"Street Fighter 6," the fighting game that Capcom Co., Ltd. is proud of worldwide.
With the implementation of Modern controls, the barrier to entry was significantly lowered, attracting many players including the younger generation.
The final day of "CAPCOM CUP 11," where the world's strongest "Street Fighter 6" player is decided, was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Saturday, March 8, 2025!
We report on the scene of the Winners Tournament Quarterfinals from the venue!
Winners Match 1 Takamura vs. NoahTheProdigy
First up was the match between Takamura (Ken) and NoahTheProdigy (Luke).
It was the first match of the day, but Ryogoku Kokugikan was already completely full!
Befitting a Winners bracket match, they showed a close battle where they traded sets.
In the end, NoahTheProdigy won by taking 3 games, and then engaged with the audience by going around the venue after getting off the stage, which instantly warmed up the atmosphere.
Winners Match 2 Kakeru vs. Blaz
One of the Japanese players who advanced, Kakeru (JP), was up against the youngest player at 15 years old, Blaz (Ken).
BLAZ had advanced undefeated until this point.
After Kakeru took the first two games, Blaz changed characters to Akuma and brought the fight to close range.
Both players are popular, but the cheers for Kakeru were slightly louder.
Boosted by the cheers, Kakeru won by taking 3 consecutive sets!
Winners Match 3 Fuudo vs. Leshar
The third match between Fuudo (E. Honda) and Leshar (E. Honda) was a mirror match.
In a mirror match where neither player wants the other to do what they want, and they want to do what the other doesn't want them to do, the tension in the venue was particularly high.
Fuudo took the first game, but Leshar slightly won the subsequent close exchanges and took two consecutive sets.
In the fifth set, which went to a full set at 2-2, Leshar, who didn't slow down his offense, landed an SA3 and won!
Fuudo went to the Losers bracket.
Winners Match 4 Juicyjoe vs. AngryBird
The final match of the Winners Quarterfinals was between Juicyjoe (JP) and AngryBird (Ken).
AngryBird is a player from the United Arab Emirates, but he has been a member of the Japanese esports team REJECT since January 2025.
AngryBird's detailed situation judgment was impressive, but Juicyjoe was better in the mind games.
Juicyjoe won the close match that went to game 5.