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'''Evolution 2014''', or simply '''EVO 2014''', was the 13th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 11th to 13th, 2014 at the {{ | '''Evolution 2014''', or simply '''EVO 2014''', was the 13th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 11th to 13th, 2014 at the {{iw|wikipedia|Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino}}. The tournament featured ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' on its official game lineup, but also hosted a side event for [[Project M]] on its "Bring Your Own Console" (BYOC) area. It was the 4th time EVO featured a Smash game and broke the record for the [[List of largest Smash tournaments|largest ''Smash'' tournament]] at the time, with 970 entrants for ''Melee''. | ||
EVO 2014 notably featured [[Nintendo]], the publisher for the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, as a sponsor, with a speech given by [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]], President of Nintendo of America; this was in stark contrast to Nintendo's attempt to shut down ''Melee'' at EVO 2013 a year earlier. In addition, {{Sm|Prog}} was presented the Cannon Award in his honor for his service to the Smash community. | EVO 2014 notably featured [[Nintendo]], the publisher for the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series, as a sponsor, with a speech given by [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]], President of Nintendo of America; this was in stark contrast to Nintendo's attempt to shut down ''Melee'' at EVO 2013 a year earlier. In addition, {{Sm|Prog}} was presented the Cannon Award in his honor for his service to the Smash community. | ||
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|'''Sunday'''||''[[wikipedia:Street Fighter IV#Ultra Street Fighter IV|Ultra Street Fighter IV]]''||1,979||$29,790.00 | |'''Sunday'''||''[[wikipedia:Street Fighter IV#Ultra Street Fighter IV|Ultra Street Fighter IV]]''||1,979||$29,790.00 | ||
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|'''Sunday'''||''{{ | |'''Sunday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3}}''||1,014||$10,140.00 | ||
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|'''Sunday'''||''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''||970||$9,700.00 | |'''Sunday'''||''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''||970||$9,700.00 | ||
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|'''Sunday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Killer Instinct|2013 video game}}''||338||$13,379.80 | |'''Sunday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Killer Instinct|2013 video game}}''||338||$13,379.80 | ||
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|'''Sunday'''||''{{ | |'''Sunday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma}}''||508||$35,080.00 | ||
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|'''Saturday'''||''{{ | |'''Saturday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|The King of Fighters XIII}}''||319||$3,189.40 | ||
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|'''Saturday'''||''{{ | |'''Saturday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Injustice: Gods Among Us}}''||311||$3,110.00 | ||
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|'''Friday'''||''{{ | |'''Friday'''||''{{iw|wikipedia|Tekken Tag Tournament 2}}''||257||$7,570.00 | ||
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====Stage list==== | ====Stage list==== | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||
!Starter!!Counterpick | !Starter!!Counterpick | ||
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|[[Fountain of Dreams]]|| | |[[Fountain of Dreams]]|| | ||
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|[[Yoshi's Story]]|| | |[[Yoshi's Story]]|| | ||
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==Results== | ==Results== | ||
===''Melee'' singles=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles=== | ||
(970 entrants)<br> | (970 entrants)<br> | ||
[http://smashboards.com/data/rankings/1533.jpg Full bracket]<br> | [http://smashboards.com/data/rankings/1533.jpg Full bracket]<br> | ||
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===Side events=== | ===Side events=== | ||
====''Melee'' doubles==== | ====''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' doubles==== | ||
(72 teams)<br> | (72 teams)<br> | ||
[http://i.imgur.com/fIkYISL.jpg Bracket]<br> | [http://i.imgur.com/fIkYISL.jpg Bracket]<br> | ||
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====''Project M'' singles==== | ====''[[Project M]]'' singles==== | ||
(62 entrants)<br> | (62 entrants)<br> | ||
[http://smashboards.com/data/rankings/1565.jpg Bracket]<br> | [http://smashboards.com/data/rankings/1565.jpg Bracket]<br> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This is one of only 2 tournaments where the places 1st to 5th were all taken by the Five Gods (outside of {{Sm|Axe}}, who also placed 5th), the other being | *This is one of only 2 tournaments where the places 1st to 5th were all taken by the Five Gods (outside of {{Sm|Axe}}, who also placed 5th), the other being {{Trn|Apex 2013}}. | ||
** | **{{Trn|EVO 2013}} also had the Five Gods place Top 6, although {{Sm|Wobbles}} placed 2nd. | ||
*This was the last EVO tournament Armada attended in which he didn't make it to Grand Finals. | *This was the last EVO tournament Armada attended in which he didn't make it to Grand Finals. | ||