Tournaments start April 17
Capcom has officially announced a Street Fighter 5 Pro tour for 2021. The season of competitive play is played online and will feature 32 events in 19 different areas, as well as a total prize pool of more than $ 200,000.
Usually, Capcom also introduces new Pro Tour content to boost the price gain. This time we get new costumes for G, Seth and one mystery dress that will teach us more about a later date. A new stage called ‘The Ring of Galaxy’ is also on the way, and you can see footage of it all in the trailer below.
The official CPT website contains the ground rules and expectations regarding this latest competitive endeavor.
“Capcom Pro Tour 2021 will be a continuation of the 2020 format due to global travel restrictions and social distance guidelines. The new season will feature more than 30 local local premieres presented in 19 areas. Winners of this online event premieres automatically qualify for Capcom Cup 8, held in early 2022. The Capcom Cup 8 offers a prize pool of more than $ 200,000. In addition, the top four finalists from each online premier will share a prize pool of $ 5,000.
“The opening event of the 2021 season is the first of four online premieres for Japan. Registration for the Japan # 1 online premiere opens on March 29 with the tournament taking place on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, 18. The tournament is usually broadcast on the Capcom Fighters Twitch and YouTube channels. ‘
Below you will find images of some of the new character colors, G and Seth’s new hippie and gypsy costumes, the locations where each of the online events will be held, and pricing information on all the new CPT 2021 content.
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Last year’s tour was initially planned for the regular offline track, but COVID-19 quickly put the kibosh on the plan. Capcom had planned to take the entire tour online and planned to have a Capcom Cup in the Dominican Republic, but also suffered the effects of COVID restrictions.
Finalists would rather play online exhibits against other top contestants from their respective regions, but the Tour’s 2020 definitely felt and understandably very muted compared to the usual excitement and excitement that the Tour brings.
The full CPT schedule is now available on the website, where events will begin in April and last until January 2022.