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'''Evolution 2016''', or simply '''EVO 2016''', was the 15th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. It took place in July on Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th at the Las Vegas Convention Center, then at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to host finals. | '''Evolution 2016''', or simply '''EVO 2016''', was the 15th edition of the [[EVO|Evolution Championship Series]], a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. It took place in July on Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th at the Las Vegas Convention Center, then at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to host finals. | ||
It was announced on January 26th, 2016 by EVO's tournament director, Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar, that both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and {{forwiiu}} would be featured as official games on the EVO 2016 game lineup.<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2015/11/01/evo-2016-scheduled-for-july-15-17/ EVO 2016 dates announced]</ref><ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2016/01/26/evo-2016-lineup-revealed-street-fighter-smash-guilty-gear-pokken-and-more/ Evo 2016 Lineup and Venue revealed | It was announced on January 26th, 2016 by EVO's tournament director, Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar, that both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and {{forwiiu}} would be featured as official games on the EVO 2016 game lineup.<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2015/11/01/evo-2016-scheduled-for-july-15-17/ EVO 2016 dates announced]</ref><ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2016/01/26/evo-2016-lineup-revealed-street-fighter-smash-guilty-gear-pokken-and-more/ Evo 2016 Lineup and Venue revealed]</ref> | ||
==Official | EVO 2016 is the [[List of largest Smash tournaments|largest ever tournament]] for both ''Melee'' and ''Smash 4'', with over 2,000 entrants in both games, surpassing the records set by [[EVO 2015|its predecessor]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/748775258828578817 Final entrance numbers]</ref> | ||
==Summary of events== | |||
===''Melee''=== | |||
{{Sm|PPMD}} and {{Sm|Leffen}} were registered to enter ''Melee'', but the former dropped out due to health problems, while the latter was forced to drop out due to his persistent visa issues. Despite the absence of two of the [[2015 SSBMRank]] Top 6, however, the competition still proved to be fierce. {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, after losing to {{Sm|Plup}} in winners' semis, defeated {{Sm|S2J}} in losers' quarters, {{Sm|Mango}} in losers' semis, Plup again in losers' finals, and {{Sm|Armada}} in two extremely close 3-2 sets in grand finals to win his first EVO championship. While down a full stock in game 5 of set one, on the brink of elimination, Hungrybox landed a successful edgeguard on Armada, followed by a [[zero-to-death]] [[Rest]] combo to reset the bracket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeX8SlPzlXI|title=Armada vs. Hungrybox grand finals}}</ref> The set (along with Hungrybox's popoff following his victory) has become one of the most well-known moments in competitive ''Melee'' history, and helped cement his "Clutchbox" reputation for pulling off immense comebacks in bracket. | |||
Plup also performed exceptionally well at the tournament, defeating Mango in winners' quarters and Hungrybox in winners' semis before finally falling to Armada in winners' finals and Hungrybox in losers' finals, placing 3rd. S2J had an impressive losers' bracket run, defeating {{Sm|JAVI}}, {{Sm|DruggedFox}}, {{Sm|Duck}}, and {{Sm|Westballz}}, placing 5th with a character often considered below the threshold for a top-tier character. | |||
===''Smash 4''=== | |||
Many top players from Japan flew out to compete in ''Smash 4'', most notably {{Sm|Kamemushi}}, who's made his first major appearance in North America. {{Sm|Ally}} won his first EVO after defeating {{Sm|Dabuz}} in winners' quarters, {{Sm|Abadango}} in winners' semis and Kamemushi twice, 3-0 in winners' finals and 3-1 in grand finals. Kamemushi, who claimed he would win EVO at [[Umebura 23]] two months prior, defeated {{Sm|Mr. R}}, {{Sm|Earth}} and {{Sm|VoiD}} on his path to winners finals. After losing to Ally, he notably put an end to [[EVO 2015]] champion {{Sm|ZeRo}}'s long losers bracket run with a 3-0 victory and finished the tournament with a strong 2nd place. This was {{SSB4|Mega Man}}'s highest placing at a ''Smash 4'' major, and changed many players' opinions on {{SSB4|Mega Man}}'s presence in the metagame and the potential of Japan's top talent in general (Abadango and {{Sm|Ranai}} were also present in top 8). After taking an early loss to {{Sm|Mr.E}} in round 2 pools and narrowly defeating {{Sm|Salem}} in a last-hit situation, ZeRo made it all the way to losers finals, taking down {{Sm|Hyuga}}, {{Sm|Komorikiri}}, {{Sm|KEN}}, Earth, {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}, Abadango and VoiD on the way, but his road to the back-to-back championship was cut short after facing off against Kamemushi in a very anticipated set. | |||
==Official game lineup== | |||
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|'''Saturday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|Tekken 7: Fated Retribution}}''||549||$5,490 | |'''Saturday'''||''{{s|wikipedia|Tekken 7: Fated Retribution}}''||549||$5,490 | ||
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==Ruleset== | ==Ruleset== | ||
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*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. | *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. | *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 | *[[Dave's Stupid Rule]]: A player cannot counterpick the last stage they won on unless mutually agreed to by both players. | ||
====Stage list==== | ====Stage list==== | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''=== | ===''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''=== | ||
*Items are set to off and none. Pause and | *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 stocks and 6 minute [[time limit]]. | ||
*2/3 games; 3/5 for Winner's, Loser's, and Grand Finals | *2/3 games; 3/5 for Winner's, Loser's, and Grand Finals | ||
*Customs and Equipment are turned off. | *Customs and Equipment are turned off. | ||
*[[Mii Fighter (SSB4)|Mii Fighters]] are legal (1-1-1-1 Default Miis only). [[Amiibo]] however are banned. | *[[Mii Fighter (SSB4)|Mii Fighters]] are legal (1-1-1-1 Default Miis only). [[Amiibo]] however are banned. | ||
*All | *All Ω form of stages are banned. | ||
*First stage is decided by (Rock-Paper-Scissors) best of 1. Winner strikes, then loser strikes twice, then winner. (P1-P2-P2-P1) | *First stage is decided by (Rock-Paper-Scissors) best of 1. Winner strikes, then loser strikes twice, then winner. (P1-P2-P2-P1) | ||
*Following stages decided by winner banning one stage from all stages and then loser choosing. | *Following stages decided by winner banning one stage 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. | *Winning player is not locked into the same character for the next match, but has to pick before loser selects character. | ||
*Maximum allowed time between games is 60 seconds. Any player violating this rule will be issued a loss. | *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 | *[[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. | *You may not play on a stage that is not on the available stages list. This will result in a double disqualification. | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
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==Results== | ==Results== | ||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' singles=== | ||
(2,372 entrants) | (2,372 entrants)<br>[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/EVO_2016/Melee/Singles_Bracket Top 32 Bracket] | ||
{|class="wikitable | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1st||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$14,232 | |1st||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$14,232 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2nd||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}<!-- | |2nd||{{Sm|Armada|Sweden}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}<!--DO NOT ADD ARMADA'S FOX. Characters should only be added if they helped to win a set, and Armada ultimately ended up losing both sets of Grand Finals to Hungrybox.-->||$4,744 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3rd||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$2,372 | |3rd||{{Sm|Plup|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$2,372 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$948.80 | |4th||{{Sm|Mango|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$948.80 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5th||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$474.40 | |5th||{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$474.40 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$474.40 | |5th||{{Sm|S2J|USA}}||{{Head|Captain Falcon|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$474.40 | ||
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|7th||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$237.20 | |7th||{{Sm|PewPewU|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$237.20 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7th||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$237.20 | |7th||{{Sm|Westballz|USA}}||{{Head|Falco|g=SSBM|s=16px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||$237.20 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9th||{{Sm|Duck|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | |9th||{{Sm|Duck|USA}}||{{Head|Samus|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | ||
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|17th||{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | |17th||{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|17th||{{Sm| | |17th||{{Sm|JAVI|Mexico}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|17th||{{Sm|Ice|Germany}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | |17th||{{Sm|Ice|Germany}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | ||
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==={{forwiiu}} singles=== | ==={{forwiiu}} singles=== | ||
(2,662 entrants) | (2,662 entrants)<br>[http://wiki.teamliquid.net/smash/EVO_2016/Wii_U/Singles_Bracket Top 32 Bracket] | ||
{|class="wikitable | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1st||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$15,972 | |1st||{{Sm|Ally|Canada}}||{{Head|Mario|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$15,972 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2nd||{{Sm|Kamemushi|Japan}}||{{Head|Mega Man|g=SSB4|s=16px}}<!--Please do not add Kamemushi's Cloud/Yoshi. Characters should only be added if they helped to win a set, and Kamemushi did not even win a game against Ally with either character.-->||$5,324 | |2nd||{{Sm|Kamemushi|Japan}}||{{Head|Mega Man|g=SSB4|s=16px}}<!--Please do not add Kamemushi's Cloud/Yoshi. Characters should only be added if they helped to win a set, and Kamemushi did not even win a game against Ally with either character.-->||$5,324 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3rd||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$2,662 | |3rd||{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}}||{{Head|Diddy Kong|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$2,662 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4th||{{Sm|VoiD|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$1,064.80 | |4th||{{Sm|VoiD|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$1,064.80 | ||
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|5th||{{Sm|Abadango|Japan}}||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$532.40 | |5th||{{Sm|Abadango|Japan}}||{{Head|Mewtwo|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$532.40 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7th||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||{{Head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$266.20 | |7th||{{Sm|Dabuz|USA}}||{{Head|Rosalina & Luma|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Olimar|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$266.20 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7th||{{Sm|Larry Lurr|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$266.20 | |7th||{{Sm|Larry Lurr|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSB4|s=16px}}||$266.20 | ||
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|25th||{{Sm|K9sbruce|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}|| | |25th||{{Sm|K9sbruce|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSB4|s=16px}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|25th||{{Sm|ESAM|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=16px}}|| | |25th||{{Sm|ESAM|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Samus|g=SSB4|s=16px}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|25th||{{Sm|SS|USA}}||{{Head|Villager|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Ness|g=SSB4|s=16px}}|| | |25th||{{Sm|SS|USA}}||{{Head|Villager|g=SSB4|s=16px}}{{Head|Ness|g=SSB4|s=16px}}|| | ||
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====''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' doubles==== | ====''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' doubles==== | ||
(96 teams)<br> | (96 teams)<br> | ||
[https:// | [https://start.gg/tournament/evo-2016-melee-teams/event/melee-doubles/brackets/52675/173233 Top 8 Bracket] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | ||
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|5th||{{Sm|Chillin|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | |5th||{{Sm|Chillin|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|ChuDat|USA}}||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7th||{{Sm|Bladewise|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm| | |7th||{{Sm|Bladewise|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|JAVI|Mexico}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7th||{{Sm|Druggedfox|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|SleepyK|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | |7th||{{Sm|Druggedfox|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}||{{Sm|SleepyK|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=16px}}|| | ||
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===={{forwiiu}} 2Scoops vs. GSM exhibitions==== | ===={{forwiiu}} 2Scoops vs. GSM exhibitions==== | ||
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!Winner!!Character(s)!!Loser!!Character(s)!!Score!!Amount | !Winner!!Character(s)!!Loser!!Character(s)!!Score!!Amount | ||
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====''[[Project M]]'' singles==== | ====''[[Project M]]'' singles==== | ||
The Project M side event was | The Project M side event was the seventh stop on the [[Project M Championship Circuit]].<br> | ||
(142 entrants)<br> | (142 entrants)<br> | ||
[ | [https://www.start.gg/tournament/evo-2016-pm-side-event/event/pm-singles/brackets/52238 Top 24 bracket] | ||
{|class="wikitable | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
!Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings | !Place!!Name!!Character(s)!!Earnings!!PMCC Points | ||
|- | |||
|1st||{{Sm|Sosa|USA}}||{{PMHead|Wario|s=16px}}||||300 | |||
|- | |||
|2nd||{{Sm|Junebug|USA}}||{{PMHead|Diddy Kong|s=16px}}{{PMHead|Ike|s=16px}}||||180 | |||
|- | |||
|3rd||{{Sm|lloD|USA}}||{{PMHead|Peach|s=16px}}||||120 | |||
|- | |||
|4th||{{Sm|Hyperflame|USA}}||{{PMHead|Lucas|s=16px}}||||80 | |||
|- | |||
|5th||{{Sm|iPunchKidsz|USA}}||{{PMHead|Lucario|s=16px}}||||60 | |||
|- | |||
|5th||{{Sm|Jose V|USA}}||{{PMHead|Ness|s=16px}}||||60 | |||
|- | |||
|7th||{{Sm|ThundeRzReiGN|USA}}||{{PMHead|Donkey Kong|s=16px}}{{PMHead|Captain Falcon|s=16px}}||||40 | |||
|- | |||
|7th||{{Sm|Marshall|USA}}||{{Head|Mr.Game & Watch|g=SSBB|s=16px|l=Mr. Game & Watch (PM)}}||||40 | |||
|- | |||
|9th||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{PMHead|Jigglypuff|s=16px}}||||20 | |||
|- | |||
|9th||{{Sm|Reslived|USA}}||{{PMHead|Ness|s=16px}}||||20 | |||
|- | |||
|9th||{{Sm|Filthy Casual|USA}}||{{PMHead|Captain Falcon|s=16px}}||||20 | |||
|- | |||
|9th||{{Sm|Chief|USA}}||{{PMHead|Sheik|s=16px}}||||20 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |13th||{{Sm|Spark|USA|p=Melee}}||{{PMHead|Sheik|s=16px}}||||10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |13th||{{Sm|Tealz|USA}}||{{PMHead|Meta Knight|s=16px}}||||10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |13th||{{Sm|Bladewise|USA}}||{{PMHead|Peach|s=16px}}||||10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |13th||{{Sm|Chard|USA}}||{{PMHead|Zelda|s=16px}}||||10 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|Ilovebagelz|USA}}||{{PMHead|Luigi|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|Mavis Beacon|USA}}||{{PMHead|Donkey Kong|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|SK92|USA}}||{{PMHead|Falco|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|Neon|USA}}||{{PMHead|Wolf|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|Mr. Brandandorf|USA}}||{{PMHead|Ganondorf|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|Cloudburst|USA}}||{{PMHead|Squirtle|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|Cuda|USA}}||{{PMHead|Ganondorf|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |17th||{{Sm|Tip|USA}}||{{PMHead|Pit|s=16px}}|||| | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*{{Sm|Ken}}, who won the first ''Melee'' tournament at [[EVO World 2007]], was invited as a guest during the EVO 2016 lineup announcement to comment on ''Melee'''s history at EVO. | *{{Sm|Ken}}, who won the first ''Melee'' tournament at [[EVO World 2007]], was invited as a guest during the EVO 2016 lineup announcement to comment on ''Melee'''s history at EVO. | ||
*This is the first EVO ever where a Canadian (namely, {{Sm|Ally}}) has won in any of the games played at EVO. | |||
*This is the first EVO ever where a Canadian (namely, Ally) has won in any of the games played at EVO. | *This is the first EVO with ''Melee'' as part of the game lineup where an {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} player did not make Top 8. ({{Sm|ChuDat}} made Top 8 at EVO World 2007 and EVO 2015, {{Sm|Wobbles}} made Top 8 at [[EVO 2013]], and {{Sm|Fly Amanita}} made Top 8 at [[EVO 2014]].) | ||
*This is the first EVO with ''Melee'' as part of the game lineup where an {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} player | |||
**Similarly, this is the first EVO with ''Melee'' as part of the game lineup where a {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} player has gotten in Top 8. | **Similarly, this is the first EVO with ''Melee'' as part of the game lineup where a {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}} player has gotten in Top 8. | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:2016 tournaments]] | ||
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[[Category:Nevada tournaments]] | [[Category:Nevada tournaments]] | ||
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EVO 2016 | |
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Dates | July 15th-17th, 2016 |
Venue | Las Vegas Convention Center & Mandalay Bay Events Center |
Address/City | 3150 Paradise Rd 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, Nevada |
Attendance | 4,497+ |
Entry fees | Melee singles: $10 Smash Wii U singles: $10 |
Results | |
winners | Hungrybox 1v1 SFAT & PewPewU 2v2 |
winners | Ally |
Staff | |
Organizer(s) | Mr. Wizard |
Evolution 2016, or simply EVO 2016, was the 15th edition of the Evolution Championship Series, a fighting game tournament held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. It took place in July on Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th at the Las Vegas Convention Center, then at the Mandalay Bay Events Center to host finals.
It was announced on January 26th, 2016 by EVO's tournament director, Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar, that both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U would be featured as official games on the EVO 2016 game lineup.[1][2]
EVO 2016 is the largest ever tournament for both Melee and Smash 4, with over 2,000 entrants in both games, surpassing the records set by its predecessor.[3]
Summary of events[edit]
Melee[edit]
PPMD and Leffen were registered to enter Melee, but the former dropped out due to health problems, while the latter was forced to drop out due to his persistent visa issues. Despite the absence of two of the 2015 SSBMRank Top 6, however, the competition still proved to be fierce. Hungrybox, after losing to Plup in winners' semis, defeated S2J in losers' quarters, Mango in losers' semis, Plup again in losers' finals, and Armada in two extremely close 3-2 sets in grand finals to win his first EVO championship. While down a full stock in game 5 of set one, on the brink of elimination, Hungrybox landed a successful edgeguard on Armada, followed by a zero-to-death Rest combo to reset the bracket.[4] The set (along with Hungrybox's popoff following his victory) has become one of the most well-known moments in competitive Melee history, and helped cement his "Clutchbox" reputation for pulling off immense comebacks in bracket.
Plup also performed exceptionally well at the tournament, defeating Mango in winners' quarters and Hungrybox in winners' semis before finally falling to Armada in winners' finals and Hungrybox in losers' finals, placing 3rd. S2J had an impressive losers' bracket run, defeating JAVI, DruggedFox, Duck, and Westballz, placing 5th with a character often considered below the threshold for a top-tier character.
Smash 4[edit]
Many top players from Japan flew out to compete in Smash 4, most notably Kamemushi, who's made his first major appearance in North America. Ally won his first EVO after defeating Dabuz in winners' quarters, Abadango in winners' semis and Kamemushi twice, 3-0 in winners' finals and 3-1 in grand finals. Kamemushi, who claimed he would win EVO at Umebura 23 two months prior, defeated Mr. R, Earth and VoiD on his path to winners finals. After losing to Ally, he notably put an end to EVO 2015 champion ZeRo's long losers bracket run with a 3-0 victory and finished the tournament with a strong 2nd place. This was Mega Man's highest placing at a Smash 4 major, and changed many players' opinions on Mega Man's presence in the metagame and the potential of Japan's top talent in general (Abadango and Ranai were also present in top 8). After taking an early loss to Mr.E in round 2 pools and narrowly defeating Salem in a last-hit situation, ZeRo made it all the way to losers finals, taking down Hyuga, Komorikiri, KEN, Earth, Larry Lurr, Abadango and VoiD on the way, but his road to the back-to-back championship was cut short after facing off against Kamemushi in a very anticipated set.
Official game lineup[edit]
Finals | Game | Entrants | Pot Size |
---|---|---|---|
Sunday | Street Fighter V | 5,107 | $101,070 |
Sunday | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 2,372 | $23,720 |
Sunday | Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator | 910 | $19,100 |
Sunday | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | 782 | $7,820 |
Sunday | Mortal Kombat XL | 713 | $57,130 |
Saturday | Killer Instinct | 546 | $55,460 |
Saturday | Pokkén Tournament | 1,180 | $21,800 |
Saturday | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | 2,662 | $26,620 |
Saturday | Tekken 7: Fated Retribution | 549 | $5,490 |
Ruleset[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
- 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[edit]
Starter | Counterpick |
---|---|
Battlefield | Pokémon Stadium |
Dream Land | |
Final Destination | |
Fountain of Dreams | |
Yoshi's Story |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
- 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 and Equipment are turned off.
- Mii Fighters are legal (1-1-1-1 Default Miis only). Amiibo however are banned.
- All Ω form of stages are banned.
- First stage is decided by (Rock-Paper-Scissors) best of 1. Winner strikes, then loser strikes twice, then winner. (P1-P2-P2-P1)
- Following stages decided by winner banning one stage 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.
- 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.
- You may not play on a stage that is not on the available stages list. This will result in a double disqualification.
- 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.
- There will be no loading anything on to the tournament consoles.
Stage list[edit]
Starter | Counterpick |
---|---|
Battlefield (Miiverse) | Dream Land 64 |
Final Destination | Duck Hunt |
Lylat Cruise | |
Smashville | |
Town and City |
Results[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee singles[edit]
(2,372 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Hungrybox | $14,232 | |
2nd | Armada | $4,744 | |
3rd | Plup | $2,372 | |
4th | Mango | $948.80 | |
5th | Mew2King | $474.40 | |
5th | S2J | $474.40 | |
7th | PewPewU | $237.20 | |
7th | Westballz | $237.20 | |
9th | Duck | ||
9th | Swedish Delight | ||
9th | Zhu | ||
9th | Shroomed | ||
13th | Nintendude | ||
13th | Colbol | ||
13th | Lucky | ||
13th | Druggedfox | ||
17th | The Moon | ||
17th | Wizzrobe | ||
17th | Chillin | ||
17th | ChuDat | ||
17th | JAVI | ||
17th | Ice | ||
17th | Gravy | ||
17th | Axe | ||
25th | Mike Haze | ||
25th | Cactuar | ||
25th | n0ne | ||
25th | Laudandus | ||
25th | SFAT | ||
25th | Wobbles | ||
25th | Frootloop | ||
25th | SmashG0D | ||
33rd | Lovage | ||
33rd | Bobby Frizz | ||
33rd | Drunksloth | ||
33rd | Slox | ||
33rd | Kels | ||
33rd | Bladewise | ||
33rd | Captain Faceroll | ||
33rd | Squid | ||
33rd | Fiction | ||
33rd | Darkatma | ||
33rd | Azusa | ||
33rd | InfiniteNumbers | ||
33rd | lloD | ||
33rd | KJH | ||
33rd | Kounotori | ||
33rd | DJ Nintendo | ||
49th | Darkrain | ||
49th | dizzkidboogie | ||
49th | Ken | ||
49th | Tafokints | ||
49th | Tai | ||
49th | Fly Amanita | ||
49th | Crush | ||
49th | Wenbobular | ||
49th | Fat Goku | ||
49th | Zain | ||
49th | KillaforChicken | ||
49th | J666 | ||
49th | Kata | ||
49th | Dudutsai | ||
49th | Connor | ||
49th | Alan |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U singles[edit]
(2,662 entrants)
Top 32 Bracket
Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Ally | $15,972 | |
2nd | Kamemushi | $5,324 | |
3rd | ZeRo | $2,662 | |
4th | VoiD | $1,064.80 | |
5th | Ranai | $532.40 | |
5th | Abadango | $532.40 | |
7th | Dabuz | $266.20 | |
7th | Larry Lurr | $266.20 | |
9th | Trela | ||
9th | Marss | ||
9th | Earth | ||
9th | Vinnie | ||
13th | Day | ||
13th | Mr.E | ||
13th | KEN | ||
13th | Nairo | ||
17th | Mr. R | ||
17th | Rich Brown | ||
17th | Xaltis | ||
17th | Komorikiri | ||
17th | dyr | ||
17th | Ito | ||
17th | Regi | ||
17th | Pugwest | ||
25th | Ned | ||
25th | 6WX | ||
25th | Tyrant | ||
25th | Hyuga | ||
25th | K9sbruce | ||
25th | ESAM | ||
25th | SS | ||
25th | Dath | ||
33rd | HIKARU | ||
33rd | Kirihara | ||
33rd | 3xA | ||
33rd | Stroder | ||
33rd | Angbad | ||
33rd | RAIN | ||
33rd | Shaky | ||
33rd | Wrath | ||
33rd | Seagull Joe | ||
33rd | Tweek | ||
33rd | Salem | ||
33rd | ANTi | ||
33rd | DOOM | ||
33rd | NAKAT | ||
33rd | FOW | ||
33rd | TLTC | ||
49th | Charliedaking | ||
49th | TonySherbert | ||
49th | NiTe | ||
49th | DKwill | ||
49th | Logic | ||
49th | Phoenix | ||
49th | Pink Fresh | ||
49th | Saj | ||
49th | The Wall | ||
49th | DJ Jack | ||
49th | Zenyou | ||
49th | Zinoto | ||
49th | ApologyMan | ||
49th | cyve | ||
49th | Tyroy | ||
49th | Raito |
Side events[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles[edit]
(96 teams)
Top 8 Bracket
Place | Name | Character(s) | Name | Character(s) | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | PewPewU | SFAT | |||
2nd | Hungrybox | Mew2King | |||
3rd | Alan | Shroomed | |||
4th | Reno | Lucky | |||
5th | Darkatma | Frootloop | |||
5th | Chillin | ChuDat | |||
7th | Bladewise | JAVI | |||
7th | Druggedfox | SleepyK | |||
9th | The Moon | DJ Nintendo | |||
9th | Slox | Swedish Delight | |||
9th | SmashG0D | lloD | |||
9th | Colbol | dizzkidboogie | |||
13th | Nintendude | Azen | |||
13th | Prince Abu | Duck | |||
13th | Axe | Medz | |||
13th | EastCoastJeff | OkamiBW |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2Scoops vs. GSM crew battle[edit]
2Scoops Player | Character | Stocks Taken | GSM Player | Character | Stocks Taken |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zan | 3 | WAR | 2 | ||
SM | 2 | Kennypu | 5 | ||
BAM | 1 | VoiD | 8 | ||
Larry Lurr | 1 | Aerow | 1 | ||
Zenyou | 1 | Lethal Trilogy | 2 | ||
Jonny Westside | 6 | K0rean | 4 | ||
Scizor | 3 | Rush | 1 | ||
Akito | 4 | Dren | 1 | ||
Total | 21 | Total | 24 |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2Scoops vs. GSM exhibitions[edit]
Winner | Character(s) | Loser | Character(s) | Score | Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
K0rean | Pluto | 3-2 | $5 | ||
K0rean | Larry Lurr | 3-1 | $5 | ||
Scizor | Click | 3-0 | $5 | ||
Akito | WAR | 2-0 | $1 |
Project M singles[edit]
The Project M side event was the seventh stop on the Project M Championship Circuit.
(142 entrants)
Top 24 bracket
Place | Name | Character(s) | Earnings | PMCC Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Sosa | 300 | ||
2nd | Junebug | 180 | ||
3rd | lloD | 120 | ||
4th | Hyperflame | 80 | ||
5th | iPunchKidsz | 60 | ||
5th | Jose V | 60 | ||
7th | ThundeRzReiGN | 40 | ||
7th | Marshall | 40 | ||
9th | Hungrybox | 20 | ||
9th | Reslived | 20 | ||
9th | Filthy Casual | 20 | ||
9th | Chief | 20 | ||
13th | Spark | 10 | ||
13th | Tealz | 10 | ||
13th | Bladewise | 10 | ||
13th | Chard | 10 | ||
17th | Ilovebagelz | |||
17th | Mavis Beacon | |||
17th | SK92 | |||
17th | Neon | |||
17th | Mr. Brandandorf | |||
17th | Cloudburst | |||
17th | Cuda | |||
17th | Tip |
Trivia[edit]
- Ken, who won the first Melee tournament at EVO World 2007, was invited as a guest during the EVO 2016 lineup announcement to comment on Melee's history at EVO.
- This is the first EVO ever where a Canadian (namely, Ally) has won in any of the games played at EVO.
- This is the first EVO with Melee as part of the game lineup where an Ice Climbers player did not make Top 8. (ChuDat made Top 8 at EVO World 2007 and EVO 2015, Wobbles made Top 8 at EVO 2013, and Fly Amanita made Top 8 at EVO 2014.)
- Similarly, this is the first EVO with Melee as part of the game lineup where a Captain Falcon player has gotten in Top 8.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
EVO | |
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World Championships | EVO World 2007 · EVO 2008 · EVO 2009 · EVO 2013 · EVO 2014 · EVO 2015 · EVO 2016 · EVO 2017 · EVO 2018 · EVO 2019 |
EVO 2007 circuit | EVO South · EVO East · EVO North · EVO West |
EVO Japan | EVO Japan 2018 · EVO Japan 2020 |