Kings of the World held the final offline slot to qualify for Capcom Cup 11. Some of the best players in the world such as FLY|Punk, Falcons|MenaRD, Mouz|EndingWalker, Saishunkan|Higuchi, DFM|John Takeuchi, Falcons|NL, KC|Kilzyou, FNATIC|Chris Wong, Eva:e|Hikaru, VARREL|Moke, and Mouz|Problem X were either competing or gatekeeping that spot.
Notably, this is also a big tournament that has happened after the December patch, which applied adjustments to every character in the game. By looking at the top 64 character usage stats for this event, we can get a good idea of which characters are looking strong in this new meta.
Despite receiving some nerfs, Ken and Cammy are looking especially strong right now since they were each used six times as a main and once as a secondary. Chun-Li also performed well at the event with six competitors using her.
Kimberly, Ryu, E. Honda, Blanka, Terry, Dhalsim, and Jamie have seemingly benefitted from some nice improvements considering that they are usually absent from events as big as this one. Whether it be from direct buffs or other challengers getting nerfed, these combatants are starting to showcase some better results than usual.
Though M. Bison was seemingly hit hard by some nerfs, he was still used pretty frequently at the event. Thanks to the efforts of Falcons|DCQ, the fighter even managed to get as far as third place.
However, Dee Jay, Manon, Lily, and Marisa still appear to be struggling as nobody wanted to use them in the top 64 portion of the bracket. It would seem that these characters will likely need more buffs in the future to be relevant.
Check it all out below:
• Ken – 6 (1)
• Cammy – 6 (1)
• Chun-Li – 6
• M. Bison – 5 (1)
• Guile – 5
• Luke – 4 (1)
• Akuma – 4 (1)
• A.K.I. – 4
• Kimberly – 4
• Ed – 3
• Juri – 3
• Ryu – 3
• Blanka – 2 (1)
• E. Honda – 2 (1)
• Rashid – 2
• JP – 2
• Terry – 1 (1)
• Dhalsim – 1
• Jamie – 1
• Zangief – 0 (1)
• Dee Jay – 0
• Manon – 0
• Lily – 0
• Marisa – 0