The Official EVO 2013 Thread (July 12-14)

Bcotton5

Announcing the Evo 2013 Tournament Schedule! by inkblot on June 24th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Shockingly, Evo 2013 is less than three weeks away!

Last minute registrations continue to trickle in, but we have enough of an idea for attendance that we can finally publish the tournament schedule. Here are the broad strokes.

We will devote Sunday to the Finals in five games: SF4AE, UMvC3, Injustice, Smash, and KOF13. The final order and scheduling of the finals on Sunday is still being determined.

The Finals for ALL games will be streamed live and shown on-site on one of our two tournament stages.
We’re confident that this schedule is solid, but it may change ever so slightly based on our final attendance numbers.


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Schedule by Tournament Game

Super Street Fighter: IV
Pools, Friday 8 AM
Quarter and Semi Finals, Friday: 6 PM
Tournament Finals: Sunday (TBD)

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Pools, Saturday 8 AM
Quarter and Semi Finals, Saturday: 6 PM
Tournament Finals: Sunday (TBD)

Injustice: Gods Among Us
Pools, Saturday 8 AM
Quarter and Semi Finals, Saturday: 4 PM
Tournament Finals: Sunday (TBD)

Super Smash Bros Melee
Pools, Friday 8 AM
Quarter and Semi Finals, Saturday: 10 AM
Tournament Finals: Sunday (TBD)

King of Fighters XIII
Pools, Saturday 8 AM
Quarter and Semi Finals, Saturday: 2 PM
Tournament Finals: Sunday (TBD)

Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Pools, Friday 8 AM
Semi Finals, Friday: 12 noon
Tournament Finals: Friday, 2 PM

Persona 4 Arena
Pools, Friday 8 AM
Semi Finals, Friday: 2 PM
Tournament Finals: Friday, 4 PM

Mortal Kombat 9
Pools, Friday 8 AM
Semi Finals, Friday: 4 PM
Tournament Finals: Friday, 6 PM

Street Fighter X TekkenPools, Saturday 8 AM
Quarter and Semi Finals, Saturday: 2 PM
Tournament Finals!, Saturday: 6 PM

Bcotton5

List of Japanese players set to attend EVO 2013

Thanks to the Japanese FGC, we have this amazing spreadsheet showing every player set to attend EVO 2013, and what games they will be participating in. You can find the spreadsheet itself here, but if you'd prefer, we're going to list them all right below, for your convenience.

Hit the jump to check out what Japanese players are aiming to win EVO and what players decided not to take the trip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqGbgyltMms

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApnWyazt8l0ZdEJKVVRtdDRKZ2VsSjllOFhtOWlIZ1E#gid=0

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/jun/27/list-japanese-players-set-attend-evo-2013/

Below, you'll find the list.

• MCZ|Daigo Umehara — Super Street Fighter 4
• HORI|Sako — Super Street Fighter 4, Street Fighter X Tekken, (possibly Darkstalkers?)
• RZR|Fuudo — Super Street Fighter 4, (possibly Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3?)
• MCZ|Tokido — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13, Street Fighter X Tekken, Persona 4: Arena, Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• MCZ|Mago — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13, Street Fighter X Tekken
• Kazunoko — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Persona 4: Arena
• Bonchan — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• EG|Momochi — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken
• Uryo — Super Street Fighter 4, Street Fighter X Tekken
• Haitani — Super Street Fighter 4, King of Fighters 13

• Dogura — Super Street Fighter 4, Persona 4: Arena, Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• MOV — Super Street Fighter 4, King of Fighters 13, Street Fighter X Tekken
• Eita — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13, Street Fighter X Tekken
• Yubiken|SuperSantarouMan — Super Street Fighter 4
• Shinba — Super Street Fighter 4
• Iori — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, Persona 4: Arena, Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Aru — Super Street Fighter 4
• Nyanshi — Super Street Fighter 4
• EG|Chocoblanka — Super Street Fighter 4
• Karipaku — Super Street Fighter 4

• Mepu — Super Street Fighter 4, King of Fighters 13
• Gyasu — (Possibly Super Street Fighter 4?)
• Kiyomatsu — Super Street Fighter 4
• Nemo — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Abegen — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Injustice: Gods Among Us
• VX — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, King of Fighters 13
• OGTY — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, (possibly Injustice: Gods Among Us?)
• G.X. — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Taitsu — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Mame-Spider — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, (possibly Super Smash Bros. Melee?)

• Mabushin — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Emumaki — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Gozzo — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Hatia — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken, Persona 4: Arena, Injustice: Gods Among Us
• Raatan — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• JEO — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• HORUTO — Super Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken
• Baya — Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Umezono — King of Fighters 13, (possibly Super Street Fighter 4?)
• U- — King of Fighters 13

• Sange-Tencho — King of Fighters 13, (possibly Super Street Fighter 4?)
• O-Gosho — King of Fighters 13
• KouKou — King of Fighters 13, (possibly Super Street Fighter 4 and Street Fighter X Tekken?)
• Kantoku — King of Fighters 13
• Haregoro~ — King of Fighters 13, (possibly Super Street Fighter 4?)
• Esuta — Street Fighter X Tekken
• Tomo — Persona 4: Arena
• Die-chan — Persona 4: Arena
• STUNEDGE — Persona 4: Arena
• Mui — Persona 4: Arena

• AO — Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• aMSa — Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Inuchijo — Skullgirls
• Nekohashi — Darkstalkers
• Kusumondo
• Watamo
• Akiki (Sako's wife)

L3NU

anything can happen and anyone can win in evo...? gonna be crunk..its a good thing the finals for street fighter are on sunday instead of sat night

vespesianus

I wish AE wasn't last, it's always ? last, I always have to sit through a whole bunch of BS I don't care about until it comes on last, and last year I swear AE was so ? late I feel asleep and missed most of it. I get why it's last, but it still ? infuriates me.

And why the ? does AE barely get any stream time anymore even though it's still the most popular game? Evo better have a dedicated AE stream.

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

vagrant-718

Smoke, who was smashing Noel Brown's girl? Dude caught a case

Bcotton5

vagrant-718 wrote: »

Smoke, who was smashing Noel Brown's girl? Dude caught a case

Dont know the whole story but heard he took some Ls

http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Florida/Orange-County-FL/Noel-A-Brown.62830771/details/

Bcotton5

vespesianus wrote: »

I wish AE wasn't last, it's always ? last, I always have to sit through a whole bunch of BS I don't care about until it comes on last, and last year I swear AE was so ? late I feel asleep and missed most of it. I get why it's last, but it still ? infuriates me.

And why the ? does AE barely get any stream time anymore even though it's still the most popular game? Evo better have a dedicated AE stream.

Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.

Because its the main event lol, most of the smaller east coast tourneys MVC3 is the main event so it gets the most stream time.


But for EVO the best from around the world all come to play SF, it does suck I gotta work monday morning and Im gonna till 2 am watching it lol

Bcotton5

L3NU wrote: »

anything can happen and anyone can win in evo...? gonna be crunk..its a good thing the finals for street fighter are on sunday instead of sat night

lol they gonna do like last year and put most of the Japanese players in the same bracket and eliminate each other so their can be some Americans in top 16.


Im pulling for Daigo(like always),Sako, and Uryo.

a_wack_poster

I just want Nemo/Moons/Ray Ray/Marlin Pie to make it far, but knowing marvel, they're gonna run into land mines in pools. ? happens every year.

Chris G is obviously the favorite to win, that morridoom ? cannot be held in check for 3 rounds. Plus dude has been on a tear since last december.

besides that, I'm looking forward to KOF13, last years top 4 and grand finals was insane. And Injustice has grown on me, I like watching that game at a high level.

I plan on getting ? and cheering in front of my laptop since my plans to attend got ? up 2 years in a row.

Bcotton5

yea I want Nemo to do good in MVC3, please dont sleep on Nemo in SF4 lol he was the #1 Chun Li in vanilla and #1 Yang in AE

Bcotton5

Yea my plans to attend got ? up too I just started a new job and cant take time off. And my bday is July 15th

Bcotton5

http://kotaku.com/top-fighting-gamer-arrested-for-allegedly-hitting-his-e-635549540





Top Fighting Gamer Arrested For Allegedly Hitting His Ex-Girlfriend

Orlando police arrested competitive gamer Noel Brown Saturday morning, charging him with "domestic violence battery" for allegedly hitting his ex-girlfriend and another competitive gamer after catching them in a hotel room together.

Brown, who is ranked worldwide as a top player of the fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 3, was competing in the Community Effort Orlando tournament in Florida this weekend at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Around 2am on Saturday morning, according to an Orange County Sheriff police report obtained by Kotaku, Brown allegedly entered a suite in the hotel where his ex-girlfriend was engaged in an "intimate encounter" with a second tournament player. We've left out names out of respect for both parties' privacy.

Police say Brown was angered, and attacked the second player, "striking him several times in the face with a closed fist." Brown's ex-girlfriend allegedly tried to break up the fight, and Brown allegedly hit her too, "causing a ? nose," according to the police report.

Shortly afterwards, Brown's ex-girlfriend called the police. The officer spoke to all involved parties, including Brown, who reportedly told police he believed that "he and [his ex-girlfriend] were still in a relationship." Brown admitted to the officer that he struck both his ex-girlfriend and the second player, although he specified that he had not hit his ex-girlfriend, but pushed her with an open palm.

"Noel was very apologetic and forthcoming with his verbal testimony," the police report says. After taking his testimony, police charged Brown with domestic battery violence and placed him into custody.

As he is still under custody of the Orange County sheriff's department, Brown was not immediately available for comment. We reached out to his sponsor, Stephen Cosentino of Unveil NYC, but he did not respond as of press time. Organizers of the Caribbean tournament Video X Games announced this morning that they "have decided to release [Brown] from his obligations for commentating at VXG 2013" for "personal issues."

Several hours before the incident, Brown's team won the 3v3 tournament of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 at CEO, which was held in the same hotel. CEO is the final major tournament in Road to EVO, a set of events that leads up to the world's biggest fighting game tournament, EVO, which will be held in Las Vegas in mid-July.

When contacted about the incident by Kotaku, CEO tournament organizer Alex Jebailey sent over the following email:

I'm still recovering from the crazy weekend running the event so I'm unable to call but the incident at CEO was of a personal nature between 2 individuals and not gaming related or associated with the event since it happened outside of the event and after hours. As such I'm not assisting in it gaining coverage that can only hurt competitive gaming as a whole. I appreciate you reaching out to research this story, but would hope Kotaku, and Kotaku's interest in the 2nd largest fighting game tournament in America, is more positive and expansive than gossip reporting. With over 1800 attendees this year nobody on earth can be responsible for everyone's personal actions.

Jebailey also sent over the following video, asking us to show the positive side of a tournament like this:

The fighting game community, which consists of regular tournaments revolving around games like Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom, has received a lot of press of late. Last year, prominent fighting gamer Aris Bakhtanians triggered controversy when he said that "sexual harassment is part of [the] culture" surrounding fighting games.

There are more positive sides to the scene, too. For example, the fighting game community has also raised over $225,000 for breast cancer research and handed out a number of student scholarships.

To contact the author of this post, write to jason@kotaku.com or find him on Twitter @jasonschreier.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRuuF-5ZST8

Bcotton5

Noel Brown LMAO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTNya_UUNFY

vagrant-718

Heard it was rayray that was w/ noel brown's girl but dont know how true that is

Bcotton5

lmao yea just heard sources saying it was Ray Ray that was smashing his girl

genocidecutter

Bcotton5 wrote: »

yea I want Nemo to do good in MVC3, please dont sleep on Nemo in SF4 lol he was the #1 Chun Li in vanilla and #1 Yang in AE

Yang is ass now though

CottonCitySlim

yo pics of the ? ? catching cases over

Bcotton5

CottonCitySlim wrote: »

yo pics of the ? ? catching cases over

Ive never seen her

Bcotton5

It appears Dieminion Aquasilk and Sanford Kelly are not competing at EVO...

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/jul/02/dieminion-will-not-be-competing-evolution-2013/

Bcotton5

EVO 2013 STREET FIGHTER AE BRACKETS

EVO 2013 AE brackets are released! Infiltration #1 seed in A1 I think Daigo is in C8

http://evo2013.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/index.html

Bcotton5

EVO 2013 confirmed as largest Super Smash Bros. tournament to date, nearly 700 participants

Tom Cannon, one of the Evolution tournament organizers, stated on Twitter this morning that the Super Smash Bros. Melee event running at this year's EVO is the largest Smash tournament ever. According to Cannon, the amount of players participating is double that of the previous record holder. The specific number of entrants was also divulged on Twitter with Super Smash Bros. Melee coming in at 696 participants.

Bcotton5

Early entrance numbers for EVO 2013 by game - SSF4 AE v2012, UMvC3, Smash, SFxT and more

The EVO crew recently put out beta brackets for EVO 2013. Keep in mind, these are not the finalized versions of the brackets, and they're subject to change.

We decided to calculate the number of players in every bracket, factoring in byes. Assuming my math is correct you can find a number listing of the competitors scheduled to play Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition v2012, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Street Fighter X Tekken, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Persona 4: Arena, King of Fighters 13 and Mortal Kombat 9.

Hit the jump to check out the rundown.

Early entrance numbers for EVO 2013 by game

1. SSF4 AE v2012 - 1,601 players
2. UMvC3 - 1,297 players
3. Smash - 696 players
4. Injustice - 582 players
5. SFxT - 545 players
6. KoF13 - 433 players
7. P4A - 400 players
8. TTT2 - 355 players
9. MK9 - 233 players

vespesianus

Lol @ Smash (a game older than 10 years) getting more players than Injustice and SFxT after Netherrealm studios and Capcom spending the GDP of a small country to try and convince us those games are the games we should be playing

Bcotton5

Ed Boon hints at an 'Injustice surprise' for EVO 2013


NetherRealm Studios' Ed Boon sent out a tweet this morning hinting at a possible Injustice: Gods Among Us announcement that may be set to occur at EVO 2013 on July 12 - 14. The message is brief and doesn't give away much information, however, it is certainly an allusion to something that may be on the horizon. When asked for a bit more information on future DLC, Ed simply said, "Hint: FOURTH". Perhaps a reference to the 4th of July, which is a holiday taking place tomorrow here in North America.

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