The first post-pandemic live Evo event kicks off later today, on August 5, 2022, in Las Vegas, and the event will feature a plethora of gaming tournaments and announcements, as well as a PlayStation lounge.
This year’s highly anticipated fighting game event will be bigger than usual, and it will feature eight official Twitch streams bringing the action live to those at home.
Evo 2022 will feature nine titles, with players from 63 countries representing their country in an all-out brawl. Below is a list of all the games that will be featured this year and the number of participants for each.
- Guilty acceleration pursuit: 2161 participants
- Street Fighter V: 1320 participants
- Tekken 7: 1220 participants
- The King of Fighters XV: 1014 participants
- Dragon Ball Fighter Z: 636 participants
- Granblue Fantasy vs: 528 participants
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate: 464 participants
- Melty Blood: Lumina Type: 411 participants
- Skullgirls: 2nd encore: 295 participants
While the full schedule is not yet known, fans will have access to information about the Day 1 game and the streams the games will take place on. The matchups will be updated on the official Evo website after each match.
Evo 2022: Tournament schedules and where to watch
1) Main stage
The main evo event can be viewed on the primary Twitch channel. This will be the main hub for all event updates and major games.
Friday, August 5 (10am PT / 1pm ET to 7pm PT / 10pm PT)
- Guilty Gear Strive panel: 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET
- The King of Fighters XV panel: 2:15 PM PT / 5:15 PM ET
- Street Fighter 6 panel: 17:30 PT / 20:30 ET
- Skullgirls 2nd encore Top 8: 7pm PT / 10pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Top 8: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 2pm PT / 5pm ET
- Melty Blood Type Lumina Top 8: 2pm PT / 5pm ET to 5pm PT / 8pm ET
- Granblue Fantasy vs Top 8: 5pm PT / 8pm ET to 8pm PT / 11pm ET
- Dragon Ball FighterZ Top 8: 8pm PT / 11pm ET to 12pm PT / 3am ET
Sunday 7 August
- The King of Fighters XV Top 8: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET
- Tekken 7 Top 8: 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM ET to 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET
- Street Fighter V Top 8: 5pm PT / 8pm ET to 8pm PT / 11pm ET
- Guilty Gear Strive Top 8: 8pm PT / 11pm ET to 11pm PT / 2pm ET
2) Phase 2
The Stage 2 Twitch channel will mainly focus on Guilty Gear Strive.
Friday 5 August
- Guilty Gear Strive Polish: 11am PT / 2pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
- Pause between: 3pm PT / 6pm ET and 4pm PT / 7pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- Guilty Gear Strive Polish: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 6pm PT / 9pm ET
- Guilty Gear Strive Top 96: 7pm PT / 10pm ET to 9pm PT / 12pm ET
- Guilty Gear Strive Top 24: 9pm PT / 12pm ET to 11pm PT / 2pm ET
3) Phase 3
The Stage 3 Twitch channel focuses on two games: Granblue Fantasy Versus and Tekken 7.
Friday 5 August
- Granblue Fantasy vs. Pools: 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET to 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET
- Tekken 7 Pools: 6pm PT / 9pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- Tekken 7 Polish: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 6pm PT / 9pm ET
- Tekken 7 Top 48: 7pm PT / 10pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
4) Phase 4
The Stage 4 Twitch stream will be a little different from the previous stages
Friday 5 August
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Polish: 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET to 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET
- Pause between: 2pm PT / 5pm ET and 3pm PT / 6pm ET
- Mortal Kombat 11: Top 24 – 5pm PT / 8pm ET to 7pm PT / 10pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- Granblue Fantasy vs. Pools: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 12pm PT / 3pm ET
- Granblue Fantasy Top 24: 12pm PT / 3pm ET to 2pm PT / 5pm ET
- MultiVersus Top 32: 3pm PT / 6pm ET to 5pm PT / 8pm ET
- MultiVersus Final: 5pm PT / 8pm ET to 8pm PT / 11pm ET
5) Phase 5
The Stage 5 Twitch stream only streams Street Fighter V and is all about Street Fighter V.
- Street Fighter V Pools: 11am PT / 2pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
- Pause between: 5pm PT / 8pm ET and 6pm PT / 9pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- Street Fighter V Pools: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 7pm PT / 10pm ET
- Pause between: 2pm PT / 5pm ET and 3pm PT / 6pm ET
- Street Fighter V Top 48: 7pm PT / 10pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
6) Stage 6
Stage 6 Twitch stream will mainly focus on the two popular anime fighters.
Friday 5 August
- Melty Blood Type Lumina Polish: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 2pm PT / 5pm ET
- Melty Blood Type Top 64: 3pm PT / 6pm ET to 6pm PT / 9pm ET
- Dragon Ball FighterZ Pools: 6pm PT / 9pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- Dragon Ball FighterZ Pools: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 4pm PT / 7pm ET
- Dragon Ball FighterZ Top 24: 5pm PT / 8pm ET to 7pm PT / 10pm ET
7) Phase 7
The Stage 7 Evo Twitch stream will feature mostly team-based battles.
Friday 5 August
- Skullgirls: 2nd Encore Pools: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 2pm PT / 5pm ET
- Skullgirls: 2nd encore Top 48: 2pm PT / 5pm ET to 5pm PT / 8pm ET
- The King Of Fighters XV Pools: 6pm PT / 9pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- The King Of Fighters XV Pools: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 6pm PT / 9pm ET
- The King Of Fighters XV Top 48: 7pm PT / 10pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
8) Vortex Gallery (Stage 8)
The Stage 8 Twitch stream features one of the more unique events called Vortex Gallery. They will boast 11 different titles not included in the main Evo event.
Friday 5 August
- The King Of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition Exhibition: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 12pm PT / 3pm ET
- Phantom Breaker Omnia Tournament: 12pm PT / 5pm ET to 4pm PT / 7pm ET
- Samurai Shodown: Top 4 – 4pm PT / 7pm ET to 6pm PT / 9pm ET
- Soul Calibur VI: Top 4-6pm PT / 9pm ET to 8pm PT / 11pm ET
- Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2: Top 4 – 8pm PT / 11pm ET to 10pm PT / 1pm ET
Saturday 6 August
- The King Of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match Exhibition: 10am PT / 1pm ET to 12pm PT / 3pm ET
- Capcom vs SNK 2: Top 4 12pm PT / 3pm ET to 2pm PT / 5pm ET
- Rushdown Rebellion: Top 8 2pm PT / 5pm ET to 5pm PT / 8pm ET
- Punch planet: Top 4-5pm PT / 8pm ET to 7pm PT / 10pm ET
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3: Top 4 – 7pm PT / 10pm ET to 9pm PT / 12pm ET
- Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R: Top 4 – 9pm PT / 12pm ET to 11pm PT / 2pm ET
Stream and schedule for PlayStation Evo lounge
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The PlayStation Evo lounge will be a curated show with additional content about the event and interviews with players. For now, it is confirmed that Arc System Works, Warner Bros, Capcom, SNK and Bandai Namco will make an appearance on the show.
The lounge can be streamed on the official PlayStation Twitch channel and will air today from 12pm PT / 3pm ET to 8pm PT / 11pm ET and Saturdays from 10am PT / 1pm ET to 7pm PT / 10pm ET .
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