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    The World Fighting Game Championships in all but name. Since 2000, the Evolution Championship Series has been the most prominent fighting game tournament event. It features the best players from all over the world.

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    EVO Championship Series last edited by Sirkinsella98 on 05/14/22 04:20AM View full history

    Overview

    The Evolution Championship Series, founded by Tom and Tony Cannon, started in 2000 under the name of Battle by the Bay, becoming the EVO Championship Series in 2002. The event has become famous for examples of the highest-level of play in Capcom and Namco fighting games as well as perpetuating rivalries between North and South California, the West and East coasts of the USA and USA vs Japan. In charge of EVO are Tom Cannon, Tony Cannon, Joey Cuellar and Seth Killian.

    Double Elimination Bracket Tournaments

    An example of a Double Elimination Tournament Bracket
    An example of a Double Elimination Tournament Bracket

    A player can only be eliminated by losing at a tournament twice, once in the winner's bracket and once again in the loser's bracket. The tournament starts in single elimination fashion with players aligned in a column to play against one another. The winner of the first match remains in that bracket, known as the winner's bracket, while the losers are transferred over to another bracket, the loser's bracket.

    In the instance of EVO, which attracts over two hundred entrants for each game, players are split into pools. One player from the winner's bracket and one from the loser's bracket from each pool will advance to day two, in which they will play one final set of tournament brackets until a winner is crowned. In 2011 over 1500 players entered Super Street Fighter IV.

    Featured Players

    Daigo Umehara (JPN)

    Champion:

    • Guilty Gear XX (2003)
    • Guilty Gear X2 (2004)
    • Street Fighter IV (2009)
    • Super Street Fighter II Turbo (2003, 2004)
    • Super Street Fighter IV (2010)

    Runner-up:

    • Capcom vs. SNK 2 (2003)
    • Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (2003, 2004)

    Despite never actually being a Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike champion, Daigo became it's most known player due to the infamous "Daigo parry" video in 2004. Daigo has played as characters who aren't normally considered top-tier characters in the respective games he plays (such as Ryu in Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV), yet his skill and knowledge has seen him through many tournaments as winner. Citing the reason that some people have been underestimating him, Daigo played Yun in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition during 2011, only to switch back to Ryu after the 2012 balance patch.

    Justin Wong (USA)

    Champion:

    • Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
    • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2014)

    Runner-up:

    • Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (2001, 2007)
    • Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (2005, 2008)
    • Street Fighter IV (2009)
    • Street Fighter X Tekken - Version. 2013 (2013)
    • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2013)

    The king of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and the man taking the fight to the Japanese players in recent years. Justin Wong maintained a record of reaching the Top eight finals in two separate games for seven years, from 2003 through to 2010. Justin was also the Chun Li player who fell victim to the aforementioned Daigo Parry. Once a member of the gaming group Empire Arcadia, Justin is now with Evil Geniuses, a professional gaming organization. He is also the highest profile fighting game player to support Mortal Kombat, winning the MK9 Nationals (and $10,000) in Las Vegas.

    Wong's run through EVO 2013 to the UMvC3 Grand Final was the story of the event, defeating favourites and EVO champions alike.

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