Current EVO Champion of Street Fighter 6 Fails to Make It Past Capcom Cup Groups
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- Victor “Punk” Woodley, the reigning Street Fighter 6 EVO Champion, fails to make it out of Capcom Cup groups.
- Punk attributes his loss to nerves.
- His Street Fighter 6 EVO win was historic as he’s the first American player to win the main entry EVO title game for Street Fighter in 22 years.
Victor “Punk” Woodley, the reigning EVO champion of Street Fighter 6, has failed to get past the group stage of Capcom Cup. He was one of the favorites to win the tournament.
Punk, widely considered as one of the best Street Fighter 6 players in the world, has failed to qualify for the main Capcom Cup tournament after a bad performance on the third day of the group stage.
Punk’s first two days were shaky at best, but his third day put the final nail in the coffin. Punk won only one set out of the five he played, placing him in fourth place in his group. According to a Tweet from Punk, he let his nerves get the better of him. He also mentioned Street Fighter League, which is a tournament that happens a day after Capcom Cup.
Capcom Cup is the biggest tournament of Street Fighter 6 in terms of prize money. Winning the tournament means winning a million dollars, while the second place gets $100,000 a huge $900,000 difference. This prize distribution was criticized by the fighting game community.
Punk won the Street Fighter 6 bracket of EVO 2024 over Adel “Big Bird” Anouche. His win was historic as he’s the first American player to win the main entry EVO title game for Street Fighter in 22 years. EVO is the most prestigious fighting game tournament in the world, attracting players from all over the globe to fly to America just to compete.
