STREET FIGHTER 6: SAHARA CLAIMS $1 MILLION AT CAPCOM CUP 12

• Million Dollar Champion: Sahara defeats Kilzyou in the Grand Finals of Capcom Cup 12 to secure the $1,000,000 top prize.
• Team Supremacy: Team Reject conquers the Street Fighter League: World Championship 2025, taking home $200,000 for the squad.
• Japan Return: Capcom announces that Capcom Cup 13 will return to the iconic Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena in 2027.

Sahara, he has really etched his name into fighting game history. I mean, standing tall at the Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena as the Capcom Cup 12 champion is pretty much a done deal, right? After like, an exhausting week of competition against what seemed like the world’s entire Street Fighter 6 elite talent pool, Sahara then faced off against Kilzyou in what was obviously a very high-stakes final showdown. With a cool $1 million just sitting there on the line, Sahara, delivered what I would call a clinic of a performance. Silencing doubters and claiming the biggest, single individual prize in the fighting game community (FGC).

But you know, the action really did not stop with the solo play. Thinking , about the Street Fighter League (SFL): World Championship 2025, it reached its climax; it pitted all the top teams from Japan, the U.S., and even Europe against each other, like some kind of digital gladiator ring. Team Reject proved without much doubt that they were in a league all on their own, dismantling their rivals quite efficiently to earn the coveted title of world’s best Street Fighter 6 team. And also a $200,000 payday, which I am sure they were happy about. This victory, it really does cement Team Reject's legacy as a tactical powerhouse in the team-based format of the game.

Tournament	Winner	Runner-up	Prize Pool
Capcom Cup 12	Sahara	Kilzyou	$1,000,000 (1st)
SFL World Championship	Team Reject	Regional Rivals	$200,000 (1st)

Capcom also gave some details on the 2026 season, revealing that the Capcom Pro Tour (CPT) would be bigger. The next circuit includes offline events at big tournaments like Evo Japan, Combo Breaker, CEO, and EVO Vegas. And in a big change for the competitive scene, the Street Fighter League prize pool should jump to $700,000 in 2026, that is a lot of money! Plus, the World Warrior circuit is getting bigger to, with Chile now on the tour as a new region to compete in.

Fans also got a look at the live-action Street Fighter movie, which game director Takayuki Nakayama presented. The movie is supposed to come out on October 16, 2026, which is adding to the excitement for what already is shaping up to be a huge year for the series. Between the million-dollar wins, team victories, and a busy 2026 calendar, this Street Fighter 6 era is really starting to take off.