Due to the travel restrictions and social distancing caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Capcom has cancelled all the remaining live competitions of the Capcom Pro Tour 2020 season, replacing them with online tournaments under the now-called Capcom Pro Tour Online 2020.
“We recognize this may cause difficulties for our tournament operators and production partners, but we strongly believe that this is the best way to protect the community,” says the post.
With the live competitions cancelled (which included the premieres, ranking events and World Warrior events), Capcom will replace the previous schedule with 18 online regional tournaments, starting with the North American East region on June 6th. Competition will be tough. Only the winner of each regional tournament will automatically qualify to go to the Capcom Cup 2020.
Derek Ruffin (aka iDom), last year’s champion, will be offered a slot at Capcom Cup 2020.
The final slot will be given to one of the 31 finalists also from Capcom Cup 2019 via a community vote.
With the recent schedule change, the Capcom Cup 2020 will take place in the US instead of Paris in the first quarter of 2021.
“This is a radical and exciting departure from the normal format, and we hope the community will join us in force as we kick off Capcom Pro Tour Online 2020 on June 6th.”
Check out the new rules and schedule for more info.
[Source]: Capcom Pro Tour: Capcom Pro Tour Online 2020 Kicks Off June 6th!.
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