Details on the selection process for the "Street Fighter 6" Japan national team have been announced for the "20th Asian Games" to be held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in 2026.
Top-performing players from the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2025 and CAPCOM CUP 12 hosted by Capcom will be recommended as potential candidates, leading to the final selection of the representatives.
"SF6" Japan National Team Selection Process Announced! The Battlegrounds Are Revealed
Good news for fighting game fans in Japan!
The recommendation process for the "Street Fighter 6" Japan national team has been announced for the 20th Asian Games to be held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in 2026!
The selection will be based on the following tournaments within the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2025 and CAPCOM CUP 12.
Players who achieve excellent results in these tournaments will be recommended.
All of these tournaments are intense battlegrounds where top-tier players compete!
CAPCOM Pro Tour 2025 World Warrior Japan Tournament #1-#5
- Dates: Sunday, September 7, 2025 - Sunday, January 11, 2026
- Location: Online
- Format: Open tournament
- Entry: Capcom Pro Tour Official esports Website
CAPCOM Pro Tour 2025 Premier Tournament "Kuaishou FightClub Championship VI · Chengdu"
- Dates: Friday, October 31, 2025 - Sunday, November 2, 2025
- Location: Chengdu, China
- Format: Open tournament
- Entry: Kuaishou FightClub Championship VI · Chengdu
CAPCOM CUP 12
- Dates: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Sunday, March 15, 2026
- Location: Ryogoku Kokugikan, Japan
- Format: A tournament featuring a total of 48 players, including the winner of CAPCOM CUP 11, the four members of the winning team from SFL: World Championship 2024, and top-performing players from the CAPCOM Pro Tour 2025.
- Entry: Invitational
Who will triumph in the fierce competition?! Let's watch and cheer them on!
🇯🇵 アジア競技大会（2026/愛知・名古屋）
『ストリートファイター6』日本代表の選考方針が決定代表候補選手は
🌏「CAPCOM Pro Tour 2025」
🏆「CAPCOM CUP 12」
の対象大会での成績をもとに推薦🔥📌選考対象大会
① CPT2025 ワールドウォリアー日本 #1〜#5
🗓️9/7〜1/11
📍オンライン… pic.twitter.com/Oez0yWF4Hj— CAPCOM eSports (@CAPCOM_eSports) August 12, 2025
The selection process for the Japan national team offers a diverse range of stages, from online and Ryogoku Kokugikan to Chengdu, China.
To stand alongside the world's top players, competitors must win through fierce domestic and international qualifiers.
The entire fighting game community is watching to see who will be chosen to stand on the grand stage as a representative of Japan. The anticipation for the tournaments' developments is immense.
For more details on Street Fighter 6 and each tournament, please visit the official Street Fighter X (@StreetFighterJA) and the CAPCOM Pro Tour official website.