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"
  • MBTL: Jing
  • MK11U: Matías "Scorpionprocs" Martínez
  • SG2E: Dominique "SonicFox" McLean
Tournament statistics
Attendance~7,500
← 2019
2023 →

Venue

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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

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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 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

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7,445 participants were at Evo 2022.

Broadcast

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As usual, the tournament was streamed on the streaming site Twitch, broadcast across multiple different streams.

Reveals

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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

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

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  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.