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Evo Championship Series: The Greatest Fighting Game Tournament in the World
The Evo Championship Series
is an annual US based tournament, that is advertised as being "the
largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world." The
tournament is based around a list of modern and classic fighting games
that changes slightly every year.
The Evo fighting tournament was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID. Will there be an Evo 2022? Yes! Evo will return to Las Vegas, NV on August 5 - 7, 2022.
The tournament was founded in
1996 by Tom "inkblot" Cannon, Tony "Ponder" Cannon, Joey "MrWizard"
Cuellar, and Seth "S-Kill" Killian. It originally went by the name
"Battle by the Bay" however the name was changed in 2002 to Evo.
Evo
came out of the need to finish endless arguments online about who was
the best at specific games. Winning one competition did not appease some
competitors that the champion was actually the best, and so it became
an annual tradition.
Participants travel from all over the world
to participate with the highest number of champions coming from either
the United States or Japan.
Evo 2017
The
2017 Evolution Championship Series occurred in Las Vegas, NV on July 14 -
16, 2017. This was the twenty-first year of the tournament, with over
10,000 people registering to compete or observe.
The competitive games for Evo 2017 included:
Street Fighter V
Tekken 7
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Injustice 2
Super Smash Bros Melee
Super Smash Bros for Wii
BLAZBLU
The King of Fighters XIV
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
The prize pools for Evo 2017 ranged from $10,000 (Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and BlazBle: Central Fiction) to $50,000 (Street Fighter V and Injustice 2).
Evo 2017 Champions
The first place champions of Evo 2017.
Game
Player
Alias
Street Fighter V
Hajime Taniguchi
FOXITokido
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Saleem Young
MVGISalem
Tekken 7
Hyun-jin Kim
FOXIJDCR
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Ryusei Ito
Ryusei
Ultimate Marvel cs. Capcom 3
Rene Romero
SPYIRyanLV
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Adam Lindgren
{A}IArmada
Injustice 2
Ryan Walker
Noble|Dragon
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Omito Hashimoto
KSIOmito
The King of Fighters XIV
Chia-Hung
HuomaoTVIE.T.
These where the champions for Evo 2018:
Game
Player
Alias
Street Fighter V
Benjamin Simon
MOUZ|Problem X
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Bharat Chintapall
Lima
Tekken 7
Sun-woong Youn
Fursan|LowHigh
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
unknown
Heih
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Dominique McLean
FOX|SonicFox
Super Smash Bros. Melee
William Hjelte
TSM|Leffen
Injustice 2
Curtis McCall
Noble|Rewin
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Omito Hashimoto
Omito
Will there be a Evo 2022?
The
Evo Championship Series 2022 will be held on August 5 - 7 in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
How are the Evo tournaments structured?
With
the large number of contestants and even larger number of spectators,
Evo organizes the competition into three separate stages.
Qualification Pools
Semifinal Bracket
Tournament Finals
Qualification Pool
The
qualification pool is organized as groups of approximately 8 contestants
(this can vary some depending on the overall size of the specific
competition). These are ran in double elimination brackets. The last two
contestants standing advance to the semifinals.
Semifinal Bracket
The
semifinal brackets are double elimination brackets where one half of
the contestants start in a "losers" side for those who lost a match
during the qualifications, and a "winners" side for those who did not.
The top eight players from the semifinal move on to the Tournament
Finals.
Tournament Finals
Losses continue to carry over into the Tournament Finals. They are over once there is only one player left.
Does Evo use Arcade Machines or Consoles?
Originally
Evo only utilized arcade cabinets for competitions. Creating a large
amount of controversy, they switched to solely using consoles.
There is a BYOC (Bring Your Own Console) area where side tournaments are held.
How to Become an Evo Judge
The
judges for the Evo tournaments are volunteer positions with some perks
(mainly food and t-shirts). They look for individuals who are incredibly
passionate about the specific game, gaming tournaments in general, and
are familiar with double elimination brackets.
If you are accepted
as a judge, there is a training session before the competition. The
tournament as in-depth rules, and judges are expected to be expert in
all of the rules.
To become a judge, apply on their website: http://evo.shoryuken.com/judge-application-form/
Is Evo Just a Tournament?
Evo
is more than just a fighting eSports tournament. Think of it like a con. The weekend includes
plenty of panels and vendors that are focused on the fighting game community. The vendors change daily.
Unlike the tournaments the panels are not streamed.
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