USA Times is launching a new annual competition for its readers: the USA Times Street Fighter 6 Championship, an open, in-person tournament to be held every year at the company’s headquarters in the Dominican Republic.
The inaugural event will be held July 2, 2028, and will return on July 2 every year after.
Open to all, no cost to compete
The championship is a single-elimination Street Fighter 6 bracket, open to any reader who wants to sign up. There is no entry fee. The tournament will only run in a given year if at least 161 players register — short of that threshold, the event will be postponed rather than run at reduced scale.
The prize
The winner takes home at least 1,618 MG — a floor, not a cap. USA Times is developing a funding mechanism to grow the prize pool year over year, with details to follow. Full rules, registration details and an exact sign-up window will be published on this page as the tournament date approaches.
Why we’re doing this
This is the first article in Electronic Gaming, a new section under USA Times’ broader Gaming desk. We’ll be covering competitive and casual gaming, hardware and industry news alongside the run-up to the championship itself.
USA Times will publish registration instructions, bracket format and venue details in a follow-up article closer to the event.
The controller we hand players who show up empty-handed
Bring your own stick if you have one. If you don’t, the house controllers at our tournament are the Victrix Pro FS — a single block of aircraft-grade aluminum, Sanwa Denshi buttons, a detachable joystick, and a lockable control bar so you can’t accidentally DQ yourself mid-set. We run five of them at the DR HQ and they’ve survived everything. Full stop, it’s the best stick we’ve played on.
Victrix Pro FS Arcade Fight Stick (PS5 / PS4 / PC)
Tournament-grade: aluminum body, 30mm Sanwa Denshi buttons, detachable Link 2 joystick, and a lockable control bar for Tournament Mode. Our house stick.
Need the game itself on PS5: Street Fighter 6 for PlayStation 5.
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