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The Evolution Championship Series is an annual esports event that focuses exclusively on fighting games. In fighting game communities it is commonly referred to as "EVO" or just "Evo". The tournament uses the double elimination format.[4] The tournament is well known, considered to be one of the most (if not the most) important tournaments in competitive Street Fighter and typically contestants will travel from all over the world to participate.
The tournament started as "Battle by the Bay", a 40-man[2] Super Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter Alpha 2 tournament in 1996 in California[1], eventually moving to its recurring venue in Las Vegas. The event changed its name to Evo in 2002. Over time, the tournament grew, recording over one thousand participants in 2009.
Results
(Only results related to the Street Fighter series are recorded here)
B3: Battle by the Bay
Date: July 20, 1996
Location: Sunnyvale, California
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Graham Wolfe
|
Unknown | |
| 2nd | Jason Nelson
|
xrolento | Unknown |
| 3rd | Mike Watson
|
Watts | Unknown |
| 4th | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Unknown |
| 5th | Alex Wolfe
|
Unknown | |
| 5th | Firas
|
Unknown | |
| 7th | Jason Cole
|
AfroCole | Unknown |
| 7th | Dave Finnie
|
Unknown | |
| Street Fighter Alpha 2 [5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
| 1st | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ken/Ryu/Sagat |
| 2nd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | Ken |
| 3rd | Jason Nelson
|
xrolento | Charlie/Ken/Sagat |
| 4th | Jeff Schaefer
|
Akuma/Ken | |
| 5th | Tony Ngo
|
Ryu | |
| 5th | Richard Koven
|
Chun-Li | |
| 7th | Julien Beasley
|
Zass | Sodom |
| 7th | Thao Duong
|
Ken | |
B4 Championships
Date: July 15-16, 2000
Location: Pomona, California
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Watson
|
Watts | Balrog/M.Bison/Ryu |
| 2nd | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ryu/O. Sagat |
| 3rd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | Ryu/O. Sagat |
| 4th | Jason de Heras
|
Shirts | O. Dhalsim |
| 5th | Jason Cole
|
AfroCole | O. Sagat/Dhalsim |
| 5th | Jason Nelson
|
xrolento | Balrog/M.Bison |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Unknown |
| 2nd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | Unknown |
| 3rd | Thao Duong
|
Unknown | |
| 4th | Jason Wilson
|
DreamTR | Unknown |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | V-Sakura |
| 2nd | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | V-Akuma/V-Sakura/X-Rolento |
| 3rd | Thao Duong
|
A-Charlie/X-Dhalsim | |
| 4th | Eddie Lee
|
V-Karin/V-Sodom/V-Vega | |
| 5th | Mike Watson
|
Watts | V-Akuma |
| 5th | Jason Cole
|
AfroCole | A-Balrog/V-Dhalsim |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Chun-Li/Ryu |
| 2nd | Hsien Chang
|
Akuma/Yang | |
| 3rd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | Ryu |
| 4th | Eddie Lee
|
Chun-Li/Ibuki | |
| 5th | Mike Watson
|
Watts | Chun-Li |
| 5th | Martin Vega
|
Urien/Sean | |
| 7th | Mike D
|
Mike D | Ibuki |
| 7th | Jason Wilson
|
DreamTR | Elena |
B5 Championships
Date: August, 2001
Location: Folsom, California
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Cole
|
AfroCole | Dhalsim |
| 2nd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | O. Sagat/Ryu |
| 3rd | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ryu |
| 4th | Mike Watson
|
Watts | Ryu/Balrog/Vega |
| 5th | Jason Nelson
|
xrolento | M. Bison/Dhalsim |
| 5th | Jason Gonzales
|
Apoc | Vega/Balrog |
| 7th | Bob Painter
|
kuroppi | E. Honda |
| 7th | Graham Wolfe
|
Balrog/Vega | |
| Street Fighter Alpha 3 [5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
| 1st |  Ryo Yoshida
|
BAS | V-Akuma/V-Cody |
| 2nd | Tomo Taguchi
|
Chikyuu | V-Rolento/V-Sodom/V-R. Mika |
| 3rd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | V-Sakura |
| 4th | Mike Watson
|
Watts | V-Akuma |
| 5th | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | V-Akuma |
| 5th | Unknown
|
White | V-Sakura |
| 7th | Kuni Funada
|
A-Zangief/V-Sodom | |
| 7th | Ricky Ortiz
|
Hel-o Kit-e | V-Sakura |
Evo 2002
Date: August 10-11, 2002
Location: Los Angeles, California
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Cole
|
AfroCole | Dhalsim |
| 2nd | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| 3rd | Jason de Heras
|
Shirts | O. Dhalsim |
| 4th | Jason Gonzales
|
Apoc | Vega |
| 5th | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | O. Sagat |
| 5th | Tatsuya Makino
|
Mester | Vega |
| 7th | Jason Nelson
|
xrolento | M. Bison |
| 7th | Jesse Cardenas
|
Jumpsuit Jesse | Ken/Fei Long |
Evo 2003
Date: August 8-10, 2003
Location: Pomona, California
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daigo Umehara
|
The Beast | Ryu |
| 2nd | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| 3rd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | O. Sagat |
| 4th | Mike Watson
|
Watts | Balrog/Ryu |
| 5th | Jason Cole
|
AfroCole | Dhalsim |
| 5th | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ryu |
| 7th | David Spence
|
Dhalsim | |
| 7th | David Sirlin
|
Sirlin | Unknown |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenji Obata
|
KO | Yun |
| 2nd | Daigo Umehara
|
The Beast | Ken |
| 3rd | Keisuke Imai
|
KSK | Alex |
| 4th | Tetsuya Inoue
|
Ino | Yun/Makoto |
| 5th | Ricky Ortiz
|
Hel-o Kit-e | Chun-Li |
| 5th | Hsien Chang
|
Ken | |
| 7th | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| 7th | Mark Royogski
|
Mopreme | Ken/Chun-Li |
Evo 2004
Date: July 29-August 1, 2004
Location: Pomona, California
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daigo Umehara
|
The Beast | O. Sagat/Ryu/Balrog |
| 2nd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | O. Sagat/Guile |
| 3rd | Kuni Funada
|
Zangief | |
| 4th | Justin Wong
|
JWonggg | O. Sagat/Chun-Li |
| 5th | Wes Truelson
|
Ken/Balrog | |
| 5th | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ryu/O. Sagat |
| 7th | Jesse Howard
|
Ryu | |
| 7th | Seth Killian
|
s-kill | Unknown |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kenji Obata
|
KO | Yun |
| 2nd | Daigo Umehara
|
The Beast | Ken |
| 3rd | Justin Wong
|
JWonggg | Chun-Li |
| 4th | Toru Hashimoto
|
Raoh | Chun-Li |
| 5th | Keisuke Imai
|
KSK | Alex |
| 5th | Katsuhisa Ohta
|
Kokujin | Dudley |
| 7th | Hsien Chang
|
Ken | |
| 7th | Mike Watson
|
Watts | Ken |
Evo 2005
Date: August 12-14, 2005
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Unknown
|
Gian | Dhalsim |
| 2nd | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| 3rd | Hajime Taniguchi
|
Tokido | Chun-Li |
| 4th | Phil Burnell
|
DSP | Dee Jay/Vega |
| 5th | Campbell Tran
|
Buktooth | Chun-Li |
| 5th | Nicholas Inabnit
|
NKI | Chun-Li |
| 7th | Peter Hinh
|
illshill | E. Honda |
| 7th | Jason Cole
|
AfroCole | Dhalsim |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| 2nd | Justin Wong
|
JWonggg | Chun-Li |
| 3rd | Yoshihiko Togawa
|
Nitto | Yun |
| 4th | Tatsuya Makino
|
Mester | Yun |
| 5th | Ricky Ortiz
|
Hel-o Kit-e | Chun-Li/Ken |
| 5th | Katsuhisa Ohta
|
Kokujin | Dudley |
| 7th | Joe Egami
|
MOV | Chun-Li |
| 7th | Ryota Fukumoto
|
RF | Chun-Li |
| Team Japan | Team USA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Alias | Name | Alias |
| Shinya Ohnuki | Nuki | Mike Watson | Watts |
| Katsuhisa Ohta | Kokujin | Justin Wong | Jwonggg |
| Yoshihiko Togawa | Nitto | Hsien Chang | |
| Tatsuya Makino | Mester | Ken Inoue | Sextaro |
| Joe Egami | MOV | Ricky Ortiz | Hel-o Kit-e |
| Wins: 20 | Wins: 5 | ||
| Winner: Team Japan | |||
Evo 2006
Date: August 18-20, 2006
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Wolfe
|
ST-Dhalsim/CE-M. Bison | |
| 2nd | Jason Nelson
|
CE-Ryu/CE-M. Bison/CE-Sagat | |
| 3rd | Hajime Taniguchi
|
Tokido | CE-M. Bison |
| 4th | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | CE-Sagat/ST-Ryu |
| 5th | Graham Wolfe
|
CE-Vega/ST-Vega/ST-Balrog | |
| 5th | Daigo Umehara
|
The Beast | ST-Ryu |
| 7th | Jason Nguyen
|
AfroLegends | ST-Dee Jay/ST-Balrog |
| 7th | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | HF-Ryu |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yoshihiko Togawa
|
Nitto | Yun |
| 2nd | Issei Suzuki
|
Yun | |
| 3rd | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| 4th | Tatsuya Makino
|
Mester | Yun |
| 5th | Hajime Taniguchi
|
Tokido | Chun-Li/Urien |
| 5th | Michael Fauson
|
Pyrolee | Yun |
| 7th | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ken |
| 7th | Amir Amirsaleh
|
Chun-Li | |
Evo 2007
Date: August 24-26, 2007
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hajime Taniguchi
|
Tokido | Vega |
| 2nd | John Choi
|
ChoiBoy | Ryu/O. Sagat |
| 3rd | Graham Wolfe
|
Balrog/Vega | |
| 4th | Jason Nguyen
|
AfroLegends | Dee Jay/Balrog |
| 5th | David Sirlin
|
Sirlin | M. Bison/Vega/Honda |
| 5th | Nicholas Inabnit
|
NKI | Chun-Li |
| 7th | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ryu |
| 7th | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| Place | Player | Alias | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shinya Ohnuki
|
Nuki | Chun-Li |
| 2nd | Hajime Tanguchi
|
Tokido | Chun-Li |
| 3rd | Alex Valle
|
CaliPower | Ken/Ryu |
| 4th | Mike Wakefield
|
Makoto | |
| 5th | David Hem
|
asianhitler | Necro |
| 5th | Ryan Harvey
|
Fubarduck | Chun-Li |
| 7th | Ed Ma
|
Ken | |
| 7th | Ricky Ortiz
|
Hel-o Kit-e | Chun-Li |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 http://www.usgamer.net/articles/a-fight-for-the-agesthe-history-of-evo
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 http://kotaku.com/5054856/fighting-to-play-the-history-of-the-longest-lived-fighting-game-tournament-in-the-world
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://evo.shoryuken.com/f-a-q/
- ↑ http://evo.shoryuken.com/tournament-format/
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 kuroppi.com - EVOLUTION CHAMPIONSHIP Results. Retrieved on 2014-07-14.