EVO Championship Series 2012 (Las Vegas, Nevada) July 6-8, 2012

[PureYeti]

Evo 2012 Announcements, Round 1!

Evo 2012 Game Roster

    Street Fighter X Tekken
    Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition: Version 2012
    Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
    Soul Calibur V
    King of Fighters XIII
    Mortal Kombat 9 $20,000 pot prize by Netherrealms

Side Tournaments

Super Street Fighter II Turbo - Tournament of Legends
Virtual Fighter 5 Final Showdown $15,000 pot prize by Sega

Streams
teamsp00ky
IPlayWinner

General Rules for Evo 2012

- All games will be played on the default settings, unless otherwise specified, below.
- All macros available via the in-game controller configuration menu are allowed.
- Hardware programmable input entry, rapid-fire, or other hardware assisted mechinsims are strictly forbidden.
- Accidently pausing the game at any time during the fight may force you to forfeit the round (solely at a judge’s discretion).
- Any player using “Random Select” to pick their character, must “Random Select” again if they win the match, provided that there is no way to pick a certain character in the random box.
- You must provide your own controller for games played on the Playstation 3.
- All converters are the responsibility of the player.
- All wireless controllers are banned.

Street Fighter IV: 2012 Edition

- Game version: US Playstation 3
- Game Settings: Versus Mode, 99 Seconds, 2/3 Rounds, 2/3 Games, No Handicap
- If the players do not agree on a stage within 15 seconds, the match will be random stage select.
- Winner may change ultra, but has to pick ultra first after loser picks character.

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

- Game version: US Playstation 3
- Game Settings: 99 Seconds, 2/3 Games, Default Handicap, Default Damage
- You may not use any glitch that prevents the game from being played. This includes game freezing, game resetting, player freezing, etc.
- Deadbody infinites are allowed to gain a positional advantage, but not to delay the game.
- Winner must keep same starting character, but can switch the order of assists.
- You may not use the same character twice on one team.

Soul Calibur V

- Game version: US Playstation 3
- Game Settings: 3/5 Rounds, 2/3 Games, 60 Seconds
- If the players do not agree on a stage within 15 seconds the match judge will enforce blind random stage select.
- There will be no customizing colors, names or items at any time before or during a tournament match. Any player that does so will be given a loss.
- Create a Soul is not allowed in tournament play.

Mortal Kombat 9

- Game version: US Playstation 3
- Game Settings: 2/3 Rounds, Round Time 99 Seconds
- If the players do not agree on a stage within 15 seconds, the match will be random stage select.

King of Fighters 13

- Game version: US Playstation 3
- Game Settings: Versus Mode,  2/3 Rounds, 2/3 Games
- If the players do not agree on a stage within 15 seconds, the match will be random stage select.

Street Fighter x Tekken

- Game version: US Playstation 3
- Game Settings: Team play, 2/3 Rounds, 2/3 Games
- If the players do not agree on a stage within 15 seconds, the match will be random stage select.
- Gems will not be used in tournament play.
- You may not use any glitch that prevents the game from being played. This includes game freezing, game resetting, player freezing, etc.
- If your teammate is absent when it’s your turn to play, you will be allowed to play, but if the other character enters the game at anytime, you forfeit the round.


Countries represented at EVO 2012
    Australia
    Belgium
    Brazil
    Canada
    Cayman Islands
    Chile
    Dominican Republic
    England
    France
    Germany
    Guam
    Iceland
    Ireland
    Japan
    Kuwait
    Mexico
    Peru
    Puerto Rico
    Russia
    Singapore
    South Africa
    South Korea
    Spain
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Taiwan
    Turkey
    United Arab Emirates
    United States
    Venezuela

[Mikel]

VF5: Final Showdown coming to EVO!

The big announcement promised by Frank Hom has been finally revealed via Shoryuken! VF5FS is coming to this year's EVO!

Sega is offering up to $15,000 in prize money!
Top 16 to get paid!

For those interested in attending Evo, please check the
VF5FS at Evo 2012: Event Details and Trip Planning for the most up-to-date information.

[PureYeti]

https://twitter.com/Pond3r/status/212708258761277441

over 1000+ KOF XIII players at EVO

I need to update this thread with news

[PureYeti]

Brackets for EVO are up!

http://shoryuken.com/evo2012/brackets/

1536 for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012

1248 for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

1072 for King of Fighters XIII

448 for Teams (896 entrants) Street Fighter X Tekken
 
416 for Soul Calibur V

256 for Mortal Kombat 9

[PureYeti]

EVO app for IOS and Android to keep up to date of details on whats going to happen

http://shoryuken.com/2012/06/25/keep-up-to-date-at-evo-2012-with-our-mobile-app-for-ios-and-android/

[Don Vecta]

Brackets for EVO are up!

http://shoryuken.com/evo2012/brackets/

1536 for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition ver. 2012

1248 for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

1072 for King of Fighters XIII

448 for Teams (896 entrants) Street Fighter X Tekken
 
416 for Soul Calibur V

256 for Mortal Kombat 9

896 entrants for SFxT vs 1072 for XIII, lol, man, that game sucks! I was expecting more Capcom dickriders joining but meh! KOF surpassed it.

[PureYeti]

A lot of people are hating and dropping it  My local tournament went from 40 to 20 players competing

[Running Wild]

I am surprised MK9 has the lowest turn out.

[PureYeti]

Whats even more surprising, the turnout is lower than last year

[Running Wild]

Where did all the MLG hype go?

Is it cuz Reo isn't going nobody wanna MK anymore?

Reo was the guy to beat for so long, he took MLG and now he's dodging Evo.

For shame.

[PureYeti]

I didn't know Reo isn't going. Thats really a bummer. I will be surprise if that's the main reason. There's DetroitBallin who also took MLG and other notable MK players.

Notable KOF players to watch out for by KOF Koucha. The colored names are consider to be strong. Non color ones I guess what they are known for or how they contribute to the scene. Other players are just not aware to them so don't be disappointed if you didn't see a certain player on the list.

http://tinyurl.com/73j6zlk

Streams

EVO will have its own custom player to watch 2 streams, and panels and interviews in the same window. You can change the stream layout to your preference. Also if you scroll down there is a stream schedule.

http://evo2012.s3.amazonaws.com/live/index.html

Also college scholarships by EVO

http://shoryuken.com/2012/06/26/shoryuken-com-introduces-the-evo-annual-10000-college-scholarship-for-gamers/

[andresk]

Notable KOF players to watch out for by KOF Koucha. The colored names are consider to be strong. Non color ones I guess what they are known for or how they contribute to the scene. Other players are just not aware to them so don't be disappointed if you didn't see a certain player on the list.

http://tinyurl.com/73j6zlk

true but the color also means the nationality of the players green>america red>japan violet>south korea orange>chinesse

I want to know when playing the Bracker d 41
xiao hai vs mad kof
http://evo2012.s3.amazonaws.com/brackets/kof13_d41.html
I hope you win the tournament mad kof
sorry for my bad english  

[PureYeti]

Ah ok thanks so thats what the color means.  I don't know when exactly who plays who so you have to stick around to watch

Also for side tournaments at EVO: Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Persona 4 Arena, Blazblue, Melty Blood, and Guilty Gear. Click the link below to watch the stream

http://shoryuken.com/2012/07/05/evo-2012-side-streams-available-for-virtua-fighter-5-final-showdown-persona-4-arena-blazblue-melty-blood-and-guilty-gear/

[Don Vecta]

The colors are kinda messed up.

It seems green are supposed to be Mexican since most American are only in bold black (yet, Mr. KOF is among the green). :-/
Most purple ones are Koreans.
Reds are Japanese.
Orange are Chinese.

[PureYeti]

Mexico vs Korea 5 v 5 in KOF XIII

Mexico won! 20 - 9. I will post later with the results

Streams for the side tournament

Super Street Fighter II Turbo Tournament of Legends

http://www.twitch.tv/iebattlegrounds

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown

http://www.twitch.tv/8wayrun

Persona 4 Arena, Blazblue, Melty Blood, and Guilty Gear

http://www.twitch.tv/xiei

Skullgirls

http://www.twitch.tv/toptiergaming