In 2023, we saw Street Fighter 6 release, the biggest game in the series so far. It’s led to record sign-ups across fighting game events, but all of those tournaments were leading to this. The Capcom Cup X is about to begin.

Since its initial announcement ahead of the game’s release, everyone has known SF 6 esports would be different. The game’s inaugural year for fighting game esports has featured a bigger format than ever before. There’s a prize pool of $1,734,000, with $1,000,000 going to the winner alone. This tournament is going to settle everything and find the best SF 6 player. We’re just a month away from the start, how will all of this work and what can you expect?

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Capcom Cup X Finals Begin in Just a Month

The Capcom Pro Tour is one of the longer-running fighting game circuits. It’s getting its biggest-ever tournament this year. So far, we’ve seen tons of tournaments narrowing down everyone in fighting games to just under 50 players. The absolute best of the best for SF 6 players.

How will the event work? It’s all starting on February 21, and wrapping up on the 25. It’s a four-day event with a few different stages. It begins with a group stage where players are seeded together and the pool of candidates is narrowed down. Then, we get the final Bracket. It’s a double-elimination tournament where players will be gradually knocked out. Until we have the very best players facing each other.

The Capcom Cup has gathered its competitors from quite a few of the biggest events. There are players like AngryBird and Chris Wong from Offline Premier events. Others coming in from EVO and plenty from online events.

That’s how the Capcom Cup X is going to work. It’s all starting up pretty soon but it’ll take five days to narrow the events down to the grand final. As the biggest Street Fighter tournament that we’ve ever seen, this is going to be a big week for all fighting game esports fans.