Evo 2022

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2022 Evolution Championship Series
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Tournament information
Location Las Vegas, United States
DatesAugust 5, 2022–August 7, 2022
Venue(s) Mandalay Bay
Final positions
Champions
  • GGS: Claire "UMISHO" Harrison
  • SFVAE: Masaki Kawano
  • T7: Jae-min "Knee" Bae
  • KOFXV: Chia-Chen "ZJZ" Tseng
  • DBFZ: Marwan "Wawa" Berthe
  • GBVS: "Gamera"
  • MBTL: Jing
  • MK11U: Matías "Scorpionprocs" Martínez
  • SG2E: Dominique "SonicFox" McLean
Tournament statistics
Attendance~7,500
  2019
2023  

The 2022 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2022 or EVO 2022) was a fighting game event held in Las Vegas from August 5 to 7, 2022 as part of the long-running Evolution Championship Series. The event offered tournaments for various video games, including Street Fighter V , Tekken 7 , and Dragon Ball FighterZ , as well as the newly released Melty Blood: Type Lumina , Granblue Fantasy Versus and The King of Fighters XV . It also marks the first time that Skullgirls was a main event game 10 years after its release. [1] This is the first tournament held in-person since 2019. This is the first tournament sponsored under the co-sponsors Sony Corporation and Pokimane-led RTS.

Contents

Venue

EVO 2022 was, once again, hosted at the Mandalay Bay resort. The Mandalay Bay Convention Center hosted the first two days of the event, while Michelob Ultra Arena hosted the final day for the fifth consecutive tournament.

Games

The lineup was announced in March 2022 to have 9 games. Returning from last year are Tekken 7 and Dragon Ball FighterZ . Street Fighter V and Mortal Kombat 11 returned as updates Street Fighter V: Championship Edition and Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate respectively. New additions are Guilty Gear Strive , KOF XV (replacing KOF XIV), Granblue Fantasy Versus , Melty Blood: Type Lumina , and Skullgirls 2nd Encore . Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was confirmed not to return to the tournament before the official reveal, marking the first time a Smash game was not in the main lineup since EVO 2012. [2]

Participants

7,445 participants were at Evo 2022.

Broadcast

As usual, the tournament was streamed on the streaming site Twitch, broadcast across multiple different streams.

Reveals

A surprise teaser for an undisclosed Tekken project was showcased during Tekken 7's tournament. It would later be formally announced as Tekken 8 during Sony's State of Play presentation on September 13, 2022. [3] [4]


Results

PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United States.svg Claire HarrisonUMISHO Happy Chaos
2nd Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Molham QaziliSlash May
3rd Flag of Sweden.svg William Hjelte Leffen Zato-1
4th Flag of the United States.svg Julian HarrisHotashi Nagoriyuki
5th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin CampbellPepperySplash Zato-1
5th Flag of South Korea.svg Jaewon KimDaru I-No
7th Flag of the United States.svg unknownBean Chipp
7th Flag of the United States.svg Matthew TullochTempestNYC Leo
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of Japan.svg Masaki KawanoKawano Kolin
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Derek RuffiniDom Laura, Poison
3rd Flag of Japan.svg Tsunehiro Kanamorigachikun Rashid
4th Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Urien, Luke
5th Flag of Japan.svg Daigo Umehara Daigo Guile
5th Flag of the Republic of China.svg Li-Wei LinOil King Rashid, Seth
7th Flag of the United States.svg David EdwardsJustAKid Juri
7th Flag of France.svg Nathan MassolMister Crimson Dhalsim
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of South Korea.svg Jae-Min BaeKnee Feng
2nd Flag of Pakistan.svg Imran KhanKhan Geese
3rd Flag of Pakistan.svg Arslan Siddique Arslan Ash Zafina
4th Flag of South Korea.svg Sang-hyun JeonJeondding Julia, Eddy Gordo
5th Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Dae-ilMeo-ILGeese
5th Flag of France.svg Vincent HomanSuper Akouma Akuma
7th Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Hyeon-hoRangchuJulia, Panda
7th Flag of Japan.svg unknownPINYA Master Raven
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chia-Chen TsengZJZ Kula/Krohnen/B. Jenet
2nd Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin ChiahungE.T.Kula/B. Jenet/Krohnen
3rd Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Sui YangXiaohey Benimaru/Rock Howard/Kyo Kusanagi
4th Flag of South Korea.svg Myung Gu KangLacid Meitenkun/Shermie/Ash
5th Flag of Mexico.svg Ruben PartidaPAKO Chizuru/Luong/Elisabeth
5th Flag of Japan.svg Akihito SawadaScore Yashiro/Chizuru/B.Jenet
7th Flag of Mexico.svg Julio GomezSeis mxKula/Chizuru/Krohnen
7th Flag of Japan.svg unknownmok Kurki/B. Jenet/Krohnen
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of France.svg Marwan BertheWawaGogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Adult Gohan
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Shamar H.NitroAndroid 21 (Lab Coat)/Goku (SSGSS)/Android 21
3rd Flag of France.svg unknownYashaGogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Android 18
4th Flag of France.svg Mohamed SobtiKayneGogeta (SS4)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Tien
5th Flag of the United States.svg Eric BonillaLegendaryyPredTeen Gohan/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Android 21
5th Flag of Japan.svg Shoji ShoFenrittiGogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)
7th Flag of Spain.svg Joan Namay MillonesShanks Perfect Cell/Vegeta (Super Saiyan)/Janemba
7th Flag of the United States.svg Brandon WandersZaneZamasu (Fused)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Beerus
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of Japan.svg unknownGameraDjeeta, Vira
2nd Flag of Japan.svg unknownTororoPercival
3rd Flag of Japan.svg unknownTakoBelial
4th Flag of Japan.svg unknownRenCharlotta, Avatar Belial, Seox
5th Flag of Japan.svg unknownKamiki CBeelzebub
5th Flag of Spain.svg Mikel AramburuDragoiBelial
7th Flag of the United States.svg Jeff P.ZombmuCagliostro
7th Flag of the United States.svg Oscar JaimesShinkuVira
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of Japan.svg unknownJingHisui
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Damian FullbrightMasomaVlov
3rd Flag of the United States.svg unknownKiriNoel
4th Flag of the United States.svg Jose BallesteroScrawtVermillionMario
5th Flag of Japan.svg unknownuncle_akkeyShiki
5th Flag of Japan.svg unknownulShiki
7th Flag of the United States.svg Eli ZhuSafeVlov
7th Flag of the United States.svg unknownLunarDead Apostle Noel
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of Chile.svg Matías MartínezScorpionprocs Fujin, Kabal, Kung Lao, Liu Kang
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Curtis McCallRewind Kano, Kotal Khan, Liu Kang
3rd Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás MartínezNicholasKabal, Fujin, Kung Lao
4th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Denom JonesA F0xy Grampa RoboCop, Nightwolf, Kitana
5th Flag of the United States.svg Elhaan RashidHan RashidFujin
5th Flag of the United States.svg Dominique McLean SonicFoxRoboCop, Joker, Cassie Cage, Shang Tsung
7th Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Henrique SousaKillerXinok Spawn
7th Flag of the United States.svg Joey CortezKingGambler Sub-Zero
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United States.svg Dominique McLean SonicFoxMs. Fortune/Annie/Robo-Fortune
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Jon CoellodekillsageFilia/Big Band/Annie
3rd Flag of Japan.svg unknownpenpenMs. Fortune/Big Band/Annie, Ms. Fortune/Robo-Fortune/Annie
4th Flag of the United States.svg Daniel NormandiaCloudValentine/Cerebella/Double
5th Flag of the United States.svg Jeremiah BeatyWingZeroFilia
5th Flag of the United States.svg Josue NunezLazyBakeOvenMs. Fortune/Eliza
7th Flag of the United States.svg unknownStuffPainwheel/Robo-Fortune/Cerebella
7th Flag of the United States.svg unknownDudeguy M.B.Beowulf

References

  1. "Evo 2022 lineup revealed: Melty Blood, Skullgirls joins SFV, Guilty Gear Strive, more". EsportsGG . Dustin Steiner. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  2. "EVO 2022 will not have Super Smash Bros. after Nintendo declines". Apptrigger . Andrew Lin. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  3. "Tekken 8 announced at EVO 2022 – at least we think so". For The Win. August 8, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  4. Coleman, Jack (September 13, 2022). "Tekken 8 Announced For PlayStation 5". DualShockers. Retrieved September 14, 2022.