On Sunday, July 12, 2026, at the official offline tournament, BAM 16, part of the "CAPCOM Pro Tour 2026 Premier" (hereinafter CPT 2026 Premier) qualifying series for CAPCOM CUP 13, 15-year-old Hinao took home the victory!
Hinao has secured a spot in the Street Fighter 6 world championship, CAPCOM CUP, for the second consecutive year.
REJECT's Young Star Hinao Wins BAM 16! Heading to the CAPCOM CUP World Championship for the Second Consecutive Year
🏆CAPCOM Pro Tour 2026 Premier
📍BAM 16👑CHAMPION👑
REJECT | HINAO(@hinatoo02 )─日本の15歳が死闘を制し、2年連続でCC出場。#CPT2026 #ストリートファイター6 pic.twitter.com/JJoXvbzJXD
— CAPCOM eSports (@CAPCOM_eSports) July 12, 2026
Melbourne, Australia, hosted the CAPCOM CUP 13 qualifying tournament, "BAM 16," on Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, 2026.
REJECT's Hinao (@hinatoo02)! emerged victorious after defeating SS Kumamoto's cosa (@cosazeku) in the Grand Finals.
At 15 years old, Hinao has secured a spot in the CAPCOM CUP for a 2nd consecutive year with this tournament win.
BAM 16 Top 8 Players! Japanese Commentary Video Archives Available to Watch
Here are the players who made the Top 8 at BAM 16:
- 1st Place: Hinao (@hinatoo02)
- 2nd Place: cosa (@cosazeku)
- 3rd Place: Micky (@Micky1014_)
- 4th Place: Booce_Lee (@Booce_Lee)
- 5th Place (Tie): NL (@sf5nl)
- 5th Place (Tie): Gachikun (@gachikun0423)
- 7th Place (Tie): Tokido (@tokidoki77)
- 7th Place (Tie): NoahTheProdigy (@NoahtheProdigy)
You can watch the intense matches from BAM 16 in the archives on the official Capcom YouTube channel.
Check out the matches between these top competitors yourself!
The CAPCOM CUP 13 world championship begins on Wednesday, March 11, 2027.
All eyes are on Hinao, who took home the victory this time, as we look forward to the upcoming competition!
BAM2026優勝出来ました！！
今回勝ったのは周りの人のお陰でもあって感謝しかありません。
運営してくれた人達もありがとうございました！！！応援してくれた人もありがとうございました！EWCとCC優勝も目指して頑張ります！！！！ pic.twitter.com/WvjhgZpYcE— ひなお (@hinatoo02) July 12, 2026
