Evo 2024 ended late Sunday night with Victor “Punk” Woodley defeating Adel “Big Bird” Anoush Street Fighter 6. With his victory, Woodley became the first American to win a mainline event street fighter Competitions held at Evo for over 20 years.
The match was a close one, with Anoush defeating Woodley 3-0 to advance to the finals through the lower bracket, thereby resetting or “flipping” the upper bracket and requiring another best-of-five game. The game will determine the outcome. In the second game, the two sides ended in a tie, with each winning one piece in the two sets. In the end, the two sides tied at 1-1. Woodley’s Cammy executed a great super move to end the match, ending Team USA’s long run. street fighter The Evo championship drought also ensued.
Team USA actually performed very well at Evo 2024, winning four of the eight main events: Street Fighter 6 ( Victor “Punk” Woodley), Mortal Kombat 1 (Dominic “SonicFox” McClain), Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rise (Aaron “Aarondamac” Godinez), and Guilty Gear Effort (Shamar “Nitro” Heinz).
also, Street Fighter 6 not the only one street fighter There were unforgettable moments at the Evo Championship. ends in Street Fighter III: Third Strike During the competition, Hayao, a player from Japan, came into our hearts with his infectious enthusiasm and exaggerated celebration style. During one of the celebrations, he bent his body in half, touching his head to the ground, in a pose only seen as a character in “The Movie.” JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Looks capable. In another match, he smashed the ball into pieces on the main stage and performed a complete split – it’s worth noting that Hayao is 41 years old.
But Hayao’s playing skills cemented his place in the Evo history books. In the loser’s quarterfinals, with only one pixel of health left, Hayao pulled off a shocking parry – exist In mid-air—— Then he cleverly bypassed the opponent’s subsequent super attack, turned defeat into victory, and advanced to the next round.
Unfortunately, Hayao didn’t win the race and fell in the next race, finishing fourth. But his incredible display of skill was so exciting that some have dubbed it “Evo Moment 38,” or the spiritual successor to “Evo Moment 37″—perhaps the most exciting fighting game tournament of all time. Great clip. Although he failed to win, Hayato still won.
There are some other hype moments for Evo 2024. Twitch streamer LilyPichu wins Tekken 8 An exhibition match with game producer Katsuhiro Harada. Tekken 8 Harada resurrected series long-time villain Heihachi Mishima, despite saying on more than one occasion that the character was dead. Evo also plans to add two new events in 2025. The first Evo Awards will be held in Los Angeles and Evo France. This will also be the first time the event will be held in Europe. Evo is already the biggest and most exciting fighting game championship in the world, and it’s great to see it continue to grow.
