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EVO 2025 Opens in Las Vegas With Free-To-Play Arcade and Sold-Out Finals Day

Dedicated meet-and-greet areas with industry artists are drawing crowds during the tournament’s opening weekend

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Victor “Punk” Woodley wins the Street Fighter 6 Evo tournament in 2024. (Courtesy of Stephanie Lindgren)
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Overview

  • EVO 2025 runs July 31–August 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center with thousands of onsite competitors and a global livestream audience
  • A 23,000-square-foot free-to-play arcade features more than 300 machines spanning retro classics to newly released fighting titles
  • For the first time in EVO history, tickets for Sunday’s championship finals have sold out, highlighting record demand
  • Friday’s spotlight exhibitions include Bushiroad’s Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact at 7 p.m. followed by Arc System WorksMarvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls at 8 p.m.
  • Sunday’s marquee matchups feature a Tekken 8 rivalry between Arslan Ash and Knee before the Street Fighter 6 finals that could see Adel “Big Bird” Anouche chase his first EVO title