The costume is a Japanese warlord getup dawned by Necalli. The championship costume from last year’s Capcom Cup winner is currently available as a part of the Capcom Pro Tour 2016 DLC. Judging by character popularity alone, I think Balrog players should get their wallets ready. Not only will the winning player get to choose the character who will wear the championship costume, the champ will also get to work with Capcom’s design team to pick the final design. Other competitive games currently offer this extra prize (League of Legends’ world championship skins come to mind), but this is another big leap forward for fighting games. A new costume is created for the character of the winner’s choice to commemorate the victory. In addition to the hefty prize for first place, there is another special honor given to this year’s Capcom Cup champ. The DLC is also currently available, meaning the Capcom Cup prize pool will likely continue to grow. EGX Capcom Pro Tour EU Regional Final 2019 (SFV:AE) prize pool and results in Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, Royal Docks, London E16 1XL, UK on October 20, 2019. The sum is especially high for a fighting game. That’s no chump change in the world of esports. This amount is on top of the already included $250,000 bringing the grand total to over $340,000. A part of that portion is going to the Capcom Cup’s prize pool.Īccording to Playstation’s official website, the DLC purchases have already added an extra $90,000 to the Capcom Cup prize pool. This DLC is unique in the world of esports as a portion of the profits Capcom receives are being used solely on the growth and outreach for the Street Fighter community. Where the Capcom Cup prize pool comes fromĬapcom announced additional Street Fighter V DLC during Evo earlier this year. The monster tournament will have a larger purse than any major tournament including this year’s Evo and last year’s Capcom Cup. The Capcom Cup prize pool currently looks to be the largest in the history of the Street Fighter franchise. The Capcom Cup is ready to be the biggest Street Fighter V event ever, at least that is what the mother company, Capcom, is hoping.
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