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{{Infobox sport tournament
| name =  2015 Evolution Championship Series
| year = 
| image = Evo Championship Series logo cropped.png
| caption = 
| location = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States
| start_date = July 17
| end_date =  19
| administrator = 
| tournament_format = [[Double-elimination tournament|Double elimination]]
| venues = [[Bally's Las Vegas|Bally's]] / [[Paris Las Vegas]]
| participants = 
| purse = $300,000 USD
| champions = 
{{Plainlist|
* '''''USF4''''': [[Yusuke Momochi]]
* '''''UMvC3''''': Nicolas "KaneBlueRiver" Gonzalez
* '''''SSBM''''': [[Armada (video gamer)|Adam "Armada" Lindgren]]
* '''''MKX''''': [[SonicFox|Dominique "SonicFox" McLean]]
* '''''GGXrd''''': Kenichi Ogawa
* '''''KI''''': Jonathan "Rico Suave" Deleon
* '''''T7''''': Nakayama "Nobi" Daichi
* '''''SSB4''''': [[Gonzalo Barrios (eSports player)|Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios]]
* '''''P4AU''''': Chou "Superboy" Yamashita
}}
| attendance = 
| previous = [[Evo 2014|2014]]
| next = [[Evo 2016|2016]]
}}

The '''2015 Evolution Championship Series''' (commonly referred to as '''Evo 2015''' or '''EVO 2015''') was a [[fighting game]] event held in [[Las Vegas]] on July 17–19. The event featured a major tournament for nine fighting games, including the largest ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' tournament up to that point and a highly popular ''[[Ultra Street Fighter IV]]'' tournament. The ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament was won by [[Yusuke Momochi]], defeating [[GamerBee]] in the Grand Finals.

==Background==
Evo 2015 was announced on January 20, 2015, on a [[livestream]] by event organizer Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar and [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]]'s Mike Ross to take place on July 17–19. The event was held at the ballrooms of the [[Bally's Las Vegas|Bally's]] / [[Paris Las Vegas]] hotel and casino.<ref name=ShacknewsAnnounce>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/87804/evo-2015-breaking-down-the-surprises-and-snubs|work=[[Shacknews]]|title=Evo 2015: Breaking down the surprises and snubs|last=Mejia|first=Ozzie|date=2015-01-21}}</ref><ref name=GameSpotAnnounce>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/evo-2015-game-lineup-announced/1100-6424767/|work=[[GameSpot]]|title=EVO 2015 Game Lineup Announced|last=Te|first=Zonnie|date=2015-01-20}}</ref><ref name="DestructoidAnnounce">{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/evo-2015-lineup-smash-persona-tekken-and-more-286480.phtml|work=[[Destructoid]]|title=EVO 2015 lineup: Smash, Persona, Tekken, and more|last=MacGregor|first=Kyle|date=2015-01-21}}</ref>

The event featured a total of US$300,000 in prize money, spread over nine major tournaments. Evo 2015 started on Friday morning, with the finals of five of the major tournaments taking place on Sunday. There were eight official livestream channels on Twitch dedicated to broadcasting the event, the Sunday finals being broadcast on Evo's primary Twitch channel.<ref name=PolygonPre>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/17/8985053/evo-2015-fighting-game-schedule-livestream|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|title=Watch Evo 2015, the year's biggest fighting game tournament, all weekend|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=2015-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/evo-2015-finals-live-stream-watch-guilty-gear-mortal-kombat-x-super-smash-bros-2013841|work=[[International Business Times]]|title=Evo 2015 Finals Live Stream: Watch 'Guilty Gear,' 'Mortal Kombat X,' 'Super Smash Bros.,' 'Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3,' and 'Ultra Street Fighter 4' Here|last=Mueller|first=Saira|date=2015-07-17}}</ref>

==Games==
Evo 2015 featured a major tournament of nine fighting games:<ref name=ShacknewsAnnounce /><ref name=GameSpotAnnounce /><ref name="DestructoidAnnounce" />
*''[[Ultra Street Fighter IV]]''
*''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
*''[[Guilty Gear Xrd|Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-]]''
*''[[Killer Instinct (2013 video game)|Killer Instinct]]''
*''[[Mortal Kombat X]]''
*''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]''
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
*''[[Tekken 7]]''

Cuellar announced on June 1 that the ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' tournament would be held on the [[Xbox 360]] version of the game, rather than the [[PlayStation 4]] [[Porting#Porting in gaming|port]] which possessed a large number of glitches, as well as severe [[input delay]] and visual stuttering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/1/8701591/ultra-street-fighter-4-evo-2015-ps4-to-xbox-360|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|title=Ultra Street Fighter 4 tournament play at Evo 2015 shifts to Xbox 360 after shaky PS4 launch|last=McWhertor|first=Michael|date=2015-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.yibada.com/articles/36012/20150601/evo-drops-ultra-street-fighter-4-playstation-version-tournament-announces.htm|work=[[Yibada]]|title=EVO Drops 'Ultra Street Fighter 4' PlayStation 4 Version; Tournament Announces Support To Xbox 360|last=Palec|first=Yen|date=2015-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/140980-Busted-PS4-Version-Of-Street-Fighter-IV-Dumped-From-Evo-2015|work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|title=EVO Ditches Broken PS4 ''Street Fighter IV'' in Favor of Xbox Version|last=Bogos|first=Steven|date=2015-06-01}}</ref> Evo 2015 was the final year that ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' was played at the Evolution Championship Series, as ''[[Street Fighter V]]'' was released in February the following year.<ref name=PolygonPre /> The full prize pool for the ''Street Fighter'' tournament was set on US$72,270.<ref name=GameRant>{{cite web|url=http://gamerant.com/street-fighter-player-breaks-stick-wins-evo-2015-122/|work=Game Rant|title=EVO 2015 Player Breaks Fight Stick, Still Wins Street Fighter Tourney|last=Sledge|first=Kyle|date=2015-05-20}}</ref> In late March 2015, [[Atlus]] announced that ''Persona 4 Arena Ultimax'' would use the technically outdated [[PlayStation 3]] version of the game, as the [[Asia]]ns had an [[Arcade game|arcade-only]] balance patch exclusive to their region.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dupont-Gray|first1=Bryan|title=PS3 Version of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax in Evo 2015 Lineup|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/03/25/ps3-version-of-persona-4-arena-ultimax-to-be-played-at-evo-2015/141044/|website=Hardcore Gamer|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref>

===Responses===
''[[Shacknews]]''{{'}}s Ozzie Mejia described seven out of the nine games as "no-brainers", but stated that ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' were surprise inclusions at the 2015 event. The former would be left unbalanced due to [[Marvel Comics]] having detracted their [[intellectual property|license]], not allowing [[Capcom]] to [[patch (computing)|patch]] the game. ''Melee'', meanwhile, made a third consecutive Evo appearance despite ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' being played on the tournament as well. The game has consistently been popular among the [[fighting game community]] since its release in 2001.<ref name=ShacknewsAnnounce />

''[[King of Fighters XIII]]'' was surprisingly absent of the roster in 2015, and both ''Shacknews'' and ''[[Destructoid]]'' noted the lack of ''[[BlazBlue]]'' after [[Evo 2014]]'s "legendary" Grand Final as a disappointment.<ref name=ShacknewsAnnounce/><ref name="DestructoidAnnounce" /> Meanwhile, Evo 2015 was the global tournament debut of ''Tekken 7''.<ref name=GameSpotAnnounce />

==Participants==
''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' was the most popular tournament at Evo 2015, featuring 2,227 registered players. ''Killer Instinct'' saw the least registered players at the event, with only 397 participants.<ref name=PolygonPre /> Evo 2015 was the largest ''Super Smash Bros.'' tournament up until that point, 1,926 players having registered for the ''Wii U'' version of the game and 1,869 players registering for ''Melee'', compared with 970 competitors in the ''Melee'' tournament of Evo 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gamesided.com/2015/07/02/evo-2015-more-smash-bros-for-wii-u-entrants-than-melee/|work=[[FanSided]]|title=Evo 2015: More Smash Bros. For Wii U Entrants Than Melee|last=George|first=Daniel|date=2015-07-02}}</ref> According to Cuellar, both ''Super Smash Bros.'' games had over a thousand registrants within a month of announcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/12/evo-2015-will-be-biggest-melee-tournament-yet|work=[[IGN]]|title=Evo 2015 Will Be "Biggest" Melee Tournament Yet|last=Rad|first=Chloi|date=2015-03-12}}</ref>

Evo 2015 was attended by [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], cosplaying as [[Vega (Street Fighter)|Vega]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/jamie-lee-curtis-went-undercover-competitive-fight-222529|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|title=Jamie Lee Curtis went undercover at a competitive fighting game tournament|last=Hughes|first=William|date=2015-07-18}}</ref> [[Bill Trinen]] was originally going to compete at the ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo-insider.com/2015/07/bill-trinen-to-compete-at-evolution-championship-series-2015/|work=Nintendo Insider|title=Bill Trinen to compete at Evolution Championship Series 2015|last=Seedhouse|first=Alex|date=2015-07-04}}</ref> but cancelled at the last minute following former [[Nintendo]] president [[Satoru Iwata]]'s death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cardoso|first1=Jose|title=Bill Trinen no longer participating in Evo 2015 tournament, following Iwata's passing|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/bill-trinen-no-longer-participating-in-evo-2015-tournament-following-iwata-s-passing-3421537|website=GameZone|access-date=2016-09-05}}</ref>

==Tournament summary==

===''Ultra Street Fighter IV''===
[[File:Momochi at Evo 2015.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Momochi holding his Evo 2015 trophy and arcade stick; GamerBee shown on the side.|Momochi at Evo 2015]]
The finals of ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'', held on Sunday, featured [[GamerBee]] and Eduardo "PR Balrog" Perez, despite both players already having announced their retirement and didn't expect to make the Top 8. [[Yusuke Momochi]] entered the ''Street Fighter'' finals after having won the [[Capcom Cup]] the previous year, though he did not have much success throughout the start of 2015. Other players in the finals included younger players [[NuckleDu]] and [[Fuudo]]. A new player, AiAi, surprisingly cracked the Top 8, despite having not a single Capcom Pro Tour tournament win in the 2015 season on his name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/evo-2015-street-fighter-top-8/|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|title=Pair of Americans and a Japanese unknown land in Evo's Street Fighter top 8|last=Barker|first=Ian J.|date=2015-07-18}}</ref> ''Shacknews'' reported that [[Infiltration (video gamer)|Infiltration]] played strong matches against Momochi and Gamerbee, playing with characters nobody knew he had any experience with. Though he lost both matches, they were described as "among the most suspenseful matches of the show."<ref name=Shacknews2>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/90461/evo-2015-recapping-the-final-day-of-competition|work=[[Shacknews]]|title=EVO 2015: Recapping the final day of competition|last=Mejia|first=Ozzie|date=2015-07-20}}</ref>

The Grand Final was held between Yusuke Momochi starting out with [[Elena (Street Fighter)|Elena]] and GamerBee with [[Adon (Street Fighter)|Adon]]. Gamerbee, coming from loser's finals, managed to beat Momochi in their first game and cause a bracket reset. Momochi switched to [[Evil Ryu]] for their second game, a decision that paid off. However, during the second round of their second match, Momochi's [[arcade controller]] malfunctioned, as it lost its connection to the Xbox 360 on which the game was being played. As a sign of sportsmanship, GamerBee did not abuse the situation to build up his "Super Meter" for the next round, though Momochi was forced to forfeit the round by tournament rules. [[Evil Geniuses]] teammate and significant other Chocoblanka loaned Momochi her own arcade stick, allowing him to continue the match. Momochi managed to defeat Gamerbee during the last round, winning the tournament.<ref name=GameRant /><ref name=Shacknews2 />

===''Super Smash Bros.''===
Despite its high registration count, the ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' tournament was mostly ignored during Evo 2015, its finals wrapping up early on Saturday just as Capcom's ''Street Fighter V'' panel was being held. The tournament was won by [[Gonzalo Barrios (eSports player)|ZeRo]], dominating the tournament without a single loss.<ref name=Shacknews1>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/90458/evo-2015-recapping-the-first-two-days-of-competition|work=[[Shacknews]]|title=EVO 2015: Recapping the first two days of competition|last=Mejia|first=Ozzie|date=2015-07-19}}</ref>

The ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' finals kicked off on Sunday after a high-quality montage video. The competition featured [[Mango (video gamer)|Mango]], the two-time defending champion, losing to [[Hungrybox]]'s [[Jigglypuff]] in the loser's bracket semi-finals. Hungrybox went on to face [[Armada (video gamer)|Armada]]'s [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] in the Grand Finals, to whom he lost. Armada became the ''Melee'' champion, though Mango was given a standing ovation during the awards ceremony regardless as a sign of respect.<ref name=Shacknews2 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/armada-wins-evo-2015-smash/|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|title=Hungrybox jeered, Armada revered in Evo Smash finale|last=Barker|first=Ian J.|date=2015-07-20}}</ref>

===Other tournaments===
[[File:SonicFox at Evo 2015.jpg|thumb|right|alt=SonicFox holding his Evo 2015 trophy and arcade stick.|''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'' champion [[SonicFox]] at Evo 2015]]
Players Woshige and Ogawa faced off against one another during the winner's bracket semifinals of the ''Guilty Gear Xrd'' tournament. After Woshige scored his first knockout, he stood up and celebrated his win, despite not actually having won the whole match yet. This allowed Ogawa to easily beat up Woshige's character in the next round, and he went on to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/pro-gamers-premature-victory-celebration-earns-him-a-big-fat-loss-at-evo/|work=[[CNET]]|title=Pro gamer's premature victory celebration earns him a big, fat loss|last=Gallaghar|first=Danny|date=2015-07-20}}</ref>

==Reveals==
[[Capcom]] revealed their eighth confirmed playable character and first newcomer for their upcoming game ''[[Street Fighter V]]'', [[Necalli (Street Fighter)|Necalli]] on the Sunday finals.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hillier|first1=Brenna|title=All-new Street Fighter 5 character Necalli revealed at EVO 2015|url=https://www.vg247.com/2015/07/20/all-new-street-fighter-5-character-necalli-revealed-at-evo-2015/|website=[[VG247]]|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref> [[NetherRealm Studios|NetherRealm]] and [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Warner Bros.]] would showcase a trailer for their fourth ''Kombat Pack'' challenger, [[Tremor (Mortal Kombat)|Tremor]] with a release date that was scheduled two days after EVO.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boccher|first1=Mike|title=Mortal Kombat X's Tremor revealed with official gameplay video|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/world-premiere-gameplay-for-mkx-s-tremor-revealed-3421720|website=GameZone|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref>

EVO 2015 was where [[Rising Thunder (video game)|Rising Thunder]], an indie fighting game made by ''Radiant Entertainment'' (owned by the Cannon Brothers) would be announced.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Nick|title=Hands-on gameplay from Rising Thunder, Seth Killian's newly announced PC fighting game|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/20/9003225/seth-killian-rising-thunder-PC-fighting-gameplay-hands-on-preview-impressions|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref> The game ended service on March 18, 2016 following the purchase of ''Radiant Entertainment'' by [[Riot Games]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mejia|first1=Ozzie|title=Rising Thunder developer acquired by Riot Games; alpha will shut down next week|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/93638/rising-thunder-developer-acquired-by-riot-games-alpha-will-shut-down-next-week|website=[[Shacknews]]|access-date=2016-11-07}}</ref>

==Results==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Ultra Street Fighter IV]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yusuke Momochi]]
| Momochi
| Ken, Evil Ryu, Elena
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Bruce Hsiang]]
| [[AVer Information|AVM]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>GamerBee
| Adon, Elena
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Infiltration (gamer)|Seon-woo Lee]]
| Infiltration
| Evil Ryu, Elena, Chun-Li, Decapre, Abel, Juri, Akuma, Ryu
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Naoki Nemoto]]
| <nowiki>BE|Nemo</nowiki>
| Rolento
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hajime Taniguchi]]
| [[Mad Catz|MCZ]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>Tokido
| Akuma
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Tomoya Nomura
| /r/Kappa<nowiki>|</nowiki>AiAi
| Juri
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Du Dang]]
| [[Team Liquid|TL]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>NuckleDu
| Guile, Decapre
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Eduardo Pérez-Frangie]]
| [[Evil Geniuses|EG]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>PR Balrog
| Balrog
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Chile}} Nicolás González 
| <nowiki>BE|KaneBlueRiver</nowiki>
| Hulk/Sentinel/Haggar
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|United States}} Raynel Hidalgo
| <nowiki>RayRay</nowiki>
| Magneto/Doctor Doom/Sentinel
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|United States}} Vineeth Meka
| ApologyMan
| Firebrand/Doctor Doom/Super-Skrull
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} César Garcia
| <nowiki>TA.T3|Frutsy</nowiki>
| M.O.D.O.K./Captain America/Doctor Doom
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Koji Shimomura 
| <nowiki>TMP|Cross</nowiki>
| Zero/Doctor Strange/Dante
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Abraham Sotelo
| GoldenBoyNeo
| Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Ryota Fukumoto
| RF
| Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Miguel Osornio
| <nowiki>SF.T3|Dizzy</nowiki>
| Zero/Doctor Doom/Vergil
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Adam Lindgren]]
| [[Alliance (eSports)|A]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>Armada
| Fox, Peach
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Juan Debiedma]]
| [[Team Liquid|TL]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>Hungrybox
| Jigglypuff
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Kevin Nanney]]
| [[Evil Geniuses|EG]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>PPMD
| Marth, Falco
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Plup|Justin McGrath]]
| <nowiki>PG|Plup</nowiki>
| Sheik, Samus
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Joseph Marquez]]
| [[Cloud9 (eSports)|C9]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>Mang0
| Fox, Falco
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[William Hjelte]]
| [[Team SoloMid|TSM]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>Leffen
| Fox
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Daniel Rodriguez
| <nowiki>MH|ChuDat</nowiki>
| Ice Climbers
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Axe (gamer)|Jeffrey Williamson]]
| [[Tempo Storm|Tempo]]<nowiki>|</nowiki>Axe
| Pikachu
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Dominique McLean]] 
| <nowiki>cR|SonicFox</nowiki>
| Erron Black (Outlaw), Kitana (Royal Storm)
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Denom Jones
| <nowiki>PND|A F0xy Grampa</nowiki>
| Kung Lao (Tempest, Buzz Saw)
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Tim Commandeur
| <nowiki>cR|HoneyBee</nowiki>
| D'Vorah (Swarm Queen)
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Malik Terry 
| <nowiki>YOMI|MIT</nowiki>
| Tanya (Kobu Jutsu), Sonya Blade (Covert Ops)
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Denzell Terry 
| <nowiki>YOMI|DJT</nowiki>
| Kung Lao (Tempest)
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ryan Neal
| <nowiki>PND|Ketchup</nowiki>
| Quan Chi (Sorcerer)
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Kenney Jimenez
| <nowiki>YOMI|Zyphox</nowiki>
| Liu Kang (Flame Fist)
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Darwin Castro 
| <nowiki>JLA|Milky Situation</nowiki>
| Reptile (Noxious)
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Kenichi Ogawa
| Ogawa
| Zato-1
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| <nowiki>ODG|Nage</nowiki>
| Faust
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Ryuichi Shigeno
| Woshige
| Millia
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Takahiro Kitano
| Nakamura
| Millia
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Hisatoshi Usui
| Rion
| Ky
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Ryo Nozaki
| Dogura
| Sin
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Joshua Rodriguez
| Zidane
| Leo
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Shuuto Hanya
| Shuuto
| Axl
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Killer Instinct (2013 video game)|Killer Instinct]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|United States}} Jonathan Deleon
| Rico Suave
| Fulgore, Thunder, Glacius, Omen, Spinal
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|United States}} Neilimen Alicea
| Gutter Magic
| Thunder
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|United States}} Darnell Waller
| SleepNS
| Kan-Ra
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Larry Dent III
| LCD
| Maya, Hisako
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Lenin Castillo
| <nowiki>UA|MyGod</nowiki>
| Sabrewulf
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Seitaro Ono
| Domi
| Cinder
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Dillon Maciaga
| The Maciaga 5
| Sadira
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Kenneth Armas
| <nowiki>UA|Bass</nowiki>
| Spinal
|}

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|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Tekken 7]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Nakayama Daichi
| <nowiki>ORZ|Nobi</nowiki>
| Dragunov
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Akihiro Abe
| <nowiki>BE|Ao</nowiki>
| Alisa
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Jin-woo Choi
| <nowiki>NJF|Saint</nowiki>
| Shaheen
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} Hyun-jin Kim
| <nowiki>NJF|JDCR</nowiki>
| Heihachi
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Yota Kachi
| Pekos
| King
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Aoki Takehiko
| Take
| Bryan
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Jimmy Tran
| Mr. Naps
| Bryan
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Yuji Kato
| <nowiki>ORZ|Yuu</nowiki>
| Feng
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Gonzalo Barrios (esports player)|Gonzalo Barrios]]
| ZeRo
| Sheik, Diddy Kong
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Ramin Delshad 
| <nowiki>LLL|Mr. R</nowiki>
| Sheik
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nairoby Quezada]]
| Nairo
| Zero Suit Samus
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Yuta Kawamura
| <nowiki>ASA|Abadango</nowiki>
| Pac-Man, Wario, Rosalina & Luma
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Samuel Buzby 
| <nowiki>IQHQ|Dabuz</nowiki>
| Rosalina & Luma, Olimar
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Canada}} Elliot Carroza-Oyarce
| <nowiki>Boreal|Ally</nowiki>
| Mario, Marth
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Freddie Williams
| <nowiki>GW|FOW</nowiki>
| Ness
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|United States}} Eric Lew
| <nowiki>PG|ESAM</nowiki>
| Pikachu
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=4 |{{center|'''''[[Persona 4 Arena Ultimax]]'''''}}
|-
! style="width:50px;"| Place
! style="width:180px;"| Player
! style="width:150px;"| Alias
! style="width:300px;"| Character(s)
|-
| 1st
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Chou Yamashita
| <nowiki>KSB|Superboy</nowiki>
| Ken
|-
| 2nd
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Taichi Ishikawa 
| <nowiki>NB|Tahichi</nowiki>
| Margaret, Yukari
|-
| 3rd
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Yusuke Suzuki 
| Hagiwara 
| Teddie
|-
| 4th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Ryohei Aguro 
| Aguro
| Yu
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Koichi Nakajima 
| Koichi 
| Aigis
|-
| 5th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Yuji Sasaki 
| <nowiki>NB|Souji</nowiki>
| Teddie
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Takuya Yoshizaki 
| <nowiki>NB|Okusan</nowiki>
| Sho (Solo), Minazuki (Persona)
|-
| 7th
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Yusuke Ikegaya 
| JEO
| Kanji, Shadow Mitsuru
|}

==References==
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[[Category:2015 fighting game tournaments]]
[[Category:2015 in sports in Nevada]]
[[Category:July 2015 sports events in the United States]]
[[Category:21st century in Las Vegas]]
[[Category:Evolution Championship Series]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in the Las Vegas Valley]]
[[Category:Jamie Lee Curtis]]