Capcom Pro Tour is coming to Ireland

Capcom has released details of the upcoming Capcom Pro Tour for Street Fighter V, which will include a ranking event in Ireland.

A total of 32 players will qualify for the Capcom Cup, including the winners of 11 Global Premier Events, the winner of Evo 2016, winners of Regional Final events, and a number of high-flying players on the Global Point and Regional Point leaderboards.

Ireland will host one of the European Ranking Events for the Capcom Pro Tour 2016 as part of Celtic Throwdown 2016 on September 3-4. There will be a total of 12 European Ranking Events with the winner of each qualifying for the Regional Finals where competitors will battle it out for a spot at the Capcom Cup.

The Capcom Pro Tour's European Ranking Events get underway later this month at the Cannes Winter Clash, while Final Round (March 18-20) will act as the first Global Premiere Event.

You can find out more about the Irish leg of the Capcom Pro Tour on the Celtic Throwdown website. Meanwhile, you can find out more about the Capcom Pro Tour on its dedicated site.