General
What is EVO Japan?
EVO Japan, as the name suggests, is a part of the Evolution Championship Series (EVO for short). This is the place that will gather some of the strongest players in the world for each game that's represented in the lineup, and you're about to dive into 3 full days of almost non-stop high level competitive fighting game action, coming straight from Tokyo. EVO Japan is also the first time EVO ventures outside the United States, which is a major milestone in the history of this event and this brand, in addition to being one of the biggest fighting game tournaments of the year, as well as a major step in expanding and developing the Japanese FGC.
Originally this event was supposed to happen 5 years ago, in 2013, but sadly due to Mother Nature's involvement - EVO Japan was delayed indefinitely. So for a long time the fate of this particular tournament was in question, despite the reassurance following EVO 2013 that the event would still take place. Finally, last year, during the Finals day of EVO 2017 - the Cannon brothers and Joey "MrWizard" Cuellar (the founders of EVO) have officially announced that EVO Japan is making a comeback, and will indeed happen. And so... here we are.
The EVO staff has finished making final preparations, the clock is ticking down, and with just mere hours left until the kickoff - this is a perfect time to get all the infos you might need about the tournament in one place.
Where is EVO Japan being held?
Sunshine City complex, Higashiikebukuro, Toshima district, Tokyo, Japan
When does EVO Japan take place?
From January 26th to January 28th
Game Lineups
Main Event:
Street Fighter V (2217 entrants)
Tekken 7 (1202 entrants)
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2 (1187 entrants)
Super Smash Bros. WiiU (757 entrants)
BlazBlue Central Fiction (595 entrants)
The King of Fighters XIV (542 entrants)
ARMS (327 entrants)
AnimEVO:
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite (102 entrants)
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (79 entrants)
Samurai Shodown V Special (67 entrants)
The Last Blade 2 (47 entrants)
Yatagarasu: Attack on Cataslysm (46 entrants)
Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match (44 entrants)
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel (42 entrants)
Daemon Bride Tournament (32 entrants)
Side Events:
BLADE ARCUS from Shining EX
Capcom vs SNK 2
Catherine
CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-
En-Eins Perfektewelt
Goketsuji Ichizoku: Senzo Kuyo
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
Koihime Enbu Version 2 Ryorairai
Pokken Tournament DX
Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle
SOUL CALIBUR V
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Touhou 12.3 Hisoutensoku
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Vampire Savior
Vampire Hunter
Commentary Lineup:
D1
DC
Guymam
James Chen
Jiyuna
Logansama
Majinobama
Markman
Rip
Rynge
Sajam
Skisonic
Tasty Steve
Tinshi
UltraDavid
Zerk
Zhi
EVO Japan Schedule (all times in Tokyo Local Time, GMT+9):
Main Event - Official | Unofficial by AceKingOffsuit
Friday, January 26th
09:00 - SFV, ARMS, BlazBlue, KOFXIV Round 1 Pools
15:00 - SFV, ARMS, BlazBlue, KOFXIV Round 2 Pools
16:30 - SFV, BlazBlue, KOFXIV Round 2 Pools | ARMS Semis
18:00 - SFV Round 2 Pools | BlazBlue, KOFXIV Semis | ARMS Finals
Saturday, January 27th
09:00 - SFV Round 3 Pools | Rev2, Tekken 7, Smash WiiU Round 1 Pools.
11:00 - SFV Round 3 Pools | Rev2, Tekken 7, Smash WiiU Round 1 Pools | KOFXIV Finals
14:00 - SFV Round 3 Pools | Rev2, Tekken 7, Smash WiiU Round 1 Pools | BlazBlue Finals
15:00 - Rev2, Tekken 7, Smash WiiU Round 2 Pools | SFV Semis | BlazBlue Finals
17:00 - Rev2, Tekken 7, Smash WiiU Round 2 Pools | SFV Semis | Pokken Finals
18:00 - SFV, Rev2, Tekken 7, Smash WiiU Semis
Sunday, January 28th
09:00 - Smash WiiU finals
11:00 - Tekken 7 Finals
14:00 - Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2 Finals
17:00 - Street Fighter V Finals
AnimEVO
Friday, January 26th
10:30 - SamSho V, Last Blade 2, Aquapazza
15:30 - MVCI
16:00 - Garou
Saturday, January 27th
10:30 - Nitroplus
11:00 - Daemon Bride
16:00 - Yatagarasu
Side Events
Friday, January 26th
10:00 - En-Eins, Blade Arcus, GGXXAC+R
15:00 - Ultra SFIV
15:30 - Catherine
16:00 - Goketsuji Ichizoku -16:30 - Vampire Savior
Saturday, January 27th
10:00 - CVS2, Soul Calibur V, Touhou 12.3, Pokken DX
10:30 - Alpha 3,
15:00 - Chaos Code, Koihime Enbu
16:00 - Third Strike
16:30 - Vampire Hunter
17:00 - Ranma 1/2
Main Event:
Street Fighter V
https://smash.gg/tournament/evojapan2018/events/street-fighter-v-1/overviewTekken 7
https://smash.gg/tournament/evojapan2018/events/tekken-7/overviewGuilty Gear Xrd Rev2
https://smash.gg/tournament/evojapan2018/events/guilty-gear-xrd-rev-2/overviewSuper Smash Bros. WiiU
https://smash.gg/tournament/evojapan2018/events/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u/overviewBlazBlue Central Fiction
https://smash.gg/tournament/evojapan2018/events/blazblue-centralfiction/overviewThe King of Fighters XIV
https://smash.gg/tournament/evojapan2018/events/the-king-of-fighters-xiv/overviewARMS
https://smash.gg/tournament/evojapan2018/events/arms/overviewAnimEVO:
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/mvci-tournament-in-animevojapan/overviewAquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/aquapazza-aquaplus-dream-match-in-animevojapan/overviewDaemon Bride Tournament
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/daemon-bride-tournament-in-animevojapan/overviewGarou: Mark of the Wolves
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/garoumow-tournament-in-animevojapan/overviewNitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/nitroplus-blasterz-heroines-infinite-duel-in-animevojapan/overviewSamurai Shodown V Special
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/samurai-shodown-v-special-tournament-in-animevojapan/overviewThe Last Blade 2
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/the-last-blade-2tournament-in-animevojapan/overviewYatagarasu: Attack on Cataslysm
https://smash.gg/tournament/animevojapan/events/yatagarasu-attack-on-cataclysm-in-animevojapan/overviewOfficial EVO Japan Website
https://evo-japan.net/2018/en/Official EVO Japan Twitter
https://twitter.com/EVOJapanNewsOfficial EVO Japan Guide
https://evo-japan.net/2018/en/guideSide Events Guide/Tracker
http://kakuge-checker.com/topic/view/05614/Notable Players entering Tekken 7
https://www.reddit.com/r/Tekken/comments/7suw0l/evo_japan_predictions_megathread/Notable Players entering Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qPNPajDvkGJWuuum98qyyNwoKYRgNSsr0cPiefUS8e0/editNotable Players entering Super Smash Bros. WiiU
https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/7na7cb/evo_japan_2018_notable_attendees/