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'''Evolution 2019''', or simply '''EVO 2019''', was the 18th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. EVO 2019 took place on August 2nd to 4th, 2019, at the {{s|wikipedia|Mandalay Bay Events Center}}. It was announced on February 26th, by EVO's tournament director Joey "{{Sm|Mr. Wizard}}" Cuellar, that ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' would make its debut as an official game on the EVO 2019 game lineup. While it was confirmed to replace ''Smash Wii U'' if it released in time in 2018, this was the first EVO for ''Ultimate'' post-release. Notably, for the first time since EVO 2012, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was not revealed to be in the lineup—although ''Melee'' was still present as a side event on August 3rd—making EVO 2019 the first one since [[EVO 2014|2014]] to feature only one Smash game at EVO instead of two. ''Ultimate'' ran on version 3.1.0, rather than running on 4.0.0 with {{SSBU|Hero}}, due to the update being released after the cutoff date for patches and being a few days before the tournament.
'''Evolution 2019''', or simply '''EVO 2019''', was the 18th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. EVO 2019 took place on August 2nd to 4th, 2019, at the {{iw|wikipedia|Mandalay Bay Events Center}}. It was announced on February 26th, by EVO's tournament director Joey "{{Sm|Mr. Wizard}}" Cuellar, that ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' would make its debut as an official game on the EVO 2019 game lineup. While it was confirmed to replace {{forwiiu}} if it released in time in 2018, this was the first EVO for ''Ultimate'' post-release. Notably, for the first time since EVO 2012, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' was not revealed to be in the lineup—although ''Melee'' was still present as a side event on August 3rd—making EVO 2019 the first one since [[EVO 2014|2014]] to feature only one Smash game at EVO instead of two. ''Ultimate'' ran on version 3.1.0, rather than running on 4.0.0 with {{SSBU|Hero}}, due to the update being released after the cutoff date for patches and being a few days before the tournament.


It is currently the [[List of largest Smash tournaments|largest ''Smash'' tournament of all time]], with 3,534 entrants signed up for ''Ultimate'' (Without counting Online Tournaments).
It is currently the [[List of largest Smash tournaments|largest in person ''Smash'' tournament of all time]], with 3,534 entrants signed up for ''Ultimate''.


==Official Game Lineup==
==Official Game Lineup==
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|'''Sunday'''||''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''||3,534||$35,340
|'''Sunday'''||''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''||3,534||$35,340
|-
|-
|'''Sunday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|Tekken 7}}''||1,899||$23,989
|'''Sunday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Tekken 7}}''||1,899||$23,989
|-
|-
|'''Sunday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition}}''||1,951||$69,510
|'''Sunday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition}}''||1,951||$69,510
|-
|-
|'''Sunday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle}}''||646||$6,460
|'''Sunday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle}}''||646||$6,460
|-
|-
|'''Saturday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|Mortal Kombat 11}}''||1,576||$30,670
|'''Saturday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Mortal Kombat 11}}''||1,576||$30,670
|-
|-
|'''Saturday'''||''[[wikipedia:Samurai Shodown (2019 video game)|Samurai Shodown]]''||1,729||$47,290
|'''Saturday'''||''[[wikipedia:Samurai Shodown (2019 video game)|Samurai Shodown]]''||1,729||$47,290
|-
|-
|'''Saturday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|Dragon Ball FighterZ}}''||1,200||$12,000
|'''Saturday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Dragon Ball FighterZ}}''||1,200||$12,000
|-
|-
|'''Saturday'''||''[[wikipedia:Under Night In-Birth#Release|Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]]]''||1,157||$11,570
|'''Saturday'''||''[[wikipedia:Under Night In-Birth#Release|Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]]]''||1,157||$11,570
|-
|-
|'''Friday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|Soulcalibur VI}}''||746||$7,460
|'''Friday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Soulcalibur VI}}''||746||$7,460
|}
|}


==Results==
==Results==
=== ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles ===
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles===
(3,534 entrants)<br>
(3,534 entrants)<br>
[https://smash.gg/tournament/evo-2019/events/super-smash-bros-ultimate/brackets/622005/1026990 Top 32 Bracket]<br>
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/evo-2019/event/super-smash-bros-ultimate/brackets/622005/1026990 Top 32 Bracket]<br>
[https://smash.gg/tournament/evo-2019/events/super-smash-bros-ultimate/brackets/622006/1026991 Top 8 Bracket]
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/evo-2019/event/super-smash-bros-ultimate/brackets/622006/1026991 Top 8 Bracket]
{|class="wikitable collapsible uncollapsed" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.esportsearnings.com/tournaments/36614-evo-2019-ssbu|title=EVO 2019 (SSBU) payouts}}</ref>
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esportsearnings.com/tournaments/36614-evo-2019-ssbu|title=EVO 2019 (SSBU) payouts}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1st||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$21,204.00
|1st||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$21,204.00
|-
|-
|2nd||{{Sm|Tweek|USA}}||{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$7,068.00
|2nd||{{Sm|Tweek|USA}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$7,068.00
|-
|-
|3rd||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}||{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$3,534.00
|3rd||{{Sm|Glutonny|France}}||{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||$3,534.00
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|17th||{{Sm|Shogun|Japan}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|17th||{{Sm|Shogun|Japan}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|17th||{{Sm|Pandarian|USA}}||{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|17th||{{Sm|Pandarian|USA}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|17th||{{Sm|HIKARU|Japan}}||{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|17th||{{Sm|HIKARU|Japan}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|17th||{{Sm|WaDi|USA}}||{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|17th||{{Sm|WaDi|USA}}||{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|33rd||{{Sm|Mao|Japan}}||{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|33rd||{{Sm|Mao|Japan}}||{{Head|Lucina|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|33rd||{{Sm|Puppeh|USA}}||{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|33rd||{{Sm|Puppeh|USA}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|33rd||{{Sm|MastaMario|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|33rd||{{Sm|MastaMario|USA}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|Ogey|France}}||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|65th||{{Sm|Ogey|France}}||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|65th||{{Sm|8BitMan|USA}}||{{Head|ROB|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|65th||{{Sm|8BitMan|USA}}||{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|65th||{{Sm|CORONA17|USA}}||{{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|65th||{{Sm|CORONA17|USA}}||{{Head|Chrom|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Bowser|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|65th||{{Sm|RAIN|Japan}}||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|65th||{{Sm|RAIN|Japan}}||{{Head|Wolf|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
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|65th||{{Sm|sm0ke|USA}}||{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|65th||{{Sm|sm0ke|USA}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|65th||{{Sm|Nicko|USA}}||{{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|65th||{{Sm|Nicko|USA}}||{{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=16px}}{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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|97th||{{Sm|LightningCam|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|97th||{{Sm|LightningCam|USA}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|97th||{{Sm|Denti|USA}}||{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|97th||{{Sm|Denti|USA}}||{{Head|Pokémon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|-
|-
|97th||{{Sm|Razo|USA}}||{{Head|Daisy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
|97th||{{Sm|Razo|USA}}||{{Head|Daisy|g=SSBU|s=16px}}||
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===Side Events===
===Side Events===
==== ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles ====
====''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles====
(111 entrants)<br>
(111 entrants)<br>
[https://smash.gg/tournament/evo-2019-melee-side-event/events/melee-singles/brackets/628717/1037233 Top 4 Bracket]
[https://www.start.gg/tournament/evo-2019-melee-side-event/event/melee-singles/brackets/628717/1037233 Top 4 Bracket]
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings
|-
|-
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*{{Sm|MkLeo}} won the largest cash prize for an ''Ultimate'' tournament at $21,204.
*{{Sm|MkLeo}} won the largest cash prize for an ''Ultimate'' tournament at $21,204 until it was surpassed by {{Sm|Tweek}} making $47,739.60 at {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 3}}.
*MkLeo was congratulated by series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] for his victory.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1158246845358850050</ref> Sakurai thanked the participants for a good show, and watched some parts of the tournament, but missed the Grand Finals due to a meeting.
*MkLeo was congratulated by series director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] for his victory.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1158246845358850050</ref> Sakurai thanked the participants for a good show, and watched some parts of the tournament, but missed the Grand Finals due to a meeting.
*Due to flight issues, {{Sm|LeoN}} was unable to attend the tournament, where he was seeded to eventually face MkLeo. In what was dubbed by some as the "Bowser curse", none of the {{SSBU|Bowser}} players that had their matches shown on the official EVO [[Twitch]] stream won their sets.
*Due to flight issues, {{Sm|LeoN}} was unable to attend the tournament, where he was seeded to eventually face MkLeo. In what was dubbed by some as the "Bowser curse", none of the {{SSBU|Bowser}} players that had their matches shown on the official EVO [[Twitch]] stream won their sets.
*{{Sm|Raito}} is the only returning player from [[EVO 2018]] that placed Top 8 in the singles tournaments for both ''Smash 4'' and ''Smash Ultimate''.
*{{Sm|Raito}} is the only returning player from {{Trn|EVO 2018}} that placed Top 8 in the singles tournaments for both ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''.
**Coincidentally, this is also the second year in a row {{Sm|Dabuz}} placed just outside of Top 8 and got 9th for both games.
**Coincidentally, this is also the second year in a row {{Sm|Dabuz}} placed just outside of Top 8 and got 9th for both games.
*As there was only one official EVO stream for the ''Ultimate'' tournament, players like {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} went out of their way to provide the results of numerous off-stream sets via [[Twitter]] and Twitch, respectively. This led to praise from the community for their efforts.
*As there was only one official EVO stream for the ''Ultimate'' tournament, players like {{Sm|Hungrybox}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} went out of their way to provide the results of numerous off-stream sets via [[Twitter]] and Twitch, respectively. This led to praise from the community for their efforts.
*After {{Sm|Mr.R}} lost to {{Sm|ProtoBanham}}, he pointed out that Proto had been looking at his phone in the middle of the set and asked if there was a ruling on it (due to the possibility of mid-set coaching, though Proto was apparently looking up kill combos for Inkling). After asking {{Sm|Bear}} (who helped direct the tournament), Bear told him that there was no such ruling and that the set was legitimate. Although some accused him of being a sore loser, he later confirmed on Twitter that he had no intention of replaying the set and was surprised that no such measure was put in place beforehand.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/Mr_RSmash/status/1157875720695222274|title=Mr.R confirms that Bear told him looking at one's phone in the middle of a set is allowed at EVO}}</ref>
*After {{Sm|Mr.R}} lost to {{Sm|ProtoBanham}}, he pointed out that Proto had been looking at his phone in the middle of the set and asked if there was a ruling on it (due to the possibility of mid-set coaching, though Proto was apparently looking up kill combos for Inkling). After asking {{Sm|Bear}} (who helped direct the tournament), Bear told him that there was no such ruling and that the set was legitimate. Although some accused him of being a sore loser, he later confirmed on Twitter that he had no intention of replaying the set and was surprised that no such measure was put in place beforehand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Mr_RSmash/status/1157875720695222274|title=Mr.R confirms that Bear told him looking at one's phone in the middle of a set is allowed at EVO}}</ref>
*Despite having kidney stones, which required him to miss {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}} later on, {{Sm|ProtoBanham}} was able to place 5th at the tournament.
*Despite having kidney stones, which required him to miss {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2019}} later on, {{Sm|ProtoBanham}} was able to place 5th at the tournament.
*With {{Sm|Mew2King}} and his ''Smash'' protégé {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} both placing 49th, {{Sm|Plup}} was the highest-placing player in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles that is otherwise known for being a professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player, placing 17th.
*With {{Sm|Mew2King}} and his ''Smash'' protégé {{Sm|Wizzrobe}} both placing 49th, {{Sm|Plup}} was the highest-placing player in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' singles that is otherwise known for being a professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player, placing 17th.
*This tournament marks the worst placement for a number of players in an ''Ultimate'' tournament:
*This tournament marks the worst placement for {{Sm|Cosmos}}, with a placement of 65th.
**{{Sm|Umeki}} with a placement of 49th.
**Furthermore, {{Sm|Lima}}'s 97th-place finish overtook {{Sm|Ally}}'s 49th at {{Trn|EVO 2017}} for the worst placement for a previous EVO winner in both ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''.
**{{Sm|Cosmos}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|T}}, and {{Sm|ZD}} with a placement of 65th.
**{{Sm|Lima}} with a placement of 97th.
***Also overtakes {{Sm|Ally}} (who placed 49th at [[EVO 2017]]) for the worst placement for a previous EVO winner in both ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''.
**{{Sm|Fatality}} and {{Sm|Mr E}} with a placement of 129th.
*Viewership of the tournament peaked at over 279,000 concurrent viewers across all streams, making it not only the most viewed ''Super Smash Bros.'' tournament in history, but also the most viewed EVO game of all time.
*Viewership of the tournament peaked at over 279,000 concurrent viewers across all streams, making it not only the most viewed ''Super Smash Bros.'' tournament in history, but also the most viewed EVO game of all time.
*The VOD for ''Ultimate''{{'}}s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6CrWBOxecY Grand Finals] has over three million views on YouTube. It is the most viewed ''Ultimate'' video out of all of [[VGBootCamp]]'s channels. It is the first ''Ultimate'' tournament set to reach two million views on YouTube.
*On November 2018, Twitch streamer Ninja posted a now-infamous Tweet telling the ''Smash'' community that he had something planned for them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Ninja/status/1067524136178802688|title=Ninja's Tweet}}</ref> During a poker game with {{Sm|Ludwig}} on May 1st, 2022, Ninja alleged that the Tweet was referencing his plans on donating $500,000 to the EVO 2019 prize pool, however he was unable to go through with it due to a lack of communication from Nintendo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DanielJCollette/status/1521044284367007744|title=Ninja's explanation to the "surprise"}}</ref>
*This is the last EVO tournament in the US to feature any ''Super Smash Bros.'' game, as {{iw|wikipedia|Sony}} acquired EVO in 2021 after the [[2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations]] and one of the co-founders, Mr. Wizard, was fired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-releases/2021/sony-interactive-entertainment-and-new-esports-venture-rts-jointly-acquire-the-evolution-championship-series-evo/|title=Sony Interactive Entertainment and New Esports Venture, RTS, Jointly Acquire the Evolution Championship Series (EVO)|date=March 19, 2021|author=Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC RTS|publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref> This action resulted in not featuring games developed by [[Nintendo]].


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://twitter.com/EVO EVO's twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/EVO EVO's twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/MrWiz EVO's Tournament Director twitter]
*[https://twitter.com/MrWiz EVO's Tournament Director twitter]
*[https://smash.gg/tournament/evo-2019/details smash.gg page]
*[https://start.gg/tournament/evo-2019/details start.gg page]
*[https://smash.gg/tournament/evo-2019-melee-side-event/details Melee Side Event Smash.gg page]
*[https://start.gg/tournament/evo-2019-melee-side-event/details Melee Side Event Start.gg page]


==References==
==References==
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EVO 2019
EVOLogo2013.png
Dates August 2nd-4th, 2019
Venue Mandalay Bay Events Center
Address/City 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Attendance 3,534
Results
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate winners Mexico MkLeo
Staff
Organizer(s) Mr. Wizard, Bear, Ponder, inkblot, MarkMan

Evolution 2019, or simply EVO 2019, was the 18th edition of the Evolution Championship Series, a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. EVO 2019 took place on August 2nd to 4th, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. It was announced on February 26th, by EVO's tournament director Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar, that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate would make its debut as an official game on the EVO 2019 game lineup. While it was confirmed to replace Super Smash Bros. for Wii U if it released in time in 2018, this was the first EVO for Ultimate post-release. Notably, for the first time since EVO 2012, Super Smash Bros. Melee was not revealed to be in the lineup—although Melee was still present as a side event on August 3rd—making EVO 2019 the first one since 2014 to feature only one Smash game at EVO instead of two. Ultimate ran on version 3.1.0, rather than running on 4.0.0 with Hero, due to the update being released after the cutoff date for patches and being a few days before the tournament.

It is currently the largest in person Smash tournament of all time, with 3,534 entrants signed up for Ultimate.

Official Game Lineup[edit]

Finals Game Entrants Pot Size
Sunday Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3,534 $35,340
Sunday Tekken 7 1,899 $23,989
Sunday Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition 1,951 $69,510
Sunday BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 646 $6,460
Saturday Mortal Kombat 11 1,576 $30,670
Saturday Samurai Shodown 1,729 $47,290
Saturday Dragon Ball FighterZ 1,200 $12,000
Saturday Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] 1,157 $11,570
Friday Soulcalibur VI 746 $7,460

Results[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles[edit]

(3,534 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings[1]
1st Mexico MkLeo Joker (SSBU) $21,204.00
2nd USA Tweek Pokémon Trainer (SSBU) $7,068.00
3rd France Glutonny Wario (SSBU) $3,534.00
4th USA Samsora Peach (SSBU) $1,413.60
5th Japan Raito Duck Hunt (SSBU) $706.80
5th Japan ProtoBanham Lucina (SSBU)Inkling (SSBU) $706.80
7th Japan Zackray Wolf (SSBU) $353.40
7th USA Light Fox (SSBU) $353.40
9th Japan Abadango Wario (SSBU)
9th Japan Kameme Mega Man (SSBU)
9th Japan Nietono Wario (SSBU)
9th USA Dabuz Olimar (SSBU)
13th USA ScAtt Mega Man (SSBU)Snake (SSBU)
13th Netherlands Mr.R Chrom (SSBU)Snake (SSBU)
13th Japan Shuton Olimar (SSBU)
13th USA Marss Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)
17th Japan Shogun Snake (SSBU)
17th USA Pandarian Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
17th Japan HIKARU Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
17th USA WaDi R.O.B. (SSBU)
17th USA Elegant Luigi (SSBU)
17th USA Nairo Palutena (SSBU)
17th USA Plup Mega Man (SSBU)
17th Mexico Maister Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)
25th USA Vintendo Duck Hunt (SSBU)
25th USA ESAM Pikachu (SSBU)
25th Japan Rotsuku Yoshi (SSBU)
25th Japan Seven Falco (SSBU)
25th USA Sinji Pac-Man (SSBU)
25th USA Stroder Greninja (SSBU)Roy (SSBU)Mario (SSBU)
25th USA Myran Olimar (SSBU)
25th Japan kept Villager (SSBU)Isabelle (SSBU)
33rd USA CaptainZack Bayonetta (SSBU)
33rd Japan ZAKI King Dedede (SSBU)
33rd USA Skilly Villager (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
33rd Japan Masashi Cloud (SSBU)
33rd USA Salem Snake (SSBU)Shulk (SSBU)
33rd USA Cyro Roy (SSBU)
33rd USA Dragoomba R.O.B. (SSBU)
33rd USA Zenyou Mario (SSBU)
33rd Japan Mao Lucina (SSBU)
33rd USA Puppeh Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
33rd USA MastaMario Mario (SSBU)
33rd Japan Lea Greninja (SSBU)
33rd Japan Eim Joker (SSBU)
33rd Mexico Chag Inkling (SSBU)Palutena (SSBU)
33rd Japan Kome Shulk (SSBU)
33rd Mexico Sparg0 Cloud (SSBU)
49th Japan Atelier Wolf (SSBU)
49th France Flow Roy (SSBU)
49th Japan Etsuji Lucina (SSBU)
49th Netherlands iStudying Greninja (SSBU)
49th USA AC Snake (SSBU)
49th USA Prodigy Mario (SSBU)
49th USA Wizzrobe Wolf (SSBU)
49th USA VoiD Wolf (SSBU)Pikachu (SSBU)
49th USA Lui$ Fox (SSBU)Dr. Mario (SSBU)
49th USA Larry Lurr Wolf (SSBU)Falco (SSBU)
49th Japan Gackt Ness (SSBU)
49th Canada Jw Greninja (SSBU)
49th USA Mew2King Bowser (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
49th USA Seth Yoshi (SSBU)
49th Mexico Javi Lucina (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)
49th Japan Umeki Daisy (SSBU)
65th USA Seagull Joe Palutena (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)
65th France Ogey Wolf (SSBU)Captain Falcon (SSBU)
65th USA 8BitMan R.O.B. (SSBU)
65th USA CORONA17 Chrom (SSBU)Wario (SSBU)Bowser (SSBU)
65th USA Cosmos Inkling (SSBU)
65th USA Dark Wizzy Mario (SSBU)
65th USA Mada Pikachu (SSBU)
65th USA Frawg Bayonetta (SSBU)
65th USA YMCA Donkey Kong (SSBU)
65th USA FOW Ness (SSBU)
65th USA Biddy Young Link (SSBU)
65th USA MuteAce Peach (SSBU)
65th Japan YOC Cloud (SSBU)
65th USA Awestin Ness (SSBU)
65th France PEW Ness (SSBU)
65th USA varun Wii Fit Trainer (SSBU)
65th USA SexyBeast420 Ness (SSBU)
65th Japan RAIN Wolf (SSBU)
65th USA sm0ke Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
65th USA Nicko Shulk (SSBU)Captain Falcon (SSBU)
65th Japan Logix Ike (SSBU)
65th USA SoulArts Shulk (SSBU)
65th USA ANTi Mario (SSBU)
65th USA RFang Pichu (SSBU)
65th Japan huto Mario (SSBU)
65th USA NAKAT Pichu (SSBU)
65th USA falln Robin (SSBU)
65th Japan T Link (SSBU)
65th Mexico Stronghold Mario (SSBU)
65th USA Phantom Palutena (SSBU)Joker (SSBU)
65th USA ZD Fox (SSBU)Wolf (SSBU)
65th USA MVD Snake (SSBU)
97th Canada BreaD Palutena (SSBU)
97th USA Lima Bayonetta (SSBU)
97th Japan takera Ken (SSBU)
97th USA Z Pikachu (SSBU)
97th USA MrConCon Luigi (SSBU)
97th USA Heeew Richter (SSBU)
97th USA SS Rose Bayonetta (SSBU)
97th USA Diamond D. Joker (SSBU)
97th USA Cheeks Cloud (SSBU)
97th Australia DD Wario (SSBU)
97th Japan crow Fox (SSBU)
97th USA Wisdom Duck Hunt (SSBU)
97th Puerto Rico EKING Pac-Man (SSBU)
97th USA Duwang Mario (SSBU)
97th USA Brosinex Ken (SSBU)
97th USA Charliedaking Wolf (SSBU)
97th USA Ozone Duck Hunt (SSBU)
97th USA Widget Mr. Game & Watch (SSBU)
97th USA Mr.Newport Little Mac (SSBU)
97th USA Shoe Zero Suit Samus (SSBU)
97th USA Thirsty Palutena (SSBU)Simon (SSBU)
97th USA Death Arcana Toon Link (SSBU)
97th USA Osiris Snake (SSBU)
97th Dominican Republic 0mart Snake (SSBU)
97th USA LightningCam Diddy Kong (SSBU)
97th USA Denti Pokémon Trainer (SSBU)
97th USA Razo Daisy (SSBU)
97th USA Zace Pikachu (SSBU)
97th USA Rickles Ganondorf (SSBU)
97th USA Phoenix Sonic (SSBU)Greninja (SSBU)
97th USA BassMage Jigglypuff (SSBU)
97th USA Konga Donkey Kong (SSBU)

Side Events[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles[edit]

(111 entrants)
Top 4 Bracket

Place Name Character(s) Earnings
1st USA Hungrybox Jigglypuff (SSBM)
2nd USA ChuDat Ice Climbers (SSBM)
3rd USA Bungwipe Fox (SSBM)
4th USA dansdaman Sheik (SSBM)
5th USA Zhea Captain Falcon (SSBM)
5th USA Cleps Fox (SSBM)
7th USA SK92 Falco (SSBM)
7th USA Nainsoo Peach (SSBM)
9th USA Andymosity Samus (SSBM)
9th USA RAFADIL
9th USA Bacon Falco (SSBM)
9th USA Woodchipdust Marth (SSBM)

Trivia[edit]

  • MkLeo won the largest cash prize for an Ultimate tournament at $21,204 until it was surpassed by Tweek making $47,739.60 at Smash Ultimate Summit 3.
  • MkLeo was congratulated by series director Masahiro Sakurai for his victory.[2] Sakurai thanked the participants for a good show, and watched some parts of the tournament, but missed the Grand Finals due to a meeting.
  • Due to flight issues, LeoN was unable to attend the tournament, where he was seeded to eventually face MkLeo. In what was dubbed by some as the "Bowser curse", none of the Bowser players that had their matches shown on the official EVO Twitch stream won their sets.
  • Raito is the only returning player from EVO 2018 that placed Top 8 in the singles tournaments for both Smash 4 and Ultimate.
    • Coincidentally, this is also the second year in a row Dabuz placed just outside of Top 8 and got 9th for both games.
  • As there was only one official EVO stream for the Ultimate tournament, players like Hungrybox and ZeRo went out of their way to provide the results of numerous off-stream sets via Twitter and Twitch, respectively. This led to praise from the community for their efforts.
  • After Mr.R lost to ProtoBanham, he pointed out that Proto had been looking at his phone in the middle of the set and asked if there was a ruling on it (due to the possibility of mid-set coaching, though Proto was apparently looking up kill combos for Inkling). After asking Bear (who helped direct the tournament), Bear told him that there was no such ruling and that the set was legitimate. Although some accused him of being a sore loser, he later confirmed on Twitter that he had no intention of replaying the set and was surprised that no such measure was put in place beforehand.[3]
  • Despite having kidney stones, which required him to miss Super Smash Con 2019 later on, ProtoBanham was able to place 5th at the tournament.
  • With Mew2King and his Smash protégé Wizzrobe both placing 49th, Plup was the highest-placing player in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles that is otherwise known for being a professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player, placing 17th.
  • This tournament marks the worst placement for Cosmos, with a placement of 65th.
    • Furthermore, Lima's 97th-place finish overtook Ally's 49th at EVO 2017 for the worst placement for a previous EVO winner in both Smash 4 and Ultimate.
  • Viewership of the tournament peaked at over 279,000 concurrent viewers across all streams, making it not only the most viewed Super Smash Bros. tournament in history, but also the most viewed EVO game of all time.
  • The VOD for Ultimate's Grand Finals has over three million views on YouTube. It is the most viewed Ultimate video out of all of VGBootCamp's channels. It is the first Ultimate tournament set to reach two million views on YouTube.
  • On November 2018, Twitch streamer Ninja posted a now-infamous Tweet telling the Smash community that he had something planned for them.[4] During a poker game with Ludwig on May 1st, 2022, Ninja alleged that the Tweet was referencing his plans on donating $500,000 to the EVO 2019 prize pool, however he was unable to go through with it due to a lack of communication from Nintendo.[5]
  • This is the last EVO tournament in the US to feature any Super Smash Bros. game, as Sony acquired EVO in 2021 after the 2020 Super Smash Bros. sexual misconduct allegations and one of the co-founders, Mr. Wizard, was fired.[6] This action resulted in not featuring games developed by Nintendo.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ EVO 2019 (SSBU) payouts.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1158246845358850050
  3. ^ Mr.R confirms that Bear told him looking at one's phone in the middle of a set is allowed at EVO.
  4. ^ Ninja's Tweet.
  5. ^ Ninja's explanation to the "surprise".
  6. ^ Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC RTS (March 19, 2021). Sony Interactive Entertainment and New Esports Venture, RTS, Jointly Acquire the Evolution Championship Series (EVO). Sony Interactive Entertainment. Retrieved on November 11, 2024.


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