Canada Cup 2016 was a

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event that took place in

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, Canada, on October 28–30, 2016. The seventh incarnation of the

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hosted 14 tournaments: games that were played at the event ranged from ''

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'' to ''

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''. The ''

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'' tournament held at Canada Cup 2016 was the last Premier Event of the 2016

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: its champion

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automatically qualified to compete in the 2016 Capcom Cup.

Background

The sixth incarnation of the annual Canada Cup organised by Lap Chi Duong was hosted in a

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in Toronto, Canada, on October 28–30. Described by ''

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'' as the "largest and most prestigious fighting game tournament in the country," the Canada Cup featured a US$15,000 prize pool for its ''

'' tournament as well as a spot for the 2016 Capcom Cup. The ''Street Fighter'' tournament featured a "pool of death" set-up similar to that of NorCal Regionals the same year, allowing players to enter the competition at the door, though with a large disadvantage. To promote the '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' tournament, Duong "invaded" the

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streams of high-level ''Super Smash Bros.'' players Armada,

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, and

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– using a donation of US$895 in order to get their attention – asking them to attend the competition. Duong stated in an interview with ''Motherboard'' that the "Five Gods" of ''Super Smash Bros.'' are difficult to reach due to their large fanbase, giving him the idea of reaching them through a

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. The stunt greatly increased attendance of the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' tournament. Mang0 however pulled out of the tournament due to him wanting to spend time with his son on

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. 73 people entered the ''

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'' tournament held at Canada Cup 2016—18 more than in a similar tournament held at

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. Despite the age of the game, ''

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'' stated that ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' is going through a kind of "North American renaissance", as new players enter the ''Street Fighter V'' scene with memories of their childhood. Canada Cup has been the biggest gathering of high level players of this game since 2014. The Canada Cup was the first qualifying tournament for the 2017 '' King of Fighters XIV'' World Championship. The ''

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'' event was won by 15-year-old

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, Leonardo "MKLeo" Pérez.

''Street Fighter V'' tournament summary

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3-0 – until being defeated by Chris Tatarian. Though Kenneth "K-Brad" Bradley managed to defeat Infiltration in a 2-1 set, he lost to

in a later round. Canada Cup 2016 was the first Capcom Pro Tour Premier Event since The Fall Classic in October 2014 to be won by an American player: Du "NuckleDu" Dang. However, as he had already qualified for the Capcom Cup through the Global Leaderboards, NuckleDu's automatic qualification primarily freed up a spot for another high-ranking player. NuckleDu won the tournament after defeating Zhuojun "Xiao Hai" Zeng in the grand finals, playing a strong

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Results

References

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