Professional fighting game players fought for $20,000 in prizes at Capcom Cup

Some of the best fighting game players in the world took to Northern California this weekend to play for $20,000 in prize in money in the Capcom Cup.

Competing across Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition Ver. 2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Street Fighter X Tekken, the players fought for the top prize of $6,000 for first place Super Street Fighter 4, $3,000 for first place in both Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Street Fighter X Tekken and smaller cash prizes for second and third place.

The results of the tournament are below. The acronyms before a player's gaming handle represent their sponsors (if they have one). Next to their name is the character or characters they used during the tournament's finals.

Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition Ver. 2012

1. HORI|sako (Evil Ryu)
2. DM.MCZ|Xian (Gen)
3. RZR|Fuudo (Fei Long)
4. Haitani (Makoto)
5. MCZ|Tokido (Akuma)
5. DM.MCZ|Gackt (Fei Long)
7. AGE|NYChrisG (Sakura)
7. BCN-eSports|Alioune (Cammy)

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
1. AGE|NYChrisG (Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil)

2. EMP|IFC Yipes (Spencer/Vergil/Hawkeye, Dante/Vergil/Magneto, Wesker/Dante/Spencer)

3. coL|Filipino Champ (Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix, Magneto/Dormammu/Doctor Doom)

4. BE|Nemo (Nova/Doctor Strange/Spencer)

5. EG|Justin Wong (Wolverine/Storm/Akuma, Wolverine/Spencer/Frank West)

5. BE|ABEGEN (Tron/Thor/She-Hulk)

7. BT|MarlinPie (C.Viper/Doctor Doom/Amaterasu)

7. BE|Kane Blueriver (Hulk/Haggar/Sentinel)

Street Fighter X Tekken Ver.2013
1. INFILTRATION (Jin/Alisa)

2. EMP|TampaBison (M.Bison/Rolento)

3. EG|Justin Wong (Hwoarang/Chun-Li)
4. LU|Alex Valle (Yoshimitsu/Lars)

5. DSC.EMP|Nuckledu (Guile/Zangief)

5. KS|Ramos (Vega/Cammy)

7. THEZOMBIEDRIVER (Hwoarang/Nina)

7. KS.CORN|Sethlolol (Law/Kuma)

For the complete list of tournament brackets and finalists, visit Shoryuken. To watch highlights from Saturday's event, visit Capcom.