[2] The open Last Chance Qualifier tournament featured over 200 competitors, including Ricki Ortiz, Alex Valle, Bryant "Smug" Huggins, and Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis.

[3] Though South Korean competitor Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee did qualify for the Capcom Cup in the first half of the Pro Tour, he did not participate in the tournament due to a year-long ban as a result of a domestic violence investigation.

[4] The Last Chance qualifier was won by Taiwanese competitor Chia-Chen "ZJZ" Tseng, defeating American Dankadillas with the character Menat.

Less established players like Li-Wei "Oil King" Lin, Adel "Big Bird" Anouche, and Gachikun excelled during the tournament, using the newly high tier character Rashid.

[1] The Capcom Cup was won by Kanamori "Gachikun" Tsunehori, who beat the two highest-ranked players of the season during the earlier rounds, Tokido and Fujimura.

Itabashi Zangief, using the character Abigail, beat Gachikun's Rashid three rounds in a row to force a bracket reset.

Though the Street Fighter II exhibition was considered "entertaining", viewers complained about the relevancy of the music and dance show, which delayed the start of the finals by nearly two hours.

When Yoshinori Ono revealed Kage after the tournament ended, he claimed the early release was an intentional preview.