Evo 2023

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2023 Evolution Championship Series
2023
Evo Championship Series logo cropped.png
Evolution Championship Series logo
Tournament information
Location Las Vegas, United States
DatesAugust 4, 2023–August 6, 2023
Venue(s) Mandalay Bay
Participants9,221
Final positions
Champions
  • SF6: Amjad "AngryBird" Al-Shalabi
  • GGS: William "Leffen" Hjelt
  • T7: Arslan "Arslan Ash" Siddique
  • UMVC3: Gabriel "Jibrill" Lam
  • DBFZ: Jo'siah "Hikari" Miller
  • KOFXV: Zeng "Xiao Hai" Zhuojun
  • MBTL: "Moai
  • MK11U: Jarrad "NinjaKilla" Gooden
Tournament statistics
Attendance~20,000
  2022
2024  

The 2023 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2023 or EVO 2023) 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 Guilty Gear Strive , Tekken 7 , and Dragon Ball FighterZ . It marks the debut tournament of Street Fighter 6 to the event. With 7,061 unique competitors entering the tournament, it was the fighting tournament of all time up to that point. [1]

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Venue

For the fifth straight tournament, Evo 2023 was held at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas again, with the Mandalay Bay Convention Center hosting the first two days and Michelob Ultra Arena hosting the third day for the sixth consecutive tournament.

Games

The lineup was revealed on February 10, 2023. Every game from last year made a return as a mainline game with the exceptions of Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, Granblue Fantasy Versus and Street Fighter V. Street Fighter 6 made its tournament debut this year. The Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising beta had a tournament as an unofficial entrant sponsored by Cygames. [2] There were also demos for upcoming games Project L, Tekken 8 and Mortal Kombat 1. [3]

Participants

9,221 participants were at Evo 2023, setting an attendance record for the event. Street Fighter 6 had 7,083 competitors, also setting a single tournament record for the event. [4]

Broadcast

As usual, the tournament was streamed on the streaming site Twitch, broadcast across multiple different streams. All official streams were also streamed live on YouTube.

Reveals

Ed Boon revealed a trailer showcasing Reptile, Havik and Ashrah as playable characters to Mortal Kombat 1 as well as Sareena as a Kameo. A teaser trailer was released for new character AKI for Street Fighter 6, with a new set of outfits revealed shortly afterwards. Namco revealed gameplay trailers for returning fighter Raven as well as new character Azucena for Tekken 8. SNK announced the title of Garou 2 as Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Arc Systems Works released a trailer for Johnny as well as a roadmap of the Season Pass 3 for Guilty Gear Strive. French Bread announced Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes with a 2024 release time. Riot Games released a gameplay trailer for Yasuo for Project L. [5]

Results

Angrybird won the Street Fighter 6 tournament. EVO 2023 SF6 champion.jpg
Angrybird won the Street Fighter 6 tournament.
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amjad Al-ShalabiAngrybird Ken
2nd Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Saul Leonardo Mena IIMenaRD Blanka, Luke
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Victor Woodley Punk Cammy
4th Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Taniguchi TokidoKen
5th Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya HaitaniHaitani Chun-Li
5th Flag of Japan.svg unknownKakeru JP
7th Flag of Japan.svg Atsushi FujimuraFukimuraKen
7th Flag of Japan.svg Naoki NemotoNemoJP
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of Sweden.svg William Hjelte Leffen Happy Chaos
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Johansson MattiasNBNHMR Nagoriyuki
3rd Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-wonDaru I-No
4th Flag of the United States.svg Claire HarrisonUMISHO Sol Badguy
5th Flag of Japan.svg Shogo IshimineTyurara Ky Kiske
5th Flag of Senegal.svg Ismaila GueyeVerixNagoriyuki
7th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam FarmerSetchi Zato-1
7th Flag of Israel.svg Atir YosefZando Ramtethal
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of Pakistan.svg Arslan Siddique Arslan Ash Kunimitsu
2nd Flag of Japan.svg Akihiro AbeAOKunimitsu
3rd Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Soo-hoonULSANBob, Feng, Kasumi
4th Flag of the United States.svg Don BrownGenghis D0nKatarina
5th Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Dae-ilMeo-ILGeese
5th Flag of the United States.svg Hoa LuuAnakinKing
7th Flag of the United States.svg Daichi NakayamaNobiDragunov, Feng
7th Flag of the Philippines.svg Andreij AlbarDouijnNegan, Kazumi, Leo, Julia, Leroy
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United States.svg Gabriel LamJibrill Zero/Dante/Vergil
2nd Flag of the United States.svg Matthew SkuceEvasionZero/Dante/Vergil
3rd Flag of Chile.svg Nicolas GonzalezKane Blueriver Hulk/Sentinel/Haggar
4th Flag of the United States.svg Adrian CordovaLiberalTerminator Nova/Spencer/Doctor Doom
5th Flag of the United States.svg unknownMundarkNova/Spencer/Magneto
5th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg unknownSpartan Throne Wolverine/Dormammu/Iron Fist
7th Flag of Japan.svg Ryota FukumotoRK Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil
7th Flag of the United States.svg Ethan EscalanteEscalanteMorrigan/Magneto/Doctor Doom
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United States.svg Jo'siah MillerHIKARIBlue Gogeta/Vegito/Android 17
2nd Flag of France.svg unknownYashaBlue Gogeta/Vegito/Android 17
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Shamar H.NitroGotenks/Android 18/Adult Gohan
4th Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Gras LlopisGropisSuper Baby 2/Frieza/Beerus
5th Flag of the United States.svg unknownGarlic BreadSuper Baby 2/Captin Ginyu/Krillin
5th Flag of the United States.svg unknownKiteLab Coat 21/Base Vegeta/Android 21
7th Flag of the United States.svg Keyler HeathKJpixels Jiren/Frieza/Janemba
7th Flag of the United States.svg Lenwood ArnoldINZEMGotenks/Base Vegeta/Android 18, Jiren/Piccolo/Android 17
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeng ZhuojunXiaohai Kyo/B. Jenet/Krohnen, Kyo/Isla/Krohnen
2nd Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin ChiahungE.T.Isla/B. Janet/Krohnen
3rd Flag of Japan.svg unknownmokB. Jenet/Luong/Kukri
4th Flag of Mexico.svg Agustín EscorciaWero AsamiyaKyo/B. Jenet/Iori
5th Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Kwang-noMadKOF Geese/Clark/Heidern
5th Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Myung-guLacid Meitenkun/Shermie/Ash
7th Flag of the United States.svg Eric Eun Ho KangFKangKyo/Chizuru Kagura/Krohnen, Joe/Chizuru/Krohnen
7th Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tseng Chia-chenZJZ Nakoruru/Isla/B. Jenet, Chizuru/Isla/B. Jenet
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of Japan.svg unknownMoaiMichael
2nd Flag of Japan.svg Damian FullbrightDAIMichael
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy TranJimmy TranCiel
4th Flag of Japan.svg unknownJingHisui
5th Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jong-jinKoreanWrestlingManMario
5th Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jose BallesteroScrawtVermillionKomou
7th Flag of the United States.svg Eli ZhuLunarDead Apostle Noel
7th Flag of Japan.svg unknownrondeShiki
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Flag of the United States.svg Jarrad GoodenNinjakilla_212 Fujin
2nd Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás MartínezNicholas Kotal Khan, Johnny Cage
3rd Flag of Chile.svg Matías MartínezScorpionprocsFujin, Kotal Khan, Johnny Cage
4th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Denom JonesA F0xy Grampa The Terminator, Sub-Zero, RoboCop, Kitana, Kung Lao
5th Flag of the United States.svg Daniel TaibotTheMightyUnjust Jacqui Briggs, Kano
5th Flag of the United States.svg Zoulfikar DayekhXombatJohnny Cage
7th Flag of the United States.svg Curtis McCallRewindKano, Kotal Khan, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage
7th Flag of Austria.svg Martin T.MakoraN Skarlet, Cetrion

References

  1. "Evo 2023 Breaks Multiple All-time Registration Records". evo . Trevor Lukan. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. "Cygames Announces Open Beta Sign Up for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising at EVO 2023!". GamesPress . Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  3. "Evo kicks off biggest year ever in Las Vegas". News 3 Las Vegas . Gabrielle Zabat. August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  4. "Evo 2023 Breaks Multiple All-time Registration Records". evo . Trevor Lukan. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  5. "Evo 2023: The big reveals and announcements". Polygon . Michael McWhertor. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.