Sahara wins Capcom Cup 12
Japanese player Sahara (さはら), 21, won Capcom Cup 12 in his first appearance and took the unprecedented $1,000,000 top prize — marking the second straight year a Japanese player has claimed the Street Fighter 6 world title. Capcom also announced Capcom Cup 13 will return to Ryogoku Kokugikan with the same $1M winner’s purse next year Capcom Cup 12: resultados y campeón del mundial de Street Fighter 6 del 2026, 【スト6】さはら選手が「CC12」優勝！ 日本人選手が2年連続頂点に【カプコンカップ12】 約1.5億円の優勝賞金を獲得 【スト6】「カプコンカップ13」も両国国技館で開催！ 賞金100万ドルも継続 - GAME Watch.
Sahara closed the Top 16 bracket by beating Kilzyou 5–1 in the grand finaleventhubs.com after eliminating Blaz 5–3 in the semifinalsliquipedia.net. He relied on Ed as his primary character during the Top 16 phase, Kilzyou leaned on Cammy in the final, Blaz ran Sagat, and Higuchi used Guile in the third-place matchmots.co.jp. Capcom’s published payout table shows second place at $100,000 and third at $50,000, with the full CC12 pool distributing down to $1,500 for 37th–48th placeliquipedia.net; the top finishers also earn spots at the Esports World Cup 2026 according to the event resultsliquipedia.net. Alongside the tournament wrap-up, Capcom revealed season changes that raise the Street Fighter League total purse to $700,000 and the Street Fighter League: World Championship pot to $400,000, pushing Capcom eSports’ announced prize pool above $2.1 million for the upcoming cyclegame.watch.impress.co.jp. Broadcasting for the Top 16 moved behind a paid SPWN ticket while the bracket was also viewable inside Street Fighter 6’s Battle Hub for free but without commentary, a distribution decision that drew visible criticism from the community and discussion of boycottsesports.gg. The Capcom Cup Top 16 underscored a generational shift: Chilean prodigy Blaz is 16, Kilzyou is 24, and Higuchi is 24, reflecting a young cohort filling late-stage placements at CC12fgctopplayers.com.
