Canada Cup (fighting game event)
The Canada Cup is an annual fighting game event held in Toronto, Canada.
Description
Property manager and granite shop owner Lap Chi Duong organizes the Canada Cup fighting game event once a year.[1] The Street Fighter tournament held at the Canada Cup has been a Premier Event of the Capcom Pro Tour since 2015.[2] David "Atari" Bibona noted in 2014 the Canada Cup is the biggest gathering of high-level Super Street Fighter II Turbo players, in part due to its international focus, allowing American players to compete with Japanese competitors, where Super Street Fighter II Turbo has a more active scene.[3]
Motherboard described the Canada Cup in 2016 as the "largest and most prestigious fighting game tournament in the country."[1]
History
The Canada Cup started in 2009 as the Calgary Cup, held in Calgary rather than Toronto. The tournament was rebranded as the Canada Cup the following year as top Street Fighter players like Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong flew in to compete in the competition. Duong moved the tournament to Toronto in 2012, though he had difficulty convincing sponsors and finding support. Duong stated in an interview with Motherboard that he had contacted 200 unique sponsors at the time, and only one responded positively: Mad Catz. The Cup moved back to Calgary for one year in 2014, which Duong noted as the first year it did not operate at a loss.[1]
2015
2016
References
- ^ a b c Marc, Shaw (2016-10-28). "How Some Guys From Calgary Started Canada's Biggest Fighting eSports Tournament". Motherboard.
- ^ "Announcing Capcom Pro Tour 2015". Capcom Pro Tour. 2015-02-13.
- ^ Shaw, Marc (2016-11-01). "Super Turbo's Legacy Continues at Canada Cup". Red Bull.