The Japan Cup was a Street Fighter V tournament held at the 2016 Tokyo Game Show On September 17, 2016.
The company also dropped their sponsorship deal with two Street Fighter players: Taniguchi "Tokido" Hajime and Hayashi "Mago" Kenryo.
Regardless, many established players with strong contending positions on the Capcom Pro Tour leaderboard attended, such as Kun Xian Ho, Daigo Umehara, and Justin Wong.
GamerBee defeated his opponent and won the Japan Cup by playing a highly defensive Necalli.
Timothy Lee of ESPN noted that the tournament "solidified" the tier list of Street Fighter V, with Cammy, Ken, Chun-Li and Karin being popular picks in the top 8.