Tournament:EVO 2015

EVO 2015
Dates	July 17th-19th, 2015
Venue	Bally's/Paris Hotel and Casino
Address/City	3655 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	3,280
Results
winners	Armada 1v1  PewPewU &  SFAT 2v2
winners	iPunchKidsz
winners	ZeRo

The Evolution Championship Series 2015, or simply EVO 2015, is an upcoming fighting game tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada, scheduled to take place on July 17th to 19th, 2015 at the Bally's Las Vegas / Paris Las Vegas Casino. Notably, EVO 2015 will include two Smash games, with the return of Super Smash Bros. Melee alongside Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, after continued interest in the game was noted by the staff following EVO 2014.

EVO 2015 allowed custom special moves in smash 4 by utilizing the Official Custom Moveset Project, while several of the game's DLC characters, Lucas, Roy, and Ryu, were not allowed due to how soon before the tournament they became available.

On July 1st, 2015, Joey Cuellar, EVO's tournament director, revealed the final registration numbers for this year's tournament, confirming EVO 2015 as the largest Smash tournament to date, with 1,926 entrants for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 1,869 for Super Smash Bros. Melee, breaking the previous record for both games set by Apex 2015. Contrary to popular belief that a large number of players would be entering both games, Cuellar confirmed on Twitter that of the 3,280 unique Smash players, only 516 entered both games, amounting for a 16% overlap.

Official Game Lineup

• Ultra Street Fighter IV
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Mortal Kombat X
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Guilty Gear Xrd
• Killer Instinct
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
• Tekken 7

Results

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(1,869 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Armada		$11,214
2nd	Hungrybox		$3,738
3rd	PPMD		$1,869
4th	Plup		$747.60
5th	Mango		$373.80
5th	Leffen		$373.80
7th	ChuDat		$186.90
7th	Axe		$186.90
9th	Ice		-
9th	PewPewU		-
9th	HugS		-
9th	DruggedFox		-
13th	Ken		-
13th	Lucky		-
13th	Westballz		-
13th	Duck		-
17th	Fly Amanita		-
17th	Santiago		-
17th	SFAT		-
17th	Hax		-
17th	Silent Wolf		-
17th	Javi		-
17th	S2J		-
17th	MacD		-
25th	Reno		-
25th	Shroomed		-
25th	DJ Nintendo		-
25th	aMSa		-
25th	Laudandus		-
25th	Darkrain		-
25th	Zanguzen		-
25th	Eddy Mexico		-

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(1,926 entrants)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ZeRo		$11,556
2nd	Mr. R		$3,852
3rd	Nairo		$1,926
4th	Abadango		$770.40
5th	Dabuz		$385.20
5th	Ally		$385.20
7th	ESAM		$192.60
7th	FOW		$192.60
9th	Larry Lurr		-
9th	RAIN		-
9th	SS		-
9th	StaticManny		-
13th	False		-
13th	Dapuffster		-
13th	Regi		-
13th	Mocha		-
17th	8BitMan		-
17th	John Numbers		-
17th	Tyrant		-
17th	MJG		-
17th	Angel Cortes		-
17th	Bloodcross		-
17th	CaptAwesum		-
17th	MVD		-
25th	Trevonte		-
25th	Shaky		-
25th	Salem		-
25th	Mr. ConCon		-
25th	falln		-
25th	Vinnie		-
25th	Christian Rendon		-
25th	Tweek		-

Side events

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(82 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	PewPewU		SFAT
2nd	Armada		Ice
3rd	Hungrybox		Plup
4th	Frootloop		Darkatma
5th	Chillin		Azen
5th	Axe		Medz
7th	Swedish Delight		Nintendude
7th	Kage		Bizzarro Flame
9th	Shroomed		Alan
9th	Mango		Lucky
9th	Kalamazhu		dizzkidboogie
9th	Darkrain		Dart!
13th	Cyrain		Milkman
13th	Tafokints		Redd
13th	Duck		Prince Abu
13th	Flow		s0ft

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(96 teams)
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
—	FOW		MJG		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Nairo		Shaky		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Nakat		False		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Vinnie		Will		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	ZeRo		Anti		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Aerolink		iiGGy		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Mr. R		Ally		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	John Numbers		CaptAwesum		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Ito		Forbidden_Arikie		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Nyanko		Nietono		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	aMSa		Mr.II		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	ZFLY		Matt Hazard		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Xzax		6WX		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Z		Lycan		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	SS		K9		$265 ($132.50 each)
—	Hino		Kinzer		$265 ($132.50 each)

Project M

Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	iPunchKidsz
2nd	BladeWise
3rd	MrLz
4th	Lucky
5th	KiraFlax
5th	lloD
7th	Alphicans
7th	Seagull Joe

SSB4 East Coast vs. West Coast crew battle

EC Player	Character	Stocks Taken	WC Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Nakat		8	Larry Lurr		1
Jtails		5	Xzax		1
Shaky		3	VoiD		2
Dabuz		2	Tyrant		1
Vinnie		2	AeroLink		2
Ally		3	FOW		4
False		1	ZeRo		5
Nairo		-	Mr. ConCon		2
Total		24	Total		18

Trivia

• This is the 14th edition of the EVO tournament series and the 5th to feature a Smash game on the official lineup.
• This is the first time two Smash games are featured at an EVO tournament.
• Nintendo of America marketing manager and translator Bill Trinen registered to participate in the SSB4 tournament, under the tag "Th | trintroll", with the "Th" crew tag apparently standing for Treehouse. However, due to the passing of Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, Trinen changed his plans and did not attend, as EVO was on the same day as Iwata's funeral.
• MadCatz will once again be giving gold FightSticks for EVO winners this year. The top 3 of each official EVO game, including both Smash games, will be recieving one.

External links

• Official website
• List of available custom move combinations