Evo 2025: How To Watch Every Tournament, Announcement, And Exhibition

The fighting game community is set to descend on Las Vegas this weekend, as Evo 2025--this year's edition of the largest competitive fighting game event in the world--takes place August 1-3 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Eight main tournaments, eight tournaments in the new "Extended Lineup," a showcase of fighting game news and panels, and much more is on tap for the weekend--and with so much to choose from, finding exactly what you're looking for may prove challenging.

Evo will run streams from 10 different Twitch channels--as well as the official Evo YouTube channel--throughout the weekend, with each one featuring a full slate of games and announcements. Below is the full schedule of planned events, as well as the individual Twitch channels you'll find them on.


Final Arena Lineup Registration Leaderboard for #Evo2025.
See the full breakdown of these numbers, including Extended Lineup stats, entrant crossover, and country data: https://t.co/cCezvhGWRH pic.twitter.com/dEXOlV5w03

— Evo (@Evo) July 17, 2025

The Games Of Evo 2025​


This year's official Evo tournament series will feature over 13,000 unique entries across 16 different games--eight in the main Arena lineup and eight in the new Extended lineup. The list of games, along with the number of registered participants for each tournament, is below:

Arena Lineup:​

  • Street Fighter 6 - 4228 entrants
  • Tekken 8 - 2521 entrants
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves - 1576 entrants
  • Guilty Gear Strive - 1508 entrants
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising - 936 entrants
  • Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 - 570 entrants
  • Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes - 547 entrants
  • Mortal Kombat 1 - 377 entrants

Extended Lineup:​

  • Rivals of Aether II - 358 entrants
  • Blazblue Centralfiction - 247 entrants
  • Capcom Vs. SNK 2 - 236 entrants
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O - 212 entrants
  • The King Of Fighters XV - 169 entrants
  • Samurai Shodown - 155 entrants
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 - 134 entrants
  • Killer Instinct - 118 entrants

Full brackets for each tournament are available online at start.gg, with each match updated as results are reported on the show floor.

How to watch Evo 2025​


The full schedule, separated by individual stream, is below. The schedule includes the eight main tournaments and eight Extended tournaments, as well as the Evo Showcase slate of panels.

Main Evo Channel​


The main Evo Twitch stream will broadcast every panel in the Evo Showcase, which begins at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and runs until 10 PM PT / 1 AM ET (August 2). Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection, Virtual Fighter 6, and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls will all have their own panel during the showcase.

The main Evo stream will feature the Top 8 for all eight main tournaments, beginning with Mortal Kombat 1 on Saturday. Official Evo accounts have also teased announcements for Invincible Vs, Marvel Tokon, 2XKO, Tekken, Street Fighter, and more during finals day on Sunday, and those announcements would be broadcast on this channel.

Friday, August 1​

  • Pre-Show - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Street Fighter League Feud - 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET
  • Artist Panel with Shinkiro and JBStyle - 11:30 AM PT / 2:30 PM ET
  • Virtua Fighter Dev Panel - 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET
  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection Panel - 12:30 PM PT / 3:30 PM ET
  • Rivals of Aether II Panel - 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
  • EVO Game Show with JMCrofts - 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM ET
  • Cygames Panel - 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET
  • Seth Killian Interview with Arslan Ash - 3 PM PT / 6 PM PT
  • SNK Panel - 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET
  • Invincible Vs. Panel - 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET
  • Cannon Awards - 6:30 PM PT / 9:30 PM ET
  • Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Panel and Finals - 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET
  • Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Panel - 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET
  • OG Hunt: Betty vs Justin Wong - 8:30 PM PT / 11:30 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Mortal Kombat 1 Top 8 - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Top 8 - 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET
  • Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Top 8 - 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Top 8 - 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET

Sunday, August 3​

  • Guilty Gear Strive Top 8 - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Top 8 - 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
  • Tekken 8 Top 8 - 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET
  • Street Fighter 6 Top 8 - 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET

Evo 1​


Evo 1 will be dormant on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday it will host the Top 8 matchups for six of the eight Extended lineup games, as well as a cosplay contest on Saturday evening.

Saturday, August 2​

  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 Top 8 - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Top 8 - 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
  • Cosplay Contest - 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET
  • Rivals of Aether II Top 8 - 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET

Sunday, August 3​

  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Top 8 - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Blazblue: Centralfiction Top 8 - 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET
  • The King of Fighters XV Top 8 - 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET

Evo 2​


Evo 2 is a one-stop shot for Street Fighter 6 action, as the largest single tournament on the Evo 2025 slate will be the only featured game on this stream on both Friday and Saturday.

Friday, August 1​

  • Street Fighter 6 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Street Fighter 6 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Street Fighter 6 Top 24 - 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET

Evo 3​


Evo 3 will be dedicated solely to Tekken 8, with pools running all day Friday and Saturday morning, with the Top 24 scheduled for Saturday night.

Friday, August 1​

  • Tekken 8 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Tekken 8 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Tekken 8 Top 24 - 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET

Evo 4​


The Evo 4 stream will start with Mortal Kombat 1 action on Friday, then switch to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and stick with that game until the end of the day on Saturday.

Friday, August 1​

  • Mortal Kombat 1 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Mortal Kombat 1 Top 24 - 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Pools - 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Top 24 - 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET

Evo 5​


Evo 5 will kick off with Fatal Fury, then move to Guilty Gear Strive for the majority of the weekend. Saturday night, however, will belong to the Killer Instinct Top 8.

Friday, August 1​

  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Guilty Gear Strive Pools - 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Guilty Gear Strive Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Guilty Gear Strive Top 24 - 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET
  • Killer Instinct Top 8 - 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET

Evo 6​


Evo 6 will feature Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 early on Friday, before switching to Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising on Friday afternoon. Saturday, MvC2 will once again take the stage on this stream, before the schedule shifts to a mirror stream of Evo 2's Street Fighter 6 coverage.

Friday, August 1​

  • Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Break 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Pools - 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Pools Top 24 - 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET
  • Street Fighter 6 Pools - 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET
  • Street Fighter 6 Top 24 - 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET

Evo 7​


The final stream dedicated to the main Arena lineup, Evo 7 will feature Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes all day Friday and Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising for most of Saturday. This channel will also show the Samurai Shodown Top 8 on Saturday night.

Friday, August 1​

  • Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Top 24 - 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Top 24 - 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET
  • Samurai Shodown Top 8 - 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET

Evo Extended Lineup 1​


One of two streams dedicated to Evo's new Extended lineup of tournaments, the EvoEXLineup1 channel will broadcast multiple games throughout the weekend, including Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., Rivals of Aether II, and Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.

Friday, August 1​

  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Rivals of Aether II Pools - 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 Pools - 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Rivals of Aether II Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Rivals of Aether II Top 24 - 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Pools - 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Top 24 - 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET

Evo Extended Lineup 2​


The other stream assigned solely to Extended lineup games, EvoEXLineup2 will showcase Capcom Vs. SNK 2, The King Of Fighters XV, Blazblue Centralfiction, and Killer Instinct throughout Friday and Saturday.

Friday, August 1​

  • Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Pools - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • The King Of Fighters XV Pools/Top 24 - 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET
  • Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Pools - 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET

Saturday, August 2​

  • Capcom Vs. SNK 2 Top 24 - 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
  • Blazblue Centralfiction Pools - 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET
  • Killer Instinct Top 24 - 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET
  • Blazblue Centralfiction Pools - 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET
  • Blazblue Centralfiction Top 24 - 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET

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