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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]</ref> EVO 2016 is the [[List of largest Smash tournaments|largest ever tournament]] for both games, surpassing the records set by [[EVO 2015|its predecessor]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/748775258828578817 Final entrance numbers]</ref> | 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> EVO 2016 is the [[List of largest Smash tournaments|largest ever tournament]] for both games, surpassing the records set by [[EVO 2015|its predecessor]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/EvilMrWizard/status/748775258828578817 Final entrance numbers]</ref> In doing so, it became the first Smash tournament to ever surpass 2,000 entrants for a given game. | ||
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