Earlier this morning, Capcom’s Peter “Combofiend” Rosas took to Capcom-Unity to announce the first set of ranking tournaments that will make up the Capcom Pro Tour. While they won’t offer automatic spots in the grand finals like the premier events, ranking tournaments still offer their own incentive in the form of points that players can accrue to earn their way into the Capcom Cup bracket.

While not the first to be announced, these events are scheduled to take place before upcoming ranking tournaments at PAX East, E3, and San Diego Comic-Con. Top placers at the massively-stacked SoCal Regionals 2014 have also been given rankings points retroactively.

So, without further ado, here are the first four ranking events and links to their respective websites for more information.

In addition to serving as ranking tournaments, Hypespotting 3 and Texas Showdown 2014 will also include location tests for Ultra Street Fighter IV.

With this announcement, some much-needed international flavor has been injected into the Capcom Pro Tour. Stay tuned for more information on ranking events and online qualifiers in the near future, as well as the tour’s ranking system, which will be added to the official website this Friday.

Source: Capcom-Unity