Many legendary players participated in CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier. It’s a Street Fighter 6 Capcom Cup 11 qualifier.
It’s always great to witness big Street Fighter 6 events in Japan. This country is the birthplace of the very tradition of fighting games, and the community here is immensely passionate. Some of the greatest Street Fighter competitors are from Japan, and they are going to battle in the matches of CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier to win two SF6 Capcom Cup 11 qualifying spots.
For the viewers, this Street Fighter 6 esports tournament is an opportunity to witness top-tier action in true Japanese style. You may learn a thing or two from those titans: character usage in various matchups, approach to the Drive meter, ideas about combos, strategies of the neutral play, and more.
All the details of CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier are here. Watch the stream, check out the format, and take a look at the list of the most notable participants. The results of this SF6 Capcom Cup 11 qualifier are also here.
Where to watch Street Fighter 6 Japan Super Premier
Every tournament in the Capcom Pro Tour 2024 (CPT 2024) qualification series is streamed live on the official channels.
Also, you can watch the SF6 esports event CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier below. (The Day 1 stream is in the results section.)
CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier results
Check out the CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier results in this section.
Day 1: Pools
From 1,248 players to just 128 — this tournament day consisted of so many Street Fighter 6 matches! Not all of them are on the stream, but those who are available to watch are simply excellent.
Day 2: Round 3 pools (Top 128); Top 16
The 16 players who made it through the Round 3 pools are listed below. You'll also find here the results of the matches for proceeding to the top 8 brackets.
Winners side | Losers Round 1 | Losers Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Machabo 2:0 Ryukichi | EndingWalker 2:0 Fujimura | Fuudo 2:1 EndingWalker |
| Mago 2:0 gachikun | 2BASSA 1:2 Hikaru | Leshar 2:0 Hikaru |
| Leshar 1:2 Momochi | Oniki 0:2 RC Torimeshi | gachikun 2:1 RC Torimeshi |
| Fuudo 1:2 Tokido | ts 0:2 xiaohai | Ryukichi 2:1 xiaohai |
Top 8
The winner of the SF6 esports event CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier was decided on Day 2. In the winners semis, Tokido defeated Momochi (Ken vs Ed) and Machabo won over Mago (Akuma vs Juri).
On the losers side, Leshar (Ed) had an intense run. His opponents were Fuudo (Ed), Mago (Juri), and gachikun (Rashid). With three victories over these mighty players, Leshar advanced to the losers final.
With a win over Machabo, Tokido advanced to the grand final and qualified for the Capcom Cup 11. It's interesting to see how Tokido plays his current main, Ken, against his legacy Street Fighter character, Akuma.
The second player qualifying for the Capcom Cup 11 is Leshar. In the Losers Final, the Korean player defeated Machabo: Ed vs Akuma.
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In a great dominant style, Tokido destroyed Leshar in the grand final of CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier. Tokido won two amazing first games. Then, it looked like Leshar managed to adapt to Tokido's Ken, using mid-range tools of his Ed. But Tokido sealed the deal with a level 3 Super on the burned out opponent.
Here are the final brackets of the Street Fighter 6 esports tournament CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier.
Placement | Player | Street Fighter 6 character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REJECT, Rohto, Hit Box | Tokido | Ken |
| 2 | DRX | Leshar | Ed |
| 3 | DetonatioN FocusMe | Machabo | Akuma |
| 4 | Good 8 Squad, Red Bull | Gachikun | Rashid |
| 5-6 | VARREL | Mago | Juri |
| 5-6 | Victrix Pro | Momochi | Ed |
| 7-8 | Team Beast | Fuudo | Ed |
| 7-8 | FAV gaming | Ryukichi | Ken |
Tokido and Leshar qualify for the SF6 Capcom Cup 11
Schedule and format
CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier continued for two days: dates and start times depend on your time zone.
Tournament Stage | Japan | Europe | North America East | North America West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pools, Rounds 1 and 2 | Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. | Saturday, Nov. 2, 2 a.m. | Friday, Nov. 1, 9 p.m. | Friday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. |
| Pools of Round 3, top 16 | Sunday, Nov. 3, 10 a.m. | Sunday, Nov. 3, 2 a.m. | Saturday, Nov. 2, 9 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m. |
More than 1,200 players registered for the Street Fighter 6 Japan Super Premier. It’s quite a lot of participants, and only SF6 at Evo 2024 shows bigger numbers. Three rounds of pools and the top 16 brackets are needed to determine the winner.
- Round 1 — All the participants are divided into 128 pools. The 3 top players per pool proceed further.
- Round 2 — 64 pools, and the top 2 players advance to the next stage.
- Round 3 — 8 pools, and the top 2 players in each remain in the competition.
- Top 16 and top 8 brackets.
Capcom Cup 11: The qualification journey
There are two main ways to qualify for SF6 Capcom Cup 11.
- Direct qualification from CPT 2024 Premier qualifiers
- Reaching the top placements on the regional World Warrior Circuit leaderboards
The fighting games community (FGC) has already witnessed six CPT 2024 Premier tournaments, and only two have remained.
CPT 2024 Event | Winner |
|---|---|
| Evo 2024 | Punk |
| Cream City Convergence 2024 | MenaRD |
| Ultimate Fighting Arena 2024 | Kusanagi |
| East Coast Throwdown 2024 | Itabashi Zangief |
| CPT 2024: Singapore Super Premier | Shuto (the runner-up, Nephew, also qualified, as it’s a Super Premier event) |
| CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier | Tokido (the runner-up, Leshar, also qualified for Capcom Cup 11) |
| Blink Respawn 2024 | To be determined |
| Kings of the World | To be determined |
CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier — Top players to watch out for
It is difficult to select the most notable participants of SF6 Japan Super Premier. Top Japanese competitors have registered for this event, and they are some of the best in the FGC world. We can mention only a few names to watch out for, as matches with these players are especially interesting.
- Daigo Umehara: The fighting games GOAT is here, so the Japan Super Premier tournament is a wonderful chance to see The Beast in action. Everyone who faces Daigo takes it as a special challenge, so his matches are epic.
- Tokido: One of the most legendary Japanese players can’t miss this competitive opportunity. Tokido won Battle Arena Melbourne 14 this year. Will we see his Akuma this time, or will it be Ken again?
- gachikun: The SF6 champion of DreamHack Dallas 2024 brings the speed and wind of Rashid to CPT 2024: Japan Super Premier.
- Xiaohai: He is arguably the best The King of Fighters player in the world as the KOF XV Evo 2024 champion. Recently, Xiaohai has been enjoying great success within Street Fighter 6. The Chinese player is the winner of the SF6 Esports World Cup 2024.
- Kawano: The SFV Evo 2022 champion experiences ups and downs with Street Fighter 6. Recently, Kawano won a Japanese World Warrior event.
- EndingWalker: The British competitor proved his might on the top-level international scene. It’s interesting to see this young talented player making it through tough Japanese brackets. EndingWalker won VSFighting XII.
- Kakeru: He is a remarkable player who participates mainly in Japanese tournaments. Kakeru was close to winning Street Fighter 6 at Evo Japan 2024, but he was stopped by MenaRD.
Capcom Cup 11 happens from March 5 to March 9 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. For all Street Fighter 6 news and updates, stick around on esports.gg!
