Editing Tournament:EVO 2015

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EVO 2015 currently stands as the [[List of largest Smash tournaments|second largest ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' tournament to date]], with 1,926 entrants for ''Smash 4'', 1,869 entrants for ''Melee'', and 3,284 unique players across both games. Contrary to expectations that there would be a large overlap on the player base for both games, [[Joey Cuellar]], EVO's tournament director, confirmed that only 517 players entered both games, an overlap of only 16%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/616145092873596928 |title=Smash Registration statistics |publisher=Joey "MrWizard" Cuellar, EVO 2015's tournament director |accessdate=2015-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OneFrameLink/status/616627483320950784 |title=Smash Registration statistics |publisher=One Frame Link |accessdate=2015-07-26}}</ref>

|'''Sunday'''||''[[wikipedia:Street Fighter IV#Ultra Street Fighter IV|Ultra Street Fighter IV]]''||2,227||$72,270

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|'''Sunday'''||''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''||1,869||$18,690

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|'''Saturday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Killer Instinct|2013 video game}}''||397||$53,970

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|'''Saturday'''||{{forwiiu}}||1,926||$19,260

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*All pot prize values were taken from [http://www.esportsearnings.com/organizations/116-evolution-championship-series|esportsearnings.com].

*In a Best of 3 match, a player can ban 1 stage upon winning a game. In a Best of 5 match however, there are no stage bans.

*Maximum allowed time between games is 60 seconds. Any player violating this rule will be issued a loss.

====Stage list====

!Starter!!Counterpick

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|[[Fountain of Dreams]]||

|[[Yoshi's Story]]||

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*Following stages decided by winner banning two stages from all stages and then loser choosing.

*Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.

*You may not play on a stage that is not on the available stages list. This will result in a double disqualification.

*Maximum allowed time between games is 60 seconds. Any player violating this rule will be issued a loss.

====Stage list====

!Starter!!Counterpick

|{{SSB4|Battlefield}} ([[Miiverse (stage)|Miiverse]])||[[Castle Siege]]

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===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles===

(1,869 entrants)<br>[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/EVO_2015/Melee/Singles_Bracket Top 32 Bracket]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea9_nwcN37I Grand Finals]

!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings

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|49th||{{Sm|Dart!|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||

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|49th||{{Sm|Colbol|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||

[[Media:evo2k15_ssb4_top_32_winners.png|Top 32 bracket (winners' side)]]<br>

[[Media:evo2k15 ssb4_top_32_losers.png|Top 32 bracket (losers' side)]]

!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings

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|9th||{{Sm|RAIN|Japan}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|9th||{{Sm|StaticManny|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

|13th||{{Sm|Mocha|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|17th||{{Sm|John Numbers|USA}}||{{Head|Wii Fit Trainer|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

|33rd||{{Sm|6WX|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|33rd||{{Sm|Anuar|USA}}||{{Head|Wario|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|33rd||{{Sm|True Blue|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|33rd||{{Sm|RiotLettuce|USA}}||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|33rd||{{Sm|aMSa|Japan}}||{{Head|Greninja|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|33rd||{{Sm|Will|USA}}||{{Head|Donkey Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

|49th||{{Sm|Rich Brown|USA}}||{{Head|Luigi|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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|49th||{{Sm|Luisfer|El Salvador}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

|49th||{{Sm|Jtails|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||

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===Side events===

(82 teams)<br>

!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings

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(96 teams)<br>

[http://challonge.com/EVO2015Smash4Doubles Bracket]

Due to time constraints, the tournament was stopped at top 16, and all of the respective teams were paid out equally.

!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings

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|&mdash;||{{Sm|Z|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Lycan|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$265.00 ($132.50 each)

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|&mdash;||{{Sm|Hino|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Kinzer|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$265.00 ($132.50 each)

(172 entrants)<br>

[http://challonge.com/PMatEvo Bracket]

!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings

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====''Melee'' Tristate vs. MD/VA crew battle====

!Tristate Player!!Character!!Stocks Taken!!MD/VA Player!!Character!!Stocks Taken

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====Salty Suite====

The Salty Suite was run by VGBootCamp during the after hours of Saturday, and featured various money matches and other exhibition sets.

!Winner!!Character(s)!!Loser!!Character(s)!!Score!!Amount

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|{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|Leffen|Sweden}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||3-2||HTC Nexus 9 tablet

==Trivia==

**In response to Satoru Iwata's passing, a moment of silence was held before ''Smash 4''{{'}}s top 8.

*MadCatz once again gave out gold FightSticks for EVO winners this year. The top 3 of each official EVO game, including both ''Smash'' games, received one.<ref>[https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/616755929061552128]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/616756329676300288]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/616756934025195520]</ref>

*{{Sm|Plup}} humorously forgot to appear on stage to receive his medal with the rest of the top 8 players.

*{{Sm|PC Chris}} did not attend the tournament, although imposters attended in the ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' tournaments using his name.

*This tournament marks highest ever placing of a {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} main at a ''Smash 4'' national, with {{Sm|Abadango}} placing 4th.

==External links==

[[Category:2015 tournaments]]

[[Category:Nevada tournaments]]