Evo 2022 Explained

2022 Evolution Championship Series
Location:Las Vegas, United States
Start Date:August 5, 2022
End Date:August 7, 2022
Venues:Mandalay Bay
Attendance:~7,500
Previous:2019
Next: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 , 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.

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 and Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate respectively. New additions are Guilty Gear Strive, KOF XV (replacing KOF XIV), Granblue Fantasy Versus, , 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 Claire HarrisonUMISHOHappy Chaos
2nd Molham QaziliSlashMay
3rd William HjelteLeffenZato-1
4th Julian HarrisHotashiNagoriyuki
5th Justin CampbellPepperySplashZato-1
5th Jaewon KimDaruI-No
7th unknownBeanChipp
7th Matthew TullochTempestNYCLeo
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Masaki KawanoKawanoKolin
2nd Derek RuffiniDomLaura, Poison
3rd Tsunehiro KanamorigachikunRashid
4th Hajime TaniguchiTokidoUrien, Luke
5th Daigo UmeharaDaigoGuile
5th Li-Wei LinOil KingRashid, Seth
7th David EdwardsJustAKidJuri
7th Nathan MassolMister CrimsonDhalsim
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Jae-Min BaeKneeFeng
2nd Imran KhanKhanGeese
3rd Arslan SiddiqueArslan AshZafina
4th Sang-hyun JeonJeonddingJulia, Eddy Gordo
5th Oh Dae-ilMeo-ILGeese
5th Vincent HomanSuper AkoumaAkuma
7th Jeong Hyeon-hoRangchuJulia, Panda
7th unknownPINYAMaster Raven
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Chia-Chen TsengZJZKula/Krohnen/B. Jenet
2nd Lin ChiahungE.T.Kula/B. Jenet/Krohnen
3rd Chen Sui YangXiaoheyBenimaru/Rock Howard/Kyo Kusanagi
4th Myung Gu KangLacidMeitenkun/Shermie/Ash
5th Ruben PartidaPAKOChizuru/Luong/Elisabeth
5th Akihito SawadaScoreYashiro/Chizuru/B.Jenet
7th Julio GomezSeis mxKula/Chizuru/Krohnen
7th unknownmokKurki/B. Jenet/Krohnen
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Marwan BertheWawaGogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Adult Gohan
2nd Shamar H.NitroAndroid 21 (Lab Coat)/Goku (SSGSS)/Android 21
3rd unknownYashaGogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Android 18
4th Mohamed SobtiKayneGogeta (SS4)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Tien
5th Eric BonillaLegendaryyPredTeen Gohan/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Android 21
5th Shoji Sho FenrittiGogeta (SSGSS)/Vegito (SSGSS)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)
7th Joan Namay MillonesShanksPerfect Cell/Vegeta (Super Saiyan)/Janemba
7th Brandon WandersZaneZamasu (Fused)/Android 21 (Lab Coat)/Beerus
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st unknownGameraDjeeta, Vira
2nd unknownTororoPercival
3rd unknownTakoBelial
4th unknownRenCharlotta, Avatar Belial, Seox
5th unknownKamiki CBeelzebub
5th Mikel AramburuDragoiBelial
7th Jeff P.ZombmuCagliostro
7th Oscar JaimesShinkuVira
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st unknownJingHisui
2nd Damian FullbrightMasomaVlov
3rd unknownKiriNoel
4th Jose BallesteroScrawtVermillionMario
5th unknownuncle_akkeyShiki
5th unknownulShiki
7th Eli ZhuSafeVlov
7th unknownLunarDead Apostle Noel
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Matías MartínezScorpionprocsFujin, Kabal, Kung Lao, Liu Kang
2nd Curtis McCallRewindKano, Kotal Khan, Liu Kang
3rd Nicolás MartínezNicholasKabal/Fujin, Kung Lao
4th Denom JonesA F0xy GrampaRoboCop, Nightwolf, Kitana
5th Elhaan RashidHan RashidFujin
5th Dominique McLeanSonicFoxRoboCop, Joker, Cassie Cage, Shang Tsung
7th Bruno Henrique SousaKillerXinokSpawn
7th Joey CortezKingGamblerSub-Zero
PlacePlayerAliasCharacter(s)
1st Dominique McLeanSonicFoxMs. Fortune/Annie/Robo-Fortune
2nd Jon CoellodekillsageFilia/Big Band/Annie
3rd unknownpenpenMs. Fortune/Big Band/Annie, Ms. Fortune/Robo-Fortune/Annie
4th Daniel NormandiaCloudValentine/Cerebella/Double
5th Jeremiah BeatyWingZeroFilia
5th Josue NunezLazyBakeOvenMs. Fortune/Eliza
7th unknownStuffPainwheel/Robo-Fortune/Cerebella
7th unknownDudeguy M.B.Beowulf

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evo 2022 lineup revealed: Melty Blood, Skullgirls joins SFV, Guilty Gear Strive, more. EsportsGG. Dustin Steiner. March 8, 2022.
  2. Web site: EVO 2022 will not have Super Smash Bros. after Nintendo declines. Apptrigger. Andrew Lin. March 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: August 8, 2022 . Tekken 8 announced at EVO 2022 – at least we think so . 2022-09-14 . For The Win . en-US.
  4. Web site: Coleman . Jack . September 13, 2022 . Tekken 8 Announced For PlayStation 5 . 2022-09-14 . DualShockers . en-US.