Evolution Championship Series

B3: Battle by the Bay was organized by Tom "inkblot" Cannon, Tony "Ponder" Cannon, Joey "MrWizard" Cuellar, and Seth "S-Kill" Killian,[8] and held in the Golfland arcade hall in Sunnyvale, California. The tournament had 40 contenders mostly from the United States, though B3 also featured players from Canada and Kuwait.[9] B3 featured a Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter Alpha 2 tournament.

The B4 Street Fighter Championships were held on July 15–16, 2000, in Folsom, California. B4 introduced several new Capcom fighting games to the roster: Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.[10] The newly released Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was the first non-Street Fighter game to be included, and a precedent for the tournament to branch out to other games. The Capcom Versus series has since had a large presence in the Battle of the Bay and Evolution Championship Series events.[11][12]

Held in August 2001 in Folsom, California, the B5 Championships was attended by a much larger international crowd, particularly from Japan. Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 made its introduction in the tournament roster at B5,[10] and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was again a headliner of the event, being described by TechTV as "the hottest arcade fighting game of the season."[13]

In 2002, the event became formally known as its current name, "Evo". Evo 2002 took place on August 9, 2002 at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Super Street Fighter II Turbo[14]
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: New Age of Heroes
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

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.[15][16]

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 countered with his own, winning the match. This highlight became highly influential within the fighting game community.[17]

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	Byeong-mun Son	Qudans	Jin, Kazuya
2nd	Ryan Hart	Prodigal Son	Jin, Kazuya
3rd	Thomas Kymn	TomHilfiger	Jin, Devil
4th	Brad Vitale	Slips	Eddy, Julia
5th	Joshua Molinaro	JinKid	Ogre, True Ogre
5th	Christopher Villarreal	Crow	Jin, Heihachi
7th	Dong-il Shin	MadDogJin	Jin, Kazuya
7th		SDZ	Anna, Kuma/ Bruce, Michelle

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	Kim-Hahn Hoang	Ohayo

Guilty Gear X2#Reload
Place	Player	Alias	Character(s)
1st	Ryota Fukumoto	RF	Faust
2nd	Yosuke Ito	Kindevu	Eddie
3rd	Soh Miura	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	N/A	Gian	Dhalsim
2nd	Shinya Ohnuki	Nuki	Chun-Li
3rd	Hajime Taniguchi	Tokido	Vega
4th	Philip Burnell	DSP DownFromTheRafters Half a Mil Phil	Chun-Li
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: New Age of Heroes
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	Ricki 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	Yuji Kato	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	Ricki Oritz	HelloKitty	Chun-Li
5th	Katsuhisa Ota	Kokujin	Dudley
7th	Ryota Fukumoto	RF	Chun-Li
7th	Joe Egami	MOV	Chun-Li

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.[18][19]

Dead or Alive 4
Place	Player	Alias	Character(s)
1st	Carl White	Perfect Legend	Gen Fu, Hayate
2nd	Emmanuel Rodriguez	Master	Hayabusa
3rd	Luke Hess	thehighguy	Zack
4th	Daniel Roberson	King	Hayabusa
5th	Jeremy Florence	Black Mamba	Helena / Lei-Fang
5th	Erik Argetsinger	Rikuto	Bayman
7th	Jimmy Quincy 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	Ricki 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 (Kim1234)

Guilty Gear XX Slash Teams
Place	Player	Alias	Team Name	Character(s)
1st	Ryo Yoshida	BAS Mint Ruu	Team BAS	??? Testament Bridget
2nd	Daigo Umehara Ryota Fukumoto Yosuke Ito	Daigo RF Kindevu	Team Daigo	Eddie
3rd	Alex Garvin Peter Susini Chaz Frazer	Mozanrath FlashMetroid Mynusdono	Team Alex G	Sol
4th	Mike Boczar David Cue George	Elvenshadow Cue Juicy G	Team Mike B	Faust Sol
5th	Peter Rosas Saif Ebrahim Romel Shaheed	Combofiend ID Chaotic Blue	Team R.U.N.
5th	Paul Kugler Scott Lockhart	Koogy Spirit Juice JC Gross	Team 17 Seconds	Slayer Sol Testament
7th	Hajime Taniguchi Kenryo Hayashi Soh Miura	Tokido Mago Miu	Team Miu
7th	Jamarr Lewis Simon Yoo Mario Mejia	JaMarvelous YooYoung YouCanWonder	Team JaMarr	Potemkin Sol Badguy ???

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	GWolfe	ST Vega, ST Balrog
7th	John Choi	Korean Inferno	HF Ryu
7th	Quoc Hung Nguyen	AfroLegends	ST Balrog, ST Deejay

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
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

Mario Kart DS
Place	Player	Alias	Character(s)
1st	Cameron Tangen	CAM	ROB
2nd	Josh Habben	Husky217	Wario
3rd	Adam Sexton		Bowser
4th	Josh Consentino	Universe	Dry Bones
5th	James Seng	J.Seng	ROB
5th	Glenn Cravens	The Game II	Waluigi
7th	James Chen	Chensor	Luigi
7th	Raphael Rodil	Illuzionz	Bowser

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	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	Ricki 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	Ricki 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	Jeff Nguyen	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: New Age of Heroes
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 Accent Core Teams
Place	Player	Alias	Team Name	Character(s)
1st		Yossan Gibson	Team Yossan	I-No Eddie
2nd	Peter Susini Alex G. Martin Phan	Flash Metroid Alex G. Marn	Team Shit Talk	Jam Kurodoberi Dizzy Eddie
3rd	Ryo Yoshida	BAS Kami-chan Mint	Team Kabuki	Sol
4th	Aaron Harris John Prucha	AKA Juicy G BlackSnake	Team Matlockdown	Millia Order Sol Venom
5th	Warren Pruitt Sean Howard	Dorenk2k Sean Howard Raekwon	Team Over 9000
5th	David Cue Bob Washington	Cue Bob Washington Nebraska Keith	Team Cue
7th	Hajime Taniguchi Kenryo Hayashi Shinya Onuki	Tokido Mago Nuki	Team Tokido
7th	Soh Miura Yosuke Ito Tetsuya Inoue	Miu Kindevu Ino	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

Evo 2008 took place at the Tropicana Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. from August 8 to 10.[20] 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.[21] The Brawl tournament was widely criticized for its ruleset, which allowed items on and saw a relatively unknown player defeat Ken Hoang.[22]

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[23]
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: New Age of Heroes
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 Nguyen	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	Ricki 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	Noel Lawrence Villadolid	VFanatic	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 Layco	D-Win	Snake, Sheik
7th	Bobby	WDRM	Lucas
7th	Nicolas Henri Bardol	BarDulL	Marth, King Dedede

A crowd in the main hall on day 2 of Evo 2009.

Evo 2009 took place on July 17 to 19.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]

Evo 2010, held at Caesars Palace from July 9, 2010 through July 11, 2010 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.[27] 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.[28]

Super Street Fighter IV[29][30]
Place	Player	Alias	Character(s)
1st	Daigo Umehara	Daigo	Ryu
2nd	Ricki Ortiz	EG Ricki Ortiz	Rufus, Chun-Li
3rd	Seon-Woo Lee	Infiltration	Akuma, Juri
4th	Mike Ross	Mike Ross	E. Honda
5th	Bruce Hsiang	GamerBee	Adon
5th	Vance Wu	BLG Vangief	Zangief
7th	Henry Cen	Golden Cen	E. Honda, Dhalsim
7th	Shane Cummings	Shizza	Chun-Li

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	Brandinos	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	Ski Sonic	Skisonic	Gold Lightan, Ken the Eagle, Yatterman-1
7th	Adam Heart	Keits	Tekkaman Blade, Ryu, Gold Lightan

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Place	Player	Alias	Character(s)
1st	Darryl Lewis	Snake Eyez	Zangief
2nd		DGV	Ryu
3rd	Quoc Hung Nguyen	AfroLegends	Balrog, Dee Jay
4th	Daigo Umehara	Daigo	Balrog, Ryu
5th	Jason Cole	Afro Cole	Dhalsim
5th	Hajime Taniguchi	Tokido	Vega, E. Honda
7th	Alex Valle	CaliPower	Ryu, Sagat
7th	Ryan Cadiente	RyRy	Ryu

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
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	Regency Rob	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

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.[31][32] Its livestream was watched by over 2 million unique viewers on UStream over the course of the event.[33]

In attendance was Street Fighter series producer Ono Yoshinori, who announced a free balance patch for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition.[34] Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada was also on hand to show new mechanics for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Soulcalibur V.[35][36] 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.[37][38] Media outlets G4, GameSpot and Destructoid were all present to cover the event.[37][39]

Evo 2012 took place July 6 to 8, 2012, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.[40] 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.[41]

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 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.[48] Melee was eventually officially added to the roster with Nintendo's approval.[49][50] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 was also later added to the roster.[51]

Evo 2015 took place on July 17–19, 2015 at the Bally's / Paris Las Vegas Casino.[52] 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.[53]

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.[54] Cuellar also confirmed that EVO 2015 would use the technically outdated build of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on PlayStation 3.[55] 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.[56][57] 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.[58][59][60] 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.[61] 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.[62] 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.[63]

The Evo 2016 Street Fighter V finals in the Madalay Bay.

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.[64] 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 streams.[65]

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.[66] 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.[67] 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.[68] As with EVO 2015, NetherRealm and Warner Bros. have provided a $50,000 bonus pot towards Mortal Kombat XL's prize pool.[69] Killer Instinct will be receiving a $15,000 bonus pot as part of the KI Ultra Tour funding.[70] On July 11, Aksys Games announced a $10,000 bonus pot towards Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-'s prize pool.[71]

Evo 2017 took place on July 14 to 16 with the entire event being held at the Mandalay Bay resort.[72] 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.[73][74][75] 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.[76] Upon the victory of UMvC3, Cuellar announced that Evo 2017 would be running the event with the PlayStation 4 version being used.[77]

Evo 2018 took place on August 3 to 5 with the entire event being held at the Mandalay Bay resort.[78] 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.[79]

Evo 2019 took place on August 2 to 4 with the entire event being held at the Mandalay Bay resort.[80] The tournament featured Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mortal Kombat 11, Soulcalibur VI, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Dragon Ball FighterZ, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, and Samurai Shodown.

Evo 2020 was to have taken place from July 31 to August 2 at the Mandalay Bay resort. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical event had been cancelled, with all event and hotel reservations to be refunded. Online tournament events had been scheduled from July 4 to August 2 as replacement activities.[81] However, at the start of July 2020, charges of sexual misconduct were leveled at EVO CEO Joey Cuellar. The EVO board released Cuellar on July 2 and replaced him with Tony Cannon as interim CEO but by then, several publishers including Capcom, Bandai Namco, NetherRealm, and Mane6 had decided to pull out from the event. The EVO board decided to cancel the event, refund those tickets and donate the remaining funds to Project HOPE.[82]