The nine games played at Evo 2016 were announced in January 2016 during a special announcement stream on Twitch, with event co-founder Joey Cuellar discussing the inclusion of each game. Evo is a little more spread out this year, but that's what happens to large events in Las Vegas." Games Darryl "Snake Eyez" Lewis (left) and Goichi "GO1-3151" Kishida at Evo 2016. Street Fighter broadcaster Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez stated to ESPN that "for it to be at the convention center is a huge step in the right direction. This was the first year the first rounds of Evo took place in a convention center rather than a ballroom. Melee, Marvel vs Capcom, Mortal Kombat X, and Guilty Gear. The grand finals were held in the 12,000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center and featured five of the nine games: Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. The elimination rounds of each game took place in the Las Vegas Convention Center on July 15 and 16, 2016. for Wii U was won by Elliot "Ally" Carroza-Oyarce for the first time. Melee competition for the first time, defeating previous champion Armada with a one-stock difference. The Street Fighter V competition was won by Infiltration, winning over $50,000 USD, with second place going to Fuudo. 2016 was the first time the Evo Grand Finals were held in an arena and were broadcast by ESPN2 in addition to Twitch. Participation reached record-breaking numbers, with over 5,000 people registering for the Street Fighter competition alone. Being hosted on the twentieth anniversary of the Evolution Championship Series, the event offered tournaments for various video games, including Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros. Momochi clearly displayed his mastery of the character by switching between styles when needed.The 2016 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2016 or EVO 2016) was a fighting game event held in Las Vegas on July 15–17. On the winner’s side, Momochi defeated Nemo and Powell with Zeku, a character who can switch between a mid-range fighting style and a close-range rushdown style. The former was still using his R.Mika/Birdie combo like in the last exhibition he participated in, while the latter had Kolin/Zeku for this particular tournament.īoth players fought off the competition with much conviction, with Fuudo managing to defeat his US nemesis Punk with his patient Birdie play.Ĭ/ShakingOutstandingConsoleMingLee In Street Fighter V, it was Japan’s veteran players Fuudo and Momochi taking the top spots. Fuudo, Momochi (Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition) It won’t be the last major tournament for the Singaporean duo, as they will be training hard to at least maintain their dominance in the game. The Singaporean at least made him work for his victory.Ĭ/AlluringAthleticCobraCurseLitĬ/PerfectOriginalNewtGOWSkull However, he didn’t fare as well in the grand finals against top France player Keev. Shen Chan managed to defeat SHK and his Zasalamel in loser’s finals, thanks to the fact that he used the character extensively during the game’s launch in late October 2018. It was a very poke-heavy and low-hit savvy matchup since the both of them have been sparring with each other since the SoulCalibur II days, but Shen Chan’s Cervantes persevered.Ĭ/PowerfulColdElkBloodTrail Tekken 7 fans now have two new players to go toe-to-toe with the Korean big boys: Arslan_Ash and AK. AK even resorted to a character switch to hopefully wreck the momentum the Pakistanii player had with Kazumi, but it didn’t work.Ĭ/DeliciousRockySandstormOptimizePrime To cap off this Cinderella story, Arslan_Ash fought two sets against AK to win the entire tournament. Keep in mind that Arslan_Ash had to fight his way out of the loser’s bracket, taking down top Southeast Asian player Book, Japan’s Chikurin, and Korea’s CherryBerryMango to make it to top two.Ĭ/OptimisticJazzyDadMrDestructoidĬ/InexpensiveEnergeticTireCoolStoryBro Meanwhile, Arslan_Ash’s deft use of Kazumi proved that a lot of patience and good reads go a long way in using a technical character. He used Shaheen to get those combos and juggle damage when capitalising on his opponent’s mistakes.Ĭ/VictoriousGoodTermiteBCouch Both of them defied non-believers and doubting Thomases that a non-Korean, non-Japanese player can make it to the top.ĪK is famous as the youngest top level Tekken 7 player in all of Asia, so it’s natural that he made it within the top 8. Tekken 7 winners (Photo: EVO Japan 2019 screenshot)ĮVO Japan 2019’s top two Tekken 7 champions are none other than The Philippines’ AK and Pakistan player Arslan_Ash.
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