Capcom Cup has been cancelled over coronavirus.
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The annual fighting game tournament will no longer go ahead this year due to the rising cases in Covid-19.
A statement on their website read: “Due to the rising cases of COVID-19 worldwide we have unfortunately made the decision to cancel Capcom Cup and the Street Fighter League World Championship scheduled for February 19th through February 21st.
“While we strongly believe that we could have executed a great event with limited risk to players, staff and crew, we have reevaluated as the situation has evolved and the state of this global pandemic has heightened.”
The company assured fans they felt they could have provided an excellent event with limited risk to all involved, but changed their mind when cases began to rise.
Instead, Capcom has redesigned the tournament into an online-only season final for players who won an online premier.
They said: “In its place we will be producing an online-only Season Final so that we are still able to highlight the best players from this season. All players that won an online premier will be invited to participate in the final and we are in the process of reaching out to all eligible players to secure their participation. Details on the revised format will be available on CapcomProTour.com in the next few weeks.”
The online final has been scheduled for February 20 and 21, combining the Capcom Cup and the Street Fighter League World Championship.