Smug would go 0/2 with all the Elenas at Capcup anyway
But he won.he chose evil ryu. rip
Thank god in SFV command throws don't have that ridiculous of a range anymore.
Lots of people have secondaries, but having a secondary for bad matchups isn't the same as counterpicking.
I think Itabashi has secured his spot in Capcom Cup now. Doesn't matter whether he wins this tournament or not. Even with a 2nd place finish, a total of 216 points should be more than enough to get in at this point. PR Rog has to finish at least top 2 though. A 3rd place finish still keeps him on the outside looking in.
EDIT: Rog and Strider fighting for the right to defend the whole continent from the Japanese invader.
RIP PR Rog
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Exactly.
Itazan never wins I swear
Chicago finally wins a major.13 tournaments later Itabashi finally wins one CPT event.
How many CPT tournaments are left besides Canada Cup?
How many CPT tournaments are left besides Canada Cup?
4 more. Saying competition at Canada Cup will be fierce is putting it mildly.
http://capcomprotour.com/schedule/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Kappa/comments/3q8jj9/updated_capcom_pro_tour_standings_through_october/
Acekingoffsuit updated his CPT rankings.
Canada Cup
CPTAsia Finals
Dreamhack
That's it, all premiers, but only Canada Cup gives points.
Last Chance qualifiers is a prelim tourney for the last spot of CPTAsia Finals, and doesn't give any CPT points. IMO, it shouldn't count as an 'official' CPT tournament.
Counterpicking means intentionally selecting a character that counters your opponent. It isn't the same as having a secondary to help with bad matchups. For example, in Smash I main Mewtwo, Bowser is my secondary, and Jigglypuff is my tertiary. The thing is, all three of my characters are considered low to bottom tier. If I face Sheik, I might pick Jigglypuff, but it isn't a counterpick. Sheik is just so awful for Mewtwo and Bowser that the 45-55 matchup Jigglypuff gets is still preferable.I understand your sentiment regarding a fighting game devolving into RPS at the character select screen but what?
Counterpicking means intentionally selecting a character that counters your opponent. It isn't the same as having a secondary to help with bad matchups. For example, in Smash I main Mewtwo, Bowser is my secondary, and Jigglypuff is my tertiary. The thing is, all three of my characters are considered low to bottom tier. If I face Sheik, I might pick Jigglypuff, but it isn't a counterpick. Sheik is just so awful for Mewtwo and Bowser that the 45-55 matchup Jigglypuff gets is still preferable.
If I were counterpicking, I would use ZSS or some other character that has a good matchup against Sheik.
Or a Marvel example: I like my Dorm/Morrigan/Phoenix team, but if my opponent is playing Morrigan, I won't use it. Not because I want to counterpick, but just because I don't want to deal with Soul Drain crap as Phoenix.
Basically, the difference is between picking what your opponent is weak to (counterpick), and having another option to make sure you can't get screwed over by a hard counterpick (secondary).
The cutoff for CPT points this year seem to be 160 points.
Edit: Also, Infiltration will not go to CPTAsia Finals due to Sony asking him to play SFV at their Korean Trade show conference.
SG Fighter, the TO of CPTAsia Finals is trying to get Poongko to take Infiltration place.
https://twitter.com/sgfighter/status/656663181511659520