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The '''Evolution Championship Series''', or simply '''EVO''', is a fighting game [[tournament]] series held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament, first held in 1996 as '''Battle by the Bay''', is organized and directed by Tom "inkblot" Cannon, Tony "Ponder" Cannon and Joey "MrWizard" Cuellar, founders of fighting game website Shoryuken.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://evo.shoryuken.com/f-a-q/ |title= Evolution Championship Series F.A.Q. |publisher=Evolution Championship Series official website |accessdate=2015-06-22}}</ref> EVO is widely recognized as the premier event for fighting games and the largest fighting game tournament in the world. As of [[EVO 2019]], the tournament series holds the record for [[List of largest Smash tournaments|the largest Smash tournament to date]], with 3,522 players entering ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
 
The '''Evolution Championship Series''', or simply '''EVO''', is a fighting game [[tournament]] series held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament, first held in 1996 as '''Battle by the Bay''', is organized and directed by Tom "inkblot" Cannon and Tony "Ponder" Cannon, (and formerly Joey "{{Sm|Mr. Wizard}}" Cuellar), founders of fighting game website Shoryuken.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://evo.shoryuken.com/f-a-q/ |title= Evolution Championship Series F.A.Q. |publisher=Evolution Championship Series official website |accessdate=2015-06-22}}</ref> EVO is widely recognized as the premier event for fighting games and the largest fighting game tournament in the world. As of [[EVO 2019]], the tournament series holds the record for [[List of largest Smash tournaments|the largest Smash tournament to date]], with 3,522 players entering ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
==History==
==History==
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Following EVO 2009, no ''Smash'' was featured at EVO again until [[EVO 2013]], when a campaign to choose the 8th game on the official lineup was announced. Through a donation drive for breast cancer research, the game community that donated the most money to the drive would have their game featured as an official game at EVO 2013. With intense support from the ''Smash'' community and a coordinated final push from the [[Melee It On Me]] crew, ''Melee'' eventually won the 8th spot after more than $94,000 were raised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2013/01/08/evo-2013-details-game-lineup-get-your-game-to-evo-and-road-to-evo-events/ |title=Evo 2013 Details! Game Lineup, Get Your Game to Evo, and Road to Evo Events |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2013/02/01/fighting-game-fans-raise-over-225000-for-breast-cancer-research-smash-wins/ |title=Fighting Game Fans Raise over $225,000 for Breast Cancer Research. Smash Wins! |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/feb/01/super-smash-bros-melee-unoficial-winner-evolution-2013-donation-drive/ |title=Super Smash Bros. Melee official winner of the Evolution 2013 donation drive |publisher=Eventhubs.com |accessdate=2015-08-09}}</ref>  
Following EVO 2009, no ''Smash'' was featured at EVO again until [[EVO 2013]], when a campaign to choose the 8th game on the official lineup was announced. Through a donation drive for breast cancer research, the game community that donated the most money to the drive would have their game featured as an official game at EVO 2013. With intense support from the ''Smash'' community and a coordinated final push from the [[Melee It On Me]] crew, ''Melee'' eventually won the 8th spot after more than $94,000 were raised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2013/01/08/evo-2013-details-game-lineup-get-your-game-to-evo-and-road-to-evo-events/ |title=Evo 2013 Details! Game Lineup, Get Your Game to Evo, and Road to Evo Events |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2013/02/01/fighting-game-fans-raise-over-225000-for-breast-cancer-research-smash-wins/ |title=Fighting Game Fans Raise over $225,000 for Breast Cancer Research. Smash Wins! |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/feb/01/super-smash-bros-melee-unoficial-winner-evolution-2013-donation-drive/ |title=Super Smash Bros. Melee official winner of the Evolution 2013 donation drive |publisher=Eventhubs.com |accessdate=2015-08-09}}</ref>  


Just three days before EVO 2013, on July 9th, the organization received notification from Nintendo's legal department informing that EVO would not be allowed to live stream the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' tournament, while also trying to shut down the tournament entirely.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/11/4513294/nintendo-were-trying-to-shut-down-evo-not-just-super-smash-bros-melee |title=Nintendo wanted to shut down Super Smash Bros. Melee Evo event, not just stream |publisher=Polygon.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://smashboards.com/threads/evo-2013-stream-cance-is-back.338406/ |title=Evo 2013 Stream Cance--IS BACK |publisher=Smashboards forums |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> After a widespread backlash from the community, through social media and official channels, the decision to impede the live stream ''Melee'' was retracted, allowing EVO to follow its original schedule for all games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-of-america-allow-super-smash-bros-melee-to-be-streamed-at-evo-2013-2#share |title=Allow Super Smash Bros. Melee to be streamed at EVO 2013 |publisher=Changw.org |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2013/07/09/changes-to-evo-2013-smash-schedule/ |title=Update: Smash is Back!! Changes to Evo 2013 Smash Schedule |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> With 709 players, EVO 2013 went on to be the largest ''Smash'' tournament of 2013, breaking the record for largest ''Smash'' tournament to date while still ranked as one the largest of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/jul/01/evo-2013-confirmed-largest-super-smash-bros-tournament-date-nearly-700-participants/ |title=EVO 2013 confirmed as largest Super Smash Bros. tournament to date, nearly 700 participants |publisher=Eventhubs.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref>
Just three days before EVO 2013, on July 9th, the organization received notification from Nintendo's legal department informing that EVO would not be allowed to live stream the ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' tournament, while also trying to shut down the tournament entirely.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/11/4513294/nintendo-were-trying-to-shut-down-evo-not-just-super-smash-bros-melee |title=Nintendo wanted to shut down Super Smash Bros. Melee Evo event, not just stream |publisher=Polygon.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://smashboards.com/threads/evo-2013-stream-cance-is-back.338406/ |title=Evo 2013 Stream Cance--IS BACK |publisher=Smashboards forums |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> After a widespread backlash from the community, through social media and official channels, the decision to impede the live stream ''Melee'' was retracted, allowing EVO to follow its original schedule for all games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-of-america-allow-super-smash-bros-melee-to-be-streamed-at-evo-2013-2#share |title=Allow Super Smash Bros. Melee to be streamed at EVO 2013 |publisher=Changw.org |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2013/07/09/changes-to-evo-2013-smash-schedule/ |title=Update: Smash is Back!! Changes to Evo 2013 Smash Schedule |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> With 709 players, EVO 2013 went on to be the largest ''Smash'' tournament of 2013, breaking the record for largest ''Smash'' tournament to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/jul/01/evo-2013-confirmed-largest-super-smash-bros-tournament-date-nearly-700-participants/ |title=EVO 2013 confirmed as largest Super Smash Bros. tournament to date, nearly 700 participants |publisher=Eventhubs.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> It also had twice the players as the previous largest ''Melee'' tournament, {{Trn|Pound 4}}.


The following year, ''Melee'' was already been considered in for EVO 2014, but after the official lineup announcement, the staff informed that ''Melee'''s status at the tournament was currently uncertain, with an official statement from Nintendo saying "''While we are engaged in preliminary discussions with Evo about their upcoming event in July, the potential role of any Nintendo software at this event is undetermined at this time''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2014/02/06/evo-2014-lineup-revealed/ |title=Evo 2014 Lineup Revealed! Ultra Street Fighter IV, Killer Instinct, BlazBlue: Chronophantasma, and More |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> The game wasn't officially added to the lineup until March, when an agreement was reached with the event staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2014/03/12/super-smash-bros-melee-joins-the-evo-2014-roster/|title=Super Smash Bros. Melee Joins the Evo 2014 Roster! |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> Nintendo was then added as one of EVO 2014 sponsors and eventually displayed a video message from Nintendo of America president and CEO, Reggie Fils-Aimé, at the tournament stage right before Top 8, congratulating all competitors and continuous support for the ''Smash'' series, while also promoting the upcoming ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwobfEp1bPc |title=Reggie's speech to the smash community at Evo 2014 |publisher=YouTube.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> EVO 2014 established a new record for tournament attendance, with 970 players, becoming the largest smash tournament of 2014 and the largest overall at the time, until [[Apex 2015]].
The following year, ''Melee'' was already been considered in for EVO 2014, but after the official lineup announcement, the staff informed that ''Melee'''s status at the tournament was currently uncertain, with an official statement from Nintendo saying "''While we are engaged in preliminary discussions with Evo about their upcoming event in July, the potential role of any Nintendo software at this event is undetermined at this time''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2014/02/06/evo-2014-lineup-revealed/ |title=Evo 2014 Lineup Revealed! Ultra Street Fighter IV, Killer Instinct, BlazBlue: Chronophantasma, and More |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> The game wasn't officially added to the lineup until March, when an agreement was reached with the event staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shoryuken.com/2014/03/12/super-smash-bros-melee-joins-the-evo-2014-roster/|title=Super Smash Bros. Melee Joins the Evo 2014 Roster! |publisher=Shoryuken.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> Nintendo was then added as one of EVO 2014 sponsors and eventually displayed a video message from Nintendo of America president and CEO, Reggie Fils-Aimé, at the tournament stage right before Top 8, congratulating all competitors and continuous support for the ''Smash'' series, while also promoting the upcoming ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwobfEp1bPc |title=Reggie's speech to the smash community at Evo 2014 |publisher=YouTube.com |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> EVO 2014 established a new record for tournament attendance, with 970 players, becoming the largest smash tournament of 2014 and the largest overall at the time, until [[Apex 2015]].
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{{main|EVO 2015|EVO 2016|EVO 2017|EVO 2018}}
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With {{forwiiu}} released at the end of 2014, speculation started to arise whether or not EVO would feature both ''Melee'' and the new game, or favors the new game in the franchise, as in 2008 with ''Brawl'''s release. But on January 20th, 2015, Mr Wizard confirmed that both ''Melee'' and the newly released ''Smash 4'' would be featured on the lineup, citing the noted "continued interest in ''Melee''" with [[Apex 2015]] record numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjiscOndons&feature=youtu.be&t=35m51s |title=Evolution 2015 Games Reveal |publisher=Twitch |accessdate=2016-05-04}}</ref>
With {{forwiiu}} released at the end of 2014, speculation started to arise whether or not EVO would feature both ''Melee'' and the new game, or favors the new game in the franchise, as in 2008 with ''Brawl'''s release. But on January 20th, 2015, {{Sm|Mr. Wizard}} confirmed that both ''Melee'' and the newly released ''Smash 4'' would be featured on the lineup, citing the noted "continued interest in ''Melee''" with [[Apex 2015]] record numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjiscOndons&feature=youtu.be&t=35m51s |title=Evolution 2015 Games Reveal |publisher=Twitch |accessdate=2016-05-04}}</ref>


EVO 2015 went on to break another record for the largest Smash tournament, with both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' nearing 2,000 entrants. Despite concerns that featuring two ''Smash'' games on the lineup would result on a large player overlap, less than 16% of the total numbers of entrants registered for both games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OneFrameLink/status/616627483320950784 |title=Smash Registration statistics |publisher=One Frame Link |accessdate=2015-07-26}}</ref> At EVO 2016, both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' broke their records for their largest tournaments, each of them breaking 2,000 entrants for the first time, and having over 4,000 unique players across both games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://evo2016.j.layershift.co.uk/match/statsPlayer |title= Player game stats |publisher= Bavo Bruylandt (aka acku80/bavobbr) |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref> EVO 2016 still holds the record for the largest tournament for both of their games, and the ''Smash 4'' tournament held the record for the largest Smash tournament overall for three years until EVO 2019 beat it. While ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' at EVO 2017 and 2018 did not have the largest tournament of the year, they are still among the top ten largest tournaments for each game.
EVO 2015 went on to break another record for the largest Smash tournament, with both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' nearing 2,000 entrants. Despite concerns that featuring two ''Smash'' games on the lineup would result on a large player overlap, less than 16% of the total numbers of entrants registered for both games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OneFrameLink/status/616627483320950784 |title=Smash Registration statistics |publisher=One Frame Link |accessdate=2015-07-26}}</ref> At EVO 2016, both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' broke their records for their largest tournaments, each of them breaking 2,000 entrants for the first time, and having over 4,000 unique players across both games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://evo2016.j.layershift.co.uk/match/statsPlayer |title= Player game stats |publisher= Bavo Bruylandt (aka acku80/bavobbr) |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref> EVO 2016 still holds the record for the largest tournament for both of their games, and the ''Smash 4'' tournament held the record for the largest Smash tournament overall for three years until EVO 2019 beat it. While ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'' at EVO 2017 and 2018 did not have the largest tournament of the year, they are still among the top ten largest tournaments for each game.


===2019-present: ''Ultimate'' and future===
===2019: ''Ultimate''===
{{main|EVO 2019|EVO 2020}}
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''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' was announced to make its EVO debut in 2019. While confirmed to replace ''Smash 4'' if it released in time in 2018<ref>https://twitter.com/mrwiz/status/971921848945528833?s=21</ref>, this was the first EVO post-release. For the first time since EVO 2012, ''Melee'' was not revealed to be in the lineup, instead being hosted as a side event, making EVO 2019 the first one since 2014 to feature only one Smash game instead of two. ''Ultimate'' at EVO 2019 ended up becoming the largest ''Smash'' tournament of all time and the first tournament to achieve over 3,000 entrants. Not only that, it was the most popular game at EVO 2019 and was the first time a Smash game had the most entrants at EVO. It also had the highest peak viewership on Twitch for any game at EVO that year.
''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' was announced to make its EVO debut in 2019. While confirmed to replace ''Smash 4'' if it released in time in 2018, this was the first EVO post-release. For the first time since EVO 2012, ''Melee'' was not revealed to be in the lineup, instead being hosted as a side event, making EVO 2019 the first one since 2014 to feature only one Smash game instead of two. ''Ultimate'' at EVO 2019 ended up becoming the largest ''Smash'' tournament of all time and the first tournament to achieve over 3,000 entrants. Not only that, it was the most popular game at EVO 2019 and was the first time a Smash game had the most entrants at EVO. It also had the highest peak viewership on Twitch for any game at EVO that year.


''Ultimate'' was announced to return for the lineup of EVO 2020, with ''Melee'' remaining off the lineup.
===2020-2022: COVID-19 and termination===
Despite the high viewership, EVO 2019 would mark the last EVO tournament that featured ''Smash'' in its main lineup. Although ''Ultimate'' was announced to return for the lineup of EVO 2020 - with ''Melee'' remaining off the lineup - the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]] cancelled the tournament. ''Ultimate'' was cut from the lineup of EVO Online, the planned online replacement; that tournament was also cancelled entirely following [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations|allegations of sexual misconduct]] against EVO CEO Mr. Wizard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703012613/https://twitter.com/EVO/status/1278859734099963904|title=EVO Online cancellation}}</ref> The next year, EVO was once again held online, however, ''Smash'' remained off its lineup. The year after that, after being co-purchased by Sony Interactive Entertainment, EVO released a statement stating that Nintendo had chose not to continue hosting ''Smash'' tournaments with them, effectively removing it from the lineup permanently.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/EVO/status/1497662793897721860|title=EVO on ''Smash'' in 2022}}</ref>


==Champions==
==Champions==


==={{GameIcon|Melee}} ''Melee'' Winners {{GameIcon|Melee}}===
==={{GameIcon|Melee}} ''Melee'' Winners {{GameIcon|Melee}}===
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| [[EVO 2015|2015]] || Adam Lindgren || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} || {{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
| [[EVO 2015|2015]] || Adam Lindgren || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} || {{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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| [[EVO 2016|2016]] || Juan Debiedma || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} || {{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}<!--Armada only won sets with Peach at this tournament; please refrain from adding his Fox.-->
| [[EVO 2016|2016]] || Juan Debiedma || {{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}} || {{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}<!--Armada only won sets with Peach at this tournament; please refrain from adding his Fox.-->
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| [[EVO 2017|2017]] || Adam Lindgren || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Mango|USA}} || {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
| [[EVO 2017|2017]] || Adam Lindgren || {{Sm|Armada|Sweden}} || {{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Mango|USA}} || {{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}
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==={{GameIcon|Brawl}} ''Brawl'' Winners {{GameIcon|Brawl}}===
==={{GameIcon|Brawl}} ''Brawl'' Winners {{GameIcon|Brawl}}===
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==={{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} ''Smash 4'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}===
==={{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} ''Smash 4'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}===
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==={{GameIcon|SSBU}} ''Ultimate'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSBU}}===
==={{GameIcon|SSBU}} ''Ultimate'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSBU}}===
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! Year !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
! Year !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
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| [[EVO 2019|2019]] || Leonardo Lopez Perez || {{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}} || {{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Tweek|USA}} || {{Head|PokemonTrainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
| [[EVO 2019|2019]] || Leonardo Lopez Perez || {{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}} || {{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Tweek|USA}} || {{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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| [[EVO Japan 2020|Japan 2020]] || Shuto Moriya|| {{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}|| {{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Kome|Japan}} || {{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
| [[EVO Japan 2020|Japan 2020]] || Shuto Moriya|| {{Sm|Shuton|Japan}}|| {{Head|Olimar|g=SSBU|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Kome|Japan}} || {{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=16px}}
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===''Project M'' Winners <small>(side event)</small>===
===''Project M'' Winners <small>(side event)</small>===
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! Year !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
! Year !! Player !! Tag !! Character(s) !! Runner-up !! Character(s)
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| [[EVO 2014|2014]] || Gonzalo Barrios || {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} || {{Head|Pit|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Pit (PM)}} || {{Sm|ChuDat|USA}} || {{Head|Kirby|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Kirby (PM)}}
| [[EVO 2014|2014]] || Gonzalo Barrios || {{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} || {{PMHead|Pit|s=16px}} || {{Sm|ChuDat|USA}} || {{PMHead|Kirby|s=16px}}
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| [[EVO 2015|2015]] || David Vargas || {{Sm|iPunchKidsz|USA}} || {{Head|Lucario|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Lucario (PM)}} || {{Sm|Bladewise|USA}} || {{Head|Peach|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Peach (PM)}}
| [[EVO 2015|2015]] || David Vargas || {{Sm|iPunchKidsz|USA}} || {{PMHead|Lucario|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Bladewise|USA}} || {{PMHead|Peach|s=16px}}
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| [[EVO 2016|2016]] || Jonathan Sosa || {{Sm|Sosa|USA}} || {{Head|Wario|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Wario (PM)}} || {{Sm|Junebug|USA}} || {{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Diddy Kong (PM)}}{{Head|Ike|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Ike (PM)}}
| [[EVO 2016|2016]] || Jonathan Sosa || {{Sm|Sosa|USA}} || {{PMHead|Wario|s=16px}} || {{Sm|Junebug|USA}} || {{PMHead|Diddy Kong|s=16px}}{{PMHead|Ike|s=16px}}
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| [[EVO 2017|2017]] || Neil Goel || {{sm|Filthy Casual|USA}}||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Wolf (PM)}} || {{sm|lloD|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Peach (PM)}}
| [[EVO 2017|2017]] || Neil Goel || {{sm|Filthy Casual|USA}}||{{PMHead|Wolf|s=16px}} || {{sm|lloD|USA}}||{{PMHead|Peach|s=16px}}
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| [[EVO 2018|2018]] || Tyler Graves || {{sm|Fuzz|USA}}||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=PM|s=16px|l=Mewtwo (PM)}} || {{sm|Nyx|Chile}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Mr. Game & Watch (PM)}}
| [[EVO 2018|2018]] || Tyler Graves || {{sm|Fuzz|USA}}||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=PM|s=16px|l=Mewtwo (PM)}} || {{sm|Nyx|Chile}}||{{PMHead|Mr. Game & Watch|s=16px}}
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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_Championship_Series |title=Evolution Championship Series |publisher=Wikimedia |accessdate=2016-05-08}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_Championship_Series |title=Evolution Championship Series |publisher=Wikimedia |accessdate=2016-05-08}}</ref>
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**{{Sm|Ally}} of Canada winning ''Smash 4'' at EVO 2016.
**{{Sm|Ally}} of Canada winning ''Smash 4'' at EVO 2016.
**{{Sm|MkLeo}} of Mexico winning ''Ultimate'' at EVO 2019.
**{{Sm|MkLeo}} of Mexico winning ''Ultimate'' at EVO 2019.
*{{Sm|Leffen}} won ''Melee'' at EVO 2018 and ''{{iw|Wikipedia|Guilty Gear Strive}}'' at [https://www.start.gg/tournament/evo-2023/details EVO 2023], becoming the first player to win both platform and traditional fighting game titles at official EVO events.
*[[Ken]]'s [[Shippu Jinraikyaku]] [[Final Smash]] references [https://liquipedia.net/fighters/Evolution_Championship_Series/2004 EVO 2004]'s ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS5peqApgUA loser's finals] between {{s|wikipedia|Daigo Umehara}} and {{s|wikipedia|Justin Wong}}. Daigo parried every hit of Justin's [https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Hoyokusen Hoyokusen] then won the match with Shippu Jinraikyaku, which famously became known as "{{s|wikipedia|Evo Moment 37}}." Ken's Shippu Jinraikyaku references the parrying pose from ''Street Fighter III'' when activating the move, as well as having a lightning bolt effect at the beginning of the move from ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike''. In Ken's reveal trailer, he parried Little Mac's attack then followed up with Shippu Jinraikyaku.


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