Tournament:EVO 2016
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| EVO 2016 | |
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| Dates | July 15-17, 2016 |
| Venue | Las Vegas Convention Center & Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| Address/City | 3150 Paradise Rd 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, Nevada 
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| Entry fees | Melee singles: $10 Smash Wii U singles: $10 |
| Results | |
Evolution 2016, or simply EVO 2016, is the upcoming 15th edition of the Evolution Championship Series, a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is scheduled to take place in July on Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th at the Las Vegas Convention Center, then at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to host finals.
It was announced on January 26th, 2016 by EVO's tournament director, Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar, that both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U would be featured as official games on the EVO 2016 game lineup.[1][2] EVO 2016 is set to be the largest ever tournament for both games, surpassing the records set by its predecessor.[3]
Official Game Lineup
| Finals | Game | Entrants | Pot Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Street Fighter V | 5,065 | $100,650 |
| Sunday | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2,350 | $23,500 |
| Sunday | Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator | 903 | $9,030 |
| Sunday | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 770 | $7,700 |
| Sunday | Mortal Kombat XL | 707 | $57,070 |
| Saturday | Killer Instinct | 540 | $20,400 |
| Saturday | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2,637 | $26,370 |
| Saturday | Pokkén Tournament | 1,165 | $21,650 |
| Friday | Tekken 7: Fated Retribution | 543 | $5,430 |
Ruleset
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Items are set to off and none. Pause disabled
- 4 stocks and 8 minute time limit.
- 2/3 games; 3/5 for Winner's, Loser's, and Grand Finals
- Wobbling is allowed. The freeze glitch and infinite stalling are banned however.
- First stage is decided by banning from the Starter Stages in P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
- Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.
- 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.
- Dave's Stupid Rule: A player cannot counterpick the last stage he/she won on unless mutually agreed to by both players.
Stage list
| Starter | Counterpick |
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| Battlefield | Pokémon Stadium |
| Dream Land | |
| Final Destination | |
| Fountain of Dreams | |
| Yoshi's Story |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Items are set to off and none. Pause and Handicap are disabled. Damage Ratio is 1.0.
- 2 stocks and 6 minute time limit.
- 2/3 games; 3/5 for Winner's, Loser's, and Grand Finals
- Customs and Equipment are turned off.
- Mii Fighters are legal (1-1-1-1 Default Miis only). Amiibo however are banned.
- All Omega stages are banned.
- First stage is decided by (Rock-Paper-Scissors) best of 1. Winner strikes, then loser strikes twice, then winner. (P1-P2-P2-P1)
- Following stages decided by winner banning one stage 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.
- Maximum allowed time between games is 60 seconds. Any player violating this rule will be issued a loss.
- Dave's Stupid Rule: A player cannot counterpick the last stage he/she won on unless mutually agreed to by both players.
- You may not play on a stage that is not on the available stages list. This will result in a double disqualification.
- Sudden Death with a tied percentage/stock count will NOT determine the outcome of a tied game. A playoff match with 1 stock/2 minutes will determine the winner.
- There will be no loading anything on to the tournament consoles.
Stage list
| Starter | Counterpick |
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| Battlefield (Miiverse) | Dream Land 64 |
| Final Destination | Duck Hunt |
| Lylat Cruise | |
| Smashville | |
| Town and City |
Results
Pending
Trivia
- Ken, who won the first Melee tournament at EVO World 2007, was invited as a guest during the EVO 2016 lineup announcement to comment on Melee's history at EVO.
- This is the 1st time in SSBM and SSB4 history that there are over 2,000 entrants in a tournament. Apex 2015 was the largest for Melee and EVO 2015 was the largest for Smash 4.
- PPMD was registered to enter Melee, but has dropped out due to his health
External Links
References
| EVO | |
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| World Championships | EVO World 2007 · EVO 2008 · EVO 2009 · EVO 2013 · EVO 2014 · EVO 2015 · EVO 2016 · EVO 2017 · EVO 2018 · EVO 2019 |
| EVO 2007 circuit | EVO South · EVO East · EVO North · EVO West |
| EVO Japan | EVO Japan 2018 · EVO Japan 2020 |
