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Revision as of 07:16, 15 July 2017

2017 Evolution Championship Series
Tournament information
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
DatesJuly 14–16, 2017
Venue(s)Mandalay Bay Events Center
Final positions
Champions
Tournament statistics
Attendance~10,000
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The 2017 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2017 or EVO 2017) is a fighting game event held in Las Vegas on July 14–16. It is the twenty-first installment of the long-running Evolution Championship Series. The event offers tournaments for various video games, including Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Injustice 2. Over 10,000 people registered for the event with Tekken 7 receiving double the amount of players from the previous year.

Venue

Contrast to the previous year's event which took place in two venues, Evo 2017 will take place in the Mandalay Bay Events Center for all three days of the event.[1]

Games

The nine games played at Evo 2017 were announced in January 2017 during a special announcement stream on Twitch.tv, with event co-founder Joey Cuellar discussing the inclusion of each game. The games set to be contested consisted of new releases, FGC contemporaries, and updated releases. New additions included BlazBlue: Central Fiction, The King of Fighters XIV, and Injustice 2 while Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 would replace Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-. [2][3] A major change among the Smash community is that Super Smash Bros. Melee's finals would be moved to the prime time spot on Saturday, contrast to its Sunday spot in the previous years.[4] A ninth game, a Player's Choice title, was later won by Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, after having donated the most money for Make-A-Wish International via Generosity.com.[5]

The nine games competed at Evo 2017 were:[2]

In an interview with PVP Live's Amanda Stevens, veteran Super Street Fighter II Turbo player and commentator, James Chen had mixed opinions regarding the lineup praising Guilty Gear and BlazBlue's simultaneous inclusion while criticizing the Player's Choice game.[6] Although Pokkén Tournament lost the Make-A-Wish Foundation poll, in recognition of the Pokkén scenes passion for their game as shown by being the second most funded fighting game; Joey Cuellar offered $10,000 for pot bonuses towards various tournaments surrounding the game.[7]

Side events

As with the previous two years, the AnimEVO series of side tournaments, which is dedicated to airdasher fighting games will be at the event with more than sixteen fighting games to compete in including Catherine, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late as well as former EVO titles Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Pokkén Tournament.[8][9] Other side events for games like Super Street Fighter II Turbo[9] and the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ have also been confirmed.[10]

Participants

The Evolution Championship Series has historically been the largest fighting game tournament in the world, allowing free registration for anyone who wants to compete. Registration for the event closed on July 1, which Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar had announced the final registration numbers. The three largest games from last year: Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Super Smash Bros. Melee have all seen decreases in numbers with the games going from 5107 to 2622, 2662 to 1515, and 2372 to 1435 respectively.[11][12] In contrast, Tekken 7 doubled in entrant numbers receiving over 1,200 entrants which is commonly associated with the release of the title's console version. [13]

Evo 2017 has received over 10,000 attendees in competition.[12]

Broadcasting

It was announced that ESPN2 would once again broadcast the finals of the Street Fighter V tournament on July 16 with Kevin Lopes stating "This final will provide no shortage of compelling competition, and we look forward to delivering this event to fans.".[14] The Super Smash Bros. for Wii U finals in addition to the aformentioned Street Fighter V finals will also be broadcast on Disney XD during the weekend.[15][16]

As every year, the entire tournament is streamed through the Twitch.tv streaming service. The tournament is broadcast across nine different streams: six Evo-run streams provide coverage of all games throughout the weekend, while Capcom runs its own stream that features additional coverage of Street Fighter V on Friday and Saturday, Namco provides a stream with additional coverage of Tekken 7 on Friday, while NetherRealm Studios provides a stream with additional coverage of Injustice 2.[17][9]


Prize pool

The Street Fighter V event has received a $50,000 pot bonus as part of the 2017 Capcom Pro Tour Season.[1] The King of Fighters XIV received a $14,000 bonus pot courtesy of SNK and Atlus.[18] Injustice 2 received a pot bonus of $50,000 as part of the Injustice 2 Pro Series by ESL Gaming.[19] Arc System Works and Aksys Games provided a $10,000 pot bonus each for Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and BlazBlue: Central Fiction.[20]

Due to being the most donated fighting game for the Make-A-Wish Foundation crowdfunding, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 received a $10,000 pot bonus.[21]

Results

References

  1. ^ a b Walker, Ian. "What To Watch For This Weekend At Evo 2017, The World's Largest Fighting Game Tournament". Compete. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. ^ a b Hussain, Tamoor. "Evo 2017 Fighting Game Tournament Lineup Revealed". GameSpot. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ^ Porter, Matt. "EVO 2017 GAME LINE-UP ANNOUNCED". IGN. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  4. ^ Kwilinski, Darin. "Evo 2017 lineup announced, Melee missing from Sunday finals". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  5. ^ Devore, Jordan. "Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 takes the EVO 2017 fan vote". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  6. ^ Stevens, Amanda. "James Chen: "Having to make a decision to come down with eight games is a lose/lose situation"". PVP Live. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  7. ^ Keefer, John. "Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Wins Donation War for 9th EVO 2017 Spot". Shacknews. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  8. ^ Walker, Ian. "AnimEvo Is A Great Showcase For The Games That Don't Make It Into Evo". Compete. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  9. ^ a b c Jurek, Steve. "Viewer's guide to watching Evo 2017 on Twitch". Dot esports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  10. ^ Sato. "Watch Dragon Ball FighterZ' Exhibition Tournaments At Evo 2017 Today And Tomorrow". Siliconera. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  11. ^ Lawson, Aurich (2016-07-15). "How to watch the world's biggest fighting game tournament this weekend". Ars Technica.
  12. ^ a b Newell, Adam. "Street Fighter V, Smash 4, and Smash Melee have seen huge drops in EVO registration". Dot esports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  13. ^ Mejia, Ozzie. "EVO 2017 Preview: The 5 Storylines To Watch". Shacknews. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  14. ^ ESPN esports Staff. "ESPN2 to broadcast Street Fighter V finals at Evo". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  15. ^ Casey. "Disney XD Will Be Airing The Super Smash Bros. Wii U Finals From EVO 2017". Siliconera. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  16. ^ Beck, Kellen. "Disney is bringing esports to TV this weekend". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  17. ^ McWhertor, Michael. "Watch Evo 2017 live this weekend". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  18. ^ Jones, Elton. "Evo 2017: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  19. ^ "Evo 2017 is part of the Injustice 2 Pro Series! Earn points and compete for $50,000!". Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  20. ^ X. "Aksys Games and Arc System Works partner up for Evolution Championship Series 2017". Aksys Games. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  21. ^ Valdez, Nick. "EVO 2017 Championship lineup revealed". Destructoid. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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