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Capcom Cup 2018 travels to ESA Las Vegas

With a new PlayStation Experience still yet to be confirmed, Capcom is adding further speculative fuel by taking this year's Capcom Cup to Las Vegas and the new Esports Arena.

Ozzie Mejia

September 14, 2018 2:40 PM

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The Street Fighter V esports season is set to reach its climax when the final tournament of the year unfolds in December. But this year's big tournament is going to be a little different. This year's event will take place in Las Vegas.

On Friday morning, Capcom announced that the Capcom Pro Tour's last tournament of the 2018 season would be held at the Esports Arena Las Vegas. This dedicated esports venue opened to the public just a few months ago, but is now set to host one of the biggest events of the year. With over $250,000 at stake, the tournament will unfold over the weekend of December 14-16, with the Last Chance Qualifier tournament taking place on Friday.

This is a big chance for Capcom Cup, as the past few years have seen the event take place at Sony's PlayStation Experience event. However, with PlayStation Experience currently in limbo, Capcom appears to have cemented plans to take the Capcom Cup elsewhere.

Only a handful of events remain in the 2018 Capcom Pro Tour schedule. The standings remain in flux, as the field is rounded out. Defending champion MenaRD (Saul Leonardo Mena Segundo) has his spot in the tournament locked and he will likely be joined by reigning EVO champion Benjamin "Problem-X" Simon. The rest of the field will be determined prior to the big December tournament.

Look for more information on this year's Capcom Cup to be revealed in the coming weeks, including special guests and potential hints at the future of Street Fighter V.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?