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SUMMARY:EVO 2026
DESCRIPTION:EVO 2026—the Evolution Championship Series—will run from June 26 to 28 at the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas\, Nevada. \nThe official title lineup is as follows: \n2XKO (first appearance at EVO)BlazBlue: Central Fiction (third appearance at EVO)Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (second appearance at EVO)Guilty Gear: Strive (fifth appearance at EVO)Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (third appearance at EVO)Invincible VS (first appearance at EVO)Rivals of Aether II (second appearance at EVO)Street Fighter 6 (fourth appearance at EVO)Tekken 8 (third appearance at EVO)Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes (third appearance at EVO)Vampire Savior: The Legend of Vampire (first appearance at EVO)Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (first appearance at EVO)\nHere is the full schedule: \n(All times are Pacific Time.) \nYouTube\, \n\nJune 26 \n10:00 a.m. – Evo Showcase Welcome to Evo (YouTube\, Twitch) – Join us on the main stream as we kick off the Evo 2026 Showcase with a quick walkthrough of the floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center before heading over to the Evo Showcase Stage.10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Evo Showcase Dead or Alive (YouTube\, Twitch) – Four players battle it out for a piece of a $1\,000 prize pool in a single-elimination Dead or Alive 6 exhibition\, followed by a word from the game’s producer\, Yosuke Hayashi.11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Street Fighter 6 Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Tekken 8 Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. – 2XKO Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Rivals of Aether II Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Guilty Gear: Strive Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – BlazBlue: Central Fiction Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase The 2026 Cannon Awards (YouTube\, Twitch) – Each year\, we present a new group of community members with Cannon Awards\, created by and named after Evo co-founders Tom and Tony Cannon\, to celebrate their contributions to the FGC.12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Evo Showcase Rivals of Aether II: Roadmap Update (YouTube\, Twitch) – The Aether Studios team takes the stage to show off some of the upcoming things they have in store for Rivals of Aether II.12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase Your First Chance to Win Free Chipotle (YouTube\, Twitch)1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Top 24 (YouTube\, Twitch)1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase “Super Art” Presented Street Fighter League (Twitch) – Can you guess fighting game words from only a sketch? Shoryuken! “Super Art” presented by Street Fighter League is a fighting game community take on another popular\, drawing-based game.2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Update Showcase (YouTube\, Twitch) – The developers of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves talk about what’s next for the game in a live showcase.3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Vampire Savior: The Legend of Vampire Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase 2XKO Duo Duel: Myth / Apologyman vs. Jake’n’Bake / Yohosie (YouTube\, Twitch) – Two content creators are paired up with members of the 2XKO development team for a two-versus-two exhibition featuring multiple rounds of first-to-five matches. Watch Myth and Apologyman take on Jake’n’Bake and Yohosie in 2XKO Duo Duel!4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Evo Showcase Invincible VS: Universa + The Immortal Showcase Panel (YouTube\, Twitch) – Members of the Invincible VS team discuss and break down upcoming characters Universa and The Immortal in a live panel format before their release on June 30th.4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Evo Showcase A Conversation: Seth Killian and Punk (YouTube\, Twitch) – Seth Killian sits down for a live discussion with Evo 2024 Street Fighter 6 Champion and modern fighting game legend Victor “Punk” Woodley.5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Guilty Gear: Strive Pools Round 2 (YouTube\, Twitch)5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Pools Round 2 (YouTube\, Twitch)3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Pools Round 1 (YouTube\, Twitch)5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase Presenting the EVO 2026 Featured Artists: Masami Obari / Shoei Okano (YouTube\, Twitch) – This year’s featured artists\, Capcom’s Shoei Okano and SNK’s Masami Obari\, join us on the Evo Showcase Stage.6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Evo Showcase MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls Pre-Release Tournament Finals (YouTube\, Twitch) – The finalists of the MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls booth’s prerelease tournament assemble on the Showcase Stage. See who emerges victorious and get another early look at the game before it launches on August 6.6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Panel (YouTube\, Twitch) – Hear from the team behind Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes.7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Guilty Gear: Strive Pools Round 3 (YouTube\, Twitch)7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Pools Top 24 (YouTube\, Twitch)3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Pools Top 24 (YouTube\, Twitch)7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game EVO 2026 Panel (YouTube\, Twitch) – Justin Wong sits down as the community ambassador for Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game to chat about the upcoming title from Gameplay Group International in preparation for its July 23 release.8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Evo Showcase Friday Night Showdown: Tyler1 vs. Ludwig (YouTube\, Twitch) – No teammates. No excuses. Nowhere to hide. Tyler1 and Ludwig have been grinding Street Fighter 6\, and now it’s time for them to settle their beef the FGC way: by running the set. Watch them face off in a First-to-10 to close the show for Day 1 in this year’s Friday Night Showdown.\nJune 27 \n10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Top 8 (Twitch)10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Top 8 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Street Fighter 6 Pools Round 2 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Tekken 8 Pools Round 2 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – 2XKO Pools Round 2 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Rivals of Aether II Pools Round 2 > 3 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Guilty Gear: Strive Top 24 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Pools Round 1 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – BlazBlue: Central Fiction Pools Round 2 (Twitch)11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Vampire Savior: The Legend of Vampire Pools Round 1 (Twitch)1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Top 8 (Twitch)1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Invincible VS Pools Round 1 (Twitch)1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – BlazBlue: Central Fiction Top 24 (Twitch)1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Vampire Savior: The Legend of Vampire Pools Round 2 (Twitch)2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Guilty Gear: Strive Top 8 (Twitch)2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Rivals of Aether II Top 24 (Twitch)3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Pools Round 2 (Twitch)3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Vampire Savior: The Legend of Vampire Top 24 (Twitch)4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Street Fighter 6 Pools Round 3 (Twitch)4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Tekken 8 Pools Round 3 (Twitch)4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – 2XKO Pools Round 3 (Twitch)5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Cosplay Finals (Twitch)5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Invincible VS Pools Round 2 (Twitch)6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Rivals of Aether II Top 8 (Twitch)6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – BlazBlue: Central Fictions Top 8 (Twitch)6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Tekken 8 Top 24 (Twitch)6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – 2XKO Top 24 (Twitch)7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Street Fighter 6 Top 24 (Twitch)7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Invincible VS Top 24 (Twitch)7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Top 24 (Twitch)\nJune 28 \n10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – 2XKO Top 8 (Twitch)10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Vampire Savior: The Legend of Vampire Top 8 (Twitch)12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Invincible VS Top 8 (Twitch)2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Tekken 8 Top 8 (Twitch)3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Top 8 (Twitch)6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Special Announcements (Twitch)6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Street Fighter 6 Top 8 (Twitch)
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