Final Round 19
| 2016 | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Street Fighter V |
| Location | Atlanta, Georga |
| Dates | March 18–20 |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Infiltration |
| Runner-up | Tokido |
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Final Round 19 was a fighting game tournament that took place in Atlanta on March 18-20, 2016. Being the first of the eleven Street Fighter V Premier Events of the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour, the winner of the tournament automatically qualified for the Capcom Cup in December 2016. The finals featured a variation of Japanese and United States players, both young and old, though was won by Korean player Infiltration. The arcade controllers of three high-level Razer Inc.-sponsored players failed during the final day of the tournament, which prompted the company to temporarily pull out its sponsorship deals. The organization of the event was criticized by Community Effort Orlando-founder Alex Jebailey.
Final Round 19, taking place on March 18-20, was the second tournament of the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour, following Cannes Winter Clash in France. Final Round 19 was the first Pro Tour Premier Event where Street Fighter V was played rather than Ultra Street Fighter IV. Due to the game's recent launch, no tier lists were created yet to indicate which characters would likely dominate the tournament.
Other fighting game tournaments hosted at Final Round 19 included Ultra Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat X, Killer Instinct, Tekken 7, Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, and Soulcalibur V.
The finals of the Final Round Street Fighter V tournament featured three United States players – Nando, brenttiscool, and SonicFox – four Japanese players – Tokido, Mago, Haitani, and Go1-3151 – and Infiltration as the lone South-Korean representative. The top 8 was described by Red Bull's Chris Higgins as "East vs West", and featured a mix of both veteran and younger players. One of the talked-about topics during the tournament was how American players would compare to their Asian counterparts, as Street Fighter V had a near-simultaneous global launch. Higgins described Japan and South Korea topping the results as "a real fist to the face of the homeground turf."
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