The Evolution Championship Series 2019 — or Evo 2019 — is happening this weekend from August 2-4 at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This year’s lineup will feature nine games:
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Street Fighter V
- Tekken 7
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- DragonBall FighterZ
- Soulcalibur VI
- Samurai Shodown
Schedule
Day 1
Days 1 and 2 will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Bayside Exhibit Halls C and D. All tournaments kick off on August 2 at 11 p.m. GMT+8 (8 a.m. PT) with round one of pools.
The semifinals for Soulcalibur VI and Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] will also be played on the first day.
Finals
- Soulcalibur VI on August 3 at 11 a.m. GMT+8 (August 2 at 8 p.m. PT).
Day 2
Round 2 of pools will continue on day 2 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Mortal Kombat 11.
The semifinals for all remaining games will also be played on the second day.
Finals
- Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] on August 4 at 1 a.m. GMT+8 (August 3 at 10 a.m. PT)
- DragonballFighterZ on August 4 at 4 a.m. GMT+8 (August 3 at 1 p.m. PT)
- Samurai Shodown on August 4 at 7 a.m. GMT+8 (August 3 at 4 p.m. PT)
- Mortal Kombat 11 on August 4 at 11 a.m. GMT+8 (August 3 at 8 p.m. PT)
Day 3
The third day of Evo 2019 will move to the Mandalay Bay Events Center for the four remaining finals.
Finals
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle on August 5 at 12 a.m. GMT+8 (August 4 at 9 a.m. PT)
- Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition at 3 a.m. GMT+8 (August 4 at 12 p.m. PT)
- Tekken 7 at 6.30 a.m. GMT+8 (August 4 at 3.30 p.m. PT)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at 10 a.m. GMT+8 (August 4 at 7 p.m. PT)
Here’s the full schedule from Evo’s official twitter:
How to watch Evo 2019
Evo is running eight official twitch streaming channels for the tournament: The main Evo channel and evo1 through evo7.
The main Evo channel will be broadcasting The Jump Off, which will have match recaps, highlights, and panel discussion of the weekend’s events. The rest of the channels will show matches from Pools and matches up to the semifinals.
The only game not being broadcast on Evo’s twitch channels is Street Fighter V, which will instead be on Capcom’s Capcom Fighters channel.
The top eight for all games (including Street Fighter V) will be hosted on the main Evo channel.
Tournament Brackets
The tournament brackets for all games are available here.
If you want to see what potential matchups are in store for the Street Fighter V bracket, check out this article.
Casting Talent
Evo has put together an impressive roster of 60 casters and commentators for the tournament, which includes fan favorites and industry veterans like F-word, Sajam, Aris, Ultradavid, Logansama, and former Capcom community manager, Seth Killian.
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