Evo, renowned for hosting premier fighting game tournaments worldwide, is set to present a unique event—the Evo Awards on February 15. The organization has unveiled the complete schedule for this exciting ceremony.
The event will kick off with the Evo Awards Pre-Show at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET, featuring hosts Steve "TastySteve" Scott and Rob "Hollywood RobTV" Burney. Viewers can expect interviews from the "Arcade Carpet" and an exhilarating Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Tournament of Champions featuring notable players like Justin Wong, Michael “IFC Yipes” Mendoza, Sanford Kelly, and Duc Do.
The main awards ceremony will commence at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET, highlighting 22 award categories while offering updates on multiple fighting games, including Granblue Fantasy Versus, Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves, and Under-Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes. Additionally, the next three inductees into the Evo Hall Of Fame will be announced, celebrating legendary players Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi, John Choi, and Alex Valle, following the inaugural inductees of Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong from last year.
The anticipated award categories and nominees for the 2025 Evo Awards are as follows:
- Best Pop Off: Hayao, NoahtheProdigy, Nitro, AK, Punk
- FGC Content of the Year: Tekken 8 Tutorials, Marvel vs Capcom 2 Streams, Sajam Tekken Slam, Will It Kill?, Trash Talk Podcast
- FGC Meme of the Year: The Wazzler, Hand Heart & Thumbs Up, Hayao Does The Splits, Let’s Go Gambling, Attacks IRL
- Comeback of the Year: Hayao, Arslan Ash, G_Conceptz, SonicFox, Yagami
- Match of the Year Award: Punk vs Big Bird, Hayao vs FrankieBFG, Xiao Hai vs Kusanagi, Nitro vs Tatuma, Arslan Ash vs ATIF
- Best On-Air Duo: IFCYipeS + Sajam, RIP + Tasty Steve, Sajam + Tasty Steve, Justin Wong + IFCYipeS, Vicious + Justin Wong
- Best Commentary: That is a Worthless Button!, This Could Be Game…And It Is, Arslan’s Gonna Do It! He’s So Close! He’s So Close, Steve!, That Could Be an Evo-Losing Anti Air, Break His Guard!
- Best Custom Hardware: C.O.M.B.O. Extension Buttons, Snack Box Micro, MPress Nano, Custom Claiomh Solais Arcade Stick, Haute Pad T-Series
- Best FGC Cosplay: Chonibu, MSValentine, Chiba Josui, Onesaya, Kryrayne
- Best Dressed: Tasty Steve, Logan Sama, Vicious, Hollywood RobTV, IFCYipeS
- Best Button of the Year: Dragunov Ignition Switch (QCF+4), Luke Crouching Medium Punch, Dash Light Attack, Johnny Cage Forward 3, Ken Crouching Medium Kick
- Tech of the Year: Pro KO Leverless, SWORL Arcade Controller, Hit Box Ultra, Sapphire Leverless Controller, LVL Controller
- Marketing Campaign of the Year: Evo + SFG + Tekken 8, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves X Cristiano Ronaldo, 2XKO, Street Fighter 6 Season 2, East Coast Throwdown Commercial
- Fighting Game Release of the Year: Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6 Season 2 DLC, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Series, Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, Rivals of Aether II
- They’ve Got Next: EnzoTheHokage, Booce, NoahtheProdigy, KingReyJr, Blaz
- Best FGC Local: Tatakai Tuesday, NLBC, Abou Dojo, FGC Meetups, Ozimeme
- Invitational of the Year: Red Bull Kumite, Sajam Tekken Slam, Crazy Raccoon Cup, Red Bull Golden Letters, Topanga Championship 5
- Best Online Series: CasaBunch, TNS Online, Saltmine League, The Kolosseum, Can Opener
- Content Creator of the Year: Sajam, Justin Wong, Brian_F, Broski, Diaphone
- Commentator of the Year: IFCYipeS, Tasty Steve, Sajam, Rynge, Vicious
- Player of the Year: Punk, Arslan Ash, MenaRD, Xiao Hai, Nitro
- Moment of the Year: Punk Wins Street Fighter 6 at Evo, Hayao “Moment 38”, Xiao Hai Wins Esports World Cup, Lilypichu vs Harada at Evo Showcase, MenaRD Wins His First Evo
Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated Evo tournament scheduled for August 1-3 in Las Vegas, with international events in Japan and France planned for May and October, respectively.
