Capcom Cup IX Final results
Over the past weekend, the Capcom Cup IX Street Fighter V tournament took place in the United States, Los Angeles, with South Africans Safraz Ren Muhammad and Goliath Gaming’s Jabhi JabhiM Mabuza competing. Here’s what went down, including who managed to lift the trophy.
Capcom Cup IX results
The two South African players competed against 45 others from across the globe at the AVALON Hollywood & Bardot venue for their share of the huge $300,000 prize pool.
Unfortunately, the South Africans got knocked out during the group stage. JabhiM went 4-10, taking some rounds off top-tier competition, while Ren managed a 2-10 score.
In the playoffs, we saw Dominican Republic player MenaRD (as Birdie) beat EndingWalker 3-1 after losing the first fight. MenaRD went on to beat Chinese star Zhen 3-1 to make it to the grand final. Zhen fought back in the lower bracket, beating US player iDom 3-1 to get a rematch against MenaRD.
In the grand final of the Capcom Cup IX, Zhen as M Bison took the first fight against MenaRD‘s Luke. However, MenaRD showed his big match temperament, winning the next three fights all 2-1 to beat Zhen 4-1 in the grand final of the Capcom Cup IX, claiming the trophy and $120,000 in prize money.
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