Following an intense, nine-day event at the Avalon in Hollywood, which included several competitive events, last-chance qualifiers, team tournaments, and more, Capcom Cup X recently concluded, crowning a brand-new champion in the Taiwanese player, Uma327. While the tournament was impressive to watch, one of the most notable things about Capcom Cup X is what Uma won for finishing in 1st place: a whopping $1,000,000.
With players from all corners of the world in attendance, and a lead-up that saw the defeat of even some fan-favorite players like Tokido and Punk, there were many shocking moments and upsets both before and during the event.
This is the first Capcom Cup for Street Fighter 6, but a prize this big isn’t just new for Street Fighter–it’s new for fighting games, period. No first-place finish has ever awarded this much money or had this big a prize pool (over $2,000,000 in total). After the tournament concluded, Capcom President & COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto announced that Uma wouldn’t be the last “fighting game millionaire” the company would create, either. Next year’s Capcom Cup XI will also award $1,000,000 (so if you want to try your hand at winning it, I’d start practicing now).