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39-869: In 2013, Capcom started the Capcom Cup right after EVO 2013 , with Ho "Xian" Kun Xian receiving a special invitation. Capcom released qualifier dates to determine the seven remaining qualifiers. Capcom created a poll to decide which players would make it into the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament, with Nemo, Justin Wong , KaneBlueRiver, IFC Yipes, Abegen, NYChrisG , Filipino Champ, and MarlinPie being voted in. For their Street Fighter X Tekken tournament, Capcom also gave special invites to Infiltration , Justin Wong, Alex Valle , and NuckleDu . The other four players were determined by two respective PlayStation Network and Xbox Live tournaments. Capcom Cup 2013

78-472: A mode which changes how every character plays. The main exhibition was Alex Valle vs. Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez, and the secondary exhibition was Kelvin Jeon going up against Hooman "Hoodaman" Ghahremani. Capcom also showed the first ever match of their upcoming game Street Fighter V with Twitch 's Mike Ross using Ryu going up against Capcom 's Peter "Combofiend" Rosas using Chun-Li . Capcom Cup 2015

117-601: A more spacious structure. Moscone North was also renovated. The expansion project was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in collaboration with Mark Cavagnero Associates . Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Moscone Center has struggled to fill its event calendar. Moscone hosted approximately 36 events in 2023 and 22 events in 2024. Some conferences did go forward as scheduled at Moscone Center, only to decide that they will not come back. For example,

156-736: A new rule for the Capcom Pro Tour Premier events, stating that if the Top 4 players in a Capcom Pro Tour premier event have all qualified, Capcom will remove the automatic qualifying spot and add a new qualifying slot to the CPT Leaderboards. Capcom Cup 2015 was held December 6 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California , coinciding with the PlayStation Experience conference. Capcom Cup 2016

195-576: A pedestrian bridge over Howard Street, as well as by the underground exhibition hall, which extends far beyond the aboveground structures and beneath Yerba Buena Gardens and the Metreon entertainment center. The massive underground hall has been described as a bunker. Together, Moscone North and South have 504,000 square feet (46,800 m ) of contiguous exhibition space, two ballrooms, 82 meeting rooms, and 107,000 square feet (9,900 m ) of pre-function lobby space. A large solar electricity system

234-454: A point system divided into four tiers. Tier 3 consists of six Online Tournaments, which are the lowest earning tournaments in the circuit. Tier 2 is for Ranking Tournaments, which are international tournaments that are mainly composed of players in a certain region. Tier 1 consists of nine Premier Tournaments. A player would automatically qualify upon winning the tournament or being the highest player who hasn't qualified. Evolution Tier consists of

273-510: A total of 3,538 unique competitors, a record over previous years. Evo Co-Founder Tom Cannon noted that the Evolution Championship Series grew too large for Las Vegas ballrooms in 2012, and that the organization decided to charge for seating during Sunday finals in order to counter this issue. Nine major tournaments were held at Evo 2013. The games played were: Nintendo 's 2001 fighting game Super Smash Bros. Melee

312-531: Is to be held in December 2016. 32 players will qualify for the tournament by winning one of the eleven Capcom Pro Tour Global Premier Events, Evo 2016 , one of the four regional events, or by scoring high on the Points Leaderboards. Street Fighter V was released shortly before the start of the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour and has replaced Ultra Street Fighter IV during this season. Capcom Cup 2016

351-581: The American College of Surgeons went forward with its annual meeting in October 2024 and then decided afterwards, without disclosing the reason, that it would not return to San Francisco in 2029 as originally scheduled. In general, San Francisco's "high hotel and booking costs have been cited as challenges, along with concerns over street conditions". The Moscone Center complex consists of three main halls: Moscone North and South are connected by

390-596: The Evolution Championship Series , which grants the player four times the points of a Premier Tournament and also gives the winner an automatic spot in the Capcom Cup. Capcom has removed Tier 3 (Online Tournaments) from the 2015 Capcom Pro Tour circuit. Capcom Cup 2014 was the conclusion of the Capcom Pro Tour in 2014. Capcom Cup 2014 was held at The Warfield in San Francisco , California on December 13, 2014. One notable appearance in

429-626: The Moscone Center , is the largest convention and exhibition complex in San Francisco , California, United States. The complex consists of three main halls spread out across three blocks and 87 acres (35 ha) in the South of Market neighborhood. The convention center originally opened in 1981. It is named after former San Francisco mayor George Moscone , who was assassinated in November 1978. The South of Market Area where Moscone Center

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468-753: The Muni Metro , which connects to Caltrain . The center is also two blocks away from the Powell Street station , which is served by both BART and the Metro. Labor organizations supported the construction of the center, and were granted full labor jurisdiction. All labor in the Convention Center is performed by I.A.T.S.E. Local 16 Stagehands, Sign and Display Workers Local #510, Brotherhood of Teamsters local #65, IBEW Local #6, Security I.A.T.S.E. Local #B-18, Communications Workers of America, and

507-540: The 48-person bracket. Capcom Cup X was won by Wang "UMA" Yuan-hao, who won the first prize of $ 1,000,000, the largest ever for a fighting game tournament. Capcom Cup 11 will be held sometime in 2025 and will take place at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo , Japan . The first prize is set to remain at $ 1,000,000. EVO 2013 The 2013 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2013 or EVO 2013 )

546-609: The Bally's Event Center and Grand Ballroom of the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino . The event featured open registration for its tournaments for the first time. However, attendees had to purchase entrance passes to access the building. Tournaments held at the event were livestreamed on Twitch . The tournament was broadcast simultaneously in Japan through streaming service Nico Nico Douga . Tournaments at Evo 2013 had

585-499: The Capcom Cup was a Brazilian player named Eric "ChuChu" Moreira Silva, who qualified by garnering majority of his points from the online tournaments. Another notable moment was Momochi's dominant performance; taking a set off of Snake Eyez , losing a set to Ryan Hart, then completely dominated everyone in the tournament. There were also two exhibition matches for the Ultra Street Fighter IV Omega Mode,

624-478: The Grand Finals. Playing as Gen , Xian came in from the winner's bracket and defeated Tokido's Akuma without a bracket reset. The Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament featured various moments that were described as highly thrilling. The tournament was won by Job "Flocker" Figueroa, though second-place finisher Justin Wong received attention for his run through the tournament, including resetting

663-501: The Hotel & Restaurant Workers Local #2. IUOE Local #39 provides Engineering Services. Projection Presentation Technology is the on-site rental service. Moscone Center hosts many large events each year. During the 2016–17 season, Moscone Center hosted 74 events with a total attendance of 1,021,031. Moscone Center hosts a number of annual professional gatherings, including: In addition, Moscone Center hosts public gated events such as

702-415: The area. As mayor, Moscone convened a special committee of proponents and opponents of a convention center. Hearings were held throughout SF seeking citizen input. A compromise was reached which was supported by Moscone. He put the matter on the ballot in November 1976 and it passed overwhelmingly. The original Moscone Convention Center hall opened in 1981 on the site of what is now known as Moscone South. It

741-453: The company not only tried to shut down the livestream, but also the Melee tournament itself. Nintendo reverted this decision after being faced with community backlash on social media . Injustice: Gods Among Us was added to the roster "at the last minute" after its publisher, Warner Bros , offered to help Evo with the logistical issue of adding a ninth major tournament to the event. Though

780-478: The crowd started booing when the Xbox One was mentioned as the game's exclusive console . Warner Bros. announced Martian Manhunter as the fifth DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us along with a John Stewart costume for Green Lantern with Phil LaMarr voicing the costume instead of Adam Baldwin . The Street Fighter tournament at Evo 2013 finished off with Kun Xian Ho beating Tokido in

819-504: The first time, in which independent game developers display their works. Capcom announced during a break in the Street Fighter tournament that the company would release four new characters for Super Street Fighter IV : Hugo , Poison , Rolento , and Elena , as a $ 15 USD add-on. Shortly before the tournament finals kicked off, Capcom revealed Ultra Street Fighter IV . During a presentation of Killer Instinct (2013) ,

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858-505: The general contractor, added an additional 600,000 square feet (56,000 m ) to its original 300,000 square feet (28,000 m ) of exhibit space. Moscone North and South underwent a two-year renovation project that was completed in 2012. The renewal project was designed by HOK , the center's original architect. A $ 551 million expansion project is underway, which was scheduled for completion in December 2018. The aboveground portions of Moscone South have been demolished and replaced by

897-482: The grand final after being sent to loser's bracket by Flocker and forcing a close final game in the grand finals reset. The Street Fighter X Tekken tournament was won by Infiltration for the second year in a row, beating Justin Wong in the finals. Infiltration's more aggressive playstyle proved effective against Wong's more conservative style. Moscone Center The George R. Moscone Convention Center ( / m ɒ s ˈ k oʊ n i / ), popularly known as

936-667: The grand finals. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a suspension to all offline events for the Capcom Pro Tours of 2020 and 2021. All events during both seasons were held online and their respective Capcom Cups were cancelled and replaced by an online Season Final tournament in both seasons. After over three years, the Capcom Cup made its return with Capcom Cup IX, the culmination of the Capcom Pro Tour 2022. The tournament took place at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles from February 14–19, 2023. The first prize for this tournament

975-524: The grand finals. No. 1 seed and Evo 2017 champion Taniguchi "Tokido" Hajime dropped out early during the tournament, alongside various other high-seeded players. Capcom Cup 2019 was held at The Novo in Los Angeles , California from December 13–15, 2019. Similar to the 2018 edition, the event began with a Last Chance Qualifier before going into tournament proper. The tournament was won by Derek "iDom" Ruffin after defeating Victor "Punk" Woodley in

1014-459: The organization has always been conservative when adding new games to the roster, Cannon said the public response to the idea of Injustice being added to the roster was highly positive. A Skullgirls side-tournament took place at the event after fans raised $ 78,000 USD during the charity drive. Cannon noted that there were multiple Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo tournaments held during Evo 2013. The event also held an indie game showcase for

1053-526: The previous Capcom Cup winner Xian. Capcom Cup 2018 was held in the Esports Arena in Las Vegas on December 14–16. The tournament began with a "Last Chance Qualifier" event, which filled the final spot of the 32-person Capcom Cup bracket. The tournament's first prize was set to $ 250,000 USD . Capcom Cup 2018 was won by Kanamori "Gachikun" Tsunehiro , defeating Hiromiki "Itabashi Zangief" Kumada in

1092-433: The solar system, combined with savings from energy efficiency measures, delivers the equivalent energy to power approximately 8,500 homes. The location of the complex in the South of Market area provides easy access to downtown San Francisco's many hotels and restaurants, as well as major transportation systems. The Yerba Buena/Moscone station , in the southwestern corner of the convention center complex, provides access to

1131-479: Was a fighting game event held at Paris Las Vegas on July 12–14. The event featured a major tournament for nine fighting games, including Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and Injustice: Gods Among Us . The event's Super Smash Bros. Melee livestream was controversially blocked by Nintendo of America , though the company decided to allow the tournament to be streamed after being faced with community backlash. Evo 2013 took place on July 12 to 14 in

1170-521: Was added to the 2013 Evo roster after a fan-funded donation drive. Fans of the game raised over $ 94,000 USD to be donated towards breast cancer research in order to have the game played competitively at the event. However, a week before the event was to start, Nintendo of America denied Evo organizers the right to livestream the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament on Twitch. Evo founder Joey Cuellar stated on eSports show Live On Three that

1209-525: Was also two exhibition matches for an early build of Ultra Street Fighter IV; the first being Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez-Frangie against Alex Valle , and the second being Infiltration vs. Filipino Champ. In 2014, Twitch and Capcom partnered up to create an Ultra Street Fighter IV circuit known as the Capcom Pro Tour . Ten players would automatically qualify into the tournament and the other six would garner points. The Capcom Pro Tour featured

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1248-410: Was announced by Yoshinori Ono at Capcom Cup 2014. The tournament will use the same ruleset as the previous year. Capcom Pro Tour 2015 has a total pot bonus of $ 500,000 thanks to a partnership between Sony Computer Entertainment and Capcom . The tournament has also been doubled from 16 qualifiers to 32. One of the spots was reserved for 2014's Capcom Cup champion, Yusuke Momochi. In May, Capcom announced

1287-549: Was built was claimed by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency , and a protracted battle was fought by the displaced low-income residents during the 1960s and 1970s. Although the center is named after the murdered mayor, Moscone initially opposed the development of the area when he served on the SF Board of Supervisors in the 1960s because he felt it would displace elderly and poor residents of

1326-481: Was decreased to $ 120,000. The tournament was won by Saul Leonardo "MenaRD" Mena II . The Capcom Cup X, much like IX , was held at Avalon Hollywood from February 21–25, 2024 as the culmination of the Capcom Pro Tour 2023. It was the first edition to be played in Street Fighter 6 and featured a prize pool worth over $ 2,000,000. It was preceded by the Last Chance Qualifier to fill in the final spot of

1365-403: Was designed by a team at Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum led by Bill Valentine . The exhibition hall was placed underground to minimize the controversial convention center's visible footprint. Moscone Center was featured in the 1995 movie The Net , with Sandra Bullock. The expansion of Moscone North and Moscone West in 1992 and 2003, designed by Gensler with Hunt Construction Group as

1404-656: Was done to simplify the Pro Tour, as confusion arose around the Global and Regional Leaderboards throughout the 2016 season. Capcom's Neidel "Haunts" Crisan also noted in November 2016 that CPT 2017 may host fewer events than the 2016 season. Saúl Antonio Mena "MenaRD" from the Dominican Republic, with only 17 years old, won the Capcom Cup 2017. He won 3-1 to Tokido from Japan. In his road to confront Tokido, he beat famous pro-player as Daigo The Beast, Nemo, Itazan and

1443-668: Was held over December 2 and 3 of that year. The top 32 to top 8 portion of the tournament was held on December 2 at the esports Arena in Santa Ana, California , while the top 8 portion was held on December 3 at that year's PlayStation Experience at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim , California. The tournament was eventually won by NuckleDu , defeating Ricki Ortiz in the finale. Capcom moved away from auto-qualification spots in Capcom Pro Tour 2017 . This

1482-751: Was hosted at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California on December 14, 2013. There was some controversy regarding the EVO 2013 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 champion Job "Flocker" Figueroa being cut from the player lineup. In response, Capcom set up a First-To-Five exhibition match between EVO Champ Flocker, and the Capcom Cup 2013 champion. The victor of the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament, NYChrisG faced off against Flocker and defeated him. There

1521-425: Was installed on the roof of the center in March 2004 by PowerLight Corporation. The installation of this system marked San Francisco's first major step towards obtaining all municipal energy from pollution-free sources. With the 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) solar array (675 kW capacity) in place, San Francisco boasts one of the largest city-owned solar installations in the country. The electricity generated by

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