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The World Fighting Tournament[1] (世界格闘大会 Sekai Kakutō Taikai?) is the primary tournament all the Street Fighters participate in. It is alternatively known as the World Warrior Tournament or simply the Street Fighter Tournament. Several different organizations have hosted this tournament.

History

M. Bison and Shadaloo hosted the World Fighting Championship in which Akuma killed Bison, though there isn't an official winner.[2] The third was held by S.I.N., and the fourth by Gill's organization, the Illuminati, in which Alex won officially after being sought after by the organization itself. The fifth was held in Nayshall by JP's organization, Terra Network Partners, and was won by either the Avatar or Bosch.

Overview

Rules to these tournaments are not entirely known, but it can be inferred that while there are no real restrictions in the tournament, some regulations may include that participants must show and check in with staff and affiliates throughout the world under penalty of forfeiture, intent to purposely kill and grievously harm; at least for sportsmanship, performance and conduct of martial arts (ie. mutual agreement and consent to show levels of restraint or not), and to maintain entertainment value and viewership, is largely frowned upon, and depending on the sponsorship, weapons may or may not be allowed; firearms, obviously apparent, and large scale cutting/slashing weapons especially are prohibited (at least for those not of the sponsors, in regards to the latter). There's no class distinction or grade requirement and any fighting style is welcome.

Locations (via airplane) of where to fight tend to mostly be at the discretion of the participant in most cases, with no restrictions where a fight may take place, and a representative referee/judge will always be assigned to a participant to witness their progression and fights fairly, with cross examination with other witness representatives. Winners and eligible continuing participants have their qualifying status decided by either knockout, judgement of the better participant, and will to fight (ie. deliberate forfeiture from the tournament) as decided from the results of the bouts they engage in.

Progression of tournament events and tiers are not known, but gameplay shows this by Arcade Mode. In Street Fighter II series, the contender would face Balrog, Vega and Sagat and then finally Bison. In the first two Street Fighter III games and the Street Fighter IV series, the contender would fight their rival and then fights the final boss (Gill and Seth, respectively).

Canon Participants

Street Fighter

World Fighting Tournament (sponsored by Sagat)

Street Fighter II

Second World Fighting Tournament (sponsored by Shadaloo)

Grand Master Challenge Tournament (alternate "Super/Ultra" storyline of Street Fighter II)

Street Fighter IV

Worldwide Fighting Tournament (sponsored by S.I.N.)

Street Fighter III

Third World Fighting Tournament (sponsored by the Secret Society)

Street Fighter 6

Martial Arts Fighting Tournament (sponsored by Terra Network Partners)

  • Avatar (Champion/Runner-Up)
  • Bosch (Champion/Runner-Up)
  • JP (Host)
  • Retsu
  • Boris Gagarin
  • Carmela
  • Gora Ndiaye
  • Lima Bien (3rd Place)

Non-canon Participants

Street Fighter EX

Fighting EX Layer Tournament (sponsored by Shadaloo)

Street Fighter EX2

Fighting EX2 Layer Tournament (sponsored by Shadaloo)

Street Fighter EX3

Fighting EX3 Layer Tournament (sponsored by Shadaloo)

Capcom vs. SNK

Millennium Fight 2000 (hosted by both the Garcia Financial Clique and the Masters Foundation)

Capcom side

SNK side

  • Kyo
  • Iori
  • Terry
  • Mai
  • Vice
  • Benimaru
  • King
  • Raiden
  • Kim
  • Yuri
  • Joe
  • Nakoruru
  • Ryo
  • Yamazaki
  • Rugal
  • Geese
  • Orochi Iori

Capcom vs. SNK 2

Mark of the Millennium 2001 (hosted by both the Garcia Financial Clique and the Masters Foundation)

Capcom side

SNK Side

  • Kyo
  • Terry
  • Ryo
  • Mai
  • Vice
  • Benimaru
  • Kim
  • Raiden
  • Chang
  • Yuri
  • Joe
  • Nakoruru
  • Athena
  • Haohmaru
  • Hibiki (Guest)
  • Rock
  • Todoh
  • Yamazaki
  • King
  • Iori
  • Geese
  • Rugal (Uninvited)
  • Orochi Iori
  • Ultimate Rugal (Uninvited)

Trivia

  • Street Fighter Alpha series, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike and Street Fighter V series are the only mainstream games that involve street fights in each saga rather than tournaments.
  • During blueprint development of Street Fighter II in 1988, before the name was internationally canonized as The World Warrior Tournament at first, there is a scrapped Japanese name of the tournament titled Tenka'ichi Budōkai (天下一武道会; literally. "Strongest Under the Heavens Martial Arts Tournament") which is an obvious working title and place holder that is a reference to the Dragon Ball manga and anime series.
    • Banpresto would later develop and release both Dragon Ball Z: Arcade and Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle as clones of Street Fighter II.
    • Another arcade fighting game called Super Dragon Ball Z was developed by Arika and Crafts & Meister, headed by Noritaka Funamizu (a former Capcom fighting game producer who worked on the Street Fighter series and Darkstalkers). The game features 18 playable characters, destructible environments, and a game engine geared towards fans of more traditional fighting games.
  • In the original Street Fighter and Street Fighter Memorial Archive: Beyond the World it simply states that Ryu and Ken travel the world to become the strongest.[3][4] In Sakura's Journey featured in Secret File 3, the fight between Ryu and Sagat was described as an unofficial inter-martial arts match that happened outdoors.[5] In Ryu's backstory entry from All About Street Fighter Zero, it describes him going to Thailand and defeating 20 famous Muay Thai fighters before fighting Sagat.[6] On February 22, 2023, Capcom released a new timeline where it one again states that Ryu and Ken embarking on a journey with no mention of a tournament.[7]
    • The only time a tournament was mentioned was in ALL ABOUT Capcom Fighting Game 1987-2000.
  • Capcom and other animation and filming studios have to date not developed a plot centered on a fighting tournament for the anime, cartoons, and films of Street Fighter, unlike most of the comic books and manga. The tournaments did however have major scenes in the Street Fighter cartoon series that was loosely based on Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers and Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation that was loosely based on Street Fighter Alpha 2. In those plots, the world warriors fight in one location and most or some of the world warriors compete in the tournaments while the other fighters from the game are absent.

References

  1. ↑ Super Street Fighter IV instruction manual.
  2. ↑ It's not stated who won the tournament. (トーナメントで優勝したのは誰とは明言されていませんね。) from Nakayama’s twitter
  3. ↑ (Story)
    Two young genius fighters "Ryu" and "Ken" who learned various martial arts from an early age and finally established their own martial arts style. Both rivals set out for the world of fighting, aiming for the top of the martial arts world. Is it "Ryu" or "Ken", who gets the title of "the strongest man in the world" against street fighters from all over the world who are proud of their superb power and skill!? ((ストーリー) 幼い頃から様々な格闘技を学び、ついには独自の格闘技スタイルを確立した二人の若き天才格闘家 "隆" と "拳"。ライバルでもある二人は、 ともに格闘技界の頂点をめざし、闘いの世界へと旅立つ。超一流のパワーと技を誇る各国のストリートファイター達を相手に、"世界最強の男"、の名を手中にするのは、"隆"、か、それとも"拳", なのか!?) from the original Street Fighter flyer.
  4. ↑ Ryu and Ken, seeking to become the "strongest fighter", depart to battle street fighters.(隆と拳、「最強の格闘家」を目指してストリートファイトの旅へと出発する Takashi to ken,`saikyō no kakutō-ka' o mezashite sutorītofaito no tabi e to shuppatsu suru) from Street Fighter Memorial Archives Beyond the World
  5. ↑ “EMPEROR” SAGAT DEFEATED
    His opponent was an Oriental fighter. The hot topic now is a shocking one. It seems that the previously unbeatable muay thai Emperor Sagat, who in the past had unified the Rajanamdern and Lumpinee titles, was defeated in an unofficial inter-martial arts match that happened outdoors. If that’s true, Emperor Sagat…
  6. ↑ "It is rumoured among Thai fighters that there's an oriental person who already KO more than 20 opponents in one round, including the famous Muay Thai fighters. That was Ryu's secret to calling that man. If you fight against many Muay Thai fighters and continue to win, you will eventually reach Sagat's ears. If so, Sagat will come to immerse himself in Muay Thai's pride. Thinking so, Ryu was fighting every night. "(名のあるムエタイの格闘家を含あ、すでに20人以上の対戦相手を、すベて1ラウンドでKOしている東洋人がいる タイの格闘家たちの間で、かれる。それがリュウの、あの男を呼び寄せる秘だった。こうしてムエタイを操る多くの格闘家と闘い、そして勝ち続ければ、自分のはいずれサガットの耳にも届くはず。そうなればきっと、ムエタイの誇りにかけて、サガットは自分を漬しにやってくる。そう考え、リ ユウは毎夜闘いに身を投じていたのだ。) from All_About_Street_Fighter_ZERO_page_351
  7. ↑ "Ryu and Ken embark on a street fighting journey."
    "Ryu fights Sagat and defeats him with a Shoryuken."
    from Street Fighter V Climax Arts Plus ZERO to 6.
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