12 Facts About Capcom Cup

1.

Capcom Cup is an annual fighting game tournament specifically focused on the Street Fighter series.

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2.

In 2014, Capcom Cup was an Ultra Street Fighter IV exclusive tournament with 16 qualifiers.

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3.

Capcom Cup released qualifier dates to determine the seven remaining qualifiers.

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4.

Capcom Cup created a poll to decide which players would make it into the Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom Cup 3 tournament, with Nemo, Justin Wong, KaneBlueRiver, IFC Yipes, Abegen, NYChrisG, Filipino Champ, and MarlinPie being voted in.

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5.

In 2014, Twitch and Capcom Cup partnered up to create an Ultra Street Fighter IV circuit known as the Capcom Cup Pro Tour.

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6.

Capcom Cup has removed Tier 3 from the 2015 Capcom Cup Pro Tour circuit.

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7.

Capcom Cup 2014 was the conclusion of the Capcom Pro Tour in 2014.

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8.

One notable appearance in the Capcom Cup was a Brazilian player named Eric "ChuChu" Moreira Silva, who qualified by garnering majority of his points from the online tournaments.

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9.

Capcom Cup showed the first ever match of their upcoming game Street Fighter V with Twitch's Mike Ross using Ryu going up against Capcom Cup's Peter "Combofiend" Rosas using Chun-Li.

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10.

Capcom Cup 2015 was held December 6 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, coinciding with the PlayStation Experience conference.

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11.

Capcom Cup moved away from auto-qualification spots in the 2017 Capcom Cup Pro Tour.

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12.

Capcom Cup 2018 was won by Kanamori "Gachikun" Tsunehiro, defeating Hiromiki "Itabashi Zangief" Kumada in the grand finals.

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