2013 Evolution Championship Series
Tournament information
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
DatesJuly 12–14
Tournament
format(s)
Double elimination
Venue(s)Paris Las Vegas
Final positions
Champions

The 2013 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2013 or EVO 2013) was a fighting game event held at Paris Las Vegas on July 12–14. The event featured a major tournament for nine fighting games, including Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and Injustice: Gods Among Us. The event's Super Smash Bros. Melee livestream was controversially blocked by Nintendo of America, though the company decided to allow the tournament to be streamed after being faced with community backlash.

Background

Evo 2013 took place in the ballrooms of Paris Las Vegas.

Evo 2013 took place on July 12 to 14 in the Bally's Event Center and Grand Ballroom of the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The event featured open registration for its tournaments for the first time. However, attendees had to purchase entrance passes to access the building.[1] Tournaments held at the event were livestreamed on Twitch. The tournament was broadcast simultaneously in Japan through streaming service Nico Nico Douga.[2]

Tournaments at Evo 2013 had a total of 3,538 unique competitors, a record over previous years.[3] Evo Co-Founder Tom Cannon noted that the Evolution Championship Series grew too large for Las Vegas ballrooms in 2012, and that the organization decided to charge for seating during Sunday finals in order to counter this issue.[4]

Games

Nine major tournaments were held at Evo 2013. The games played were:

Nintendo's 2001 fighting game Super Smash Bros. Melee was added to the 2013 Evo roster after a fan-funded donation drive. Fans of the game raised over $94,000 USD to be donated towards breast cancer research in order to have the game played competitively at the event.[5] However, a week before the event was to start, Nintendo of America denied Evo organizers the right to livestream the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament on Twitch. Evo founder Joey Cuellar stated on eSports show Live On Three that the company not only tried to shut down the livestream, but also the Melee tournament itself. Nintendo reverted this decision after being faced with community backlash on social media.[6][7]

Injustice: Gods Among Us was added to the roster "at the last minute" after its publisher, Warner Bros, offered to help Evo with the logistical issue of adding a ninth major tournament to the event. Though the organization has always been conservative when adding new games to the roster, Cannon said the public response to the idea of Injustice being added to the roster was highly positive.[4]

A Skullgirls side-tournament took place at the event after fans raised $78,000 USD during the charity drive.[8] Cannon noted that there were multiple Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo tournaments held during Evo 2013. The event also held an indie game showcase for the first time, in which independent game developers display their works.[4]

Reveals

Capcom announced during a break in the Street Fighter tournament that the company would release four new characters for Super Street Fighter IV: Hugo, Poison, Rolento, and Elena, as a $15 USD add-on.[9] Shortly before the tournament finals kicked off, Capcom revealed Ultra Street Fighter IV.[10] During a presentation of Killer Instinct (2013), the crowd started booing when the Xbox One was mentioned as the game's exclusive console.[11][12]

Warner Bros. announced Martian Manhunter as the fifth DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us along with a John Stewart costume for Green Lantern with Phil LaMarr voicing the costume instead of Adam Baldwin.[13]

Tournament summary

Justin Wong came in second in the Marvel vs Capcom tournament at Evo 2013.

The Street Fighter tournament at Evo 2013 finished off with Kun Xian Ho beating Tokido in the Grand Finals. Playing as Gen, Xian came in from the winner's bracket and defeated Tokido's Akuma without a bracket reset.[14]

The Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 tournament featured various moments that were described as highly thrilling.[15] The tournament was won by Job "Flocker" Figueroa, though second-place finisher Justin Wong received attention for his run through the tournament, including resetting the grand final after being sent to loser's bracket by Flocker and forcing a close final game in the grand finals reset.[16] The Street Fighter X Tekken tournament was won by Infiltration for the second year in a row, beating Justin Wong in the finals. Infiltration's more aggressive playstyle proved effective against Wong's more conservative style.[17]

Results

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Version 2012)[18]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Singapore Kun Xian Ho DM.MCZ|Xian Gen
2nd Japan Hajime Taniguchi MCZ|Tokido Akuma
3rd South Korea Seon-Woo Lee Infiltration Akuma, Hakan, Ryu
4th United States Eduardo Pérez-Frangie EG|PR Balrog Balrog, Fei Long
5th Japan Naoto Sako HORI|Sako Ibuki, Evil Ryu
5th Japan Tatsuya Haitani Haitani Makoto
7th Japan Daigo Umehara MCZ|Daigo Umehara Ryu
7th Taiwan Bruce Hsiang AVM|GamerBee Adon
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Job Figueroa FS.EMP|Flocker Zero/Vergil/Hawkeye
2nd United States Justin Wong EG|Justin Wong Wolverine/Storm/Akuma, Wolverine/Spencer/Frank West
3rd United States Armando Mejia Angelic Wolverine/Dormammu/Shuma-Gorath
4th United States Jonathan Morales Cloud805 Zero/Vergil/Dante
5th United States Ryan Ramirez coL|Filipino Champ Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix, Magneto/Dormammu/Doctor Doom
5th United States Christopher Gonzalez AGE|NYChrisG Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil, Morrigan/Magneto/Doctor Doom, Amaterasu/Morrigan/Phoenix
7th United States Vu Tra Ranmasama Haggar/Dormammu/Magneto
7th Peru Zack Fernandez ATX|Zack Zero/Vergil/Dante
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Phillip Atkinson VxG.EMP|KDZ Superman
2nd United States Denzell Terry Crazy DJT 88 Green Lantern, Doomsday
3rd United States Christopher Gonzalez AGE|NYChrisG Green Arrow, Black Adam
4th United States Frank Amaral EGP.FLK|MF Slayer909 Superman, Wonder Woman
5th United States Jivan Karapetian EMPR|Theo Superman
5th United States Dustin Kane RDK|Godspeed Black Adam, Aquaman
7th United States Giuseppe Grosso VxG.EMP|REO Batman
7th United States Eduardo Pérez-Frangie EG|PR Balrog Killer Frost
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Joseph Marquez MIOM|Mang0 Fox, Falco
2nd United States Robert Wright Wobbles Ice Climbers
3rd United States Juan Debiedma CT|Hungrybox Jigglypuff
4th Sweden Adam Lindgren Armada Peach
5th United States Kevin Nanney VGBC|Dr. PeePee Falco
5th United States Jason Zimmerman CT.EMP|Mew2King Fox, Sheik, Marth
7th United States DaJuan McDaniel Shroomed Dr. Mario
7th Germany Mustafa Akcakaya Ice Sheik, Zelda
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Reynald Tacsuan AS|Reynald EX Kyo/Benimaru/Chin, EX Kyo/Benimaru/Kim, Kim/Benimaru/Chin, Benimaru/Takuma/Chin
2nd Japan Hee San Woo Woo Ryo/Kim/Mai, Ryo/Takuma/Kim
3rd South Korea Kwang-noh Lee CafeId.RZR|MadKOF King/Shen/Kim, Duo Lon/King/Kim, Duo Lon/Kim/Shen
4th Japan Hajime Taniguchi MCZ|Tokido EX Iori/Mr. Karate/Kim
5th South Korea Min-su Shin CafeId.RZR|Verna Duo Lon/Mr. Karate/Kim, Duo Lon/Mr. Karate/Iori
5th Singapore Kun Xian Ho DM.MCZ|Xian EX Iori/Mr. Karate/EX Kyo, Elisabeth/EX Iori/EX Kyo
7th Mexico Jose Navarrete AGE|Romance King/Yuri/Benimaru
7th France Marvin Forestal Fox Ryo/Mr. Karate/Chin, Chin/Mr. Karate/Iori
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st South Korea Seon-Woo Lee Infiltration Jin/Alisa
2nd United States Justin Wong EG|Justin Wong Hwoarang/Chun-Li
3rd Japan Joe Egami MOV Law/Cammy, Law/Nina
4th United States Alex Valle LU|Alex Valle Yoshimitsu/Lars
5th United States Anthony Millare TZA Chun-Li/Law
5th South Korea Chung-gon Lee CafeId|Poongko Nina/Kazuya, Ryu/Kazuya
7th United States David-Paul Mattock KS|Jibbo Sagat/Jin
7th Japan Kouhei Tamura Esuta Law/King, Law/Bob
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st South Korea Jae-min Bae CafeId|Knee Devil Jin/Bruce, Dragunov/Marduk, Heihachi/Lars
2nd United States Bronson Tran Eightarc|Bronson Ogre/Jinpachi
3rd United States Michael Ramos AGE|StringBean Bob/Alisa
4th South Korea Hyun-kyu Park CafeId|NIN Devil Jin/Lars, Steve/Marduk
5th United States James Garrett AGE|JustFrame James Yoshimitsu/Marshall Law, Hwoarang/Marshall Law
5th United States Mohammed Kayyal MoneyInc|Kayyal King/Armor King
7th United States Matthew Szabo Eightarc|Mateo Jack-6/Feng, Bob/Slim Bob
7th United States Eduardo Ignacio MoneyInc|EddieBoyMang Christie/Eddy
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st United States Denzell Terry Crazy DJT 88 Cyrax
2nd United States Giuseppe Grosso VxG.EMP|REO Kabal
3rd United States Lenin Castillo My God 88 Sonya, Liu Kang
4th United States Christian Quiles Forever King 88 Kung Lao, Kenshi
5th United States Stephanie Brownback GGA|16 Bit Kitana
5th United States Carl White Fnatic|Perfect Legend Kung Lao, Kabal
7th United States Ryan Gonzalez Wound Cowboy 88 Shang Tsung
7th United States Alex Rayis RDK.CORN|DetroitBalln Kabal
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st Japan Yume Aigis
2nd United States Steve Barthelemy Lord Knight Mitsuru Kirijo
3rd United States Jose Llera BananaKen Shadow Labrys
4th United States Eddie Sayles Brkrdave Teddie
5th Japan Chuan He Stunedge Yukiko Amagi
5th Japan Daisuke Sekine DIE-chan Mitsuru Kirijo
7th Japan Seitaro Ono Domi Akihiko Sanada
7th United States Alex Chen Spark Teddie

References

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