EU Regional Finals at Milan Games Week
The first of the four Regional Finals for the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour season is finally here! EU Regional Finals at Milan Games Week will be held on October 15th and 16th at Milan, Italy. This two day event is one of the few remaining opportunities for players to earn a qualifying spot for Capcom Cup 2016. The first day will be a last chance qualifier where players can compete for 2 spots to move on to the Regional Finals on day two. These two players will then join the 14 players who have earned qualifying spots by winning Regional Ranking Events throughout the year (see full list below) for a final 16 player tournament. The 1st place finisher will win a qualifying spot to Capcom Cup!
Event Structure
The EU Regional Finals is structured as found in the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour Rules. There will be a EU Regional Last Chance Qualifier tournament on Day One where the top two placements advance onto the Day Two EU Regional Finals. The Regional Finals is a 16 player bracket composed as listed below and the winner will earn a qualifying spot to Capcom Cup 2016! For more information, see the EU Regional Finals Announcement Post here!
Day One (October 15th): EU Regional Finals Last Chance Qualifier
This is an open tournament limited to a 256 player bracket where the top two placers, 1st and 2nd Place, will advance to take part in the Regional Final on Day Two.
Day Two (October 16th): EU Regional Final
This is a 16 player closed tournament with a double elimination bracket which will be composed of the following players:
- 14 Players who qualified through winning EU Regional Ranking Events (12 Ranking Events and 2 Online Ranking Events)
- 2 Players who advanced from the Day One EU Regional Last Chance Qualifier
Note: As per the Rules, Regional Finals do not award any Ranking Points to either the Global or to the Regional Ranking Point Leaderboard.
CPT Europe Day Two EU Regional Finals Qualifiers from Regional Ranking Events
Below are the players who have earned a qualifying spot in the EU Regional Finals by winning EU Regional Ranking Events. We will update this list as the events conclude so it stays up to date. The 14 players below will be joined by the 2 winners of the Day One EU Regional Last Chance Qualifier to take part in the 16 player Day Two EU Regional Finals. See the Rules page for more information.
| Player | Country | Qualifying Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS|Akainu | France | VSFighting 2016 | (1) |
| Rize|Cobelcog | Ireland | Online Ranking Event: Europe One | (2) |
| PRLS|Packz | UK | Fighting Games Challenge | (3) |
| GS|TKR | France | Liga Oficial PlayStation Tournament | (4) |
| Fruit | United Arab Emirates | Geek Weekend | (5) |
Notes:
(1) AWS|CCL (1st Place) won a prior EU Regional Ranking Event, so the qualifying spot went to EVB|Chris Tatarian (2nd place). EVB|Chris Tatarian has decided not to attend, so the qualifying spot goes to AWS|Akainu (3rd Place).
(2) MD|Mister Crimson (1st Place) won a prior EU Regional Ranking Event, so the qualifying spot went to Rize|Cobelcog (2nd Place).
(3) MOV (1st Place), RB|Luffy (2nd Place, MD|Mister Crimson (3rd Place, AWS|CCL (4th Place), and PxP|Problem X (5th Place) all won a prior EU Regional Ranking Event and PandaTV|Dark Jiewa (5th Place) could not attend this event so the qualifying spot went to PRLS|Packz.
(4) RB|Luffy (1st Place), AWS|CCL (2nd Place), and MD|Mister Crimson (3rd Place) all won a prior EU Regional Ranking Event so the qualifying spot goes to GS|TKR (4th Place).
(5) MOV (1st Place) and PandaTV|Dark Jiewa (3rd Place) won a prior EU Regional Ranking Event and FA|Big Bird (2nd Place) could not attend this event so the qualifying spot went to Fruit (4th Place)
Live Stream Schedule:
| Pacific | Eastern | Local (Milan Italy) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day One Last Chance Qualifier (Sat) | Starts 3AM | Starts 6AM | Starts 12PM |
| Day Two Regional Finals (Sun) | Starts 4AM | Starts 7AM | Starts 1PM |