Evo 2022

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.

2022 Evolution Championship Series
Evolution Championship Series logo
Tournament information
LocationLas 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"
  • MK11U: Matías "Scorpionprocs" Martínez
  • MBTL: Jing
  • SG2E: Dominique "SonicFox" McLean
Tournament statistics
Attendance~7,500

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 Brothers 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

Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Claire Harrison UMISHO Happy Chaos
2nd Saudi Arabia Molham Qazili Slash May
3rd Sweden William Hjelte Leffen Zato-1
4th United States Julian Harris Hotashi Nagoriyuki
5th Canada Justin Campbell PepperySplash Zato-1
5th South Korea Jaewon Kim Daru I-No
7th United States unknown Bean Chipp
7th United States Matthew Tulloch TempestNYC Leo
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Masaki Kawano Kawano Kolin
2nd United States Derek Ruffin iDom Laura, Poison
3rd Japan Tsunehiro Kanamori gachikun Rashid
4th Japan Hajime Taniguchi Tokido Urien, Luke
5th Japan Daigo Umehara Daigo Guile
5th Taiwan Li-Wei Lin Oil King Rashid, Seth
7th United States David Edwards JustAKid Juri
7th France Nathan Massol Mister Crimson Dhalsim
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st South Korea Jae-Min Bae Knee Feng
2nd Pakistan Imran Khan Khan Geese
3rd Pakistan Arslan Siddique Arslan Ash Zafina
4th South Korea Sang-hyun Jeon Jeondding Julia, Eddy Gordo
5th South Korea Oh Dae-il Meo-IL Geese
5th France Vincent Homan Super Akouma Akuma
7th South Korea Jeong Hyeon-ho Rangchu Julia, Panda
7th Japan unknown PINYA Master Raven
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Taiwan Chia-Chen Tseng ZJZ Kula/Krohnen/B. Jenet
2nd Taiwan Lin Chiahung E.T. Kula/B. Jenet/Krohnen
3rd Taiwan Chen Sui Yang Xiaohey Benimaru/Rock Howard/Kyo Kusanagi
4th South Korea Myung Gu Kang Lacid Meitenkun/Shermie/Ash
5th Mexico Ruben Partida PAKO Chizuru/Luong/Elisabeth
5th Japan Akihito Sawada Score Yashiro/Chizuru/B.Jenet
7th Mexico Julio Gomez Seis mx Kula/Chizuru/Krohnen
7th Japan unknown mok Kurki/B. Jenet/Krohnen
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st France Marwan Berthe Wawa Gogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Adult Gohan
2nd United States Shamar H. Nitro Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Goku (SSGSS)/Android 21
3rd France unknown Yasha Gogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Android 18
4th France Mohamed Sobti Kayne Gogeta (SS4)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Tien
5th United States Eric Bonilla LegendaryyPred Teen Gohan/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Android 21
5th Japan Shoji Sho Fenritti Gogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)
7th Spain Joan Namay Millones Shanks Perfect Cell/Vegeta (Super Saiyan)/Janemba
7th United States Brandon Wanders Zane Zamasu (Fused)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Beerus
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan unknown Gamera Djeeta, Vira
2nd Japan unknown Tororo Percival
3rd Japan unknown Tako Belial
4th Japan unknown Ren Charlotta, Avatar Belial, Seox
5th Japan unknown Kamiki C Beelzebub
5th Spain Mikel Aramburu Dragoi Belial
7th United States Jeff P. Zombmu Cagliostro
7th United States Oscar Jaimes Shinku Vira
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Chile Matías Martínez Scorpionprocs Fujin, Kabal, Kung Lao, Liu Kang
2nd United States Curtis McCall Rewind Kano, Kotal Khan, Liu Kang
3rd Chile Nicolás Martínez Nicholas Kabal/Fujin, Kung Lao
4th United Kingdom Denom Jones A F0xy Grampa RoboCop, Nightwolf, Kitana
5th United States Elhaan Rashid Han Rashid Fujin
5th United States Dominique McLean SonicFox RoboCop, Joker, Cassie Cage, Shang Tsung
7th Brazil Bruno Henrique Sousa KillerXinok Spawn
7th United States Joey Cortez KingGambler Sub-Zero
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan unknown Jing Hisui
2nd United States Damian Fullbright Masoma Vlov
3rd United States unknown Kiri Noel
4th United States Jose Ballestero ScrawtVermillion Mario
5th Japan unknown uncle_akkey Shiki
5th Japan unknown ul Shiki
7th United States Eli Zhu Safe Vlov
7th United States unknown Lunar Dead Apostle Noel
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Dominique McLean SonicFox Ms. Fortune/Annie/Robo-Fortune
2nd United States Jon Coello dekillsage Filia/Big Band/Annie
3rd Japan unknown penpen Ms. Fortune/Big Band/Annie, Ms. Fortune/Robo-Fortune/Annie
4th United States Daniel Normandia Cloud Valentine/Cerebella/Double
5th United States Jeremiah Beaty WingZero Filia
5th United States Josue Nunez LazyBakeOven Ms. Fortune/Eliza
7th United States unknown Stuff Painwheel/Robo-Fortune/Cerebella
7th United States unknown Dudeguy 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.
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