{{Short description|Fighting game event held in Las Vegas}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sport tournament | name = 2023 Evolution Championship Series | year = 2023 | image = Evo Championship Series logo cropped.png | caption = Evolution Championship Series logo | location = Las Vegas, United States | start_date = August 4, 2023 | end_date = August 6, 2023 | administrator = | tournament_format = | venues = Mandalay Bay | participants = 9,221 | purse = | champions = {{Plainlist| * '''''SF6''''': Amjad "AngryBird" Al-Shalabi * '''''GGS''''': William "Leffen" Hjelt * '''''T7''''': Arslan "Arslan Ash" Siddique * '''''UMVC3''''': Gabriel "Jibrill" Lam * '''''DBFZ''''': Jo'siah "Hikari" Miller * '''''KOFXV''''': Zeng "Xiao Hai" Zhuojun * '''''MBTL''''': "Moai * '''''MK11U''''': Jarrad "NinjaKilla" Gooden }} | attendance = ~20,000 | previous = 2022 | next = 2024 }}
The '''2023 Evolution Championship Series''' (commonly referred to as '''Evo 2023''' or '''EVO 2023''') was a fighting game event held in Las Vegas from August 5 to 7, 2022 as part of the long-running Evolution Championship Series. The event offered tournaments for various video games, including ''Guilty Gear Strive'', ''Tekken 7'', and ''Dragon Ball FighterZ''. It marks the debut tournament of Street Fighter 6 to the event. With 7,061 unique competitors entering the Street Fighter 6 tournament, it was the fighting tournament with the most participants of all time up to that point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evo.gg/news/evo-2023-breaks-multiple-all-time-registration-records|title=Evo 2023 Breaks Multiple All-time Registration Records|website=evo|publisher=Trevor Lukan|accessdate=July 11, 2023}}</ref>
==Venue== For the fifth straight tournament, Evo 2023 was held at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas again, with the Mandalay Bay Convention Center hosting the first two days and Michelob Ultra Arena hosting the third day for the sixth consecutive tournament.
==Games== The lineup was revealed on February 10, 2023. Every game from last year made a return as a mainline game with the exceptions of Skullgirls: 2nd Encore, Granblue Fantasy Versus and Street Fighter V. Street Fighter 6 made its tournament debut this year. The Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising beta had a tournament as an unofficial entrant sponsored by Cygames.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespress.com/Cygames-Announces-Open-Beta-Sign-Up-for-Granblue-Fantasy-Versus-Rising|title=Cygames Announces Open Beta Sign Up for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising at EVO 2023!|website=GamesPress|publisher=|accessdate=June 30, 2023}}</ref> There were also demos for upcoming games Project L, Tekken 8 and Mortal Kombat 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news3lv.com/news/local/evolution-championship-series-kicks-off-biggest-year-ever-in-las-vegas|title=Evo kicks off biggest year ever in Las Vegas|website=News 3 Las Vegas|date=August 5, 2023 |publisher=Gabrielle Zabat|accessdate=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
==Participants== 9,221 participants were at Evo 2023, setting an attendance record for the event. Street Fighter 6 had 7,061 competitors, also setting a single tournament record for the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evo.gg/news/evo-2023-breaks-multiple-all-time-registration-records|title=Evo 2023 Breaks Multiple All-time Registration Records|website=evo|publisher=Trevor Lukan|accessdate=July 11, 2023}}</ref>
==Broadcast== As usual, the tournament was streamed on the streaming site Twitch, broadcast across multiple different streams. All official streams were also streamed live on YouTube.
==Reveals== Ed Boon revealed a trailer showcasing Reptile, Havik and Ashrah as playable characters to Mortal Kombat 1 as well as Sareena as a Kameo. A teaser trailer was released for new character AKI for Street Fighter 6, with a new set of outfits revealed shortly afterwards. Namco revealed gameplay trailers for returning fighter Raven as well as new character Azucena for Tekken 8. SNK announced the title of Garou 2 as Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Arc Systems Works released a trailer for Johnny as well as a roadmap of the Season Pass 3 for Guilty Gear Strive. French Bread announced ''Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes'' with a 2024 release time. Riot Games released a gameplay trailer for Yasuo for Project L.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/23817761/evo-2023-announcements-mortal-kombat-street-fighter-tekken|title=Evo 2023: The big reveals and announcements|website=Polygon|date=August 4, 2023 |publisher=Michael McWhertor|accessdate=August 7, 2023}}</ref>
==Results== thumb|Angrybird won the ''Street Fighter 6'' tournament. {|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''Street Fighter 6''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|UAE}} Amjad Al-Shalabi | Angrybird | Ken |- | 2nd | {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Saul Leonardo Mena II | MenaRD | Blanka, Luke |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|USA}} Victor Woodley | Punk | Cammy |- | 4th | {{flagicon|Japan}} Hajime Taniguchi | Tokido | Ken |- | 5th | {{flagicon|Japan}} Tatsuya Haitani | Haitani | Chun-Li |- | 5th | {{flagicon|Japan}} ''unknown'' | Kakeru | JP |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Japan}} Atsushi Fujimura | Fukimura | Ken |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Japan}} Naoki Nemoto | Nemo | JP |}
{|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''Guilty Gear Strive''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|Sweden}} William Hjelte | Leffen | Happy Chaos |- | 2nd | {{flagicon|USA}} Johansson Mattias | NBNHMR | Nagoriyuki |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Jae-won | Daru | I-No |- | 4th | {{flagicon|USA}} Claire Harrison | UMISHO | Sol Badguy |- | 5th | {{flagicon|Japan}} Shogo Ishimine | Tyurara | Ky Kiske |- | 5th | {{flagicon|Senegal}} Ismaila Gueye | Verix | Nagoriyuki |- | 7th | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Adam Farmer | Setchi | Zato-1 |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Israel}} Atir Yosef | Zando | Ramlethal |}
{|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''Tekken 7''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Arslan Siddique | Arslan Ash | Kunimitsu |- | 2nd | {{flagicon|Japan}} Akihiro Abe | AO | Kunimitsu |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Lim Soo-hoon | ULSAN | Bob, Feng, Kasumi |- | 4th | {{flagicon|USA}} Don Brown | Genghis D0n | Katarina |- | 5th | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Oh Dae-il | Meo-IL | Geese |- | 5th | {{flagicon|USA}} Hoa Luu | Anakin | King |- | 7th | {{flagicon|USA}} Daichi Nakayama | Nobi | Dragunov, Feng |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Philippines}} Andreij Albar | Douijn | Negan, Kazumi, Leo, Julia, Leroy |}
{|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|USA}} Gabriel Lam | Jibrill | Zero/Dante/Vergil |- | 2nd | {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Skuce | Evasion | Zero/Dante/Vergil |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|Chile}} Nicolas Gonzalez | Kane Blueriver | Hulk/Sentinel/Haggar |- | 4th | {{flagicon|USA}} Adrian Cordova | LiberalTerminator | Nova/Spencer/Doctor Doom |- | 5th | {{flagicon|USA}} ''unknown'' | Mundank | Nova/Spencer/Magneto |- | 5th | {{flagicon|UK}} ''unknown'' | Spartan Throne | Wolverine/Dormammu/Iron Fist |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Japan}} Ryota Fukumoto | RF | Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Vergil |- | 7th | {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Escalante | Escalante | Morrigan/Magneto/Doctor Doom |}
{|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''Dragon Ball FighterZ''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|USA}} Jo'siah Miller | HIKARI | Blue Gogeta/Vegito/Android 17 |- |2nd | {{flagicon|France}} ''unknown'' | Yasha | Blue Gogeta/Vegito/Android 17 |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|USA}} Shamar H. | Nitro | Gotenks/Android 18/Adult Gohan |- | 4th | {{flagicon|Spain}} Daniel Gras Llopis | Gropis | Super Baby 2/Frieza/Beerus |- | 5th | {{flagicon|USA}} ''unknown'' | Garlic Bread | Super Baby 2/Captin Ginyu/Krillin |- | 5th | {{flagicon|USA}} ''unknown'' | Kite | Lab Coat 21/Base Vegeta/Android 21 |- | 7th | {{flagicon|USA}} Keyler Heath | KJpixels | Jiren/Frieza/Janemba |- | 7th | {{flagicon|USA}} Lenwood Arnold | INZEM | Gotenks/Base Vegeta/Android 18, Jiren/Piccolo/Android 17 |}
{|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''King of Fighters XV''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|China}} Zeng Zhuojun | Xiaohai | Kyo/B. Jenet/Krohnen, Kyo/Isla/Krohnen |- | 2nd | {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Lin Chiahung | E.T. | Isla/B. Janet/Krohnen |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|Japan}} ''unknown'' | mok | B. Jenet/Luong/Kukri |- | 4th | {{flagicon|Mexico}} Agustín Escorcia | Wero Asamiya | Kyo/B. Jenet/Iori |- | 5th | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Kwang-no | MadKOF | Geese/Clark/Heidern |- | 5th | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kang Myung-gu | Lacid | Meitenkun/Shermie/Ash |- | 7th | {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Eun Ho Kang | FKang | Kyo/Chizuru Kagura/Krohnen, Joe/Chizuru/Krohnen |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Tseng Chia-chen | ZJZ | Nakoruru/Isla/B. Jenet, Chizuru/Isla/B. Jenet |}
{|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''Melty Blood: Type Lumina''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|Japan}} ''unknown'' | Moai | Michael |- | 2nd | {{flagicon|Japan}} Damian Fullbright | DAI | Michael |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Tran | Jimmy Tran | Ciel |- | 4th | {{flagicon|Japan}} ''unknown'' | Jing | Hisui |- | 5th | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Jong-jin | KoreanWrestlingMan | Mario |- | 5th | {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Jose Ballestero | ScrawtVermillion | Komou |- | 7th | {{flagicon|USA}} Eli Zhu | Lunar | Dead Apostle Noel |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Japan}} ''unknown'' | ronde | Shiki |}
{|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=4 |{{center|''Mortal Kombat 11''}} |- ! style="width:50px;"| Place ! style="width:180px;"| Player ! style="width:150px;"| Alias ! style="width:300px;"| Character(s) |- | 1st | {{flagicon|USA}} Jarrad Gooden | Ninjakilla_212 | Fujin |- | 2nd | {{flagicon|Chile}} Nicolás Martínez | Nicholas | Kotal Khan, Johnny Cage |- | 3rd | {{flagicon|Chile}} Matías Martínez | Scorpionprocs | Fujin, Kotal Khan, Johnny Cage |- | 4th | {{flagicon|UK}} Denom Jones | A F0xy Grampa | The Terminator, Sub-Zero, RoboCop, Kitana, Kung Lao |- | 5th | {{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Taibot | TheMightyUnjust | Jacqui Briggs, Kano |- | 5th | {{flagicon|USA}} Zoulfikar Dayekh | Xombat | Johnny Cage |- | 7th | {{flagicon|USA}} Curtis McCall | Rewind | Kano, Kotal Khan, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage |- | 7th | {{flagicon|Austria}} Martin T. | MakoraN | Skarlet, Cetrion |}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://evo.shoryuken.com/}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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