Evolution Championship Series

Evolution Championship Series
Evolution Championship Series logo
Formerly Battle by the Bay
Sport Fighting games
Founded 1996
Founder Tom "inkblot" Cannon, Tony "Ponder" Cannon, Joey "MrWizard" Cuellar, Seth "S-Kill" Killian
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)
  • SFV: Benjamin "Problem X" Simon
  • DBFZ: Dominique "SonicFox" McLean
  • T7: Sun-woong "LowHigh" Youn
  • SSBM: William "Leffen" Hjelte
  • GGXrdR2: Omito "OMITO" Hashimoto
  • SSB4: Bharat "Lima" Chintapall
  • BBTAG: Heiho
  • I2: Curtis "Rewind" McCall
Most titles Justin Wong (9)
Qualification None (open)
Official website evo.shoryuken.com

The Evolution Championship Series (EVO or Evo) is an annual esports event that focuses exclusively on fighting games. The tournaments are completely open and use the double elimination format.[1] As with Super Battle Opera, contestants travel from all over the world to participate, most notably from Japan. The first Evolution was originally held as a Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter Alpha 2 tournament called the Battle by the Bay. It changed its name to Evo in 2002. Every successive tournament has seen an increase of attendees. It has been held at various venues across the Las Vegas Valley since 2005.

History

Evo was founded by Tom Cannon, also known for his work on Shoryuken.com, a fighting game website. The tournament started as "Battle by the Bay", a 40-man Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter Alpha 2 tournament in 1996 in Sunnyvale, California eventually moving to its recurring venue in the Las Vegas Valley.[2][3] The event changed its name to Evolution Championship Series or EVO for short in 2002. Over time, the tournament grew, recording over one thousand participants in 2009.[4]

Originally the tournament used arcade cabinets, but in 2004 the decision was made to move all games over to their console versions, to no small amount of controversy.[5] During the transition to games on the seventh generation consoles, most games were played on a PlayStation 3,[6] though Evo 2014 ran most games on the Xbox 360.[7] Aside from the official tournaments, there is also a "BYOC" (bring your own console) area in which many different games are played and side tournaments are held.

1996 (B3: Battle by the Bay)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Graham Wolfe GWolfe
2nd United States Jason Nelson xrolento
3rd United States Mike Watson Watts
4th United States Alex Valle CaliPower
5th United States Alex Wolfe A_wolfe
5th Kuwait Firas
7th United States Jason Cole AfroCole
7th Canada Dave Finnie
Street Fighter Alpha 2 [8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Alex Valle CaliPower Ken, Ryu, Sagat
2nd United States John Choi ChoiBoy Ken
3rd United States Jason Nelson xrolento Charlie, Ken, Sagat
4th United States Jeff Schaefer Akuma, Ken
5th United States Tony Ngo Ryu
5th United States Richard Koven Chun-Li
7th United States Julien Beasley Zass Sodom
7th United States Thao Duong Ken

2000 (B4 Championships)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Mike Watson Watts Balrog, M. Bison, Ryu
2nd United States Alex Valle CaliPower Ryu, O. Sagat
3rd United States John Choi ChoiBoy Ryu, O. Sagat
4th United States Jason de Heras Shirts O. Dhalsim
5th United States Jason Cole AfroCole O. Sagat, Dhalsim
5th United States Jason Nelson xrolento Balrog, M. Bison
Street Fighter Alpha 2[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Alex Valle CaliPower
2nd United States John Choi ChoiBoy
3rd United States Thao Duong
4th United States Jason Wilson DreamTR
Street Fighter Alpha 3[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States John Choi ChoiBoy V-Sakura
2nd United States Alex Valle CaliPower V-Akuma, V-Sakura, X-Rolento
3rd United States Thao Duong A-Charlie, X-Dhalsim
4th United States Eddie Lee V-Karin, V-Sodom, V-Vega
5th United States Mike Watson Watts V-Akuma
5th United States Jason Cole AfroCole A-Balrog, V-Dhalsim
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Alex Valle CaliPower Chun-Li, Ryu
2nd United States Hsien Chang hsien Akuma, Yang
3rd United States John Choi ChoiBoy Ryu
4th United States Eddie Lee Chun-Li, Ibuki
5th United States Mike Watson Watts Chun-Li
5th United States Martin Vega Urien, Sean
7th United States Mike Devonish Mike D Ibuki
7th United States Jason Wilson DreamTR Elena
Marvel vs. Capcom 2[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Duc Do Ducvader
2nd United States Alex Valle CaliPower
3rd United States J.R. Gutierrez Image
4th United States Arturo Sanchez Sabin
5th United States Eddie Lee

2001 (B5 Championships)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Jason Cole AfroCole Dhalsim
2nd United States John Choi ChoiBoy O. Sagat, Ryu
3rd United States Alex Valle CaliPower Ryu
4th United States Mike Watson Watts Ryu, Balrog, Vega
5th United States Jason Nelson xrolento M. Bison, Dhalsim
5th United States Jason Gonzales Apoc Vega, Balrog
7th United States Bob Painter kuroppi E. Honda
7th United States Graham Wolfe GWolfe Balrog, Vega
Street Fighter Alpha 3[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Ryo Yoshida BAS V-Akuma, V-Cody
2nd Japan Tomo Taguchi Chikyuu V-Rolento, V-Sodom, V-R. Mika
3rd United States John Choi ChoiBoy V-Sakura
4th United States Mike Watson Watts V-Akuma
5th United States Alex Valle CaliPower V-Akuma
5th Japan White V-Sakura
7th Japan Kuni Funada Kuni A-Zangief, V-Sodom
7th United States Ricky Ortiz Hel-o Kit-e V-Sakura
Marvel vs. Capcom 2[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Justin Wong Jwong Storm/Cable/Cammy
2nd United States Duc Do Ducvader Spiral/Cable/Cyclops
3rd United States Jay Snyder Viscant Doctor Doom/Storm/Sentinel
4th United States Mike Devonish Mike D Storm/Cable/Cammy
5th United States Golden Nismor Spiral/Cable/Sentinel
5th United States Alex Valle CaliPower Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
7th United States Rattana Phanthourath Rattana
7th United States Peter Rosas Combofiend Magneto/Cable/Cyclops
Capcom vs. SNK[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Tomo Taguchi Chikyuu C-King, Sakura, Raiden
2nd United States Jason Nelson xrolento (S) EX-Balrog, EX-Guile
3rd Canada Jean-Francois Lussier JFL
4th United States Ricky Ortiz Hel-o Kit-e

2002

Super Street Fighter II Turbo[8]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Jason Cole AfroCole Dhalsim
2nd Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun Li, O. Sagat
3rd United States Jason DeHeras Shirts Dhalsim
4th United States Jason McGlone Apoc Vega
5th United States Jason Nelson xrolento Dhalsim, M. Bison
5th United States John Choi Choiboy O. Sagat
7th United States Mike Watson Watts Ryu
7th United States Jesse Cardenas Jumpsuit Jesse Ken, Fei Long
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Justin Wong Jwong Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops
2nd United States Rodolfo Castro Rowtron Magneto, Cable, Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
3rd United States Peter Rosas Combofiend Magneto/Iron Man/Sentinel
4th United States Alex Salguero SiN Sentinel/Cable/Captain Commando
5th United States Nestor Corchado Nestor Storm/Sentinel/Cable
5th United States Daniel Maniago Clockw0rk Sentinel/Strider Hiryu/Doctor Doom
7th United States Rattana Phanthourath Rattana
7th United States Tong Ho Genghis
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido N-E. Honda, Blanka, Sagat
2nd Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki
3rd United States Ken A-Yun, Iori, Cammy
4th Japan Tetsuya Inoue Ino K-Cammy, Sagat, Blanka
5th Japan Ry BAS A-Sakura, Akuma, Rolento, Bison
5th Japan Liquid Metal N-Ryu, Chun-Li, Sagat, Blanka
7th United States John Choi Choiboy N-Blanka, Chun-Li, Sagat
7th United States Alex Valle CaliPower N-Ryu, Ken, Blanka, Sagat

2003

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Kenji Obata KO Yun
2nd Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo Ken
3rd Japan Keisuke Imai KSK Alex
4th Japan Tetsuya Inoue Ino Yun, Makoto
5th United States Hsien Chang hsien Ken
5th United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty Chun Li
7th United States Mark Rogoyski Mopreme Ken, Chun Li
7th Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun Li
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Justin Wong jwong Magneto/Cable/Sentinel
2nd United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty Magneto/Storm/Psylocke, Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando
3rd United States Rodolfo Castro Rowtron Sentinel/Magneto/Cable
4th United States Jason Kuan kuaneazy Magneto/Cable/Sentinel
5th United States Josh Wigfall
5th United States Randy Lew nanoboi
7th United States Sooyoung Chon SooMighty
7th United States Long Tran ShadyK
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo Ryu
2nd Japan Ohnuki Shinya Nuki Chun Li
3rd United States John Choi choiboy O. Sagat
4th United States Mike Watson Watts Balrog, Ryu
5th United States Jason Cole Afrocole Dhalsim
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Tetsuya Inoue Ino K- Blanka/Cammy/Sagat
2nd Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo C-Guile/Cammy/Sagat
3rd Japan Kenryo Hayashi Mago C-Honda/Chun/Blanka
4th Japan Ryo Yoshida BAS A-Blanka/Sakura/Bison
5th United States Justin Wong Jwong C-Vega/Sagat/Blanka
5th United States Amir Amirsaleh Amir A-Sagat/Sakura/Bison
7th United States Jason Cole AfroCole K-Vega/Sagat/Cammy
7th United States Arturo Sanchez Sabin C-Eagle/Sakura/Blanka
Tekken 4
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Josh Molianro Jinkid Jin Kazama
2nd United States Anthony Tran Jackie Tran Jin Kazama
3rd United States Wiley Adams III TreyPhoenix Jin Kazama
4th United States Chetan Chetty ChetChetty Paul Phoenix
Tekken Tag Tournament
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st South Korea Bong-min Kim KBM Jin Kazama/Devil
2nd United Kingdom Ryan Hart Prodigal Son Jin Kazama/Heihachi Mishima
3rd Japan Kenbou Kawakami TARE Lei Wulong/King
4th United States Eric Akins JOP Ogre/True Ogre
5th South Korea Dong-il Shin MaddogJin Bruce/Bryan
5th United States Anthony Tran Jackie Tran Ogre/True Ogre
7th United States Josh Molianro JinKid True Ogre/Ogre
7th United States Honkey #1 Jin/Heihachi
Soulcalibur II
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st France Daniel Vu Dan The Nightmare (DTN) Nightmare
2nd United States Will Johnson Semi Astaroth
3rd United States Ari Weintrab Floe Taki
4th United States Aris Bakhtanians Aris Voldo
5th United States Andrew Shin X_SC2 Ivy
5th United States Marquette Yarbrough Mick Cassandra
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Eiji Komatsu Chibita Lion Rafale
2nd Japan Masafumi Yoshioka Ohsu-Akira Akira Yuki
3rd United Kingdom Ryan Hart Prodigal Son Kage-Maru
4th Japan Akinori Sato Neo Tower Jacky Bryant
5th Japan Ohnuki Shinya Nuki Aoi
5th Japan Yoshihisa Ishikawa Kofu Megane Aoi
7th South Korea Dong-il Shin MaddogJin Jacky/Lei-fei
7th Australia Mike Abdow Myke Kage-Maru
Guilty Gear X2
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo Sol Badguy
2nd Japan Soh Miura Miu Sol Badguy
3rd United Kingdom Saif Ebrahim ID Sol Badguy
4th Japan Kenryo Hayashi Mago Johnny
5th United States David Hem Aznhitler Johnny
5th United States Alex T Eiji Sol Badguy
7th United States Drew Loken Kono Eddie
7th United States Eric Choi Zim Baiken

2004

Evo 2004 took place at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in Southern California from July 29 to August 1. The tournament amassed approximately 700 competitors from over 30 countries to compete in over nine different games.[5] The games featured included Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution, Guilty Gear XX, Soulcalibur II, Tekken 4, and Tekken Tag Tournament.[9][10]

Evo 2004 used home consoles for most of their tournament games instead of arcade cabinets, with the only exception being 3rd Strike which used the more traditional arcade cabinets.[5] Evo 2004 was the birthplace of "Evo Moment #37". During the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament, Daigo Umehara (playing as Ken), while facing Justin Wong (using Chun-Li), successfully parried one of Chun-Li's "Super Moves" while having very little health left and then counter with his own, winning the match. This highlight became highly influential within the fighting game community.[11]

2005

2005 was the first year Evo was held at the Green Valley Ranch casino and hotel in Las Vegas.

Tekken Tag Tournament
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st South Korea Byeong-mun Son Qudans Jin, Kazuya
2nd United Kingdom Ryan Hart Prodigal Son Jin, Kazuya
3rd United States Thomas Kymn TomHilfiger Jin, Devil
4th United States Brad Vitale Slips Eddy, Julia
5th United States Joshua Molinaro JinKid Ogre, True Ogre
5th United States Christopher Villarreal Crow Jin, Heihachi
7th South Korea Dong-il Shin MadDogJin Jin, Kazuya
7th Japan SDZ Anna, Kuma/ Bruce, Michelle
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Ryo Yoshida D44 BAS A-Honda/Bison/Blanka
2nd Japan Kenryo Hayashi Mago C-Honda/Sagat/Blanka
3rd Japan Yosuke Ito Kindevu
4th United States Peter Rosas Combofiend A-Rock/Rolento/Eagle
5th Japan Ryota Fukumoto RF A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
5th Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki N-Akuma/Chun-Li/Sagat
7th United States Justin Wong Jwong A-Haohmaru/Mai/Vega
7th South Korea Hahn-hoang Kim Ohayo
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Ryota Fukumoto RF Faust
2nd Japan Yosuke Ito Kindevu Eddie
3rd Japan Soh Miura Miu Sol
4th United States Martin Phan Marn Eddie
5th United States Daniel Realyvasquez Ruin Eddie
5th Japan Kenryo Hayashi Mago Slayer
7th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Eddie
7th Japan Ryo Yoshida Bas Eddie
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Gian Dhalsim
2nd Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-Li
3rd Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Vega
4th United States Phil Burnell DSP Vega
5th United States Campbell Tran Buktooth Chun-Li
5th United States Nick Inabnit NKI Chun-Li
7th United States Jason Cole AfroCole Dhalsim
7th United States Peter Hinh illshill E. Honda
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Duc Do Ducvader Spiral, Cable, Sentinel
2nd United States Michael Mendoza Yipes Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
3rd United States Peter Avila Potter Storm, Sentinel, Cable
4th United States Justin Wong Jwong Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th United States Chris Schmidt Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th United States Rob Miller Rawbzilla Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
7th United States Nick Cortese Reset Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
Tekken 5
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Christopher Villarreal Crow Steve
2nd Japan Yuji Kato Yuu Feng Wei
3rd South Korea Dong-il Shin MadDogJin Steve
4th United States Christopher Abella jra64 Nina
5th Japan Hato Bryan
5th Japan Mishimaster Heihachi
7th United States Josh Park Arario Jack-5
7th Japan Kenbou Kawakami TARE Ganryu
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-Li
2nd United States Justin Wong Jwong Chun-Li
3rd Japan Yoshihiko Togawa Nitto Yun
4th Japan Masahito Tsuji Mester Yun
5th United States Ricky Oritz HelloKitty Chun-Li
5th Japan Katsuhisa Ota Kokujin Dudley
7th Japan Ryota Fukumoto RF Chun-Li
7th Japan Joe Egami MOV Chun-Li

2006

Evo 2006 took place at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas. 2006 was the first year that Capcom gave its official, public support of the Evolution tournaments. Traditionally, Evo has only included fighting games, but in 2006 it included Mario Kart DS in its lineup.[12][13]

Dead or Alive 4
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Carl White Perfect Legend Gen Fu
2nd United States Emmanuel Rodriguez Master Hayabusa
3rd United States Luke Hess thehighguy Lei Fang
4th United States Daniel Roberson King Hayabusa
5th United States Jeremy Florence Black Mamba Helena / Lei-Fang
5th United States Erik Argetsinger Rikuto Bayman
7th United States Jimmy Ellis JustOwnin Hitomi
7th United States Bill Menoutis Tom Brady Gen Fu
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Yosuke Ito Kindevu A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
2nd United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty A-Vega/Sakura/Blanka
3rd United States Peter Rosas Combofiend K-Ken/Sagat/Cammy
4th United States Campbell Tran Buktooth N-Hibiki/Morrigan/Iori
5th United States Justin Wong JWong C-Vega/Blanka/Sagat
5th Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo A-Blanka/Vega/Bison
7th United States Gene Wong Hail and Kill A-Vega/Bison/Blaka
7th United States Kim Hahn-hoang Ohayo (Kim1234)
Guilty Gear XX Slash Teams
Place Player Alias Team Name Character(s)
1st Japan Ryo Yoshida
Japan
Japan		 BAS
Mint
Ruu		 Team BAS ???
Testament
Bridget
2nd Japan Daigo Umehara
Japan Ryota Fukumoto
Japan Yosuke Ito		 Daigo
RF
Kindevu		 Team Daigo Eddie
3rd United States Alex Garvin
United States Peter Susini
United States Chaz Frazer		 Mozanrath
FlashMetroid
Mynusdono		 Team Alex G Sol
4th United States Mike Boczar
United States David Cue
United States George		 Elvenshadow
Cue
Juicy G		 Team Mike B Faust

Sol
5th United States Peter Rosas
United States Saif Ebrahim
United States Romel Shaheed		 Combofiend
ID
Chaotic Blue		 Team R.U.N.
5th United States Paul Kugler
United States Scott Lockhart
United States		 Koogy
Spirit Juice
JC Gross		 Team 17 Seconds
7th Japan Hajime Taniguchi
Japan Kenryo Hayashi
Japan Soh Miura		 Tokido
Mago
Miu		 Team Miu
7th United States Jamarr Lewis
United States Simon Yoo
United States Mario Mejia		 JaMarvelous
YooYoung
YouCanWonder		 Team JaMarr Potemkin
Sol Badguy
???
Hyper Street Fighter II
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Alex Wolfe A_wolfe ST Dhalsim, CE Bison
2nd United States Jason Nelson xrolento ST Bison, CE Sagat
3rd Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido CE Bison
4th United States Alex Valle Calipower CE Sagat, ST Ryu
5th Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo ST Ryu
5th United States Graham Wolfe GWolfe ST Vega, ST Balrog
7th United States John Choi Korean Inferno HF Ryu
7th United States Quoc Hung Nguyen AfroLegends ST Balrog, ST Deejay
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Justin Wong JWong Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops
2nd United States Alex De Sousa Chunksta Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando, Magneto/Storm/Sentinel
3rd United States Nick Cortese Reset Magneto/Storm/Psylocke, Magneto/Storm/Sentinel
4th United States Sooyoung Chon SooMighty Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
5th United States Michael Mendoza IFC Yipes Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops, Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
5th United States Duc Do Ducvader Spiral/Cable/Sentinel
7th United States Jason Mar Jmar Magneto/Storm/Sentinel
7th United States Ramon Torres Eder Cable/Storm-Y/Cyclops
Tekken 5
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Christopher Villarreal Crow Steve
2nd United States Bronson Tran Bronson Ganryu
3rd United States Christopher Abella Jra64 Steve, Roger Jr.
4th United States Justin Wong Jwong Steve, Jack-5
5th United States Rich Bantegui Filthy Heihachi
5th United States Michael Brandt Jinmaster Nina
7th United States Josh Park Arario Jack-5
7th United States Anthony Tran Jackie Tran Nina
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Yoshihiko Togawa Nitto Yun
2nd Japan Issei Suzuki Issei Yun
3rd Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-Li
4th Japan Masahito Tsuji Mester Yun
5th United States Michael Fauson PyroLee Yun
5th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Chun-Li, Urien
7th United States Amir Amirsaleh Amir Chun-Li
7th United States Alex Valle Calipower Ken

2007

Evo 2007, officially called Evo World 2007, took place from August 24 to 26 at the Green Valley Ranch, in Las Vegas. Throughout the year there were several other tournaments held throughout the US bearing the Evo name. The game roster had eight games, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Virtua Fighter 5, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Street Fighter II Turbo, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Guilty Gear XX Λ Core, and Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-Li
2nd Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Chun-Li, Urien
3rd United States Alex Valle Calipower Ken, Ryu
4th United States Mike Wakefield Makoto Mike Makoto
5th United States Ryan Harvey Fubarduck Chun-Li
5th United States David Hem Aznhitler Necro
7th United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty Chun-Li
7th United States Ed Ma Ken
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Ryo Yoshida BAS A-Blanka, Vega, M. Bison
2nd United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty A-Vega, Sakura, Blanka
3rd United States Justin Wong Jwong C-Vega, Chun-Li, Sagat/A-Vega, Sakura, Blanka
4th Japan Yosuke Ito Kindevu A-Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka
5th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido A-Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka
5th United States Campbell Tran Buktooth N-Iori, Morrigan, Chun-Li, Hibiki
7th United States John Choi Choiboy C-Sakura, Ken, Sagat, Guile
7th United States Peter Rosas Combofiend K-Ken, Sagat, Cammy
Virtua Fighter 5
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Hiromiki Kumada Itazan Shun Di
2nd Japan Ohnuki Shinya Nuki Aoi, Pai
3rd Japan Otome Jacky
4th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Pai
5th Australia Mike Abdow Myke Kage
5th Japan Tetsuya Inoue Ino Kage
7th United States Jeff Nguyen Renzo Brad
7th United States Sean Howard Brad
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Vega
2nd United States John Choi Choiboy Ryu, O. Sagat
3rd United States Graham Wolfe GWolfe Balrog, Vega
4th United States Quoc Hung Nguyen AfroLegends Dee Jay, Balrog
5th United States David Sirlin Sirlin Honda, M. Bison, Vega
5th United States Nick Inabnit NKI Chun-Li
7th Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-Li
7th United States Alex Valle CaliPower Ryu
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Michael Mendoza IFC Yipes Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
2nd United States Justin Wong Jwong Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops, Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
3rd United States Erik Arroyo Smoothviper Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando
4th United States Chris Schmidt TehBoogieman Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando
5th United States Brandon DeShields Demon Hyo Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
5th United States Loren Riley Fanatiq Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
7th United States Sanford Kelly Santhrax Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando
7th United States Peter Avila Potter
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Josh Park Arario Jack-5
2nd United States Spero Gineros Spero Gin Eddy
3rd United States Bronson Tran Insanelee Ganryu
4th United States Derek Lee KaNe Devil Jin
5th United States Rich Bantegui Filthy Heihachi
5th United States Brad Vitale Slips Eddy
7th United States Jimmy Tran Mr. Naps Bryan
7th United States Andy Lam 725 Steve
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Teams
Place Player Alias Team Name Character(s)
1st Japan
Japan		 Yossan
Gibson		 Team Yossan I-No
Eddie
2nd United States Peter Susini
United States Alex G.
United States Martin Phan		 Flash Metroid
Alex G.
Marn		 Team Shit Talk Jam Kurodoberi
Dizzy
Eddie
3rd JapanRyo Yoshida
Japan
Japan		 BAS
Kami-chan
Mint		 Team Kabuki Sol
4th United States Aaron Harris
United States
United StatesJohn Prucha		 AKA
Juicy G
BlackSnake		 Team Matlockdown Millia
Order Sol
Venom
5th United StatesWarren Pruitt
United StatesSean Howard
United States		 Dorenk2k
Sean Howard
Raekwon		 Team Over 9000
5th United StatesDavid Cue
United StatesBob Washington
United States		 Cue
Bob Washington
Nebraska Keith		 Team Cue
7th JapanHajime Taniguchi
JapanKenryo Hayashi
JapanShinya Onuki		 Tokido
Mago
Nuki		 Team Tokido
7th Japan Soh Miura
Japan Yosuke Ito
Japan Tetsuya Inoue		 Miu
Kindevu
Ino		 Team Miu
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Ken Hoang SephirothKen Marth
2nd United States Hugo Gonzalez HugS Samus
3rd United States Joseph Marquez Mang0 Jigglypuff
4th United States Christopher Szygiel PC Chris Falco, Fox
5th United States Daniel Rodriguez ChuDat Ice Climbers, Pikachu
5th United States Eddie Howells Eddie Ganondorf
7th United States Kashan Khan Chillindude Fox
7th United States Alex Fuentes DieSuperFly Sheik

2008

Evo 2008 took place at the Tropicana Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. from August 8 to 10.[14] The tournament would feature six games within its official roster: Capcom vs. SNK 2, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2.[15] The Brawl tournament was widely criticized for its ruleset, which allowed items on and saw a relatively unknown player defeat Ken.[16]

Evo 2008 also allowed attendees a preview of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike[17]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-Li
2nd United States Justin Wong Jwong Chun-Li
3rd United States Amir Amirsaleh Amir Chun-Li
4th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Chun-Li, Urien
5th United States Ryan Harvey Fubarduck Chun-Li
5th United States J.R. Rodriguez JR Akuma
7th United Kingdom Ryan Hart Prodigal Son Ken, Yun
7th United States Mike Watson Watts Yun, Ken
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Justin Wong Jwong Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
2nd United States Alex De Sousa Chunksta Magneto, Storm, Sentinel
3rd United States Erik Arroyo Smoothviper Magneto, Cable, Sentinel
4th United States Chris Scott Crizzle Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th United States Toan Nguyen Toan Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th United States Wes Matsui Blockable Laser Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
7th United States Danny Shnorhokian MegamanDS Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th United States Loren Riley Fanatiq Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States John Choi Choiboy C-Ken/Cammy/Sagat
2nd Japan Ryo Yoshida BAS A-Vega/Blanka/Bison
3rd United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty A-Vega/Sagat/Blanka
4th United States Justin Wong Jwong C-Vega/Iori/Sagat, C-Vega/Cammy/Sagat
5th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
5th United States Gene Wong Hall & Kill A-Vega/Blanka/Bison
7th United States Campbell Tran Buktooth N-Morrigan/Iori/Hibiki
7th United States Peter Rosas Combofiend
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States John Choi Choiboy Ryu, O. Sagat, Ken
2nd Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-Li
3rd United States Alex Valle CaliPower Ryu
4th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Vega
5th United States David Sirlin Sirlin M. Bison, Vega, Blanka
5th Japan Kusumondo E. Honda
7th United States Justin Wong Jwong Vega, O. Ken
7th United States Jason de Heras Shirts Dhalsim
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United Kingdom Ryan Hart Prodigal Son Kazuya
2nd Puerto Rico Paco Vilaró Gandido Devil Jin
3rd Puerto Rico Mario Canales Cano Eddy Gordo
4th United States Noel Lawrence Villadolid VFanatic King
5th United States Justin Luria Lingmassacre Ling
5th United States Rene Maistry DJ KOR Ganryu
7th United States Reepal Parbhoo Rip Law
7th United States Som Feng
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Asim Mehta CPU R.O.B.
2nd United States Ken Hoang SephirothKen Marth
3rd United States Ricky Diaz Hall Snake
4th United States Kyle King SK92 Falco
5th United States Peapo Peach
5th United States Darwin Layco D-Win Snake, Sheik
7th United States Bobby WDRM Lucas
7th United States Nicolas Henri Bardol BarDulL Marth, King Dedede

2009

Evo 2009 took place on July 17 to 19.[18] Held at the Rio Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the tournament itself would feature six game in its official roster: Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Street Fighter IV.[19] Notably, the newly released Street Fighter IV increased Evo attendance by a considerable margin, and the tournament for it alone boasted more than 1000 participants, almost three times that of the tournaments for the other games.[20]

Street Fighter IV[21][22]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo Ryu
2nd United States Justin Wong JWong Rufus, Balrog, Abel
3rd United States Ed Ma Akuma, Zangief
4th United States Sanford Kelly Santhrax Akuma, Cammy
5th United States Long Tran ShadyK Akuma
5th Puerto Rico Eduardo Pérez-Frangie vVv Scrub Balrog, E. Honda
7th Japan Takashi Hukushi Dan Ryu
7th United States Ricky Ortiz HelloKitty Rufus
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Hung Nguyen Afro Legends Balrog, Dee Jay
2nd United States John Choi Choiboy Ryu
3rd United States Damien Dailidenas Damdai Ken, Zangief
4th United States Graham Wolfe GWolfe Balrog
5th Canada Louis Paquin Thelo E. Honda
5th United States David Sirlin Sirlin Fei Long, Cammy, M. Bison
7th United States Alex Valle CaliPower Ryu
7th United States Alex Salguero SiN Guile, Dhalsim
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Sanford Kelly Santhrax Storm, Sentinel, Captain Commando
2nd United States Justin Wong JWong Storm, Sentinel, Cyclops
3rd United States Michael Mendoza IFC Yipes Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
4th United States Bill Wellman Deus
5th United States Marc Ansay MadBooFace Magneto, Sentinel, Captain Commando
5th United States Sooyoung Chon SooMighty Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th United States Jay Son Ytwojay Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th United States Erik Arroyo SmoothViper
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Saudi Arabia Abdullatif Alhmili Latif Eddie
2nd United States Martin Phan Marn Eddie, Jam
3rd United States Peter Susini FlashMetroid May
4th United States David Lardiere Hellmonkey Baiken
5th United States Mike Boczar Elvenshadow Faust
5th United States Alex Tsakanikaas Senkei Faust
7th Japan Dong Yim Wuku Testament
7th France Philippe Tanovan Joe Higashi Chipp
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 2 vs. 2 Teams
Place Player Alias Character(s) State
1st United States Justin Wong
Japan Issei Suzuki		 jwong
Issei		 Chun-Li
Yun		 New York
Japan
2nd United States Jimmy Tran
United States Rommel Macatangay		 Emphy
Rom		 Urien
Yang		 California
3rd United States Mark Rogoyski
United States Ryan Harvey		 Mopreme
Fubarduck		 Ryu
Chun-Li		 Texas
4th United States Alex Valle
United States J.R. Rodriguez		 CaliPower
J.R.		 Ken
Akuma		 California
5th United States Lee Cephas
United States Jaime Morin		 Cephas
Starboy		 Dudley
Ken		 Texas
5th United States Amir
United States Thomas		 Amir
The Pad Player		 Chun-Li
Ibuki		 California
7th United States Hsien Chang
United States Ricky Ortiz		 hsien
HelloKitty		 Yun
Chun Li		 Texas
California
7th United States Mike Zaimont
United States Alex Sanchez		 Mike Z
Sanchez		 Makoto
Alex		 California
Soulcalibur IV
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st France Jonathan Ledy Malek Ivy
2nd United States Phillip Atkinson KDZaster Cassandra, Astaroth
3rd United States Joseph Freire Thugish_pond Amy, Hilde
4th United States Ceirnian Hilde
5th Dominican Republic Norman Sainz Omega Zasalamel, Nightmare
5th United States Robert Combs RTD Hilde
7th United States AlphaMale Voldo
7th United States Delnar Diaz Dreamkiller Amy

2010

Evo 2010, held at Caesars Palace had a massive number of competitors, with Super Street Fighter IV amassing approximately 1,800 players to duel for a $20,000 guaranteed prize pot. Most notable in this EVO was Justin Wong cementing his dominance in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in its proverbial swan song, defeating the champion of the previous year, Sanford Kelly. Also notable was Wong failing to make the top 8 in Super Street Fighter IV, falling victim first to Vance "Vangief" Wu, and soon after to Taiwanese player Bruce "GamerBee" Hsiang. Melty Blood: Actress Again was included after a poll on Shoryuken.com to decide on the final game of the tournament, beating out Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Soulcalibur IV, and The King of Fighters XII.[23] BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger was to be included, but after a majority of the community moved on to BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, the decision was made to replace it with Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Also notable was G4's limited coverage of the event, even offering X-Play host Adam Sessler for commentary of the Super Street Fighter IV finals.[24]

Super Street Fighter IV[25][26]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo Ryu
2nd United States Ricky Ortiz EG Ricky Ortiz Rufus, Chun-Li
3rd South Korea Seon-Woo Lee Infiltration Akuma, Juri
4th United States Mike Ross Mike Ross E. Honda
5th Taiwan Bruce Hsiang GamerBee Adon
5th United States Vance Wu BLG Vangief Zangief
7th United States Henry Cen Golden Cen E. Honda, Dhalsim
7th United States Shane Cummings Shizza Chun-Li
Tekken 6
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st South Korea Hyun-kyu Park Nin Steve
2nd United States Reepal Parbhoo Rip Law
3rd United States Jimmy Tran Mr. Naps Bryan, Bruce
4th United States Jim Esmersey Devil Jim Julia
5th United States James Garrett JustFrameJames Law
5th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Bob
7th United States Chris Villarreal Crow Bob, Lars
7th United States Rene Maistry GMMA Kor Bob, Lars
Melty Blood: Actress Again
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Yoichiro Aruga Garu H-Kohaku, H-VSion
2nd United States Steve Barthelemy Lord Knight H-Kohaku
3rd Mexico Antonio Medrano Kusanagi H-Aoko
4th United States Byron Barzabal HF Blade C-Ciel
5th United States Brandon Lee Brandinos F-Ciel
5th United States Yuji Tanaka YAT H-Tohno
7th United States James Xie C-Mech Hisui
7th United States Eric Gutierrez Numakie C-Hisui
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Martin Phan EG Marn Zero, Alex, Tekkaman Blade
2nd United States Kevin Baigan KBeast Yatterman-1, Batsu, Megaman Volnutt, Tekkaman, Yatterman-2
3rd United States Justin Wong EG JWong Jun the Swan, Chun-Li, Ryu, Karas
4th United States Jeff Blyden Kurasa Doronjo, Chun-Li, Saki
5th Canada Brett Navarro Psychochronic PTX-40A, Doronjo, Soki
5th United States Edward Valdez RoyalFlush Polimar, Ippatsuman, Tekkaman, Tekkaman Blade, Viewtiful Joe
7th United States Ski Sonic Skisonic Gold Lightan, Ken the Eagle, Yatterman-1
7th United States Adam Heart Keits Tekkaman Blade, Ryu, Gold Lightan
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Darryl Lewis Snake Eyez Zangief
2nd United States DGV Ryu
3rd United States Quoc Hung Nguyen AfroLegends Balrog, Dee Jay
4th Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo Balrog, Ryu
5th United States Jason Cole Afro Cole Dhalsim
5th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Vega, E. Honda
7th United States Alex Valle CaliPower Ryu, Sagat
7th United States Ryan Cadiente RyRy Ryu
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Justin Wong EG JWong Storm, Sentinel, Cyclops
2nd United States Sanford Kelly EMP Santhrax Storm, Sentinel, Cable
3rd United States Daniel Maniago Clockw0rk Strider Hiryu, Sentinel, Doctor Doom
4th United States Michael Mendoza IFC Yipes Storm, Magneto, Psylocke
5th United States Abraham Sotelo Neo Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
5th United States Chris Scott Crizzle Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th United States Arthur Catigbe Chaos Nightwolf Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
7th United States Robert Tim Regency Rob Storm, Sentinel, Captain Commando
Super Street Fighter IV Women's Invitational
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st France Marie-Laure Norindr aAa Kayane Chun-Li
2nd United States Sola Adesiji DMG BurnYourBra Ken, Gouken, Rose
3rd United States Yellowgal Chun-Li
4th United States Lina Yu Blanka

2011

Street Fighter cosplayers at Evo 2011

For Evo 2011, a tournament season was announced in which players could earn ranking points at one of eight tournaments. It took place at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino from July 29 to 31, utilizing a 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m2) ballroom. All 50 states of the U.S. were represented, as well as 44 additional countries.[27][28] Its livestream was watched by over 2 million unique viewers on UStream over the course of the event.[29]

In attendance was Street Fighter series producer Ono Yoshinori, who announced a free balance patch for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition.[30] Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada was also on hand to show new mechanics for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Soulcalibur V.[31][32] Other unreleased games shown were Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters XIII, Skullgirls and Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition. A Skullgirls side tournament was held in which the winner received a one-of-a-kind Skullgirls-themed arcade stick.[33][34] Media outlets G4, GameSpot and Destructoid were all present to cover the event.[33][35]

2012

Evo 2012 took place July 6 to 8, 2012, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.[36] On January 3, Joey Cuellar announced that Evo 2012 would have 6 main tournament games, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Version 2012), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Mortal Kombat, Soulcalibur V, The King of Fighters XIII and Street Fighter X Tekken. The tournament series from the previous year returned, featuring seeding points for all six games in 17 events all across the world.[37]

2013

Evo 2013 was announced on December 2, 2012. It was held on July 12–14 at Paris Las Vegas.[38] On January 8, Joey Cuellar announced that EVO 2013 would have eight main tournament games, with the first seven revealed being Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Version 2012), Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter X Tekken (Version 2013), The King of Fighters XIII, and Persona 4 Arena. The eighth game was voted on by players via online donations, all proceeds of which went to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.[39] The eventual winner of the poll was Super Smash Bros. Melee with $94,683 raised for that game, while the total amount of donations was $225,744.[40] Nintendo of America initially sent a cease and desist letter to cancel the streaming of Melee matches, although after popular backlash a live stream was ultimately allowed to be carried out as planned.[41][42] On May 7, 2013 it was announced that Injustice: Gods Among Us would be a main tournament game, thus expanding the game roster from eight to nine.[43]

2014

Evo 2014 was announced on September 15, 2013. It was held on July 11–13, 2014 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino[7] On February 6, 2014, Cuellar announced that Evo 2014 would include BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Injustice: Gods Among Us, The King of Fighters XIII, Killer Instinct, and Ultra Street Fighter IV while also mentioning that discussions were ongoing with Nintendo on the possible inclusion of Super Smash Bros. Melee.[44] Melee was eventually officially added to the roster with Nintendo's approval.[45][46] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 was also later added to the roster.[47]

2015

Evo 2015 took place on July 17–19, 2015 at the Bally's / Paris Las Vegas Casino.[48] On January 20, 2015, Cuellar announced that Evo 2015 would include Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat X, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Ultra Street Fighter IV, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Tekken 7.[49]

While EVO 2015 initially was supposed to run on the PlayStation 4 version for Ultra Street Fighter IV, the tournament instead used the Xbox 360 version, due to a large number of bugs and glitches found by players in the newly released port.[50] Cuellar also confirmed that EVO 2015 would use the technically outdated build of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on PlayStation 3.[51] On May 25, Cuellar confirmed that both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U have surpassed 1,500 entrants each. Cuellar later confirmed that Ultra Street Fighter IV surpassed 2,000 entrants.[52][53] EVO 2015 also acted as a Capcom Cup qualifier for Ultra Street Fighter IV, as well as a Killer Instinct World Cup qualifier for Killer Instinct, with both games receiving respective bonus pots of $50,000 from Capcom/Sony and Iron Galaxy/Microsoft respectively.[54][55][56] NetherRealm and Warner Bros. have also donated $50K towards the bonus pot for Mortal Kombat X, due to the success of the Blue Steel Sub-Zero skin.[57] In addition, Atlus has donated $10K towards the bonus pot for Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, while Arc System Works and Aksys Games donated the same amount to the bonus pot for Guilty Gear Xrd.[58] Bandai Namco has announced that they have provided a $30K bonus pot for Tekken 7 as well as providing all competitors in said game an exclusive T-shirt featuring franchise veteran Lili and Tekken Revolution newcomer Eliza.[59]

2016

Evo 2016 took place from July 15–17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, while Sunday finals took take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The tournament featured Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mortal Kombat XL, Pokkén Tournament, Killer Instinct, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Tekken 7: Fated Retribution. The tournaments for Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Mortal Kombat XL finished on Sunday.[60] The finals for Street Fighter V was broadcast live on ESPN2 and live coverage of the tournament was available through ESPN's WatchESPN service, in addition to the tournament's regular Twitch.tv streams.[61]

Joey Cuellar has announced record breaking numbers which includes Street Fighter V reaching more than 5,000 entrants, Smash 4 and Melee each reaching more than 2,000; Pokkén reaching more than 1,000 entrants while other games either increased or decreased.[62] Like EVO 2015's Ultra Street Fighter IV finals, Capcom and Sony have provided a $50,000 bonus pot towards Street Fighter V's prize pool and is also a Capcom Pro Tour qualifier.[63] The Pokémon Company has announced a $10,000 bonus pot towards Pokkén Tournament's prize pool and is a Pokkén Tournament Championship Series qualifier, with 1st and 2nd place being able to qualify for the finals.[64] As with EVO 2015, NetherRealm and Warner Bros. have provided a $50,000 bonus pot towards Mortal Kombat XL's prize pool.[65] Killer Instinct will be receiving a $15,000 bonus pot as part of the KI Ultra Tour funding.[66] On July 11, Aksys Games announced a $10,000 bonus pot towards Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-'s prize pool.[67]

2017

Evo 2017 took place on July 14 to 16 with the entire event being held at the Mandalay Bay resort.[68] The tournament featured Guilty Gear Xrd REV2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Injustice 2, Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, The King of Fighters XIV, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.[69][70][71] The ninth game was chosen by a donation drive which all of the funds have gone towards Make-A-Wish International. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was the winning game with Pokkén Tournament being the runner-up. Other games in contention were Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, ARMS, Mortal Kombat XL, Nidhogg, Windjammers, Killer Instinct, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The Sunday finals included Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (as the opening game), BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Street Fighter V.[72] Upon the victory of UMvC3, Cuellar announced that Evo 2017 would be running the event with the PlayStation 4 version being used.[73]

2018

Evo 2018 took place on August 3 to 5 with the entire event being held at the Mandalay Bay resort.[74] The tournament featured Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Guilty Gear Xrd REV2, Injustice 2, and Dragon Ball FighterZ.[75]

Evo Japan

In 2010, the Evolution Championship organizers announced an official spin-off to the tournament series called "Evo vs Godsgarden", to be held in Japan the following year. However, the tournament was called off following the Tohoku earthquake and postponed indefinitely. During a Nico Nico livestream following Evo 2013, Cuellar stated that he was still interested in holding a Japan-based tournament.[76]

It was announced at Evo 2016 that a separate event simply titled "Evo Japan" is to be held in Japan.[77] Japanese media companies Aetas, Hearts United Group, and Shochiku Broadcasting together invested a total of $1 million USD into the event.[78] During a presentation at the Tokyo Game Show in 2016, the Evolution organizers announced that the tournament is to be held in January 2018, while some form of "pre-tournament" is to take place in 2017.[79]

At Evo 2017, the Evo Japan 2018 lineup was revealed to consist of Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, The King of Fighters XIV, and ARMS; the event will take place from January 26 to 28.[80] The lineup is known to emphasize titles that are popular in Japan, as popular titles such as Super Smash Bros. Melee, Injustice 2, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite are notably absent mostly due to their lack of popularity in the region.[81][82]

Players with multiple championships

Wins Player Alias Years Game(s)
9 United States Justin Wong Jwong 2001
2002
2003
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010
2014
 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2 New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike teams
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
6 Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo 2003
2004
2009
2010		 Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Guilty Gear X2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Guilty Gear X2
Street Fighter IV
Super Street Fighter IV
5 South Korea Seon-Woo Lee Infiltration 2012
2013
2016
2018
 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Version 2012, Street Fighter x Tekken teams
Street Fighter x Tekken
Street Fighter V
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (Evo Japan)
4 United States Dominique McLean SonicFox 2014
2015
2016
2018		 Injustice: Gods Among Us
Mortal Kombat X
Mortal Kombat XL
Dragon Ball FighterZ
3 Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido 2002
2007
2017		 Capcom vs SNK 2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter V
3 United States Carl White Perfect Legend 2006
2011
2012		 Dead or Alive 4
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
3 United States John Choi John Choi 2000
2008		 Street Fighter Alpha 3
Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Capcom vs. SNK 2
3 Japan Shinya Ohnuki Nuki 2005
2007
2008		 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
3 United States Alex Valle Alex Valle 1996
2000
 Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
2 Japan Omito Hashimoto Omito 2017
2018		 Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
2 South Korea Jae-min Bae Knee 2013
2018		 Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken 7 (Evo Japan)
2 South Korea Hyun-jin Kim JDCR 2014
2017		 Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken 7
2 Sweden Adam Lindgren Armada 2015
2017		 Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2 United States Joseph Marquez Mango 2013
2014		 Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2 United Kingdom Ryan Hart Ryan Hart 2004
2008		 Tekken Tag Tournament
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
2 Japan Hiromiki Kumada Itazan 2004
2007		 Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Virtua Fighter 5
2 United States Christopher Villarreal Crow 2005
2006		 Tekken 5
Tekken 5
2 United States Duc Do Ducvader 2000
2005		 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
2 Japan Kenji Obata KO 2003
2004		 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
2 United States Jason Cole Afro Cole 2001
2002		 Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter II Turbo

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