[1] Competitors in NorCal Regionals 2017 included NuckleDu, Tatsuya Haitani, Yusuke Momochi, Justin Wong, Daigo Umehara, Tokido, Fuudo, and Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez.
[1] A few days before NorCal regionals, Evo 2016-winner Lee "Infiltration" Seon-woo announced through Twitter that he had canceled his flight tickets for Sacramento, stating that he was not yet ready to attend Capcom Pro Tour events.
[3][4] The finale of NorCal Regionals 2017 came down between Capcom Cup 2016-champion Du "NuckleDu" Dang and Panda Global's Victor "Punk" Woodley.
[5] After this, Punk started to play mind games, distracting NuckleDu on the character selection screen and teabagging during subsequent matches.
After a successful combo or stun attack, Punk frequently pressed "down" on his controller to make Karin crouch, taunting his opponent.