The CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023 is an event where players from around the world compete in Street Fighter 6, aiming to become the annual champion through fierce battles held in each region.
Sayff claimed victory at the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023 Online Premier US & Canada - Midwest tournament held on January 21 (Sun) and 22 (Mon), 2024!
「CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023」アメリカ＆カナダ-東大会はNuckleDu選手が優勝！「CAPCOM CUP X」への出場権を獲得
CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023 Online Premier - US & Canada - Midwest
The CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023 Online Premier US & Canada - Midwest tournament took place on January 21 (Sun) and 22 (Mon), 2024.
The following players reached the Top 8:
- YARUCREW | ZachlnABox
- Sayff
- Moist | JAK
- Zhen
- Dual Kevin
- hsien
- JOE UMEROGAN
- Hamad
These eight players reached the Top 8 of the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023 Online Premier US & Canada - Midwest tournament and engaged in intense battles for the championship title.
Sayff vs. JOE UMEROGAN
The Grand Final featured a matchup between Sayff (@thesayff), who advanced from the Winners bracket, and JOE UMEROGAN (@umerogan), who fought his way up from the Losers bracket.
Sayff chose Ken, while JOE UMEROGAN selected Luke.
In the first match, both players cautiously gauged each other's movements while utilizing Hadoken and Sand Blast to set up their attacks.
The game reached the final round tied at 1-1, and as the round began, Sayff's Ken landed a combo starting with Chin Buster into Tatsumaki Senpukyaku to deal damage.
He gradually whittled down Luke's health with throw and knee strikes. Despite taking some damage, Sayff ultimately defeated Luke with the Shinryu Reppa to secure the first win.
In the second match, Sayff kept up the pressure from the start with his Chin Buster into Tatsumaki Senpukyaku combo and throw attacks.
Sayff won the first round with over 90% of his health bar remaining, but in the second round, JOE UMEROGAN identified the timing of the attacks to bring the match to 1-1.
In the final round, Sayff connected a combo into the Shinryu Reppa, significantly depleting Luke's health. Maintaining that momentum, Sayff pushed through to earn his second victory.
With a 2-0 lead, Sayff needed just one more win to take the championship.
Early in the first round, he took heavy damage from JOE UMEROGAN's Luke, but managed to stage a comeback to win the round.
In the following second round, Sayff connected a combo and unleashed the Shinryu Reppa, reducing Luke's health to about 50% within five seconds. However, JOE UMEROGAN struck back with a relentless flurry of combos to bring the round to 1-1.
The final round was a back-and-forth struggle, but Sayff pushed through to claim victory.
With a 3-0 score, Sayff was crowned the champion!
Sayff won the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023 US & Canada - Midwest tournament and secured his spot in CAPCOM CUP X.
You can watch the archived matches of the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2023 US & Canada - Midwest tournament on the Capcom Fighters JP YouTube channel or on Twitch to catch the intense battles from the tournament.
From the last regional #CPT2023 of the season, congratulations to @thesayff for qualifying from U.S/Canada Midwest!
We'll see you at #CAPCOMCUPX! pic.twitter.com/0JCMhAJJuW
— Capcom Fighters (@CapcomFighters) January 22, 2024