round 2 of #CapcomCup2019 🔥
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 14, 2019
Community & esports manager Matthew Edwards shares his predictions for the next SFV DLC character.
Who will be the next SFV DLC character? 👀@WSOLogan tries to squeeze info out of @TheStreetWriter at #CapcomCup2019. Will he succeed?
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
Fighting game community legend Alex Valle speaks to F Word about his lengthy rivalry with Japanese player Daigo Umehara.
“We were like Ryu and Ken”
FGC legend @TheAlexValle talks to @F_Word_FGC about his long term Street Fighter rivalry with @daigothebeast at #CapcomCup2019
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
Former player and commentator YipeS predicts who he thinks will take the Capcom Cup crown.
“The way he’s playing, the way he’s having fun… I got him winning the tournament.”
FGC star @IFCYipeS predicts who will reign supreme in the #CapcomCup2019 with @F_Word_FGC 👑
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
HotDog reveals all to Logan about which characters don’t work well against M. Bison.
Which SFV characters are a bad matchup for M.Bison? 🤔
@HotDogIsTasty explains to @WSOLogan why he stuck with his main & who his 2nd character pick is at #CapcomCup2019
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
F Word and Logan share their predictions for Capcom Cup champion.
Who will be crowned the #CapcomCup2019 Champion today? 🏆
Look out for more player interviews with @WSOLogan & @F_Word_FGC coming soon! 👀
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
Winners Top 8 contender Phenom reveals his plans for the $250,000 prize money if he wins the tournament.
"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 💰
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
F Word asks iDom about how he’s feeling about potentially facing off against Punk in the Top 8.
“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 🔥
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
Infamous wrestling and hosting legend Kenny Omega reveals who he’s gunning for to win the tournament.
“He’s been playing so well in every situation, I feel like today might be his day.”
Wrestling legend and host @KennyOmegamanX tells @WSOLogan who he’s rooting for to win #CapcomCup2019 💪
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— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 15, 2019
Stay tuned for all event coverage and more interviews!