Evo 2024 concluded on Sunday night with Victor “Punk” Woodley defeating Adel “Big Bird” Anouche in Street Fighter 6With his victory, Woodley became the first American to win a major. Street Fighter tournament at Evo in over 20 years.
The match was a close one and Anouche reached the grand final via the losers bracket, beating Woodley 3-0 to reset or “turn” the bracket, necessitating another best-of-five match to determine the winner. Their second match was a closely contested one, with each player winning two sets each and tying 1-1 in the final match. An excellent well-executed play by Woodley's Cammy ended the match and the long lead for the United States. Street Fighter The Evo championship drought along with it.
In fact, the Americans performed very well at Evo 2024 and took home the championship in four of the eight major tournaments: street fighter 6 ( Victor “Punk” Woodley), Mortal Kombat 1 (Dominique “SonicFox” McLean), Granblue Fantasy Versus: The Rise (Aaron “Aarondamac” Godinez), and Guilty Gear Fight (Shamar “Nitro” Hinds).
Besides, Street Fighter 6 He was not the only one Street Fighter tournament in Evo where memorable moments were experienced. In the Street Fighter III: Third Strike tournament, Hayaoa player from Japan, won our hearts with his infectious enthusiasm and over-the-top celebrations. During one celebration, x.com/Scollomania/status/1814817168887832875″>He bent his body in halftouching the ground with his head in a pose that only the characters of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure He seems capable of doing it. In another, he showed off on the main stage by completing a full split, something that is remarkable given that Hayao is 41 years old.
But Hayao cemented his place in the Evo history books with his playmaking ability. During the loser's quarterfinal match, with barely a pixel of health left, Hayao made an astonishing save: in in the air – He then skillfully overcame his opponent's subsequent super attack to come back and defeat him, advancing to the next round.
Sadly, Hayao did not win the tournament, as he fell in his next match and finished in fourth place. But his incredible display of skill was so electrifying that some refer to it as “Evo Moment 38,” or the spiritual successor to Evo 37 Moment —Perhaps the best fighting game competition video of all time. Although he didn't win, Hayao still… cattle.
There were a few other moments of excitement for Evo 2024. Twitch streamer LilyPichu won a Tekken 8 exhibition match against the game's producer, Katsuhiro Harada. Tekken 8 It resurrected the franchise's long-running villain, Heihachi Mishima. Despite Harada commenting more than once that the character was well and truly dead. Evo also plans to add two new events in 2025 with the first Evo Awards The tournament will be held in Los Angeles and Evo France, marking the tournament’s first appearance in Europe. Evo is already the biggest and most exciting fighting game tournament in the world, and it’s good to see it continue to grow.
