The 2012 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2012 or EVO 2012) was a fighting game event held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas on July 6–8. The event featured a major tournament for six fighting games, including Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, as well as various smaller-scale competitions.

2012 Evolution Championship Series
Tournament information
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
DatesJuly 6–8
Tournament
format(s)
Double elimination
Venue(s)Caesars Palace
Final positions
Champions
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Background

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Evo 2012 was held in Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas.

Held in Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Evo 2012 featured over 3,500 entrants among its six major tournaments. The tournaments held at Evo 2012 were livestreamed through the Twitch online video service.[1] A "Road to Evo" tournament series started in January 2012, in which competitors could earn seeding points for the main event.[2]

Games

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Six major tournaments were held at Evo 2012. The games played were:

Evo 2012 was the first event in the Championship Series to include a major King of Fighters tournament. The 2011 reboot of the Mortal Kombat series benefited from multiple balancing updates after its release, allowing the game to be popular among the fighting game community where earlier games in the series weren't. The Mortal Kombat tournament featured the second-largest prize pool at Evo 2012, after Street Fighter IV. Spin-off Street Fighter X Tekken, meanwhile, was unpopular among the fighting game community at the time. The game featured various bugs and unbalanced aspects.[1]

The event also featured various smaller-scale competitions, such as an exclusive Super Street Fighter II Turbo tournament, and side tournaments for Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown and Skullgirls.[1] Sony showcased a playable demo for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, while NetherRealm Studios revealed gameplay footage of Injustice: Gods Among Us at Evo 2012.[3]

Tournament summary

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While the recent release of Street Fighter x Tekken caused players to juggle between more familiar aspects of the characters and the game's more unusual features, the King of Fighters XIII tournament was praised by commentators for its high-level play, unexpected for such a new game. Meanwhile, Brenna Hillier of VG247 described the Mortal Kombat tournament at Evo 2012 as a "mixed bag", featuring plenty of unusual play styles.[4]

Though there was a lot of discussion regarding whether the character Phoenix in Marvel vs. Capcom is overpowered compared to other selectable characters in the game, competitor Filipino Champ won the tournament with the characters Magneto, Dormammu and Doctor Doom. The final match at Evo 2012 was the Street Fighter IV finals, in which Infiltration defeated GamerBee to claim the title.[4]

Results

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Infiltration at Evo 2012.
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (Version 2012)[5]
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st   Seon-woo Lee WW.MCZ Infiltration Akuma, Gouken
2nd   Bruce Hsiang AVerMedia GamerBee Adon
3rd   Eduardo Pérez-Frangie CVapor PR Balrog Balrog
4th   Zhuojun Zeng eLivePro Qanba Xiaohai Cammy
5th   Daigo Umehara MCZ Daigo Umehara Ryu
5th   Jonny Cheng HumanBomb Sakura
7th   Kevin Landon BT Dieminion Guile
7th   Chung-gon Lee TH Poongko Seth
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st   Ryan Ramirez coL.CC Filipino Champ Magneto/Dormammu/Doctor Doom, Magneto/Doctor Doom/Phoenix
2nd   Carlos Randay LxG Infrit Nova/Spencer/Sentinel
3rd   Christopher Gonzalez FC NYChris G Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Akuma, Wesker/Ryu/Hawkeye, Morrigan/Doctor Doom/Hawkeye
4th   Peter Rosas coL.CC Combofiend Nova/Spencer/Hawkeye, She-Hulk/Taskmaster/Spencer
5th   César García TA Frutsy M.O.D.O.K./Captain America/Taskmaster
5th   Job Figueroa Flocker Zero/Vergil/Hawkeye, Zero/Vergil/Strider Hiryu
7th   Justin Wong EG Justin Wong Wolverine/Storm/Akuma, Spencer/Vergil/Frank West
7th   Jay Son Y2J Wolverine/Spencer/Magneto
The King of Fighters XIII
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st   Kwang-noh Lee CafeID MadKOF Duo Lon, King, Kim, Chin
2nd   Armando Velázquez IGL Bala Billy, Iori, Shen, Takuma, Ralf, Clark, Benimaru
3rd   Min-su Shin CafeID Verna EX Iori, Duo Lon, Kim, Shen
4th   Pil-su Jun CafeID Guts Saiki, EX Iori, Vice, Shen, Mr Karate
5th   José Navarrete vVv TC Romance King, Benimaru, Yuri, Hwa
5th   Myung-gu Kang CafeID Lacid Ash, Kyo, Kim
7th   Reynald Tacsuan AS Reynald Mr Karate, Benimaru, Kim
7th   Yang Yao Ren Yang Yao Ren Mr Karate, Mature, Hwa
Mortal Kombat
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st   Carl White EMP KN Perfect Legend Kung Lao
2nd   Emmanuel Brito vVv NOS CD Jr. Jax, Kabal, Rain
3rd   Brant McCaskill Pig of the Hut Kenshi, Mileena
4th   Malik Terry IGL MIT Johnny Cage, Reptile, Scorpion, Stryker
5th   Christian Quiles CoCo ForeverKing Sonya, Kung Lao, Kenshi
5th   Julian E. Escobar EGP XBlades Liu Kang
7th   Mario Sako CoCo M2Dave Freddy Krueger
7th   Elijah Williamson EGP Tyrant Jax
Street Fighter X Tekken 2 vs. 2 Teams
Place Team Name Player Alias Character(s)
1st Western Wolves   Seon-woo Lee
  Ryan Ahn
WW.MCZ Infiltration
WW.MCZ Laugh
Rolento
Ryu
2nd FGTV   Eduardo Pérez-Frangie
  Ricki Ortiz
CVapor PR Balrog
EG Ricky Ortiz
Ryu
Rufus
3rd Mad Catz/Razer   Hajime Taniguchi
  Keita Ai
MCZ Tokido
RZR[broken anchor] Fuudo
Chun Li
Ryu
4th Complexity Cross Counter   Peter Rosas
  Mike Ross
coL.CC Combofiend
coL.CC Mike Ross
Julia
Marduk
5th TotalHeads   Joe Egami
  Chung-gon Lee
TH MOV
TH Poongko
Ryu
Kazuya
5th Eternal Rivals/PxG   Richard Nguyen
  Darryl Lewis
ER MCZ Richard Nguyen
PxG SnakeEyes
Law
Zangief
7th KazBon   Ryota Inoue
  Masato Takahashi
Kazunoko
Bonchan
Raven
Ken
7th Algo Cacho
  Victor Duarte
  Rubén Ponce
Evil_Craa
Sicario
Ryu
Rolento
Soulcalibur V
Place Player Alias Character(s)
1st   Naoaki Yanagihara Shining Decopon Tira
2nd   Jovian Chan Shen Chan Cervantes
3rd   Omar Mohammed Something-Unique Pyrrha
4th   Jonathan Vo Woahhzz α Patroklos
5th   Michio Irie CRNA Ruka Patroklos
5th   Sean Paquette Xephukai Astaroth, Patroklos
7th   Takeaki Takahata Kamaage Mitsurugi
7th   Moon-su Jang CafeID Kura Patroklos

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hoadley, Chris (2012-07-06). "GamesBeat's Evolution 2012 viewing guide". VentureBeat.
  2. ^ Walker, Alex (2012-07-13). "Frag Reel Friday: Evolution 2012 Championships". abc.net.au.
  3. ^ Parra, Eric (2012-07-14). "Gamer Roulette: What is EVO?". Neon Tommy.
  4. ^ a b Hillier, Brenna (2012-07-09). "EVO 2012: SSFIVAE goes to Infiltration, UMvC3 to Filipino Champ". VG247.
  5. ^ "EVO 2012 SSFIVAE2012 Top 32 Bracket". ssfranking.com.