Francisco “Younghou” Perez will be in charge of representing the country against 46 competitors from different nations such as China, the United States, Korea, Argentina, among others.
Capcom Cup is the most important world tournament of Street Fighter that will take place between February 12 and 19, which welcomes a Chilean for the first time, we are talking about Francisco Javier Pérez Jara better known as “Younghou”, who will face various world figures, where the winner will receive $120,000 dollars.
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, from the Japanese company Capcom, is a fighting game recognized worldwide for its characters and competitions. The video game has been a gateway for the competitiveness of cyberathletes. In addition to being one of the categories within the next Santiago 2023 Pan American Games that will take place in October of this year.
This ninth edition of the Capcom Cup, which will be held in Los Angeles, California, will feature the participation of 47 players from different countries who will face each other in a BO3 format (best of 3 matches), of which only 16 will qualify for the knockout phase. with the modality of BO5.
“Younghou” (37) is a psychologist specializing in neurosciences and education, who is simultaneously training to position Chile at the top. “I am grateful for this, I hope to give my best in this competition. It is a unique opportunity to represent your country for the first time in a World Cup of this type”, commented the player from the Hodouken Dojo Gaming team.
For more information about what the Capcom Cup will be, visit the tournament website. The competition will be broadcast on the official Twitch and YouTube channels.
You can follow Francisco “Younghou” Pérez on his social networks such as TwitterTikTok, YouTube, Twitch.
