The biggest fighting game tournament in the world has a Japan offshoot, and is equally as big. With a new year in tow, so too comes another Japan version of EVO featuring the top players from all across Asia.

EVO Japan 2023 Info

Date: 31st March – 2nd April
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Koto City, Tokyo, Japan
Games: Guilty Gear Strive, Granblue Fantasy Versus, Street Fighter 5, KOF XV, Meltyblood Type Lumina, Tekken 7, Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Prizes:
-1st place: US$7,531.54 (1,000,000 yen)
-2nd place: US$3,012.62 (400,000 yen)
-3rd place: US$1,506.31(200,000 yen)

Notable Players

CAG| Dogura, CAG| Go1, Kizzie Kay, Leffen, bc Lord Knight, Xiaohai, ApologyMan, ViolentKain, Moist| Hotashi, Kain Blueriver, Daru _I-No, Gobou, Summit, xyzzy, Book, Latif, Kazunoko, Punk, Zhen, EldingWalker, Xian, Bonchan, Oil King, Mister Crimson, Tokido, Zen, Bonchan, Fuudo, OilKing.

EVO Japan 2023 Schedule (GMT+8)

Friday 31st March

9am: Round 1 tournaments for all games

6pm: Granblue Fantasy Versus Finals

Saturday 1st April

8am: Round 2 tournaments for all games except GBVS

10pm: Melty Blood: Type Lumina Finals

1.30pm: Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Finals

5pm: KOF XV Finals

Sunday 2nd April

8.00am: Guilty Gear Strive Finals

11.30am: Tekken 7 Finals

3pm: Street Fighter 5 Finals

EVO Japan 2023 Livestream

EVO Japan 2023 Results

Street Fighter 5

1.RB| Oil King (Rashid, Seth)
2. Saishunkan|Nemo (Gill, Urien)
3. GyoGun| Machabo (Necalli)
4. Victrix| Momochi (Cody)
5. Saishunkan| Higuchi (Guile)
5. RR| Mono (F.A.N.G)
7. Punk (Karin, Luke, Vega)
7. CG|Torimeshi (Dhalsim)

Tekken 8

1.GS| TM| RB | Arslan Ash (Zafina)
2.KDF| Meo-IL (Geese Howard)
3. Varrel| Rangchu (Julia, Panda)
4. Watanabe (Eliza)
5. Gken (Josie)
5. UYU| LowHigh (Shaheen, Steve)
7. Mulgold (Claudio, Fahkumram)
7. Saint (Jack-7)

Guilty Gear Strive

1. Gobou (Zato-1)
2. Lox (Giovanna)
3. MSA |Umaaman (Ramlethal, Baiken)
4. Daru_I-No (I-No)
5. Tyurara (Ky)
5. Poka (Happy Chaos)
7. TY (Giovanna, Chipp)
7. Sanakan (Happy Chaos)

The King of Fighters XV

1. Qanba|Xiaohai (B. Jenet, Kyo, Krohnen)
2. Brook|ZJZ (B. Jenet, Nakoruru, Isla | B. Jenet, Athena, Isla)
3. Leshar (K’, Ryo, Krohnen)
4. Sanwa|Laggia (Kyo, B. Jenet, Krohnen)
5. Dirty1m (Iori, Clark, Geese)
5. Brook|ET (Benimaru, B. Jenet, Krohnen)
7. Sanwa|M’ (K’, Luong, Krohnen)
7. KRone|Abao (B. Jenet, Chizuru, Heidern)

Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

1. Tonchan (Jacky)
2. Akani Shiwapo (Pai)
3. Virgo (Jean)
4. Yogo (Kage)
5. TetRoom|You (Sarah)
5. Yasokami (Lei-Fei)
7. Densetsu_SP (Jean)
7. Poroli (T-Arashi, Shun)

Melty Blood Type Lumina

1. Kjiro (Noel)
2. Yuika (Michael)
3. MateoKK (Aoko)
4. Jing (Hisui)
5. Kurobuchi (Vlov)
5. AGIT|Kashiyuka (Aoko)
7. UL (Shiki)
7. Teal (Akiha)

Granblue Fantasy Versus

1. GS|Gamera (Djeeta, Katalina, Zooey)
2. Tororo (Percival)
3. Emujima (Belial)
4. Potaku (Metera)
5. EGO|Framework (Djeeta)
5. PGW|Ren (Avatar Belial, Seox, Belial, Gran)
7. Kuniwo (Ferry)
7. KSI (Zooey)