Capcom announced EVO, the world’s premier fighting game tournament, is joining Capcom Pro Tour as an official qualifying event.
Registration for EVO is live at start.gg/evo with the special Capcom Pro Tour promo code streetfighterv for $25 off. EVO 2022 is set for August 5 through August 7 from the Mandalay Bay venue in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Here’s an overview of the upcoming tournament series, via EVO:
The Evolution Championship Series (Evo for short) represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world. For 20 years, Evo has brought together the best of the best in an electric exhibition of skill and fun. During Evo’s flagship event each year, players and fans gather to compete in open format tournaments that crowns World Champions.
At Evo, you can expect established champions to face off against unknown players. To see rivals who have only fought online meeting up and becoming old friends. You’ll find curious attendees new to fighting games discovering a culture that turns them into life long fans. Everything that makes fighting games special is at the heart of Evo 2022, and it is all in one place for you to experience for the first or the twentieth time this year!
For those that can’t make it:
Evo 2022’s competitions will be streamed live via twitch.tv/evo!
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Street Fighter V: Champion Edition – PS4 (Capcom)
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Guilty Gear -Strive- PS4 (Arc System Works)
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Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate – PS4 (Warner Bros. Games)
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TEKKEN 7 – PS4 (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment)
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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV – PS4 (SNK)
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MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA – PS4 (Project LUMINA)
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DRAGON BALL FighterZ – PS4 (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment)
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Granblue Fantasy: Versus – PS4 (Cygames and XSEED)
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Skullgirls: 2nd Encore – PS4 (Autumn Games)
Lastly, the official Capcom Pro Tour website is live here.
