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EVO 2019
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Dates August 2nd-4th, 2019
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center
Address/City 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Attendance 3,534
Results
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Mexico MkLeo

Evolution 2019, or simply EVO 2019, was the 18th edition of the Evolution Championship Series, a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. EVO 2019 took place on August 2nd to 4th, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. It was announced on February 26th, by EVO's tournament director Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar, that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would make its debut as an official game on the EVO 2019 game lineup. While it was confirmed to replace Smash Wii U if it released in time in 2018, this was the first EVO for Ultimate post-release. Notably, for the first time since EVO 2012, Super Smash Bros. Melee was not revealed to be in the lineup—although Melee was still present as a side event on August 3rd—making EVO 2019 the first one since 2014 to feature only one Smash game at EVO instead of two. Ultimate ran on version 3.1.0, rather than running on 4.0.0 with Hero, due to the update being released after the cutoff date for patches and being a few days before the tournament.

It is currently the largest in person Smash tournament of all time, with 3,534 entrants signed up for Ultimate.

Official Game Lineup

Finals Game Entrants Pot Size
Sunday Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3,534 $35,340
Sunday Tekken 7 1,899 $23,989
Sunday Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition 1,951 $69,510
Sunday BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 646 $6,460
Saturday Mortal Kombat 11 1,576 $30,670
Saturday Samurai Shodown 1,729 $47,290
Saturday Dragon Ball FighterZ 1,200 $12,000
Saturday Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] 1,157 $11,570
Friday Soulcalibur VI 746 $7,460

Results

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles

(3,534 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings[1]
1st Mexico MkLeo Joker (SSBU) $21,204.00
2nd USA Tweek Pokemon Trainer (SSBU) $7,068.00
3rd France Glutonny Wario (SSBU) $3,534.00
4th USA Samsora Peach (SSBU) $1,413.60
5th Japan Raito Duck Hunt (SSBU) $706.80
5th Japan ProtoBanham Lucina (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU) $706.80
7th Japan Zackray Wolf (SSBU) $353.40
7th USA Light Fox (SSBU) $353.40
9th Japan Abadango Wario (SSBU)
9th Japan Kameme Mega Man (SSBU)
9th Japan Nietono Wario (SSBU)
9th USA Dabuz Olimar (SSBU)
13th USA ScAtt Mega Man (SSBU)Snake (SSBU)
13th Netherlands Mr.R Chrom (SSBU)Snake (SSBU)
13th Japan Shuton Olimar (SSBU)
13th USA Marss Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)
17th Japan Shogun Snake (SSBU)
17th USA Pandarian Pokemon Trainer (SSBU)
17th Japan HIKARU Pokemon Trainer (SSBU)
17th USA WaDi R.O.B. (SSBU)
17th USA Elegant Luigi (SSBU)
17th USA Nairo Palutena (SSBU)
17th USA Plup Mega Man (SSBU)
17th Mexico Maister Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)
25th USA Vintendo Duck Hunt (SSBU)
25th USA ESAM Pikachu (SSBU)
25th Japan Rotsuku Yoshi (SSBU)
25th Japan Seven Falco (SSBU)
25th USA Sinji Pac-Man (SSBU)
25th USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Roy (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)
25th USA Myran Olimar (SSBU)
25th Japan kept Villager (SSBU)Isabelle (SSBU)
33rd USA CaptainZack Bayonetta (SSBU)
33rd Japan ZAKI King Dedede (SSBU)
33rd USA Skilly Villager (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
33rd Japan Masashi Cloud (SSBU)
33rd USA Salem Snake (SSBU)Shulk (SSBU)
33rd USA Cyro Roy (SSBU)
33rd USA Dragoomba R.O.B. (SSBU)
33rd USA Zenyou Mario (SSBU)
33rd Japan Mao Lucina (SSBU)
33rd USA Puppeh Pokemon Trainer (SSBU)
33rd USA MastaMario Mario (SSBU)
33rd Japan Lea Greninja (SSBU)
33rd Japan Eim Joker (SSBU)
33rd Mexico Chag Inkling (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
33rd Japan Kome Shulk (SSBU)
33rd Mexico Sparg0 Cloud (SSBU)
49th Japan Atelier Wolf (SSBU)
49th France Flow Roy (SSBU)
49th Japan Etsuji Lucina (SSBU)
49th Netherlands iStudying Greninja (SSBU)
49th USA AC Snake (SSBU)
49th USA Prodigy Mario (SSBU)
49th USA Wizzrobe Wolf (SSBU)
49th USA VoiD Wolf (SSBU)Pikachu (SSBU)
49th USA Lui$ Fox (SSBU)Dr. Mario (SSBU)
49th USA Larry Lurr Wolf (SSBU)Falco (SSBU)
49th Japan Gackt Ness (SSBU)
49th Canada Jw Greninja (SSBU)
49th USA Mew2King Bowser (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
49th USA Seth Yoshi (SSBU)
49th Mexico Javi Lucina (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)
49th Japan Umeki Daisy (SSBU)
65th USA Seagull Joe Palutena (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)
65th France Ogey Wolf (SSBU)Captain Falcon (SSBU)
65th USA 8BitMan ROB (SSBU)
65th USA CORONA17 Chrom (SSBU)Wario (SSBU)Bowser (SSBU)
65th USA Cosmos Inkling (SSBU)
65th USA Dark Wizzy Mario (SSBU)
65th USA Mada Pikachu (SSBU)
65th USA Frawg Bayonetta (SSBU)
65th USA YMCA Donkey Kong (SSBU)
65th USA FOW Ness (SSBU)
65th USA Biddy Young Link (SSBU)
65th USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU)
65th Japan YOC Cloud (SSBU)
65th USA Awestin Ness (SSBU)
65th France PEW Ness (SSBU)
65th USA varun Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU)
65th USA SexyBeast420 Ness (SSBU)
65th Japan RAIN Wolf (SSBU)
65th USA sm0ke Pokemon Trainer (SSBU)
65th USA Nicko Shulk (SSBU)Captain Falcon (SSBU)
65th Japan Logix Ike (SSBU)
65th USA SoulArts Shulk (SSBU)
65th USA ANTi Mario (SSBU)
65th USA RFang Pichu (SSBU)
65th Japan huto Mario (SSBU)
65th USA NAKAT Pichu (SSBU)
65th USA falln Robin (SSBU)
65th Japan T Link (SSBU)
65th Mexico Stronghold Mario (SSBU)
65th USA Phantom Palutena (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
65th USA ZD Fox (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)
65th USA MVD Snake (SSBU)
97th Canada BreaD Palutena (SSBU)
97th USA Lima Bayonetta (SSBU)
97th Japan takera Ken (SSBU)
97th USA Z Pikachu (SSBU)
97th USA MrConCon Luigi (SSBU)
97th USA Heeew Richter (SSBU)
97th USA SS Rose Bayonetta (SSBU)
97th USA Diamond D. Joker (SSBU)
97th USA Cheeks Cloud (SSBU)
97th Australia DD Wario (SSBU)
97th Japan crow Fox (SSBU)
97th USA Wisdom Duck Hunt (SSBU)
97th Puerto Rico EKING Pac-Man (SSBU)
97th USA Duwang Mario (SSBU)
97th USA Brosinex Ken (SSBU)
97th USA Charliedaking Wolf (SSBU)
97th USA Ozone Duck Hunt (SSBU)
97th USA Widget Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)
97th USA Mr.Newport Little Mac (SSBU)
97th USA Shoe Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)
97th USA Thirsty Palutena (SSBU)Simon (SSBU)
97th USA Death Arcana Toon Link (SSBU)
97th USA Osiris Snake (SSBU)
97th Dominican Republic 0mart Snake (SSBU)
97th USA LightningCam Diddy Kong (SSBU)
97th USA Denti Pokemon Trainer (SSBU)
97th USA Razo Daisy (SSBU)
97th USA Zace Pikachu (SSBU)
97th USA Rickles Ganondorf (SSBU)
97th USA Phoenix Sonic (SSBU)Greninja (SSBU)
97th USA BassMage Jigglypuff (SSBU)
97th USA Konga Donkey Kong (SSBU)

Side Events

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(111 entrants)
Top 4 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
2nd USA ChuDat Ice Climbers (SSBM)
3rd USA Bungwipe Fox (SSBM)
4th USA dansdaman Sheik (SSBM)
5th USA Zhea Captain Falcon (SSBM)
5th USA Cleps Fox (SSBM)
7th USA SK92 Falco (SSBM)
7th USA Nainsoo Peach (SSBM)
9th USA Andymosity Samus (SSBM)
9th USA RAFADIL
9th USA Bacon Falco (SSBM)
9th USA Woodchipdust Marth (SSBM)

Trivia

  • MkLeo won the largest cash prize for an Ultimate tournament at $21,204 until it was surpassed by Tweek making $47,739.60 at Smash Ultimate Summit 3.
  • MkLeo was congratulated by series director Masahiro Sakurai for his victory.[2] Sakurai thanked the participants for a good show, and watched some parts of the tournament, but missed the Grand Finals due to a meeting.
  • Due to flight issues, LeoN was unable to attend the tournament, where he was seeded to eventually face MkLeo. In what was dubbed by some as the "Bowser curse", none of the Bowser players that had their matches shown on the official EVO Twitch stream won their sets.
  • Raito is the only returning player from EVO 2018 that placed Top 8 in the singles tournaments for both Smash 4 and Smash Ultimate.
    • Coincidentally, this is also the second year in a row Dabuz placed just outside of Top 8 and got 9th for both games.
  • As there was only one official EVO stream for the Ultimate tournament, players like Hungrybox and ZeRo went out of their way to provide the results of numerous off-stream sets via Twitter and Twitch, respectively. This led to praise from the community for their efforts.
  • After Mr.R lost to ProtoBanham, he pointed out that Proto had been looking at his phone in the middle of the set and asked if there was a ruling on it (due to the possibility of mid-set coaching, though Proto was apparently looking up kill combos for Inkling). After asking Bear (who helped direct the tournament), Bear told him that there was no such ruling and that the set was legitimate. Although some accused him of being a sore loser, he later confirmed on Twitter that he had no intention of replaying the set and was surprised that no such measure was put in place beforehand.[3]
  • Despite having kidney stones, which required him to miss Super Smash Con 2019 later on, ProtoBanham was able to place 5th at the tournament.
  • With Mew2King and his Smash protégé Wizzrobe both placing 49th, Plup was the highest-placing player in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles that is otherwise known for being a professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player, placing 17th.
  • This tournament marks the worst placement for a number of players in an Ultimate tournament:
    • Cosmos, MVD, T, and ZD with a placement of 65th.
    • Lima with a placement of 97th.
      • Also overtakes Ally (who placed 49th at EVO 2017) for the worst placement for a previous EVO winner in both Smash 4 and Ultimate.
    • Fatality and Mr E with a placement of 129th.
  • Viewership of the tournament peaked at over 279,000 concurrent viewers across all streams, making it not only the most viewed Super Smash Bros. tournament in history, but also the most viewed EVO game of all time.
  • The VOD for Ultimate's Grand Finals has over two million views on YouTube. It is the most viewed video out of all of VGBootCamp's channels. It also has the most views for an Ultimate tournament set, and is the first one to reach two million views on YouTube.

External links

References

  1. ^ EVO 2019 (SSBU) payouts.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1158246845358850050
  3. ^ Mr.R confirms that Bear told him looking at one's phone in the middle of a set is allowed at EVO.


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