Evolution Championship Series

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

Evolution Championship Series
Evolution Championship Series logo
FormerlyBattle by the Bay
SportFighting games
Founded1996
FounderTom "inkblot" Cannon, Tony "Ponder" Cannon, Joey "MrWizard" Cuellar, Seth "S-Kill" Killian
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Most titlesJustin Wong (9)
QualificationNone (open)
Official websiteevo.shoryuken.com

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. The event eventually moved to its recurring venue in the Las Vegas Valley.[2][3] The event changed its name to Evolution Championship Series, or EVO for short, in 2002. Over time, the tournament grew, recording over one thousand participants in 2009.[4]

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

1996–2001: Battle by the Bay

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]

2002

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

2003

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

2004

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

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

2006

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

2007

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

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st 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

2008

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

2009

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]

2010

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

2011

Street Fighter cosplayers at Evo 2011

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

2012

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]

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]

2014

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

2015

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]

2016

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]

2017

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]

2018

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]

2019

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.

2020

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]

Evo Japan

In 2010, the Evolution Championship organizers announced an official spin-off to the tournament series called "Evo vs Godsgarden", to be held in Japan the following year. However, the tournament was called off following the Tohoku earthquake and postponed indefinitely. During a Nico Nico livestream following Evo 2013, Cuellar stated that he was still interested in holding a Japan-based tournament.[83]

It was announced at Evo 2016 that a separate event simply titled "Evo Japan" is to be held in Japan.[84] Japanese media companies Aetas, Hearts United Group, and Shochiku Broadcasting together invested a total of US$1 million into the event.[85] During a presentation at the Tokyo Game Show in 2016, the Evolution organizers announced that the tournament is to be held in January 2018, while some form of "pre-tournament" is to take place in 2017.[86]

At Evo 2017, the Evo Japan 2018 lineup was revealed to consist of Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, The King of Fighters XIV, and ARMS; the event took place from January 26 to 28.[87] The lineup is known to emphasize titles that are popular in Japan, as popular titles such as Super Smash Bros. Melee, Injustice 2, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite are notably absent mostly due to their lack of popularity in the region.[88][89]

Despite the 7,000 entrants, Evo Japan ended up reporting a $1.13m loss according to financial reports by Hearts United Group.[90]

Evo Japan 2019 was held in February 2019.

In October 2019, it was revealed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would be the headlining game for Evo Japan 2020.[91]

Players with multiple championships

Wins Player Alias Years Game(s)
9 Justin Wong Jwong 2001
2002
2003
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010
2014
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2 New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike teams
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
6 Seon-Woo Lee Infiltration 2012
2013
2016
2018
2019
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Version 2012, Street Fighter x Tekken teams
Street Fighter x Tekken
Street Fighter V
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (Evo Japan)
Samurai Shodown
6 Daigo Umehara Daigo 2003
2004
2009
2010
Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Guilty Gear X2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Guilty Gear X2
Street Fighter IV
Super Street Fighter IV
6 Dominique McLean SonicFox 2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
Injustice: Gods Among Us, Mortal Kombat 9
Mortal Kombat X
Mortal Kombat XL
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Mortal Kombat 11
4 Ryo Yoshida BAS 2001
2005
2006
2007
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Capcom vs SNK 2
Guilty Gear XX Slash teams
Capcom vs SNK 2
3 Hajime Taniguchi Tokido 2002
2007
2017
Capcom vs SNK 2
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter V
3 Carl White Perfect Legend 2006
2011
2012
Dead or Alive 4
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
3 John Choi John Choi 2000
2008
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Capcom vs. SNK 2
3 Shinya Ohnuki Nuki 2005
2007
2008
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
3 Alex Valle CaliPower 1996
2000
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
2 Leonardo Lopez MkLeo 2018
2019
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Evo Japan)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2 Arslan Siddique Arslan Ash 2019 Tekken 7 (Evo Japan, Evo 2019)
2 Yusuke Momochi Momochi 2015
2019
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (Evo Japan)
2 Omito Hashimoto Omito 2017
2018
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
2 Jae-min Bae Knee 2013
2018
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken 7 (Evo Japan)
2 Hyun-jin Kim JDCR 2014
2017
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken 7
2 Adam Lindgren Armada 2015
2017
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2 Joseph Marquez Mango 2013
2014
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2 Ryan Hart ProdigalSon 2004
2008
Tekken Tag Tournament
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
2 Hiromiki Kumada Itazan 2004
2007
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Virtua Fighter 5
2 Christopher Villarreal Crow 2005
2006
Tekken 5
Tekken 5
2 Duc Do Ducvader 2000
2005
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
2 Kenji Obata KO 2003
2004
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
2 Jason Cole Afro Cole 2001
2002
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter II Turbo

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