An [[eSports]] [[Fighting game]] tournament held annually in [[Las Vegas]], Nevada, [[United States]]. Generally considered the [i]de facto[/i] world championship for most fighting games, due to its large turnout.

h4. Notable events that have inspired fanart
* 2004: [[Evo Moment #37]], where during a [i][[Street Fighter III (series)|Street Fighter III]]: 3rd Strike[/i] match between [[Umehara Daigo]] and [[Justin Wong (gamer)|Justin Wong]], Umehara fully parries a [[Chun-Li]] super performed by Wong with little life left on his [[Ken Masters|Ken]], to turn the tables on Wong and win the round. The video of this moment and the wild crowd reaction to it became a viral hit on the Internet and inspires many tributes.
* 2013: The Evo organizers announce 7 games for the event, and announce an 8th game will be decided by a donation drive for cancer research, with the game whose community donates the most money getting the spot at the tournament. The two games raising the most money during the drive are [i][[Skullgirls]][/i] and [i][[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee[/i], with [i]Melee[/i] ultimately winning out and getting the spot in the tournament. 
* 2014: French player Luffy wins the [i][[street_fighter_iv_(series)|Ultra Street Fighter IV]][/i] tournament with [[Rose (Street Fighter)|Rose]], being the first non-Asian player to win an Evo [i]SFIV[/i] tournament. 
* 2015: During a [i][[Guilty Gear Xrd]][/i] match between Woshige and Ogawa, Woshige celebrates too early after winning a round and his unattended [[Millia Rage]] is swiftly beaten by Ogawa's [[Zato-1]] in the decisive round of the match.
* 2018: The first Evo event outside the United States is held in Tokyo, Japan as "Evo Japan 2018":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Japan_2018.

h4. External links 
* "Wikipedia article":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_Championship_Series
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