# NorCal Regionals 2017 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NorCal_Regionals_2017 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NorCal_Regionals_2017.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorCal_Regionals_2017 > Source revision: 1339083970 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **NorCal Regionals 2017** (sometimes shortened as **NCR 2017**) was a *[Street Fighter V](/source/Street_Fighter_V)* tournament that took place in [Sacramento, California](/source/Sacramento,_California) on April 14-16. Being one of the eleven Premier Events of the [2017 Capcom Pro Tour](/source/2017_Capcom_Pro_Tour), the winner of the tournament automatically qualified for the [Capcom Cup in December 2017](/source/Capcom_Cup_2017). This was the 15th NorCal Regionals event and the second to feature a "death pool" for competitors who failed to register ahead of time. The tournament was won by Victor "Punk" Woodley, who spent much of the final match [taunting](/source/Taunting) his opponent [NuckleDu](/source/NuckleDu). ## Background NorCal Regionals 2017 was hosted in Sacramento, California on April 14-16. Much like [in 2016](/source/NorCal_Regionals_2016), NorCal Regionals 2017 featured a "death pool" for all competitors that registered on-site rather than in advance. Tournament organizer [John Choi](/source/John_Choi_(gamer)) stated that this featured returned because "people really liked [having] exciting matches right off the bat." The winner of the 2016 death pool, Martin "Marn" Phan, registered in time, but told *[ESPN](/source/ESPN)* that he planned to de-register himself so he can battle through the death pool again, stating that he wanted to do it every year.[1] Competitors in NorCal Regionals 2017 included [NuckleDu](/source/NuckleDu), Tatsuya Haitani, [Yusuke Momochi](/source/Yusuke_Momochi), [Justin Wong](/source/Justin_Wong), [Daigo Umehara](/source/Daigo_Umehara), [Tokido](/source/Tokido), [Fuudo](/source/Fuudo), and Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez.[1] A few days before NorCal regionals, [Evo 2016](/source/Evo_2016)-winner [Lee "Infiltration" Seon-woo](/source/Infiltration_(video_gamer)) announced through [Twitter](/source/Twitter) that he had canceled his flight tickets for Sacramento, stating that he was not yet ready to attend Capcom Pro Tour events.[2] NorCal Regionals also features other fighting game tournaments, such as for *[Marvel vs. Capcom 3](/source/Marvel_vs._Capcom_3)* and *[Tekken 7](/source/Tekken_7)*.[3][4] ## Finale The finale of NorCal Regionals 2017 came down between [Capcom Cup 2016](/source/Capcom_Cup_2016)-champion [Du "NuckleDu" Dang](/source/NuckleDu) and [Panda Global](/source/Panda_Global)'s Victor "Punk" Woodley. After NuckleDu bested Punk in the [winners semifinals](/source/Double-elimination_tournament), Punk entered the finals from the loser's side of the brackets and had to beat NuckleDu in two best-of-five sets in order to win the tournament. Punk won the first set three-to-one, using the character [Karin](/source/Karin_(Street_Fighter)) to counter many of his opponent's [Guile](/source/Guile_(Street_Fighter))'s attacks.[5] After this, Punk started to play [mind games](/source/Mind_games), distracting NuckleDu on the [character selection screen](/source/Player_character#Fighting_games) and [teabagging](/source/Teabagging#Social_ridicule_and_harassment) during subsequent matches. After a successful [combo](/source/Combo_(video_gaming)) or stun attack, Punk frequently pressed "down" on his controller to make Karin crouch, [taunting](/source/Taunting) his opponent. Punk took the second match three-to-one as well, winning the tournament.[6] NuckleDu is known for teabagging himself as well. After the tournament, Punk told *[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku)* that he uses teabagging to undermine and distract his opponents, stating that the taunt "gets in certain people's heads and messes them up." Though this behavior was answered by laughs and cheers from the crowd, Punk's teabagging proved controversial throughout the [fighting game community](/source/Fighting_game_community).[7] ## References 1. Imad, Kahn (2017-04-14). ["Intrigue brewing for the Street Fighter V NorCal Regionals"](https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/19153874/intrigue-brewing-street-fighter-v-norcal-regionals). *[ESPN](/source/ESPN)* 1. Martin, Michael (2017-04-13). ["Infiltration faces Street Fighter V uncertainty as he takes a break from Capcom Pro Tour"](https://www.yahoo.com/techtest/infiltration-faces-street-fighter-v-uncertainty-takes-break-capcom-pro-tour-213718973.html). *[Yahoo!](/source/Yahoo!)* 1. Myers, Maddy (2017-04-17). ["Fighting Game Pro Has A Habit Of Taking Off His Shirt And Losing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170613190333/http://compete.kotaku.com/fighting-game-pro-has-a-habit-of-taking-off-his-shirt-a-1794391040). *[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku)*. Archived from [the original](http://compete.kotaku.com/fighting-game-pro-has-a-habit-of-taking-off-his-shirt-a-1794391040) on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-06-16. 1. Walker, Ian (2017-04-18). ["*Tekken 7* Competitor Trash Talks His Way To Tournament Victory"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170615142707/http://compete.kotaku.com/tekken-7-competitor-trash-talks-his-way-to-tournament-v-1794429167). *[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku)*. Archived from [the original](http://compete.kotaku.com/tekken-7-competitor-trash-talks-his-way-to-tournament-v-1794429167) on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2017-06-16. 1. ["DreamHack ASTRO Open Leipzig 2017: FlipSid3 Triumph"](https://froggy.skin/blog/esports/dreamhack-astro-open-leipzig-2017-flipsid3-triumph-and-the-cis-region/). *Froggy Skin*. 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-01-15. 1. Kahn, Imad (2017-04-17). ["Punk takes NorCal Regionals over NuckleDu with mindgames, solid play"](https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/19177962/punk-takes-norcal-nuckledu-mindgames-solid-play). *[ESPN](/source/ESPN)* 1. Myers, Maddy (2017-04-19). ["*Street Fighter* Pro Calls Himself The 'Alpha' Of Teabagging"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170822222540/https://compete.kotaku.com/street-fighter-pro-calls-himself-the-alpha-of-teabagg-1794459786). *[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku)*. Archived from [the original](http://compete.kotaku.com/street-fighter-pro-calls-himself-the-alpha-of-teabagg-1794459786) on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2017-06-16. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [NorCal Regionals 2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorCal_Regionals_2017) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorCal_Regionals_2017?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.