Tournament:EVO 2015

EVO 2015
Dates	July 17th-19th, 2015
Venue	Bally's/Paris Hotel and Casino
Address/City	3655 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance	3,284
Entry fees	Melee singles: $10 Smash Wii U singles: $10
Pot size(s)	Melee singles: $18,690.00 Smash Wii U singles: $19,260.00
Results
winners	Armada 1v1  PewPewU &  SFAT 2v2
winners	ZeRo
Staff
Organizer(s)	Mr. Wizard

Evolution 2015, or simply EVO 2015, was the 14th edition of the Evolution Championship Series, a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, which took place on July 17th to 19th, 2015 at the Bally's Las Vegas / Paris Las Vegas Casino. It featured Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles, as well as a Melee doubles side-event.

EVO 2015 currently stands as the second largest Melee and Smash 4 tournament to date, with 1,926 entrants for Smash 4, 1,869 entrants for Melee, and 3,284 unique players across both games. Contrary to expectations that there would be a large overlap on the player base for both games, Joey Cuellar, EVO's tournament director, confirmed that only 517 players entered both games, an overlap of only 16%.

EVO 2015 allowed custom special moves in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U by utilizing the Official Custom Moveset Project, and was notably the last major tournament to use the project. Furthermore, several of the game's DLC characters, Lucas, Roy, and Ryu, were not allowed due to their then-recent release.

Official game lineup

The official game lineup for EVO 2015 was announced on January 20th, by Joey Cuellar, during a live stream on Twitch.tv, with Mike Ross as host. Notably for this year's edition was the inclusion of two Smash games on the official lineup, for the first time, with the return of Super Smash Bros. Melee alongside Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The decision to include both games was made after continued interest in Melee was noted by the staff, following the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, with the record breaking numbers for Apex 2015.

Finals	Game	Entrants	Pot Size
Sunday	Ultra Street Fighter IV	2,227	$72,270
Sunday	Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	816	$9,060
Sunday	Super Smash Bros. Melee	1,869	$18,690
Sunday	Mortal Kombat X	1,162	$61,620
Sunday	Guilty Gear Xrd Sign	968	$19,680
Saturday	Killer Instinct	397	$53,970
Saturday	Tekken 7	458	$34,580
Saturday	Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	1,926	$19,260
Friday	Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	437	$14,370

• All pot prize values were taken from [6].

Ruleset

Super Smash Bros. Melee

• Items are set to off and none. Pause disabled
• 4 stocks and 8 minute time limit.
• 2/3 games; 3/5 for Winner's, Loser's, and Grand Finals
• Wobbling is allowed. The freeze glitch and infinite stalling are banned however.
• First stage is decided by banning from the Starter Stages in P1-P2-P2-P1 order.
• Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.
• In a Best of 3 match, a player can ban 1 stage upon winning a game. In a Best of 5 match however, there are no stage bans.
• Maximum allowed time between games is 60 seconds. Any player violating this rule will be issued a loss.
• Dave's Stupid Rule: A player cannot counterpick the last stage they won on unless mutually agreed to by both players.

Stage list

Starter	Counterpick
Battlefield	Pokémon Stadium
Dream Land
Final Destination
Fountain of Dreams
Yoshi's Story

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• Items are set to off and none. Pause and handicap are disabled. Launch rate is 1.0.
• 2 stocks and 6 minute time limit.
• 2/3 games; 3/5 for Winner's, Loser's, and Grand Finals
• Customs are legal and must follow the Official Custom Moveset Project. Equipment however is turned off.
• Lucas, Roy, and Ryu are banned. Amiibo are also banned.
• All Ω form of stages are banned.
• Order of events:Pick characters, then stage striking, then custom move selection.
• First stage is decided by (Rock-Paper-Scissors) best of 1. Winner strikes, then loser strikes, then winner, then loser, then winner. (P1-P2-P1-P2-P1)
• Following stages decided by winner banning two stages from all stages and then loser choosing.
• Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character.
• Dave's Stupid Rule: A player cannot counterpick the last stage they won on unless mutually agreed to by both players.
• You may not play on a stage that is not on the available stages list. This will result in a double disqualification.
• Maximum allowed time between games is 60 seconds. Any player violating this rule will be issued a loss.
• Sudden Death with a tied percentage/stock count will NOT determine the outcome of a tied game. A playoff match with 1 stock/2 minutes will determine the winner.
• Allowed controllers: Wii U Pro Controller & GameCube Controller.
• There will be no loading anything on to the tournament consoles.

Stage list

Starter	Counterpick
Battlefield (Miiverse)	Castle Siege
Final Destination	Delfino Plaza
Lylat Cruise	Duck Hunt
Smashville	Halberd
Town and City

Results

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(1,869 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Grand Finals

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Armada		$11,214
2nd	Hungrybox		$3,738
3rd	PPMD		$1,869
4th	Plup		$747.60
5th	Mango		$373.80
5th	Leffen		$373.80
7th	ChuDat		$186.90
7th	Axe		$186.90
9th	Ice
9th	PewPewU
9th	HugS
9th	DruggedFox
13th	Ken
13th	Lucky
13th	Westballz
13th	Duck
17th	Fly Amanita
17th	Santiago
17th	SFAT
17th	Hax
17th	Silent Wolf
17th	JAVI
17th	S2J
17th	MacD
25th	Reno
25th	Shroomed
25th	DJ Nintendo
25th	aMSa
25th	Laudandus
25th	Darkrain
25th	Zanguzen
25th	Eddy Mexico
33rd	Azen
33rd	Lovage
33rd	Kalamazhu
33rd	Darkatma
33rd	Zhu
33rd	Vish
33rd	Kira
33rd	Far!
33rd	Swedish Delight
33rd	OkamiBW
33rd	Wizzrobe
33rd	Animal
33rd	Darrell
33rd	Azusa
33rd	Frootloop
33rd	The Moon
49th	Tafokints
49th	Forward
49th	Lord
49th	Mike Haze
49th	KPan
49th	Cactuar
49th	Prince Abu
49th	Blea Gelo
49th	Drephen
49th	Crush
49th	Redd
49th	Fat Goku
49th	NY Joey
49th	Dart!
49th	Light
49th	Colbol

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles

(1,926 entrants)
Grand Finals
Top 32 bracket (winners' side)
Top 32 bracket (losers' side)

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	ZeRo		$11,556
2nd	Mr. R		$3,852
3rd	Nairo		$1,926
4th	Abadango		$770.40
5th	Dabuz		$385.20
5th	Ally		$385.20
7th	ESAM		$192.60
7th	FOW		$192.60
9th	Larry Lurr
9th	RAIN
9th	SS
9th	StaticManny
13th	False
13th	Dapuffster
13th	Regi
13th	Mocha
17th	8BitMan
17th	John Numbers
17th	Tyrant
17th	MJG
17th	Angel Cortes
17th	Bloodcross
17th	CaptAwesum
17th	MVD
25th	Trevonte
25th	Shaky
25th	Salem
25th	Mr. ConCon
25th	falln
25th	Vinnie
25th	Wii Twerk Trainer
25th	Tweek
33rd	Denti
33rd	6WX
33rd	Ito
33rd	Anuar
33rd	Cacogen
33rd	True Blue
33rd	RiotLettuce
33rd	NAKAT
33rd	aMSa
33rd	SaSSy
33rd	Will
33rd	Jodi Bleek
33rd	K9
33rd	NickRiddle
33rd	Zenyou
33rd	Zex
49th	Mr.II
49th	VoiD
49th	Seagull Joe
49th	AirVault
49th	AeroLink
49th	Kinzer
49th	Rich Brown
49th	Tearbear
49th	Luisfer
49th	Jtails
49th	Haruki
49th	Captain L
49th	ViceGrip
49th	Nyanko
49th	DJ Fliphop
49th	Scizor

Side events

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(82 teams)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	PewPewU		SFAT
2nd	Armada		Ice
3rd	Hungrybox		Plup
4th	Frootloop		Darkatma
5th	Chillin		Azen
5th	Axe		Medz
7th	Swedish Delight		Nintendude
7th	Kage		Bizzarro Flame
9th	Shroomed		Alan
9th	Mango		Lucky
9th	Kalamazhu		dizzkidboogie
9th	Darkrain		Dart!
13th	Cyrain		Milkman
13th	Tafokints		Redd
13th	Duck		Prince Abu
13th	Flow		s0ft

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U doubles

(96 teams)
Bracket

Due to time constraints, the tournament was stopped at top 16, and all of the respective teams were paid out equally.

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
—	FOW		MJG		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Nairo		Shaky		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Nakat		False		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Vinnie		Will		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	ZeRo		Anti		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	AeroLink		iiGGy		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Mr. R		Ally		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	John Numbers		CaptAwesum		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Ito		Forbidden_Arikie		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Nyanko		Nietono		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	aMSa		Mr.II		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	ZFLY		Matt Hazard		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Xzax		6WX		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Z		Lycan		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	SS		K9		$265.00 ($132.50 each)
—	Hino		Kinzer		$265.00 ($132.50 each)

Project M singles

(172 entrants)
Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	iPunchKidsz
2nd	Bladewise
3rd	MrLz
4th	Lucky
5th	KiraFlax
5th	lloD
7th	Alphicans
7th	Seagull Joe

Smash Wii U East Coast vs. West Coast crew battle

EC Player	Character	Stocks Taken	WC Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Nakat		8	Larry Lurr		1
Jtails		5	Xzax		1
Shaky		3	VoiD		2
Dabuz		2	Tyrant		1
Vinnie		2	AeroLink		2
Ally		3	FOW		4
False		1	ZeRo		5
Nairo		—	Mr. ConCon		2
Total		24	Total		18

Melee Tristate vs. MD/VA crew battle

Tristate Player	Character	Stocks Taken	MD/VA Player	Character	Stocks Taken
Zanguzen		6	Nintendude		2
Reno		3	lloD		3
Swedish Delight		5	ChuDat		4
G$		5	Milkman		4
DJ Nintendo		2	Redd		4
The Moon		3	Chillin		4
Total		24	Total		21

Salty Suite

The Salty Suite was run by VGBootCamp during the after hours of Saturday, and featured various money matches and other exhibition sets.

Winner	Character(s)	Loser	Character(s)	Score	Amount
Mango		Leffen		3-2	HTC Nexus 9 tablet
Axe		aMSa		3-1
Kage		Bizzarro Flame		5-0	$100
Gahtzu		Mike Haze		2-1
Gahtzu		Kage		3-2

Trivia

• ZeRo, who won the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U event, did not lose a single game in tournament, making him the first person ever to do so.
  • He was also the first Chilean to win an EVO event, as KaneBlueRiver won the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 event the next day.
• Nintendo of America marketing manager and translator Bill Trinen registered to participate in the SSB4 tournament, under the tag "Th | trintroll", with the "Th" crew tag apparently standing for Treehouse. However, due to the passing of Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, Trinen changed his plans and did not attend, as EVO was held on the same weekend as Iwata's funeral.
  • In response to Satoru Iwata's passing, a moment of silence was held before Smash 4's top 8.
• MadCatz once again gave out gold FightSticks for EVO winners this year. The top 3 of each official EVO game, including both Smash games, received one.
• After receiving his 5th place medal in Melee singles, Mango took it off and threw it into the crowd.
• Plup humorously forgot to appear on stage to receive his medal with the rest of the top 8 players.
• PC Chris did not attend the tournament, although imposters attended in the Melee and Smash 4 tournaments using his name.
• This tournament marks highest ever placing of a Pac-Man main at a Smash 4 national, with Abadango placing 4th.
• This tournament also marks Ken's highest placing at a supermajor since Super Champ Combo, placing 13th.

External links

• Official website
• Event photography
• List of available custom move combinations