Evolution Championship Series

Evolution Championship Series

Evo logo
Formerly Battle by the Bay
Sport Electronic sports
Founded 2002
Country(ies)  United States
Founder Tony "Ponder" Cannon, Tom "inkblot" Cannon, Joey "MrWizard" Cuellar
Official website Evo Website

The Evolution Championship Series is an annual video game tournament that focuses exclusively on fighting games. In fighting game communities it is commonly referred to as "Evo", and is currently the premier video game tournament for fighting games in the United States. As with Super Battle Opera, the Evolution tournaments are so well known that typically contestants will travel from all over the world to participate, most notably Japan.

Contents

History

Evo was founded by Tony Cannon, also known for his work on Shoryuken.com, a website, and the GGPO network protocol for arcade/fighting games. The tournament started as "Battle by the Bay", a 40-man Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament in 1995 in Sunnyvale, California, eventually moving to its recurring venue in Las Vegas.[1] The event changed its name Evo in 2002. Over time, the tournament grew, recording over one thousand participants in 2009.[2]

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.[3] Traditionally, Evo has only included fighting games, but in 2006 it included Mario Kart DS in its lineup.[4]

Evolution 2002

Super Street Fighter II Turbo[5]
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 Dhalsim
5th John Choi Choiboy O. Sagat
7th Mike Watson Watts Ryu
7th Jeese Jumpsuit Jesse Ken, Fei Long
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place Player Alias Characters
1st Justin Wong Jwong Storm, Sentinel, Cyclops
2nd Rodolfo Castro Rowtron 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
7th Tong Ho Genghis
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character
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 2003

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place Player Alias Character
1st Kenji Obata KO Yun
2nd Daigo Umehara The Beast Ken Masters
3rd Keisuke Imai KSK Alex
4th Tetsuya Inoue Ino Yun, Makoto
5th Hsien Chang hsien Ken
5th Ricky Ortiz Ricky Chun Li
7th Mark Rogoyski Mopreme Ken, Chun Li
7th Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun Li
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Place Player Alias Character
1st Justin Wong jwong
2nd Ricky Ortiz HeloKitty Magneto/Storm/Psylocke
3rd Rodolfo Castro Rowtron
4th Jason Kuan kuaneazy
5th Josh Wigfall
5th Randy Lew nanoboi
7th
7th
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Place Player Alias Character
1st Daigo Umehara The Beast 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
1st Tetsuya Inoue Ino K- Blanka/Cammy/Sagat
2nd Daigo Umehara The Beast 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
1st Josh Molianro 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
1st Kim Bong Min 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 Shin Dong Il MaddogJin Bruce/Bryan
5th Anthony Tran Jackie Tran Ogre/True Ogre
7th Josh Molianro JinKid True Ogre/Ogre
7th Honkey #1 Jin/Heihachi
Soul Calibur 2
Place Player Alias Character
1st Dan The Nightmare 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
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Place Player Alias Character
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 Shin Dong Il MaddogJin Jacky/Lei-fei
7th Mike Abdow Myke Brad
Guilty Gear XX
Place Player Alias Character
1st Daigo Umehara The Beast 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 Miu Sol Badguy
7th Drew Loken Kono Eddie
7th Eric Choi Zim Baiken

Evo 2004

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Place Player Alias Character
1st Kenji Obata KO Yun
2nd Daigo Umehara The Beast Ken Masters
3rd Justin Wong jwong Chun Li
4th Toru Hashimoto Raoh Chun Li
5th Keisuke Imai KSK Alex
5th Kokujin Dudley
7th Hsien Chang hsien Ken
7th Mike Watson Ken
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Place Player Alias Character
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 2 Turbo
Place Player Alias Character
1st Daigo Umehara The Beast 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
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-Ken/Ryu/Sagat
5th Campbell Tran Buktooth C-Ken/Ryu/Sagat
7th Eddie Lee A-Mai/Eagle/Vega
7th RF A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
Soul Calibur 2
Place Player Alias Character
1st Rob Combs RTD
2nd Marquette Yarbrough Mick
3rd Mystic Senoir SowNemesis
4th Christian Gonzalez Vicious Suicide
5th Steven Long B:L
5th Rob Nagaro XCTU
7th Jonathan Soon Binkley
7th Steve Hanna Eternal Fighter
Guilty Gear X2
Place Player Alias Character
1st Daigo Umehara The Beast Sol
2nd Yosuke Ito Kindevu Eddie
3rd 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
1st 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
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
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

Evo 2005

2005 was the first year Evo was held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tekken Tag Tournament
Place Player Alias Character
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 Shin Dong Il MadDogJin
7th SDZ
Capcom vs SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character
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 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 XX: Reload
Place Player Alias Character
1st RF Faust
2nd Yosuke Ito Kindevu Eddie
3rd Miu Sol
4th Martin Phan Marneto(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 2 Turbo
Place Player Alias Character
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
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Place Player Alias Character
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 Helokitty 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
1st Christopher Villarreal Crow Steve
2nd Yuu Feng Wei
3rd Shin Dong Il MadDogJin Steve
4th Christopher Abella jra64 Nina
5th Hato Bryan
5th Mishimaster Heihachi
7th Josh Park Arario Jack-5
7th Kenbou Kawakami TARE Ganryu

Tekken 5 U.S. vs. Japan 5 on 5:

Team Japan: Kenbou (Ganryu) SDZ (Bryan) Yuu (Feng Wei) Mishimaster (Heihachi) Hato (Heihachi)

Team USA: JOP (Jack 5) tomhilfiger (Nina) Arario (Jack 5) Jinkid (Steve) insanelee (Ganryu)

FINAL SCORE:

14-11 USA WINS

Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Place Player Alias Character
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 HeloKetty Chun-Li
5th Kokujin Dudley
7th RF Chun-Li
7th MOV Chun-Li

3rd Strike U.S. vs. Japan 5 on 5:

Team USA: Watson (Ken) Justin Wong (Chun-Li) Hsien (Ken) Ken I. aka Sextaro! (Makoto) Ricky Ortiz (Chun-Li)

Team Japan: Ohnuki (Chun-Li) Kokujin (Dudley) Knit (Yun) Mester (Yun) MOV (Chun-Li)

FINAL SCORE:

20-5 JAPAN WINS

Evo 2006

2006 was the first year that Capcom gave its official, public support of the Evolution tournaments.

Dead or Alive 4
Place Player Alias Character
1st Carl White Perfect Legend Gen Fu
2nd Emmanuel Rodriguez Master
3rd Luke Hess thehighguy Lei Fang
4th Daniel Roberson FinalBoss
5th Jeremy Florence Black Mamba
5th Erik Argetsinger Rikuto
7th Jimmy Ellis JustOwnin
7th Bill Menoutis Tom Brady
Capcom vs SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character
1st Yosuke Ito Kindevu A-Sakura/Bison/Blanka
2nd Ricky Ortiz Helokitty 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 The Beast 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
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 2
Place Player Alias Character
1st Alex Wolfe A_wolfe ST Dhalsim, CE Bison
2nd Jason Nelson ST Bison, CE Ryu
3rd Hajime Taniguchi Tokido CE Bison
4th Alex Valle Calipower CE Sagat, ST Ryu
5th Daigo Umehara The Beast 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
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
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
7th Josh Park Arario Jack-5
7th Anthony Tran Jackie Tran
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Place Player Alias Character
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

Evo 2007

Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Shinya Ohnuki Nuki Chun-LI
2nd Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Chun-Li
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 Helokitty Chun-Li
7th Ed Ma Ken
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Place Player Alias Characters
1st Ryo Yoshida BAS A-Blanka, Vega, M. Bison
2nd Ricky Ortiz helokitty 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, Chun-Li, Dan, Morrigan
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 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 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
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
1st Josh Park Arario Jack-5
2nd Spero Gineros Spero Gin Eddie
3rd Bronson Tran Insanelee Ganryu
4th Derek Lee KaNe Devil Jin
5th Rich Bantegui Filthy Heihachi
5th Brad Vitale Slips
7th Jimmy Tran Mr. Naps Bryan
7th Andy Lam 725 Steve
Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Teams
Place Players Aliases Team Name Characters
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
1st Ken Hoang SephirothKen Marth
2nd Hugo Gonzales Hugs Samus
3rd Joseph Marquez Mango Jigglypuff
4th Christopher Szygiel PC Chris Falco, Fox
5th Daniel Rodriguez Chu Dat Ice Climbers, Pikachu
5th Eddie Howells Eddie Ganondorf
7th Kashan Khan Chillindude Fox
7th DieSuperFly Sheik

Evo 2008

Street Fighter III: Third Strike[6]
Place Player Alias Character
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
1st Justin Wong Jwong Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
2nd Alex De Sousa Chunksta Magneto, Storm, Sentinel
3rd Erik Arroyo Smoothviper Magneto, Cable, Sentinel
4th Crizzle Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th Toan Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
5th Wes Unblockable Laser Sentinel, Storm, Captain Commando
7th MegamanDS Megaman, Guile, Sentinel
7th Loren Riley Fanatiq Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
Capcom vs SNK 2
Place Player Alias Character
1st John Choi Choiboy
2nd Ryo Yoshida BAS
3rd Ricky Ortiz Hellokitty
4th Justin Wong Jwong
5th Hajime Taniguchi Tokido
5th Gene Wong Hall & Kill
7th Campbell Tran Buktooth
7th Peter Rosas Combofiend
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Place Player Alias Character
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
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
1st CPU Rob
2nd Ken Hoang SephirothKen Marth
3rd Hall Snake
4th SK97 Falco
5th Peapo Peach
5th Darwin Snake
7th Bobby WDRM Lucas
7th Bardull King DeDeDe, Marth

Evo 2009

Street Fighter IV[7]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Daigo Umehara The Beast 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 Perez-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 Balrog, Dee Jay
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 Characters
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 SooMighty Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th Jay Son Ytwojay Magneto, Storm, Psylocke
7th Erik Arroyo SmoothViper
Guilty Gear XX Accent 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 Hellmonkey Baiken
5th Elvenshadow Faust
5th Alex Senkei Faust
7th Wuku Testament
7th Joe Higashi Chipp
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 2 vs. 2 Teams
Place Players Aliases Characters State
1st Justin Wong
Issei Suzuki
jwong
Issei
Chun-Li
Yun
New York
2nd Jimmy Tran
Rommel
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
Ricky
Yun
Chun Li
Texas
California
7th Mike Zaimont
Sanchez
Mike Z
Sanchez
Makoto
Alex
California
Soulcalibur IV
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Malek Ivy
2nd KDZaster Cassandra, Astaroth
3rd Thugish_pond Amy, Hilde
4th Ceirnian Hilde
5th Norman Sainz Omega Zasalamel, Nightmare
5th RTD Hilde
7th AlphaMale Voldo
7th Dreamkiller Amy
Street Fighter IV 5 vs. 5 Regional Team Exhibition
Place Team Name
1st Team East Coast
2nd Team Wildcard
3rd Team Southwest
4th Team SoCal
5th Team Midwest
5th Team Northwest
7th Team Southeast
7th Team NorCal

Evo 2010

Evo 2010 featured outrageous numbers, with Super Street Fighter 4 amassing approximately 1800 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 last year's champion Sanford Kelly, and Wong failing to make the Top 8 in Super Street Fighter 4, falling victim first to Vance "Vangief" Wu, and soon after to Taiwanese player Bruce "GamerBee" Hsiang. Melty Blood: Actress Again was included after a Players Choice 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, Soul Calibur IV, and King of Fighters XII.[8] 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 4 finals.[9]

Super Street Fighter IV[10]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Daigo Umehara The Beast Ryu
2nd Ricky Ortiz EG.Ricky O Rufus, Chun-Li
3rd Sun-woo Lee Infiltration Akuma, Juri
4th Mike Ross E. Honda
5th Bruce Hsiang GamerBee Adon
5th Vance Wu Vangief Zangief
7th Henry Cen E. Honda, Dhalsim
7th Shane Cummings Shizza Chun-Li
Tekken 6
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Hyun 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-Sion
2nd Stephen Barthelemy Lord Knight H-Kohaku
3rd Antonio Medrano Kusanagi H-Aoko
4th Byron Barzabal HF Blade C-Ciel
5th Brandon Lee Brandino
5th Yuji Tanaka Yat
7th James Xie
7th Eric Gutierrez Numakie
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Place Player Alias Characters
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
Super Street Fighter II HD Remix
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Darryl Lewis Snake Eyes Zangief
2nd DGV Ryu
3rd Quoc Hung Nguyen AfroLegends Balrog, Dee Jay
4th Daigo Umehara The Beast 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
Place Player Alias Characters
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 Soleto 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

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.[11][12] On July 25, 2011, it was announced that PlayStation Home users could watch a live stream of the tournament.[13] In attendance was Street Fighter series producer Ono Yoshinori, who announced a free balance patch for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition.[14] Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada was also on hand to show new mechanics for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Soul Calibur V.[15][16] Other unreleased games shown were Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters XIII and Skullgirls. A Skullgirls side tournament was held in which the winner received a one-of-a-kind Skullgirls-themed arcade stick.[17][18] Media outlets G4, GameSpot and Destructoid were all present to cover the event.[19][20] 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.[21]

The event was notable in that Daigo Umehara failed to win a third Street Fighter IV title. Umehara was first knocked into the loser's bracket by Poongko, then eliminated by Latif.[22]

A notable occurrence in the Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament was the success 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.[23] 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 along side education to avoid falling into gang culture.[24]

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st 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 Characters
1st Jay Snyder BOX Viscant Wesker, Haggar, Phoenix
2nd Eduardo Perez-Frangie MCZ|DMG PR Balrog Dante, Wolverine, Tron
3rd Justin Wong EG Justin Wong She-Hulk, Wolverine, Akuma
4th Peter Rosas coL.CC Combofiend She-Hulk, Taskmaster, Spencer
5th Noel Brown UVG Noel Brown Wesker, Wolverine, Akuma
5th Ryan Ramirez coL.CC Filipino Champ Magneto, Sentinel, 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 MCZ|DMG Perfect Legend Kung Lao
2nd Joseph Grosso vVv REO Mileena, Cyrax
3rd Eric Akins JOP Johnny Cage, Raiden
4th Christopher Gonzalez NYChris G Reptile
5th 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 Spark Hakumen
2nd Stephen Barthelemy Lord Knight Litchi, Makoto
3rd Hajime Taniguchi MCZ|Tokido Noel
4th Kyle Bourne Zong One Carl
5th Rob 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

Evo 2012

Evo 2012 will take place July 6th to July 8th, 2012, at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.[25] On January 3rd, 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, Soul Calibur V, The King of Fighters XIII and Street Fighter X Tekken. The tournament season will return featuring seeding points for all 6 games in 17 events, featuring a new tournament event in April, the Team Mad Catz Championships.[26]

References

  1. ^ Crecente, Brian. Fighting to Play: The History of the Longest Lived Fighting Game Tournament in the World. Kotaku. Oct 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Walbridge, Michael. In-Depth: Inside The EVO 2009 Fighting Game Championships. Gamasutra. July 22, 2009.
  3. ^ Kleckner, Stephen. Spotlight on the Evolution 2K4 Fighting Game Tournament. GameSpot. 2004.
  4. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20060824204055/http://evo2k.com/
  5. ^ "kuroppi.com - EVOLUTION CHAMPIONSHIP Results". http://www.kuroppi.com/tournamentresults/evo/. Retrieved 2011-9-9. 
  6. ^ http://evo2k.com/?p=14
  7. ^ http://evo2k.com/?p=491
  8. ^ http://shoryuken.com/f8/evo-2010-players-choice-poll-223810/
  9. ^ http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/706106/g4-and-capcom-team-up-for-epic-evo-2010-coverage/
  10. ^ http://evo2k.com/?p=740
  11. ^ http://evo2k.com/?p=819
  12. ^ "EVO 2011 Wrap Up and Thanks". shoryuken.com. 2011-08-02. http://shoryuken.com/2011/08/02/evo-2011-wrap-up-and-thanks/. Retrieved 2011-08-02. 
  13. ^ http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/07/25/watch-the-2011-evo-world-finals-live-in-playstation-home/
  14. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (2011-08-01). "2012 Will Get A New Super Street Fighter IV Version". Kotaku. http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/2012-will-get-a-new-super-street-fighter-iv-version/. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  15. ^ "Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Gameplay Movie 1 (Arcade Games) Check out the demo of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as it was seen at EVO 2011.". GameSpot. 2011-08-01. http://uk.gamespot.com/arcade/action/tekkentagtournament2/video/6326224/tekken-tag-tournament-2-gameplay-movie-1?. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  16. ^ Plunkett, Luke (2011-08-01). "Soul Calibur V Turned EVO 2011 Into The Stage Of History". Kotaku. http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/08/soul-calibur-v-turned-evo-2011-into-the-stage-of-history/. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  17. ^ "King of Fighters XIII EVO 2011 Interview (PlayStation 3)". GameSpot. 2011-08-01. http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/the-king-of-fighters-xiii/video/6326179. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  18. ^ "Participate in the Skullgirls Side Tourney at EVO, Win a One-of-a-Kind Stick". iPlayWinner. 2011-08-01. http://iplaywinner.com/news/2011/7/26/participate-in-the-skullgirls-side-tourney-at-evo-win-a-one.html. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  19. ^ "King of Fighters XIII EVO 2011 Interview (PlayStation 3)". GameSpot. 2011-08-01. http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/the-king-of-fighters-xiii/video/6326179. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  20. ^ "Evo2k11: Interview with producer Yoshinori Ono". Destructoid. 2011-08-01. http://www.destructoid.com/evo2k11-interview-with-producer-yoshinori-ono-207572.phtml. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  21. ^ "EVO2K11 Smashes Online Viewership Records". iplaywinner.com. 2011-08-04. http://iplaywinner.com/news/2011/8/4/evo2k11-smashes-online-viewership-records.html. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 
  22. ^ "Fuudo Wins EVO 2011 Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition Championship". shoryuken.com. 2011-07-31. http://shoryuken.com/2011/07/31/fuudo-wins-evo-2011-super-street-fighter-4-arcade-edition-championship/. Retrieved 2011-08-03. 
  23. ^ Conditt, Jessica (2011-07-31). "Eight-year-old Noah brings the pain to pro players at EVO 2011". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/31/eight-year-old-noah-brings-the-pain-to-pro-players-at-evo-2011/. Retrieved 2011-08-01. 
  24. ^ "Meet Noah Solis, the 8-Year-Old Fighting Game Wunderkind". Giant Bomb. 2011-08-18. http://www.giantbomb.com/news/meet-noah-solis-the-8-year-old-fighting-game-wunderkind/3600/. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  25. ^ "EVO 2012 Goes Down July 6th - 8th, 2012 at Caesars Palace". iPlayWinner. 2011-10-17. http://iplaywinner.com/news/2011/10/16/evo-2012-goes-down-july-6th-8th-2012-at-caesars-palace.html. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
  26. ^ "Introducing the Evo 2012 Game Lineup and Tournament Season!". shoryuken.com. 2012-01-03. http://shoryuken.com/2012/01/03/introducing-the-evo-2012-game-linup-and-tournament-season/. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 

External links