The Evolution Championship Series (EVO or Evo ) is an annual esports event that focuses exclusively on fighting games . The tournament is a completely open tournament and uses the double elimination format.[ 1] As with Super Battle Opera , contestants will 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 the 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] The event changed its name to Evo in 2002. Over time, the tournament grew, recording over one thousand participants in 2009.[ 3]
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.[ 4] During the transition to games on the seventh generation consoles , most games were played on a PlayStation 3 ,[ 5] though Evo 2014 ran most games on the Xbox 360 .[ 6] 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.
2002
Evo 2002 tournament results
Super Street Fighter II Turbo [ 7]
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Jason Cole
AfroCole
Dhalsim
2nd
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun Li, O. Sagat
3rd
Jason DeHeras
Shirts
Dhalsim
4th
Jason McGlone
Apoc
Vega
5th
Jason Nelson
xrolento
Dhalsim, M. Bison
5th
John Choi
Choiboy
O. Sagat
7th
Mike Watson
Watts
Ryu
7th
Jesse Cardenas
Jumpsuit Jesse
Ken, Fei Long
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Justin Wong
Jwong
Storm, Sentinel, Cyclops
2nd
Rodolfo Castro
Rowtron
Magneto, Cable, Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
3rd
Peter Rosas
Combofiend
Magneto, Iron Man, Sentinel
4th
Alex Salguero
SiN
Sentinel, Cable, Captain Commando
5th
Nestor Corchado
Nestor
Storm, Sentinel, Cable
5th
Daniel Maniago
Clockw0rk
Sentinel, Strider Hiryu, Doctor Doom
7th
Rattana Phanthourath
Rattana
7th
Tong Ho
Genghis
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
N-E. Honda, Blanka, Sagat
2nd
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
3rd
Ken
A-Yun, Iori, Cammy
4th
Tetsuya Inoue
Ino
K-Cammy, Sagat, Blanka
5th
Ryo Yoshida
BAS
A-Sakura, Akuma, Rolento, Bison
5th
Yasabe Matsumoto
Liquid Metal
N-Ryu, Chun-Li, Sagat, Blanka
7th
John Choi
Choiboy
N-Blanka, Chun-Li, Sagat
7th
Alex Valle
Calipower
N-Ryu, Ken, Blanka, Sagat
2003
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.[ 4] 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 , Soul Calibur II , Tekken 4 , and Tekken Tag Tournament .[ 8] [ 9]
Controversially, 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. The reason for this change was attributed to the various software and hardware limitations of arcade cabinets at the time.[ 4]
Evo 2004 was also the birthplace of "Evo Moment #37", in which during the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike tournament, Daigo Umehara (playing as Ken ), while facing Justin Wong (using Chun-Li ), was successfully able to parry one of Chun-Li’s super moves while having very little health left and then counter with his own, winning the round and eventually the match as a result.[ 10]
Although overlooked, Evo 2004's Soul Calibur II tournament was the birthplace of the collusion rule which was used in other major fighting game tournaments to this day. [ 11]
Evo 2004 tournament results
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Kenji Obata
KO
Yun
2nd
Daigo Umehara
Daigo
Ken
3rd
Justin Wong
jwong
Chun Li
4th
Toru Hashimoto
Raoh
Chun Li
5th
Keisuke Imai
KSK
Alex
5th
Katsuhisa Ota
Kokujin
Dudley
7th
Hsien Chang
hsien
Ken
7th
Mike Watson
Ken
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Justin Wong
jwong
Storm/Sentinel/Commando
2nd
David Lee
Magneto/Cable/Sentinel
3rd
Desmond Pinkney
Xecutioner
Sentinel/Storm/Commando
4th
Chris Schmidt
Magneto/Storm/Sentinel
5th
Tong Ho
Genghis
Storm/Sentinel/Commando
5th
Randy Lew
Sentinel/Cable/Captain Commando
7th
Sooyoung Chon
SooMighty
Storm/Sentinel/Commando
7th
Peter Avila
Potter
Storm/Magneto/T. Bonne
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Daigo Umehara
Daigo
O. Sagat, Ryu, Balrog
2nd
John Choi
Choiboy
O. Sagat, Guile
3rd
Kuni Funada
Kuni
Zangief
4th
Justin Wong
Jwong
O. Sagat, Chun-Li
5th
Alex Valle
CaliPower
Ryu, O. Sagat
5th
Wes Truelson
Ken, Balrog
7th
Jesse Howard
Ryu
7th
Seth Killian
S-Kill
E. Honda
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Yosuke Ito
Kindevu
A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
2nd
Ricky Ortiz
HelloKitty
A-Vega/Sakura/Blanka
3rd
John Choi
choiboy
C-Ken/Sagat/Guile
4th
Dan
C-Ken/Ryu/Sagat
5th
Justin Wong
Jwong
C-Vega/Chun-Li/Sagat
5th
Campbell Tran
Buktooth
N-Iori/Morrigan/Hibiki
7th
Eddie Lee
A-Mai/Eagle/Vega
7th
Ryota Fukumoto
RF
A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
Soulcalibur II
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Robert Combs
RTD
Xianghua, Ivy, Voldo, Nightmare
2nd
Marquette Yarbrough
Mick
Cassandra, Sophitia, Voldo
3rd
Mystic Senior
SowNemesis
Sophitia, Cervantes
4th
Christian Gonzalez
Vicious Suicide
Yoshimitsu
5th
Steven Long
B:L
Mitsurugi
5th
Rob Nagaro
XCTU
Talim
7th
Jonathan Soon
Binkley
Cervantes
7th
Steve Hanna
Eternal Fighter
Nightmare, Xianghua
Guilty Gear XX
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Daigo Umehara
Daigo
Sol
2nd
Yosuke Ito
Kindevu
Eddie
3rd
Ryota Fukumoto
RF
Faust
4th
Kevin Turner
Shin Kensou
Chipp, Eddie
5th
Miu
Sol
5th
Saif Ebrahim
ID
Sol
7th
Daniel Realyvasquez
Ruin
Eddie
7th
Peter Shou
Xenotiger
Faust, Axl
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Hiromiki Kumada
Itabashi
Shun Di
2nd
Eric Chung
Shoutime
Sarah
3rd
Kurita
Vanessa
4th
Ryan Hart
Prodigal Son
Kage, Akira
5th
Toru Hashimoto
Raoh
Lau
5th
Adam Yuki
Jeffrey
7th
Che Dunkley
Cappo
Pai
7th
Jimmy Byun
Maddy
Akira
Tekken 4
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Anthony Tran
Jackie Tran
Jin
2nd
Joshua Molinaro
JinKid
Jin
3rd
Thomas Kymn
TomHilfiger
Nina, Steve
4th
Nikos Fourikis
Aenica
Julia
5th
Ryan Hart
Prodigal Son
Heihachi
5th
Jason Greeson
USMC Ogre
Paul
7th
Chetan Chetty
ChetChetty
Paul
7th
Qbert
Jin
Tekken Tag Tournament
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Ryan Hart
Prodigal Son
Jin, Kazuya
2nd
Shaun Rivera
Unconkable
Armor King, Devil, Anna
3rd
Brad Vitale
Slips
Julia / Eddy
4th
Nick Shin
Shin
Julia / Michelle
5th
Fabrizio Tavassi
Bode
Michelle / Julia
5th
Thomas Kymn
TomHilfiger
Devil / Jin, Bruce / Julia
7th
Chetan Chetty
ChetChetty
Jin / Devil, Armor King / Anna
7th
Joshua Molinaro
JinKid
Devil / King
2005
2005 was the first year Evo was held at the Green Valley Ranch casino and hotel in Las Vegas.
Evo 2005 tournament results
Tekken Tag Tournament
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Byeong-mun Son
Qudans
Jin, Kazuya
2nd
Ryan Hart
Prodigal Son
3rd
Thomas Kymn
TomHilfiger
4th
Brad Vitale
Slips
5th
Joshua Molinaro
JinKid
5th
Christopher Villarreal
Crow
7th
Dong-il Shin
MadDogJin
7th
SDZ
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Ryo Yoshida
D44 BAS
A-Honda/Bison/Blanka
2nd
Kenryo Hayashi
Mago
C-Honda/Sagat/Blanka
3rd
Yosuke Ito
Kindevu
4th
Peter Rosas
Combofiend
A-Rock/Rolento/Eagle
5th
Ryota Fukumoto
RF
A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
5th
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
N-Akuma/Chun-Li/Sagat
7th
Justin Wong
Jwong
A-Haohmaru/Mai/Vega
7th
Hahn-hoang Kim
Ohayo
Guilty Gear XX#Reload
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Ryota Fukumoto
RF
Faust
2nd
Yosuke Ito
Kindevu
Eddie
3rd
Miu
Sol
4th
Martin Phan
Marn
Eddie
5th
Daniel Realyvasquez
Ruin
Eddie
5th
Kenryo Hayashi
Mago
Slayer
7th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Eddie
7th
Ryo Yoshida
Bas
Eddie
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Gian
Dhalsim
2nd
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun-Li
3rd
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Vega
4th
Phil Burnell
DSP
Vega
5th
Campbell Tran
Buktooth
Chun-Li
5th
Nick Inabnit
NKI
Chun-Li
7th
Jason Cole
AfroCole
Dhalsim
7th
Peter Hinh
illshill
E. Honda
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Duc Do
Ducvader
Spiral, Cable, Sentinel
2nd
Michael Mendoza
Yipes
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
3rd
Peter Avila
Potter
Storm, Sentinel, Cable
4th
Justin Wong
Jwong
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th
Ricky Ortiz
HelloKitty
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th
Chris Schmidt
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th
Rob Miller
Rawbzilla
Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
7th
Nick Cortese
Reset
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
Tekken 5
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Christopher Villarreal
Crow
Steve
2nd
Yuu
Feng Wei
3rd
Dong-il Shin
MadDogJin
Steve
4th
Christopher Abella
jra64
Nina
5th
Hato
Bryan
5th
Mishimaster
Heihachi
7th
Josh Park
Arario
Jack-5
7th
Kenbou Kawakami
TARE
Ganryu
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun-Li
2nd
Justin Wong
Jwong
Chun-Li
3rd
Yoshihiko Togawa
Nitto
Yun
4th
Masahito Tsuji
Mester
Yun
5th
Ricky Oritz
HelloKitty
Chun-Li
5th
Kokujin
Dudley
7th
Ryota Fukumoto
RF
Chun-Li
7th
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.[citation needed ] Traditionally, Evo has only included fighting games, but in 2006 it included Mario Kart DS in its lineup.[ 12]
Evo 2006 tournament results
Dead or Alive 4
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Carl White
Perfect Legend
Gen Fu
2nd
Emmanuel Rodriguez
Master
Hayabusa
3rd
Luke Hess
thehighguy
Lei Fang
4th
Daniel Roberson
King
Hayabusa
5th
Jeremy Florence
Black Mamba
Helena / Lei-Fang
5th
Erik Argetsinger
Rikuto
Bayman
7th
Jimmy Ellis
JustOwnin
Hitomi
7th
Bill Menoutis
Tom Brady
Gen Fu
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Yosuke Ito
Kindevu
A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
2nd
Ricky Ortiz
HelloKitty
A-Vega/Sakura/Blanka
3rd
Peter Rosas
Combofiend
K-Ken/Sagat/Cammy
4th
Campbell Tran
Buktooth
N-Hibiki/Morrigan/Iori
5th
Justin Wong
JWong
C-Vega/Blanka/Sagat
5th
Daigo Umehara
Daigo
A-Blanka/Vega/Bison
7th
Gene Wong
Hail and Kill
A-Vega/Bison/Blaka
7th
Kim Hahn-hoang
Ohayo
Guilty Gear XX Slash Teams
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Team Bas
2nd
Team Daigo
3rd
Team Alex G
Sol
4th
Team Mike B
5th
Team R.U.N.
5th
Team 17 Seconds
7th
Team Miu
7th
Team JaMaar
Hyper Street Fighter II
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Alex Wolfe
A_wolfe
ST Dhalsim, CE Bison
2nd
Jason Nelson
xrolento
ST Bison, CE Sagat
3rd
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
CE Bison
4th
Alex Valle
Calipower
CE Sagat, ST Ryu
5th
Daigo Umehara
Daigo
ST Ryu
5th
Graham Wolfe
ST Vega, ST Balrog
7th
John Choi
Korean Inferno
HF Ryu
7th
Quoc Hung Nguyen
AfroLegends
ST Balrog, ST Deejay
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Justin Wong
JWong
Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops
2nd
Alex De Sousa
Chunksta
Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando, Magneto/Storm/Sentinel
3rd
Nick Cortese
Reset
Magneto/Storm/Psylocke, Magneto/Storm/Sentinel
4th
Sooyoung Chon
SooMighty
Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
5th
Michael Mendoza
IFC Yipes
Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops, Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
5th
Duc Do
Ducvader
Spiral/Cable/Sentinel
7th
Jason Mar
Jmar
Magneto/Storm/Sentinel
7th
Ramon Torres
Eder
Cable/Storm-Y/Cyclops
Tekken 5
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Christopher Villarreal
Crow
Steve
2nd
Bronson Tran
Bronson
Ganryu
3rd
Christopher Abella
Jra64
Steve, Roger Jr.
4th
Justin Wong
Jwong
Steve, Jack-5
5th
Rich Bantegui
Filthy
Heihachi
5th
Michael Brandt
Jinmaster
Nina
7th
Josh Park
Arario
Jack-5
7th
Anthony Tran
Jackie Tran
Nina
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Yoshihiko Togawa
Nitto
Yun
2nd
Issei Suzuki
Issei
Yun
3rd
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun-Li
4th
Masahito Tsuji
Mester
Yun
5th
Michael Fauson
PyroLee
Yun
5th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Chun-Li, Urien
7th
Amir Amirsaleh
Amir
Chun-Li
7th
Alex Valle
Calipower
Ken
2007
Evo 2007, officially called Evo World 2007, took place from July 17 to July 19 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 .
Evo 2007 tournament results
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun-Li
2nd
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Chun-Li, Urien
3rd
Alex Valle
Calipower
Ken, Ryu
4th
Mike Wakefield
Makoto Mike
Makoto
5th
Ryan Harvey
Fubarduck
Chun-Li
5th
David Hem
Aznhitler
Necro
7th
Ricky Ortiz
HelloKitty
Chun-Li
7th
Ed Ma
Ken
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Ryo Yoshida
BAS
A-Blanka, Vega, M. Bison
2nd
Ricky Ortiz
HelloKitty
A-Vega, Sakura, Blanka
3rd
Justin Wong
Jwong
C-Vega, Chun-Li, Sagat/A-Vega, Sakura, Blanka
4th
Yosuke Ito
Kindevu
A-Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka
5th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
A-Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka
5th
Campbell Tran
Buktooth
N-Iori, Morrigan, Chun-Li, Hibiki
7th
John Choi
Choiboy
C-Sakura, Ken, Sagat, Guile
7th
Peter Rosas
Combofiend
K-Ken, Sagat, Cammy
Virtua Fighter 5
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Hiromiki Kumada
Itazan
Shun Di
2nd
Ohnuki Shinya
Nuki
Aoi, Pai
3rd
Otome
Jacky
4th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Pai
5th
Mike Abdow
Myke
Kage
5th
Tetsuya Inoue
Ino
Kage
7th
S. Romanova
Renzo
Brad
7th
Sean Howard
Brad
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Vega
2nd
John Choi
Choiboy
Ryu, O. Sagat
3rd
Graham Wolfe
GWolfe
Balrog, Vega
4th
Quoc Hung Nguyen
AfroLegends
Dee Jay, Balrog
5th
David Sirlin
Sirlin
Honda, M. Bison, Vega
5th
Nick Inabnit
NKI
Chun-Li
7th
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun-Li
7th
Alex Valle
CaliPower
Ryu
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Michael Mendoza
IFC Yipes
Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
2nd
Justin Wong
Jwong
Storm/Sentinel/Cyclops, Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
3rd
Erik Arroyo
Smoothviper
Sentinel/Storm/Captain Commando
4th
Chris Schmidt
TehBoogieman
Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando
5th
Brandon DeShields
Demon Hyo
Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
5th
Loren Riley
Fanatiq
Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
7th
Sanford Kelly
Santhrax
Storm/Sentinel/Captain Commando
7th
Peter Avila
Potter
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Josh Park
Arario
Jack-5
2nd
Spero Gineros
Spero Gin
Eddy
3rd
Bronson Tran
Insanelee
Ganryu
4th
Derek Lee
KaNe
Devil Jin
5th
Rich Bantegui
Filthy
Heihachi
5th
Brad Vitale
Slips
Eddy
7th
Jimmy Tran
Mr. Naps
Bryan
7th
Andy Lam
725
Steve
Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Teams
Place
Player
Alias
Team Name
Character(s)
1st
Team Yossan
2nd
Team Shittalk
3rd
Team Kabuki
Sol
4th
Team Matlockdown
5th
Team Over 9000
5th
Team Cue
7th
Team Tokido
7th
Team Miu
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Ken Hoang
SephirothKen
Marth
2nd
Hugo Gonzalez
HugS
Samus
3rd
Joseph Marquez
MaNg0
Jigglypuff
4th
Christopher Szygiel
PC Chris
Falco, Fox
5th
Daniel Rodriguez
ChuDat
Ice Climbers, Pikachu
5th
Eddie Howells
Eddie
Ganondorf
7th
Kashan Khan
Chillindude
Fox
7th
Alex Fuentes
DieSuperFly
Sheik
2008
Evo 2008 took place at the Tropicana Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip . from August 8th to August 10th.[ 13] 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 .[ 14] The Brawl tournament was widely criticized for its ruleset, which allowed items on and saw an relatively unknown player defeat Ken.[ 15]
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 .[citation needed ]
Evo 2008 tournament results
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike [ 16]
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun-Li
2nd
Justin Wong
Jwong
Chun-Li
3rd
Amir Amirsaleh
Amir
Chun-Li
4th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Chun-Li, Urien
5th
Ryan Harvey
Fubarduck
Chun-Li
5th
J.R. Rodriguez
JR
Akuma
7th
Ryan Hart
Prodigal Son
Ken, Yun
7th
Mike Watson
Watts
Yun, Ken
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Justin Wong
Jwong
Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
2nd
Alex De Sousa
Chunksta
Magneto, Storm, Sentinel
3rd
Erik Arroyo
Smoothviper
Magneto, Cable, Sentinel
4th
Chris Scott
Crizzle
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th
Toan
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th
Wes Matsui
Blockable Laser
Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
7th
Danny Shnorhokian
MegamanDS
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th
Loren Riley
Fanatiq
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
John Choi
Choiboy
C-Ken/Cammy/Sagat
2nd
Ryo Yoshida
BAS
A-Vega/Blanka/Bison
3rd
Ricky Ortiz
HelloKitty
A-Vega/Sagat/Blanka
4th
Justin Wong
Jwong
C-Vega/Iori/Sagat, C-Vega/Cammy/Sagat
5th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
5th
Gene Wong
Hall & Kill
A-Vega/Blanka/Bison
7th
Campbell Tran
Buktooth
N-Morrigan/Iori/Hibiki
7th
Peter Rosas
Combofiend
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
John Choi
Choiboy
Ryu, O. Sagat, Ken
2nd
Shinya Ohnuki
Nuki
Chun-Li
3rd
Alex Valle
CaliPower
Ryu
4th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Vega
5th
David Sirlin
Sirlin
M. Bison, Vega, Blanka
5th
Kusumondo
E. Honda
7th
Justin Wong
Jwong
Vega, O. Ken
7th
Jason de Heras
Shirts
Dhalsim
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Ryan Hart
Prodigal Son
Kazuya
2nd
Paco Vilaró
Gandido
Devil Jin
3rd
Mario Canales
Cano
Eddy Gordo
4th
Owen
King
5th
Justin Luria
Lingmassacre
Ling
5th
Rene Maistry
DJ KOR
Ganryu
7th
Reepal Parbhoo
Rip
Law
7th
Som
Feng
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Asim Mehta
CPU
R.O.B.
2nd
Ken Hoang
SephirothKen
Marth
3rd
Ricky Diaz
Hall
Snake
4th
Kyle King
SK92
Falco
5th
Peapo
Peach
5th
Darwin
Snake
7th
Bobby
WDRM
Lucas
7th
Nicolas Henri Bardol
BarDulL
Marth, King Dedede
2009
Evo 2009 took place on July 17 to July 19.[ 17] 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 .[ 18] Notably, the newly released Street Fighter IV increased Evo attendance by a considerable margin, and the tournament for it alone boasted more 1000 participants, almost three times that of the tournaments for the other games.[ 19]
Evo 2009 tournament results
Street Fighter IV [ 20] [ 21]
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Daigo Umehara
Daigo
Ryu
2nd
Justin Wong
JWong
Rufus, Balrog, Abel
3rd
Ed Ma
Akuma, Zangief
4th
Sanford Kelly
Santhrax
Akuma, Cammy
5th
Long Tran
ShadyK
Akuma
5th
Eduardo Pérez-Frangie
vVv Scrub
Balrog, E. Honda
7th
Takashi Hukushi
Dan
Ryu
7th
Ricky Ortiz
HelloKitty
Rufus
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Hung Nguyen
Afro Legends
Balrog, Dee Jay
2nd
John Choi
Choiboy
Ryu
3rd
Damien Dailidenas
Damdai
Ken, Zangief
4th
Graham Wolfe
GWolf
Balrog
5th
Louis Paquin
Thelo
E. Honda
5th
David Sirlin
Sirlin
Fei Long, Cammy, M. Bison
7th
Alex Valle
CaliPower
Ryu
7th
Alex Salguero
Sin
Dhalsim
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Sanford Kelly
Santhrax
Storm, Sentinel, Captain Commando
2nd
Justin Wong
JWong
Storm, Sentinel, Cyclops
3rd
Michael Mendoza
IFC Yipes
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
4th
Bill Wellman
Deus
5th
Marc Ansay
MadBooFace
Magneto, Sentinel, Captain Commando
5th
Sooyoung Chon
SooMighty
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th
Jay Son
Ytwojay
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th
Erik Arroyo
SmoothViper
Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Abdullatif Alhmili
Latif
Eddie
2nd
Martin Phan
Marn
Eddie, Jam
3rd
Peter Susini
FlashMetroid
May
4th
David Lardiere
Hellmonkey
Baiken
5th
Mike Boczar
Elvenshadow
Faust
5th
Alex Tsakanikaas
Senkei
Faust
7th
Dong Yim
Wuku
Testament
7th
Philippe Tanovan
Joe Higashi
Chipp
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 2 vs. 2 Teams
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
State
1st
Justin Wong Issei Suzuki
jwong Issei
Chun-Li Yun
New York Japan
2nd
Jimmy Tran Rommel Macatangay
Emphy Rom
Urien Yang
California
3rd
Mark Rogoyski Ryan Harvey
Mopreme Fubarduck
Ryu Chun-Li
Texas
4th
Alex Valle J.R. Rodriguez
CaliPower J.R.
Ken Akuma
California
5th
Lee Cephas Jaime Morin
Cephas Starboy
Dudley Ken
Texas
5th
Amir Thomas
Amir The Pad Player
Chun-Li Ibuki
California
7th
Hsien Chang Ricky Ortiz
hsien HelloKitty
Yun Chun Li
Texas California
7th
Mike Zaimont Sanchez
Mike Z Sanchez
Makoto Alex
California
Soulcalibur IV
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Jonathan Ledy
Malek
Ivy
2nd
Phillip Atkinson
KDZaster
Cassandra, Astaroth
3rd
Joseph Freire
Thugish_pond
Amy, Hilde
4th
Ceirnian
Hilde
5th
Norman Sainz
Omega
Zasalamel, Nightmare
5th
Robert Combs
RTD
Hilde
7th
AlphaMale
Voldo
7th
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 .[ 22] 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.[ 23]
EVO 2010 tournament results
Tekken 6
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Hyun-kyu Park
Nin
Steve
2nd
Reepal Parbhoo
Rip
Law
3rd
Jimmy Tran
Mr. Naps
Bryan, Bruce
4th
Jim Esmersey
Devil Jim
Julia
5th
James Garrett
JustFrameJames
Law
5th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido
Bob
7th
Chris Villarreal
Crow
Bob, Lars
7th
Rene Maistry
GMMA Kor
Bob, Lars
Melty Blood: Actress Again
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Yoichiro Aruga
Garu
H-Kohaku, H-VSion
2nd
Steve Barthelemy
Lord Knight
H-Kohaku
3rd
Antonio Medrano
Kusanagi
H-Aoko
4th
Byron Barzabal
HF Blade
C-Ciel
5th
Brandon Lee
Brandino
F-Ciel
5th
Yuji Tanaka
YAT
H-Tohno
7th
James Xie
C-Mech Hisui
7th
Eric Gutierrez
Numakie
C-Hisui
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Martin Phan
EG Marn
Zero, Alex, Tekkaman Blade
2nd
Kevin Baigan
KBeast
Yatterman-1, Batsu, Megaman Volnutt, Tekkaman, Yatterman-2
3rd
Justin Wong
EG JWong
Jun the Swan, Chun-Li, Ryu, Karas
4th
Jeff Blyden
Kurasa
Doronjo, Chun-Li, Saki
5th
Brett Navarro
Psychochronic
PTX-40A, Doronjo, Soki
5th
Edward Valdez
RoyalFlush
Polimar, Ippatsuman, Tekkaman, Tekkaman Blade, Viewtiful Joe
7th
Christian Sutton
Skisonic
Gold Lightan, Ken the Eagle, Yatterman-1
7th
Adam Heart
Keits
Tekkaman Blade, Ryu, Gold Lightan
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Justin Wong
EG JWong
Storm, Sentinel, Cyclops
2nd
Sanford Kelly
EMP Santhrax
Storm, Sentinel, Cable
3rd
Daniel Maniago
Clockw0rk
Strider Hiryu, Sentinel, Doctor Doom
4th
Michael Mendoza
IFC Yipes
Storm, Magneto, Psylocke
5th
Abraham Sotelo
Neo
Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
5th
Chris Scott
Crizzle
Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th
Arthur Catigbe
Chaos Nightwolf
Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
7th
Robert Tim
Storm, Sentinel, Captain Commando
Super Street Fighter IV Women's Invitational
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Marie-Laure Norindr
aAa Kayane
Chun-Li
2nd
Sola Adesiji
DMG BurnYourBra
Ken, Gouken, Rose
3rd
Yellowgal
Chun-Li
4th
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 Las Vegas from July 29 to July 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.[ 26] [ 27] On July 25, 2011, it was announced that PlayStation Home users could watch a live stream of the tournament.[ 28] Evo 2011 was the most viewed event in its history, its livestream 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]
A notable occurrence in the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament was the success of an eight-year-old named Noah Solis, whose team included Hulk , Sentinel and Albert Wesker . Solis's performance included a perfect round in less than ten seconds. Solis was eventually eliminated by Mortal Kombat finalist Chris G.[ 36] In an interview with Giant Bomb , Solis's father, Moises Solis, spoke of how he intends to support his son's success in fighting games, citing video games as one way alongside education to avoid falling into gang culture .[ 37]
EVO 2011 tournament results
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition [ 38]
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Keita Ai
Fuudo
Fei Long
2nd
Abdullatif Alhmili
Brokentier Latif
C.Viper
3rd
Chung-gon Lee
Totalheads POONGKO
Seth
4th
Daigo Umehara
MCZ Daigo
Yun
5th
Yosuke Ito
eLive|Pro Kindevu
Yun
5th
Hajime Taniguchi
Tokido MCZ
Akuma
7th
Joshua Philpot
Wolfkrone
C.Viper
7th
Peter Susini
FlashMetroid
Zangief, C.Viper
Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Jay Snyder
BOX Viscant
Wesker/Haggar/Phoenix, Wesker/Iron Man/Phoenix
2nd
Eduardo Pérez-Frangie
MCZ|DMG PR Balrog
Dante/Wolverine/Tron, Dante/Amaterasu/Wolverine
3rd
Justin Wong
EG Justin Wong
She-Hulk/Wolverine/Akuma, Storm/Wesker/Akuma, Wolverine/Storm/Akuma
4th
Peter Rosas
coL .CC Combofiend
She-Hulk/Taskmaster/Spencer
5th
Noel Brown
UVG Noel Brown
Wesker/Wolverine/Akuma, Wolverine/Wesker/Phoenix
5th
Ryan Ramirez
coL .CC Filipino Champ
Magneto/Sentinel/Phoenix, Magneto/Dormammu/Phoenix
7th
Tinh Ngo
Mine
Wesker/Taskmaster/Phoenix
7th
Raymond Monsada
X-Ray
Dante/Amaterasu/Magneto
Mortal Kombat
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Carl White
EMP Perfect Legend
Kung Lao
2nd
Giuseppe Grosso
vVv REO
Mileena, Cyrax
3rd
Eric Akins
JOP
Johnny Cage, Raiden
4th
Christopher Gonzalez
NYChris G
Reptile
5th
Denzell Terry
Denzell Terry
Liu Kang
5th
Steve Brownback
16 Bit
Kitana
7th
Pirrelli Trumer
ATL Redd
Liu Kang
7th
Anthony Villanueva
OnlineTony213
Kabal
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Alex Chen
Spark
Hakumen
2nd
Steve Barthelemy
Lord Knight
Litchi, Makoto
3rd
Hajime Taniguchi
MCZ|Tokido
Noel
4th
Kyle Bourne
Zong One
Carl
5th
Rob Nagaro
HeartNana
Makoto
5th
Severin Victor
Severin
Lambda-11
7th
Damien Brantley
Dsmoove12
Noel
7th
Wuku
Hazama
Tekken 6
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Rene Maistry
DMG|Kor
Bob
2nd
Shawn Swain
Fab
Bob, Miguel
3rd
Reepal Parbhoo
Rip
Law
4th
James Garrett
JustFrameJames
Law, Baek
5th
Christopher Villarreal
Crow
Bob
5th
Jimmy Tran
Mr. Naps
Bryan
7th
Ryan Hart
LLL|Ryan Hart
Kazuya
7th
Hajime Taniguchi
MCZ|Tokido
Bob
2012
Evo 2012 took place July 6 to July 8, 2012, at Caesars Palace , Las Vegas.[ 39] 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.[ 40]
EVO 2012 tournament results
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Ryan Ramirez
coL.CC Filipino Champ
Magneto/Dormammu/Doctor Doom, Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix
2nd
Carlos Randay
LxG Infrit
Nova/Spencer/Sentinel
3rd
Christopher Gonzalez
FC NYChris G
Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Akuma, Wesker/Ryu/Hawkeye, Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Hawkeye
4th
Peter Rosas
coL.CC Combofiend
Nova/Spencer/Hawkeye, She-Hulk/Taskmaster/Spencer
5th
César García
TA Frutsy
M.O.D.O.K./Captain America/Taskmaster
5th
Job Figueroa
Flocker
Zero/Vergil/Hawkeye, Zero/Vergil/Strider Hiryu
7th
Justin Wong
EG Justin Wong
Wolverine/Storm/Akuma, Spencer/Vergil/Frank West
7th
Jay Son
Y2J
Wolverine/Spencer/Magneto
Street Fighter X Tekken 2 vs. 2 Teams
Place
Team Name
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Western Wolves
Seon-Woo Lee Ryan Ahn
WW.MCZ Infiltration WW.MCZ Laugh
Rolento Ryu
2nd
FGTV
Eduardo Pérez-Frangie Ricky Ortiz
CVapor PR Balrog EG Ricky Ortiz
Ryu Rufus
3rd
Mad Catz/Razer
Hajime Taniguchi Keita Ai
MCZ Tokido RZR Fuudo
Chun Li Ryu
4th
Complexity Cross Counter
Peter Rosas Mike Ross
coL.CC Combofiend coL.CC Mike Ross
Julia Marduk
5th
TotalHeads
Joe Egami Chung-gon Lee
TH MOV TH Poongko
Ryu Kazuya
5th
Eternal Rivals/PxG
Richard Nguyen Darryl Lewis
ER MCZ Richard Nguyen PxG SnakeEyes
Law Zangief
7th
KazBon
Ryota Inoue Masato Takahashi
Kazunoko Bonchan
Raven Ken
7th
Algo Cacho
Victor Duarte Rubén Ponce
Evil_Craa Sicario
Ryu Rolento
Mortal Kombat
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Carl White
EMP KN Perfect Legend
Kung Lao
2nd
Emmanuel Brito
vVv NOS CD Jr.
Jax, Kabal, Rain
3rd
Brant McCaskill
Pig of the Hut
Kenshi, Mileena
4th
Malik Terry
IGL MIT
Johnny Cage, Reptile, Scorpion, Stryker
5th
Christian Quiles
CoCo ForeverKing
Sonya, Kung Lao, Kenshi
5th
Julian E. Escobar
EGP XBlades
Liu Kang
7th
Mario Sako
CoCo M2Dave
Freddy Krueger
7th
Elijah Williamson
EGP Tyrant
Jax
The King of Fighters XIII
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Kwang-noh Lee
CafeID MadKOF
Duo Lon, King, Kim, Chin
2nd
Armando Velázquez
IGL Bala
Billy, Iori, Shen, Takuma, Ralf, Clark, Benimaru
3rd
Min-su Shin
CafeID Verna
EX Iori, Duo Lon, Kim, Shen
4th
Pil-su Jun
CafeID Guts
Saiki, EX Iori, Vice, Shen, Mr Karate
5th
José Navarrete
vVv TC Romance
King, Benimaru, Yuri, Hwa
5th
Myung-gu Kang
CafeID Lacid
Ash, Kyo, Kim
7th
Reynald Tacsuan
AS Reynald
Mr Karate, Benimaru, Kim
7th
Yang Yao Ren
Yang Yao Ren
Mr Karate, Mature, Hwa
Soulcalibur V
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Naoaki Yanagihara
Shining Decopon
Tira
2nd
Jovian Chan
Shen Chan
Cervantes
3rd
Omar Mohammed
Something-Unique
Pyrrha
4th
Jonathan Vo
Woahhzz
α Patroklos
5th
Michio Irie
CRNA Ruka
Patroklos
5th
Sean Paquette
Xephukai
Astaroth, Patroklos
7th
Takeaki Takahata
Kamaage
Mitsurugi
7th
Moon-su Jang
CafeID Kura
Patroklos
2013
Evo 2013 was announced on December 2, 2012. It was held on July 12–14 at Paris Las Vegas .[ 42] 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 .[ 43] 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.[ 44] 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.[ 45] [ 46] 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.[ 47]
EVO 2013 tournament results
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Job Figueroa
FS.EMP|Flocker
Zero/Vergil/Hawkeye
2nd
Justin Wong
EG|Justin Wong
Wolverine/Storm/Akuma, Wolverine/Spencer/Frank West
3rd
Armando Mejia
Angelic
Wolverine/Dormammu/Shuma-Gorath
4th
Jonathan Morales
Cloud805
Zero/Vergil/Dante
5th
Ryan Ramirez
coL|Filipino Champ
Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix, Magneto/Dormammu/Doctor Doom
5th
Christopher Gonzalez
AGE|NYChrisG
Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil, Morrigan/Magneto/Doctor Doom, Amaterasu/Morrigan/Phoenix
7th
Vu Tra
Ranmasama
Haggar/Dormammu/Magneto
7th
Zack Fernandez
ATX|Zack
Zero/Vergil/Dante
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Phillip Atkinson
VxG.EMP|KDZ
Superman
2nd
Denzell Terry
Crazy DJT 88
Green Lantern, Doomsday
3rd
Christopher Gonzalez
AGE|NYChrisG
Green Arrow, Black Adam
4th
Frank Amaral
EGP.FLK|MF Slayer909
Superman, Wonder Woman
5th
Jivan Karapetian
EMPR|Theo
Superman
5th
Dustin Kane
RDK|Godspeed
Black Adam, Aquaman
7th
Giuseppe Grosso
VxG.EMP|REO
Batman
7th
Eduardo Pérez-Frangie
EG|PR Balrog
Killer Frost
The King of Fighters XIII
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Reynald Tacsuan
AS|Reynald
EX Kyo/Benimaru/Chin, EX Kyo/Benimaru/Kim, Kim/Benimaru/Chin, Benimaru/Takuma/Chin
2nd
Hee San Woo
Woo
Ryo/Kim/Mai, Ryo/Takuma/Kim
3rd
Kwang-noh Lee
CafeId.RZR|MadKOF
King/Shen/Kim, Duo Lon/King/Kim, Duo Lon/Kim/Shen
4th
Hajime Taniguchi
MCZ.Tokido
EX Iori/Mr. Karate/Kim
5th
Min-su Shin
Cafeid.RZR|Verna
Duo Lon/Mr. Karate/Kim, Duo Lon/Mr. Karate/Iori
5th
Kun Xian Ho
DM.MCZ|Xian
EX Iori/Mr. Karate/EX Kyo, Elisabeth/EX Iori/EX Kyo
7th
Jose Navarrete
AGE|Romance
King/Yuri/Benimaru
7th
Marvin Forestal
Fox
Ryo/Mr. Karate/Chin, Chin/Mr. Karate/Iori
Street Fighter X Tekken (Version 2013)
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Seon-Woo Lee
Infiltration
Jin/Alisa
2nd
Justin Wong
EG|Justin Wong
Hwoarang/Chun-Li
3rd
Joe Egami
MOV
Law/Cammy, Law/Nina
4th
Alex Valle
LU|Alex Valle
Yoshimitsu/Lars
5th
Anthony Millare
TZA
Chun-Li/Law
5th
Chung-gon Lee
CafeId|Poongko
Nina/Kazuya, Ryu/Kazuya
7th
David-Paul Mattock
KS|Jibbo
Sagat/Jin
7th
Kouhei Tamura
Esuta
Law/King, Law/Bob
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Jae-min Bae
CafeId|Knee
Devil Jin/Bruce, Dragunov/Marduk, Heihachi/Lars
2nd
Bronson Tran
Eightarc|Bronson
Ogre/Jinpachi
3rd
Michael Ramos
AGE|StringBean
Bob/Alisa
4th
Hyun-kyu Park
CafeId|NIN
Devil Jin/Lars, Steve/Marduk
5th
James Garrett
AGE|JustFrame James
Yoshimitsu/Marshall Law, Hwoarang/Marshall Law
5th
Mohammed Kayyal
MoneyInc|Kayyal
King/Armor King
7th
Matthew Szabo
Eightarc|Mateo
Jack-6/Feng, Bob/Slim Bob
7th
Eduardo Rada
MoneyInc|EddieBoyMang
Christie/Eddy
Mortal Kombat
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Denzell Terry
Crazy DJT 88
Cyrax
2nd
Giuseppe Grosso
VxG.EMP|REO
Kabal
3rd
Lenin Castillo
My God 88
Sonya, Liu Kang
4th
Christian Quiles
Forever King 88
Kung Lao, Kenshi
5th
Steve Brownback
GGA|16 Bit
Kitana
5th
Carl White
Fnatic|Perfect Legend
Kung Lao, Kabal
7th
Ryan Gonzalez
Wound Cowboy 88
Shang Tsung
7th
Alex Rayis
RDK.CORN|DetroitBalln
Kabal
Persona 4 Arena
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Yume
Aigis
2nd
Steve Barthelemy
Lord Knight
Mitsuru Kirijo
3rd
Jose Llera
BananaKen
Shadow Labrys
4th
Eddie Sayles
Brkrdave
Teddie
5th
Chuan He
Stunedge
Yukiko Amagi
5th
Daisuke Sekine
DIE-chan
Mitsuru Kirijo
7th
Domi
Akihiko Sanada
7th
Alex Chen
Spark
Teddie
2014
Evo 2014 was announced on September 15, 2013. It was held on July 11–13, 2014 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino [ 6] On February 6, 2014, Cuellar announced that Evo 2014 would include Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 , Ultra Street Fighter IV , Injustice: Gods Among Us , The King of Fighters XIII , Killer Instinct , and BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma , while also mentioning that discussions were ongoing with Nintendo on the possible inclusion of Super Smash Bros. Melee .[ 49] Melee was eventually officially added to the roster with Nintendo's approval.[ 50] [ 51] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 was also later added to the roster.[ 52]
EVO 2014 tournament results
Ultra Street Fighter IV [ 53]
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
fr [Olivier Hay ]
MD|Luffy
Rose
2nd
Masato Takahashi
Bonchan
Sagat
3rd
Keita Ai
RZR|Fuudo
Fei Long
4th
Darryl Lewis
RG|Snake Eyez
Zangief
5th
Ricky Ortiz
EG|Ricky Ortiz
Rufus, Rolento
5th
Ghim Kee Eng
RZR|Gackt
Fei Long
7th
Naoto Sako
HORI|Sako
Ibuki, Elena, Evil Ryu, Gen
7th
Yusuke Momochi
EG|Momochi
Ken, Juri
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Justin Wong
EG|JWong
Wolverine/Storm/Akuma
2nd
Christopher Gonzalez
GG|NYChrisG
Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil, Morrigan/Magneto/Doctor Doom
3rd
Ryan Ramirez
RG|Filipino Champ
Magneto/Dormammu/Doctor Doom, Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix, Morrigan/Magneto/Doctor Doom
4th
Raynel Hidalgo
CTRL|RayRay
Magneto/Doctor Doom/Sentinel
5th
Jan-Michael del Rio
Jan
Hulk/Shuma-Gorath/Haggar
5th
Job Figueroa
RG|Flocker
Zero/Vergil/Hawkeye, Zero/Dante/Vergil
7th
Steven Delgado
HoC.BIFU|Insaynne
Nova/Spencer/Doctor Doom
7th
Martin Phan
MRN|Marn
Zero/Vergil/Strider
Killer Instinct
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Emmanuel Brito
KN.RM|CDjr
Sadira, Jago
2nd
Jonathan Deleon
RG|Rico Suave
Thunder, Fulgore, Glacius, Jago, Sabrewulf
3rd
Justin Wong
EG|JWong
Sabrewulf
4th
Neilimen Alicea
Gutter Magic
Thunder
5th
Lenin Castillo
IC.ENTH|MyGod88
Sabrewulf
5th
Grant Gibson
Tswagg
Sadira
7th
Brian Rincon
Mr. Grimmmz
Jago
7th
Erik Johnson
Pretty E
Orchid
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Keiji Okamoto
Galileo
Litchi
2nd
Ryo Nozaki
Dogura
Azrael
3rd
Ryuji Utsumi
BE.TSB|Dora_Bang
Bang
4th
Yoshiki Kouno
Yoshiki
Nu-13
5th
Shunichi Kubota
N-O
Rachel
5th
Kizuki Kudo
Tiku
Tager
7th
Derek Bruscas
sG
Litchi
7th
Satoshi Kawai
Tochigin
Azrael
The King of Fighters XIII
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Zhuojun Zeng
Qanba|Xiao Hai
EX Iori/Mr. Karate/Kim
2nd
Hajime Taniguchi
MCZ|Tokido
EX Iori/Mr. Karate/Chin
3rd
Jiahong Lin
LDA|ET
Clark/Mr. Karate/EX Iori, EX Iori/Mr. Karate/Kim
4th
Kwang-noh Lee
Cafe id|Mad KOF
Duo Lon/Daimon/Kim, Duo Lon/Chin/Kim
5th
Josimar Jimenez
TC|Yoshi
EX Kyo/Benimaru/Shen, EX Kyo/Billy/Shen
5th
Heesan Woo
Woo
King/Takuma/Kim
7th
Nick Woods
TC|Chris KOF
Duo Lon/Iori/Shen
7th
Felipe Torres
VGM|Misterio
Yuri/Saiki/King
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Dominique McLean
RG|SonicFox
Batgirl
2nd
Brant McCaskill
AK|Pig of the Hut
Zod
3rd
Malik Terry
IC|MIT 88
Deathstroke, Aquaman
4th
Kyle Panlilio
GGA|pimpimjim
Hawkgirl, Raven, Shazam
5th
Denzell Terry
IC|DJT 88
Aquaman, Doomsday, Green Lantern, The Flash
5th
Ozzie Delisle
EMPR|Noobe
Doomsday
7th
Jivan Karapetian
FRQ.EMPR|Theo
Aquaman
7th
Steve Brownback
GGA|16 Bit
Catwoman
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Hyun-jin Kim
Twitch|JDCR
Heihachi/Armor King
2nd
Genki Kumisaka
Twitch.MCP|Gen
Bob/Leo
3rd
Akihiro Abe
BE|Ao
Alisa/Miguel
4th
Jimmy Tran
JimmyJTran
Bryan/Dragunov
5th
Hoa Luu
Anakin
JACK-6/P-JACK
5th
Eduardo Rada
Inkognito
Bryan/Bob
7th
James Garrett
JustFrameJames
Marshall Law/Yoshimitsu
7th
Muhannned Alseihati
BMNS-13
Hwoarang/Baek
2015
Evo 2015 took place on July 17–19, 2015 at the Bally's / Paris Las Vegas Casino.[ 54] On January 20, 2015, Cuellar announced that Evo 2015 would include Ultra Street Fighter IV , Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 , Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- , Killer Instinct , Mortal Kombat X , Persona 4 Arena Ultimax , Super Smash Bros. Melee , and Tekken 7 .[ 55]
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.[ 56] Cuellar also confirmed that EVO 2015 would use the technically outdated build of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on PlayStation 3 .[ 57] 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.[ 58] [ 59] 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.[ 60] [ 61] [ 62] 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.[ 63] 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 .[ 64] 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 .[ 65]
EVO 2015 tournament results
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Yusuke Momochi
EG|Momochi
Ken, Elena, Evil Ryu
2nd
Bruce Hsiang
AVM|GamerBee
Adon, Elena
3rd
Seon-woo Lee
Infiltration
Evil Ryu, Elena, Chun-Li, Decapre, Abel, Juri, Akuma, Ryu
4th
Naoki Nemoto
BE|Nemo
Rolento
5th
Hajime Taniguchi
MCZ|Tokido
Akuma
5th
Tomoya Nomura
r/Kappa|AiAi
Juri
7th
Du Dang
TL|NuckleDu
Guile, Decapre
7th
Eduardo Pérez-Frangie
EG|PR Balrog
Balrog
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Nicolás González
BE|KaneBlueRiver
Hulk/Sentinel/Haggar
2nd
Raynel Hidalgo
RayRay
Magneto/Doctor Doom/Sentinel
3rd
Vineeth Meka
ApologyMan
Firebrand/Doctor Doom/Super-Skrull
4th
César Garcia
TA.T3|Frutsy
M.O.D.O.K./Captain America/Doctor Doom
5th
Koji Shimomura
TMP|Cross
Zero/Doctor Strange/Dante
5th
Abraham Sotelo
GoldenBoyNeo
Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix
7th
Ryota Fukumoto
RF
Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil
7th
Miguel Osornio
SF.T3|Dizzy
Zero/Doctor Doom/Vergil
Mortal Kombat X
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Dominique McLean
cR|SonicFox
Erron Black (Outlaw), Kitana (Royal Storm)
2nd
Denom Jones
PND|A F0xy Grampa
Kung Lao (Tempest, Buzz Saw)
3rd
Tim Commandeur
cR|HoneyBee
D'Vorah (Swarm Queen)
4th
Malik Terry
YOMI|MIT
Tanya (Kobu Jutsu), Sonya Blade (Covert Ops)
5th
Denzell Terry
YOMI|DJT
Kung Lao (Tempest)
5th
Ryan Neal
PND|Ketchup
Quan Chi (Sorcerer)
7th
Kenney Jimenez
YOMI|Zyphox
Liu Kang (Flame Fist)
7th
Darwin Castro
JLA|Milky Situation
Reptile (Noxious)
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Kenichi Ogawa
Ogawa
Zato-1
2nd
ODG|Nage
Faust
3rd
Ryuichi Shigeno
Woshige
Millia
4th
Takahiro Kitano
Nakamura
Millia
5th
Hisatoshi Usui
Rion
Ky
5th
Ryo Nozaki
Dogura
Sin
7th
Joshua Rodriguez
Zidane
Leo
7th
Shuuto Hanya
Shuuto
Axl
Killer Instinct
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Jonathan Deleon
Rico Suave
Fulgore, Thunder, Glacius, Omen, Spinal
2nd
Neilimen Alicea
Gutter Magic
Thunder
3rd
Darnell Waller
SleepNS
Kan-Ra
4th
Larry Dent III
LCD
Maya, Hisako
5th
Lenin Castillo
UA|MyGod
Sabrewulf
5th
Domi
Cinder
7th
Dillon Maciaga
The Maciaga 5
Sadira
7th
Kenneth Armas
UA|Bass
Spinal
Tekken 7
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Nakayama Daichi
ORZ|Nobi
Dragunov
2nd
Akihiro Abe
BE|Ao
Alisa
3rd
Jin-woo Choi
NJF|Saint
Shaheen
4th
Hyun-jin Kim
NJF|JDCR
Heihachi
5th
Yota Kachi
Pekos
King
5th
Aoki Takehiko
Take
Bryan
7th
Jimmy Tran
Mr. Naps
Bryan
7th
Yuji Kato
ORZ|Yuu
Feng
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Gonzalo Barrios
ZeRo
Sheik, Diddy Kong
2nd
Ramin Delshad
LLL|Mr. R
Sheik
3rd
Nairoby Quezada
Nairo
Zero Suit Samus
4th
Yuta Kawamura
ASA|Abadango
Pac-Man, Wario, Rosalina & Luma
5th
Samuel Buzby
IQHQ|Dabuz
Rosalina & Luma, Olimar
5th
Elliot Carroza-Oyarce
Boreal|Ally
Mario, Marth
7th
Freddie Williams
GW|FOW
Ness
7th
Eric Lew
PG|ESAM
Pikachu
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Place
Player
Alias
Character(s)
1st
Chou Yamashita
KSB|Superboy
Ken
2nd
Taichi Ishikawa
NB|Tahichi
Margaret, Yukari
3rd
Yusuke Suzuki
Hagiwara
Teddie
4th
Ryohei Aguro
Aguro
Yu
5th
Koichi Nakajima
Koichi
Aigis
5th
Yuji Sasaki
NB|Souji
Teddie
7th
Takuya Yoshizaki
NB|Okusan
Sho (Solo), Minazuki (Persona)
7th
Yusuke Ikegaya
JEO
Kanji, Shadow Mitsuru
2016
Evo 2016 will take place from July 15-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center , while the Sunday finals will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center . The tournament will feature Street Fighter V , Super Smash Bros. Melee , Super Smash Bros. for Wii U , Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- , Mortal Kombat X , Pokkén Tournament , Killer Instinct , Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 , and Tekken 7: Fated Retribution .
Street Fighter V , Super Smash Bros. Melee , Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- , Mortal Kombat X , and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will finish on Sunday. [ 66]
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