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EVO 2012 Wrap Up

eSports

by Jack Gardner on July 09, 2012 at 02:30 PM

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If you follow eSports to any degree, chances are you know that EVO is the largest fighting tournament in the world and that it was held over the last three days in Las Vegas. The finals were held throughout Sunday and lasted well into the night.

There were numerous upsets and surprises throughout the tournament. Infiltration, a well regarded Street Fighter IV player, exploded to an impressive victory over Daigo Umehara, who is also known as the best Street Fighter player in the world. Infiltration went on to face Gamerbee in the Grand Final.

Though Street Fighter is considered by many to be the pinnacle of fighting games, one of the most nail-biting moments of EVO 2012 came from the King of Fighters Grand Final between Mad KOF and Bala. The balance of power shifted back and forth many times and the crowd can be heard going nuts with each knock out.

There were great moments in each of the tournaments in Evolution 2012 many occurring in the Grand Finals. If you happened to miss the Grand Finals of these excellent games, the results are as follows (spoilers are below the videos):

Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition Version 2012

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Mortal Kombat

King of Fighters 13

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

Street Fighter x Tekken

SoulCalibur 5

Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition Version 2012 – Infiltration

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Filipino Champ

Mortal Kombat – KN.EMP|Perfect Legend

King of Fighters 13 – Mad KOF

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown – Fuudo

Street Fighter x Tekken – Infiltration & Laugh

SoulCalibur 5 – Shining Decopon

Keep your eyes open int he coming weeks for more eSports coverage!

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Filed under: News, mortal kombat, fighting games, Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, esports, soul calibur v, Persona 4 Arena, daigo umehara, srk, tom cannon, EVO 2012, fighting champions, results, grand finals, infiltration

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by Kuntryboy601 Monday, July 09, 2012 at 02:40 PM

.............. Wassup
by Companion Cube Monday, July 09, 2012 at 02:40 PM

Until this week, I didn't even know this existed.
by Taylor Monday, July 09, 2012 at 02:42 PM

They need to accompany competitive video game tournaments with competitive eating and let the mayhem ensue.
by AsyluMadness Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:04 PM

Tira's a beast.
by Craigaleg Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:08 PM

Mad COF vs Bala was amazing! Tons of back and forth and an amazing comeback by Bala. Shame he lost it in the end, but made for one memorable EVO. Fast Forward to 34:05 for the moment of insanity
by GL4DOS Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:12 PM

My Dad looked over my shoulder and saw this, then he shook his head. For once, i'm actually on his side.
by Yusuke Urameshi Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:21 PM

Wish I could compete in EVO. But then, I'd actually need to be good at fighting games.
by Primera77 Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:26 PM

Congrats to all the winners ^_^ Yo videogames!!!
by hiromu656 Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:50 PM

My boy Perfect Legend is a monster
by Ian Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:55 PM

My friend competed in this for Mortal Kombat!
by cdygrn Monday, July 09, 2012 at 03:58 PM

Infrit should have won over Filipino Champ. It's Mahvel Baybee! Evo ruled, and again I'm amazed at how awesome the FGC comes together to celebrate the community.
by reidloS doG Monday, July 09, 2012 at 04:04 PM

Never cared for fighting game tournaments. More of a FPS and RTS kind of guy when it comes to competitions.
by Speedwolf66 Monday, July 09, 2012 at 04:46 PM

Just as Tim mentioned in the Super Metroid Replay, it's amazing watching people in their element. Kudos bars to all of them.
by iProdigy101 Monday, July 09, 2012 at 05:04 PM

Damn it's been a while since I've seen some intense fighting tournaments, and EVO proved once again why fighting is the most intense tournaments ever.
by ZGamerF Monday, July 09, 2012 at 05:54 PM

EVO was pretty good, even though I didn't get to watch the grand finals of SCV, SFxT, UMvC3, and SF AE, it was great. My favorite was the KoF XIII grand finals. That one was so freakin' crazy.

But congrats to the winners.
by J Warrior Monday, July 09, 2012 at 06:07 PM

Daigo got snubbed, but congrats to Infiltration! Well deserved victory for him, played like hell! Justin Wong not making the finals in UMVC 3 was another surprise but Filipino Champ played like a mad man. Evo truly is the fighting game fans super bowl!
by angel95-_- Monday, July 09, 2012 at 06:23 PM

kung lao won again :/

but im glad tira won :)
by El Surgerino Monday, July 09, 2012 at 06:57 PM

Mad KOF vs Bala was insane! I'm definitely going next year.