Tournament:EVO 2008

Evolution 2008, or simply EVO 2008, was the 7th edition of the Evolution Championship Series, a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, which took place from August 8th to 10th, 2008 at the.

It was the second time EVO featured a Smash game on the official lineup, with Super Smash Bros. Brawl replacing Super Smash Bros. Melee from 2007. EVO 2008 was criticized harshly by the competitive community for its ruleset which turned on items, including the Smash Ball, and many stages that were universally banned in competitive play. won the tournament, despite not having any prior experience in competitive Smash, after defeating in Grand Finals in a victory that was widely attributed to the ruleset.

Official Game Lineup

 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl

General rules

 * Items are set to on and medium spawn.
 * 3 stocks, 2/3 games.
 * 5 minute time limit.
 * Sudden Death will not decide the outcome of the game.
 * Excessive stalling or abusing terrain to not engage the enemy is prohibited, and can be enforced by a tournament director only. This will result in a loss of the match.

Methods
Losing player can pick what method to be used after match:
 * Method A


 * First stage is Smashville
 * Winner keeps character
 * Loser can either pick stage or character
 * If loser picks stage then character is kept
 * If loser picks character then stage is kept
 * Method B


 * First stage is Smashville
 * Loser picks stage
 * Winner picks character
 * Loser picks character

Banned Stages

 * New Pork City
 * Hyrule Temple
 * WarioWare, Inc.
 * Spear Pillar
 * Flat Zone 2
 * Original Mario Brothers
 * Mushroomy Kingdom
 * 75m
 * Summit
 * Rumble Falls

Super Smash Bros. Brawl singles
(110 entrants)