After the culmination of Capcom Pro Tour 2022 with BANDITS|MenaRD winning Capcom Cup IX, Capcom has announced that the Capcom Pro Tour 2023 season will exclusively feature the upcoming Street Fighter 6 title in its competitive debut. The prize pool for the season has been set at over $2 million, with a $1 million grand prize for the Capcom Cup X winner.
Capcom Cup Pro Tour 2022 culminated yesterday with Bandits Gaming’s MenaRD winning the Capcom Cup IX Grand Final 3-1 against BLG’s Zhen. The champion took home a sweet $120,000 of the tournament’s significant $300,000 prize pool after his victory, but Capcom is ramping its numbers up with the release of Street Fighter 6 this June.
Moving away from Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition to Street Fighter 6, the Capcom Pro Tour 2023 season will have an eye-watering $2 million+ prize pool, which is the largest reward for any fighting game competition ever. The Capcom Cup X champion will receive $1 million alone.
The 2023 season of Capcom Pro Tour will begin this summer with the launch of Street Fighter 6 and will be comprised of both offline and online Premier events and the regional World Warrior program. The game itself launches June 2, 2023, for PC, PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X|S.