Benjamin “ProblemX” Simon won the Sonic Boom Capcom Pro Tour ranking event in Spain this weekend.
The Brit won playing as Birdie in the final against UAE’s Adel “Big Bird” Anouche, who was playing as Ken.
ProblemX was playing under the Mousesports organisation during the Street Fighter V tournament.
A delighted ProblemX tweeted the following after winning:
I am so happy I won sonic boom, @FGC_Bigbird played amazing , I got the first European CPT thank you everyone and @mousesports TEAM BIRDIE#
— Benjamin (@MrProblemX) April 2, 2017
Eventhubs.com detailed the final and how it played out.
Here’s the moment ProblemX clinched the victory:
You can see the full list of Capcom Pro Tour events here.
Check out our interview with ProblemX from last year here.
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