Street Fighter Pro Setups – Best Stick and Controller

The Street Fighter series might possibly be responsible for the death of thousands of sticks and controllers. And EVO might be the graveyard of Street Fighter Sticks. We are gonna have a look at the sticks of the pros and show you what to pick.

Finding the best Street Fighter stick or best Street Fighter Controller can be difficult. Most of us just read reviews and get recommendations in forums and decide on a stick or a controller after that. For everyone that wants to get competitive with Street Fighter 4 or 5, we look what the professional players are using. The pros are winning tournaments, championships and the Capcom Pro Tour. So they must be doing something right.

The Street Fighter pros chose a variety of different sticks and controllers. Pros like Infiltration, Daigo, Justin Wong, Phenom, Julio Fuentes or Chris Tatarian rely on different gear and have various expectations of these products. Most of these players even modify their gear with different buttons and sticks to get a further edge on their opponents. Whether you are playing on XBOX or PS4 most of these items are available for both consoles and/or PC. Even if they arent, you can always use an adapter like this.

In this list we try to figure out which players are using which controllers and sticks for which character. So if you play a particular character you are able to figure out quickly which stick or controller is best for you. Additionally, if you have a specific pro player you can see which stick and character they are using as well. This list sortable so you can quickly have an overview over the gear or characters different teams are using as well. We focused on the 20 most active and most beloved players. Remember though, everyone is different. You should always try before you buy. Make sure you are comfortable with a particular stick or controller before you pay for these expensive products.

This list is also a work in progress so please feel free to tell us anything that is wrong in the comments. If you want us to add your favorite player please tell us as well. We really appreciate your help.

Name	Country	Team / Sponsor	SF 5 - Character	SF 4 - Character	Stick / Controller
Alex Valle	United States of America	LU	Ryu	Ryu	Hori RAP 4
Alucard	United States of America	F3	Necalli		MadCatz TE2 (custom)
Bonchan	Japan	Red Bull eSports	Ryu	Sagat	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Brook|Misterio	Chile		Karin		Playstation 4 Controller
Chris Tatarian	United States of America		Ken	Ken	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
ChrisG	United States	TempoNY	Nash, Cammy		MadCatz TE2 - Chun Li Ed.
Daigo Umehara	Japan	Red Bull eSports	Ryu	Evil Ryu	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Dogura	Japan	HM	M. Bison		Hori VLX
Eita	Japan		Ken		Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Filipino Champ	United States of America	PG	Dhalsim	Dhalsim	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Filipinoman	United States of America		Chun Li		MadCatz TE2
Fuudo	Japan	Razer	Mika	Fei Long	Mad Catz Street Fighter V Arcade FightStick TES+
GamerBee	Taiwan	Avermedia	Necalli	Adon	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
GO1-3151	Japan	Team Hail Mary	Chun		Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Haitani	Japan	YouDeal / Majestic	Necalli	Makoto	HORI Real Arcade Pro 5 - Hayabusa
Infiltration	South Korea	Razer	Nash	Akuma	Razer Atrox (Custom)
Julio Fuentes	United States of America	Team Echo Fox	Ken	Yun	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Justin Wong	United States of America	Evil Geniuses	Karin	Rufus	Mad Catz TE 2 - Guilty Gear Ed.
K-Brad	United States of America	Evil Geniuses	Cammy	Cammy	Mad Catz TE2+
Kazunoko	Japan	Godsgarden	Cammy	Yun	HORI Real Arcade Pro 5 - Hayabusa
Luffy	France	Red Bull eSports	Mika	Rose	Playstation 4 Controller
Mago	Japan		Karin	Yang	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Momochi	Japan	Evil Geniuses	Ken	Ken	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
NuckleDu	United States of America	Liquid	Nash	Guile	Playstation 4 Controller
Phenom	Norway	Team BX3	Necalli	M. Bison	Xbox 360 Controller
PR Balrog	United States of America	Evil Geniuses	Necalli	Balrog	Mad Catz TE2+
Problem X	United Kingdom		M. Bison	C. Viper	Hori FC 4 Controller
Ricki Ortiz	United States of America	Evil Geniuses	Chun Li	Rufus	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+ - Chun Li Ed.
Ryan Hart	United Kingdom		Ken	Sagat	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Sabin	United States of America	TS	Dhalsim	Dhalsim	Hori VLX
Sako	Japan	Hori		Elena	HORI Real Arcade Pro 5 - Hayabusa
Shine	United States of America			Gouken	Hori RAP 4 Hayabusa (modded)
Smug	United States of America		Karin	Dudley	Xbox 360 Controller
Snake Eyez	United States of America	Red Bull eSports	Zangief	Zangief	MadCatz Arcade FightPad - Street Fighter x Tekken
Tokido	Japan	Razer	Ryu	Akuma	Mad Catz FightStick TE2+
Wolfkrone	United States of America		Laura	C. Viper	Playstation 4 Controller
Xian	Singapore	Razer	Fang	Gen	Razer Atrox Prototype
Xiaohai	China	Qanba	Cammy	Evil Ryu	Qanba Q2-Pro (custom)