Evolution Championship Series announces awards and new event

July 22, 2024

Posted in: eSports, Games, Video Games | Tagged: EVO 2024, Evolution Championship Series

At the end of Evo 2024, the organizers of the Evolution Championship Series confirmed new events as well as an esports awards ceremony.

Article overview

New Evo events announced for France in 2025 and Singapore in 2026.

Evo Japan confirmed for May 9-11, 2025; Vegas event August 1-3, 2025.

The first Evo Awards will be presented in 2025 to recognize the fighting game community.

Evo’s global expansion reflects fan passion and international reach.

The organizers of the Evolution Championship Series have made a few announcements as Evo 2024 comes to a close, as there are a few new shows on the way. First off, the event will continue to expand on a global scale, as they announced that a new Evo event will be held in France in October 2025 and Singapore in 2026. The event will also return to Japan on May 9-11, 2025, and the main event will return to Las Vegas on August 1-3, 2025. The team also confirmed that it will be hosting its own inaugural Evo Awards, sponsored by Qiddiya, set to take place in Los Angeles sometime in 2025. The show will, in their words, “celebrate the icons of the fighting game community and the future trailblazers.” While they didn’t say it outright, many online speculated that it would be the esports equivalent of The Game Awards. We have a few quotes from the announcements below.

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“We are building Evo with our fans in mind and look forward to combining what we do best with what our global communities do best. We have grown strategically each year to support a new chapter of international expansion,” said Stuart SawCEO of RTS, which co-owns and runs Evo with Sony Interactive Entertainment. “Evo is a celebration of our community and culture, so it’s incredibly important that we can bring Evo to fans where they are. It’s also an important moment for our brand partners to support their global presence.”

“We are following the passion of our fans and turning Evo into a world war itself because we want our events to be as accessible as the fighting game community that inspires them,” said Rick ThierGeneral Manager of Evo. “Evo has become a gathering point for a culture that we believe every fighting game fan is already inherently a part of.”

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