Laurel Crown

47:44 Winners Semifinal #1
1:01:16 Winners Semifinal #2
1:28:30 Losers R1 #1
1:37:48 Losers R1 #2
1:56:51 Losers Quarterfinal #1
2:06:26 Losers Quarterfinal #2
2:26:09 Winners Final
2:41:57 Losers Semifinal
2:59:10 Losers Final
3:12:06 Grand Final

Pretty solid qualifier (the matches were good both in T16 and T8) but man... the finals were anticlimatic.

Sayff got qualified because Joe Umerogan is already in the Cup by winning the local World Warrior, so him beating Jak in the Losers Final went like a bye. Capcom should either put the "World Warriors" way after the respective Qualifiers are done (like some mini LCQs) or forbid those who already qualified to take part of these tournaments and doing gatekeeping. This way the Qualifiers are much more engaging and they avoid match fixing.

44:32 Dual Kevin (LUKE) vs ZachInABox (JP)
55:13 Hsien (DEE JAY) vs Sayff (KEN)
1:03:57 JOE UMEROGAN (LUKE) vs Jak (JURI)
1:23:55 Riddles (LUKE) vs Zhen (DEE JAY)
1:32:13 Hamad (HONDA) vs Brian F (JP)
1:44:05 Whea7s (LUKE) vs Dapvip (KIMBERLY)
2:01:33 Ehai (CHUN LI) vs Shine (KIMBERLY)
2:13:28 ElChakotay (LILY) vs Van N. (DEE JAY)
2:24:11 Match #1
2:45:04 Match #2
2:54:47 Match #3
3:04:56 Match #4

50:18 Winners Semifinal #1
1:05:34 Winners Semifinal #2
1:37:32 Losers R1 #1
1:47:42 Losers R1 #2
2:15:26 Losers Quarterfinal #1
2:25:45 Losers Quarterfinal #2
2:45:06 Winners Final
3:02:31 Losers Semifinal
3:20:52 Losers Final
3:31:29 Grand Final

Woo! What a stacked qualifier.

NuckleDu was one of the favorites in the tournie along BananaKen, Punk and Idom and the match against Banana was so intense it all came down to a scramble moment to win.

Speaking of Punk and Idom...
Idom getting eliminated in the Top 16 against Modern Chun-Li player Ramos. They theorize what went wrong when Idom tried to do the corner combo and the best explanation is that combo only works in regular Counter (Chun was in Punish) thus whiffing the command throw. Weird way to choke a game since Manon's command grab in level 4 could have killed her in one shot in that moment so it's likely a fault in trying to impress rather than close it out simple and clean.

Punk, one of the best SF players in the world, beaten by 16 y.o. Paladin... and it wasn't even a close one. A teenager beat him 3-0. His Ryu had incredibly solid fundamentals and managed to keep Punk in check and dishing massive damage (as per the character being strong without any strange gimmick). Too bad he didn't do the same with Du's Guile who kept him pressured under his own tempo and unable to react. He needs to work more against zoners, but meanwhile he already prove his worth and I hope to see more of him in the future.

And now onward to the last quali... ehm, penultimate qualifier.

Winner Quarters
Game A - Ramos vs NuckleDu 51:13
Game B - Space Boy vs Banana Ken 1:05:47
Game C - Psycho vs Naji 1:15:03
Game D - Alex Smith vs Paladin 1:34:13

Loser Quarters
Game E - Fluxwavez vs AdrianNY 1:42:43              
Game F - Semiij vs Kami 1:51:53
Game G - Macs Sama vs Punk 2:15:39
Game H - Idom vs Nando_NY 2:24:13

Loser Top 12
Game I - D Loser vs E Winner - 2:30:18
Game J - C Loser vs F Winner - 2:48:05
Game K - B Loser vs G Winner - 3:01:06
Game L - A Loser vs H Winner - 3:13:42

00:51:27 Winners semi-final #1
01:06:49 Winners semi-finals #2
01:32:08 Losers R1 #1
01:44:52 Losers R1 #2
02:13:08 Losers quarter-final 1
02:23:17 Losers quarter-final 2
02:49:13 Winners final
03:06:10 Losers semi-final
03:29:19 Losers final
03:47:28 Grand final

As expected, the Japanese qualifier turned out to be the wildest one in the entire CPT (as I'm fairly confident the following American/Canadian ones won't be as mad as this one) with some of the craziest interactions in the game and zany 200IQ plays. The only flaw is the Top 8 being run by the top tier characters... alas, the matches were still fun and engaging.
Quite surprised to see Daigo "The Beast" Umehara being eliminated in the Top 16 for not committing to the anti-airs and Kakeru didn't even make it despite being considered one of the best SF6 players today. Given the more "world cup" flavor coming into Capcom Cup X, having two Japanese players will even the odds.

Winners quarter finals:
00:51:10 Narikun (Kimberly) vs Kazunoko (Cammy)
01:05:23 Otani (Luke) vs Itabashi Zangief (Marisa)
01:16:06 Tokido (Ken) vs Akira (Cammy)
01:36:40 Sasamo (Dee Jay) vs Kawano (Luke)

Losers Round 1:
01:45:16 Kei.B (JP) vs Key (E. Honda)
01:54:53 Daigo (Ken) vs Mizuha (Cammy)
02:20:48 Jaccy (Kimberly) vs Mago (Juri)
02:34:02 Nauman (Ken) vs Yamaguchi (Dee Jay)

Losers Round 2:
02:49:08 Match #1
03:10:12 Match #2
03:20:10 Match #3
03:27:20 Match #4

00:47:19 Winners semi-final #1
00:57:08 Winners semi-finals #2
01:22:43 Losers R1 #1
01:34:17 Losers R1 #2
02:03:51 Losers quarter-final 1
02:20:45 Losers quarter-final 2
02:41:09 Winners final
03:04:37 Losers semi-final
03:25:17 Losers final
03:35:02 Grand final

Man, I thought this would have been EndingWalker's Qualifier. His Ryu has been deemed the strongest in the game so the predictions looked obvious in foresight. Now begs the question "Why did he go for Dee Jay instead? Especially against Guile" and one possible answer would be the Match Up. Guile is THE zoner and Ryu doesn't have good options to overcome his projectiles like Dee Jay does. So EndingWalker went for him but still ended up against a very good Guile player who knows how to make him dangerous in the offensive options.
Still congratulations to the 17 y.o. RainPro. Hope to see you shine in the Capcom Cup X as a new generation player.

Special mention to Broski who showed the potential and skills in A.K.I. despite being universally seen as bottom tier. Yeah, LordVenom played her too but it was one set and not a full run.

Winners quarter finals:
00:50:18 EndingWalker (Dee Jay) vs Rainpro (Guile)
00:59:38 MysticSmash (Kimberly) vs Shakz (Luke)
01:10:22 Musclenoob (Ken) vs Broski (Aki)
01:30:46 The4phillz (JP) vs Lexx (Guile)

Losers Round 1:
01:40:17 Pingutaro (JP) vs Vegachamp (Jamie)
01:46:48 Launch (JP) vs Suleymon (Kimberly)
02:08:11 Joker Jokez (Cammy) vs Arismania (Chun-Li)
02:21:52 Mopuulapo (Ken) vs Shivs (Juri)

Losers Round 2:
02:30:24 Match #1
02:48:54 Match #2
02:59:16 Match #3
03:06:06 Match #4

00:48:38 Winners semi-final 1
01:00:23 Winners semi-final 2
01:25:35 Losers R1 1
01:36:48 Losers R1 2
01:57:12 Losers quarter-final 1
02:12:25 Losers quarter-final 2
02:30:56 Winners final
02:41:53 Losers semi-final
02:57:38 Losers final
03:10:18 Grand final

Having most of the players in this qualifier coming from France, with 7 Frenchies and 1 Spaniard in the Top 8, tells a lot about their dedicated FGC.
Quite a nice qualifier with a lot of "technicality" but not the most exciting tournament. Wait until Japan qualifier comes... Ohohoh, that's gonna be wild.

Speaking of qualifiers, the World Warriors are almost over. I'm gonna post the winners, the players who are coming to Capcom Cup X, next month.

Winners quarter finals:
00:47:30 LionHeart (Cammy) vs Joxero (Jamie)
00:58:04 Kilzyou (Juri) vs Linkexelo (Luke)
01:09:53 Cuongster (JP) vs Kusanagi (Luke)
01:31:03 Mister Crimson (Dhalsim) vs Yamcher (Manon)

Losers Round 1:
01:39:52 Soulaiho (Ken) vs Akainu (Guile)
01:50:20 TKR (Chun-Li) vs RMK FAST (Blanka)
02:09:03 Samoel (Juri) vs Tomoecuhna (JP)
02:20:35 Alphen (Cammy) vs Shanks (Cammy)

Losers Round 2:
02:29:39 Match #1
02:51:17 Match #2
03:00:30 Match #3
03:08:00 Match #4

00:48:18 Winners semi-final #1
01:05:43 Winners semi-finals #2
01:32:03 Losers R1 #1
01:44:54 Losers R1 #2
02:08:32 Losers quarter-final 1
02:24:37, 02:49:50 Losers quarter-final 2
03:00:03 Winners final
03:11:06 Losers semi-final
03:28:13 Losers final
03:40:55 Grand final

Finally a Lily player in the qualifiers lol

Decent qualifier (just on par compared to the previous one) but I knew Xian would have dominated the rounds if given the chance. And with that, a Dee Jay is in the Capcom Cup.
The Losers Final has got to be the scrambliest Cammy mirror match I've ever seen.

Winners quarter finals:
00:49:56 Xian (Dee Jay) vs Jinkouyuki (Guile)
01:02:14 Leslie (Rashid) vs MindRPG (Luke)
01:11:39 Bravery (Cammy) vs Yagami (Kimberly)
01:32:24 Xopowo (Juri) vs IamChuan (Chun-Li)

Losers Round 1:
01:42:08 Budget Xian (Dee Jay) vs Fit3amir (Rashid)
01:49:53 Kun_Khmer (Ken) vs B3iLz (Lilly)
02:10:28 Potato09 (Cammy) vs SKZ (Cammy)
02:20:43 Jan-sg (Kimberly) vs Book (Ken)

Losers Round 2:
02:30:24 Match #1
02:52:12 Match #2
03:03:12 Match #3
03:10:17 Match #4

00:50:26 Winners semi-final 1
00:59:29, 01:16:03 Winners semi-final 2
01:36:12 Losers R1 1
01:47:50 Losers R1 2
02:05:52 Losers quarter-final 1
02:19:18 Losers quarter-final 2
02:44:12 Winners final
02:54:07 Losers semi-final
03:15:58 Losers final
03:24:42 Grand final

Meh qualifier with so many people making scramble moments, dropped inputs and wasted combo opportunity. The only competent players were the Nasr team members: Angry Bird and Big Bird.
Speaking of which, this qualifier can be best described as Angry Bird, winner of the biggest EVO tournament in history, gate-keeping anyone that isn't the equally skilled Big Bird (who won the Red Bull Kumite with his aggressive Marisa play).

Winners quarter finals:
00:50:27 Angrybird (Cammy) vs Aziz (Luke)
00:58:43 Ysf-b (E. Honda) vs Realmf (Luke)
01:10:53 Big Bird (Marisa) vs Hamood (Chun-Li)
01:30:04 Fandroid (Dee Jay) vs Metplex (Juri)

Losers Round 1:
01:40:07 Sai (Dhalsim) vs Volcanorosso (Luke)
01:48:16 Abood Bboy (Luke) vs Vmsym (Luke)
02:08:19 Uchiha_fz (Cammy) vs Fruit (Blanka)
02:18:15 Amu (Dee Jay) vs The Legend G (Marisa)

Losers Round 2:
02:23:27 Match #1
02:41:05 Match #2
02:49:12 Match #3
02:59:48 Match #4

Winners semi-finals:
00:47:20 Winners semi-finals #1
01:04:23 Winners semi-finals #2
01:30:05 Losers R1 #1
01:46:17 Losers R1 #2
02:05:12 Losers quarter-final 1
02:19:39 Losers quarter-final 2
02:38:46 Winners final
02:47:45 Losers semi-final
03:07:35 Losers final
03:31:40 Grand final

LET'S GOOOOO!!! Italy has finally its Capcom Cup contender!!! :'D

Garnet showed the world how insane Dhalsim can be in the right hands despite being one of the hardest characters to master.
Kinda sucks he had to face Geeck-O, the best Cammy in the country, but the match was a really good one. Showing how dedicated is my country's competitive scene and I hope it gets represented more with these results.

Another surprise is the elimination of this qualifier's favorite: Belgium's Takamura. But don't expect it to be the last we see of him. He could still qualify via World Warrior rankings.

00:47:32 Winners Quarterfinal #1
00:54:43 Winners Quarterfinal #2
01:05:03 Winners Quarterfinal #3
01:27:30 Winners Quarterfinal #4

Losers Round 1:
01:41:20 Match #1
01:49:40 Match #2
02:12:28 Match #3
02:22:15 Match #4

Losers Round 2:
02:29:52 Match #1
02:51:50 Match #2
03:04:40 Match #3
03:17:24 Match #4

Winners semi-finals:
00:34:23 Chris Wong (Luke) vs Humanbomb (Ken)
00:46:27 MenaRD (Blanka) vs Valmaster (Chun-Li)

Losers round 1:
01:07:33 NuckleDu (Guile) vs Fuudo (Dee Jay)
01:19:55 Hotdog29 (Dee Jay) vs Oil King (Rashid)

01:41:30 Losers quarter-final 1
01:50:49 Losers quarter-final 2
02:05:30 Winners final
02:27:36 Losers semi-final
02:44:25 Losers final
03:18:35 Grand final

Gotta love the french audience popping off at every Valmaster combo lol

Almost similar Top 8 from the Singapore one. As much of a monster MenaRD is with Blanka, his momentum always wear off when the match gets longer.
Congrats to Chris Wong for pulling an amazing redemption run after going so close at Singapore.

00:46:08 Winners semi-final 1
01:04:22 Winners semi-final 2
01:31:39 Losers R1 #1
01:43:02 Losers R1 #2
02:06:16 Losers quarter-final 1
02:19:49 Losers quarter-final 2
02:50:59 Winners final
03:06:46 Losers semi-final
03:28:40 Losers final
03:48:30 Grand final

Ah yes... Phenom and Lord Venom. The best from Norway and Poland respectively. If you saw their first match in the Top 16, then you already knew we were in for a treat.
Kudos to the latter polish for using A.K.I., making her debut in a Qualifier after one month since her release. Now Lily is still the only character yet to appear in the CPT.

Pretty tight Qualifier overall. Can't wait to see my country represented in both the French Offline Premiere and Europe West and (hoping) to see one of my compatriots qualified.

Winners quarter finals:
00:47:58 Phenom (Ken) vs Shadyimpostor (Dee Jay)
00:57:54 Rikemansbarnet (Juri) vs Lord Venom (JP)
01:06:53 Juciejoe (JP) vs Veggey (Zangief)
01:27:11 Myrken (Luke) vs Popibluebeast (Chun-Li)

Losers Round 1:
01:35:39 Infin1te (Guile) vs JNS (Dhalsim)
01:45:23 Chinooo (Ken) vs Ixion (Dee Jay)
02:06:39 Banja (Blanka) vs King Funk (JP)
02:14:41 Nezumi (Rashid) vs Herkuleshulk (E. Honda)

Losers Round 2:
02:23:03 Match 1
02:44:38 Match 2
02:50:48 Match 3
03:00:07 Match 4

Top-16 Winners quarter finals:
00:24:50 Moke (Chun-Li) vs Gachikun (Rashid)
00:37:00 Nauman (Ken) vs Fujimura (Ken)
00:56:50 Seo (JP) vs Chris Wong (Luke)
01:09:52 MenaRD (Blanka) vs Kakeru (JP)

Top-16 Losers Round 1:
01:32:15 Vxbao (JP) vs Goichi (Chun-Li)
01:48:05 Shuto (Marisa) vs Hordog29 (Dee Jay)
01:59:49 Acqua (JP) vs Kishiri (Chun-Li)
02:16:01 Fuudo (Dee Jay) vs Narikun (Kimberly)

Top-16 Losers Round 2:
02:27:17 Match #1
02:38:49 Match #2
02:55:14 Match #3
03:07:14 Match #4

03:31:17 Top-8 Winners semi-final 1:
03:47:05 Top-8 Winners semi-final 2:
04:13:30 Top-8 Losers round 1 #1
04:24:03 Top-8 Losers round 1 #2
04:49:21 Losers quarter-final 1
05:02:59 Losers quarter-final 2
05:25:03 Winners final
05:36:09 Losers semi-final
05:53:17 Losers final
06:08:43 Grand final

So that's why MenaRD didn't took part in his regional qualifier. He wanted some challenge and what challenge he got xD
Aside from MenaRD being the dirty Blanka/Luke he is known for and Kakeru being a cyborg when it comes to Perfect Parries, it was a fun qualifier. Too bad most characters in the Top 16 were the "top tier" ones with some exceptions. This was clearly an "East Asia" qualifier but with a Dominican pro player to spice things up.

CPT South Africa
00:52:13 Winners semi-final #1
01:11:13 Winners semi-final #2
01:34:07 Losers R1 #1
01:51:52 Losers R1 #2
02:10:03 Losers quarter-final 1
02:20:43 Losers quarter-final 2
02:42:03 Winners final
02:50:40 Losers semi-final
03:10:10 Losers final
03:26:28 Grand final

CPT Central America East
04:05:32 Winners semi-final
04:21:55 Losers quarter-final 1
04:35:38 Losers quarter-final 2
04:55:00 Winners final (Warning: intense Sonic Boom-fest)
05:20:38 Losers semi-final
05:43:07 Losers final
05:55:17 Grand final

Gotta love Vicious and Tasty Steve. Best commentary duo lol

Quite surprised by the quality of the matches in Top 8 after a pretty lame T16 (especially a disappointing Zangief). MarkTheShark could have at least made a reset if it wasn't for that trade, but alas JabhiM isn't a pro player for nothing. Having played for his country at the Red Bull Kumite this year.

About the Central America East: I expected MenaRD to take part in it but his partner Caba goes to show he's no slouch either. The Guile mirror matches with him and Bryan-D were intense.

Winners quarter finals:
00:50:01 Sekwele (Zangief) vs Will Bartness (Chun-Li)
01:05:04 Ren (Luke) vs MarkTheShark9200 (Ken)
01:18:56 JabhiM (Dee Jay) vs Mince (Ken)
01:41:46 Nat-Su-Kao (E. Honda) vs NarutoRsa (Ryu)

Losers Round 1:
01:52:50 7BD (Juri) vs Sins (Luke)
02:03:54 Bionic2307 (Kimberly) vs Phire_B (Luke)
02:25:56 AcuteMoon (Marisa) vs Shinjiri (Cammy)
02:32:25 Chibi_K (Cammy) vs Sunny (Dee Jay)

Losers Round 2:
02:39:58 Match #1
03:03:11 Match #2
03:12:36 Match #3
03:21:20 Match #4

Winners quarter finals:
00:48:14 StunneR (Cammy) vs Zé da Manga (JP)
00:57:18 Caio_cfs (Dee Jay) vs Lendiaviva (Luke)
01:07:30 JUNINHO-RAS (Luke) vs Keoma (Manon)
01:32:11 NamikazeExTM (Jamie) vs HorusPaulin (Dee Jay)

Losers Round 1:
01:38:59 HKDASH (Cammy) vs RonaldinhoBR (Blanka)
01:47:21 Didimokof (Dhalsim) vs DARK-RAS (JP)
02:09:32 Kyuki (JP) vs theforce90 (Ken)
02:19:27 ZydaniFGC (Marisa) vs Felipe (JP)

Losers Round 2:
02:29:35 Match #1
02:51:41 Match #2
03:06:03 Match #3
03:16:23 Match #4

50:17 - Winners Semifinals #1
1:06:52 - Winners Semifinals #2
1:46:26 - Losers R1 #1
2:03:08 - Losers R1 #2