EVO has officially revealed its schedule for EVO Japan 2026. The event will start on May 1 and continue until May 3.
EVO Japan 2026 promises to have the “largest Street Fighter tournament bracket in history.” Further, all 12 titles that players will be competing in offer a combined ¥30,000,000 prize pool. The tournament brackets feature competitors all over the world, including fan favorites like Arslan Ash, Sonicfox, Punk, MenaRD, GO1, and Tokido. The following games will be highlighted in EVO Japan 2026:
- Street Fighter 6
- Guilty Gear Strive
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
- The King of Fighters XV
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
- Tekken 8
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Vampire Savior
- Under Night In-Birth Sys:Celes
- Hokuto No Ken
- Melty Blood Type Lumina
- 2XKO
Further, the schedule is as follows:
Friday, May 1 (all times in UTC+9):
- 8:00 am: Doors open
- 9:30 am Preshow with Tasty Steve, Tyrant, Rynge, Justin Wong, IFCYipeS
- Noon: Ryan Hart vs. Betty Exhibition
- 4:30 pm: Top 8 Hokuto no Ken Grand Finals
- 5:30 pm: Top 8 2XKO Grand Finals
- 7:00 pm: Top 8 Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Grand Finals
- 10:00 pm: Venue closes or when competitive play finishes
Saturday, May 2 (all times in UTC+9):
- 8:00 am: Doors open
- 9:30 am Preshow with Hollywood RobTV and IFCYipeS
- 10:00 am: Top 8 for FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves and Melty Blood: Type Lumina
- 1:30 pm: Top 8 for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising and VIRTUA FIGHTER 5 REVO WORLD STAGE
- 4:30 pm: Top 8 for THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
- 5:30 pm: Top 8 for GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
- 8:00 pm: Top 8 for Vampire Savior
- 10:00 am: Venue closes for when competitive play finishes
Sunday, May 3 (all times in UTC+9):
- 9:00 am: Doors open
- 10:00 am: Preshow with Justin Wong and Hollywood RobTV
- 10:30 am: Top 8 for TEKKEN 8
- 2:00 pm: Top 8 for Street Fighter 6
Lastly, EVO Japan 2026 will be available to watch on EVO’s official Twitch and YouTube accounts on May 1. In-person tickets are available to purchase now.
