EVO 2014
Las Vegas 
EVO 2014 is the 2014 installment of Evolution, the annual world fighting game championships. For the second straight year, Super Smash Bros. Melee was featured as a main stage game alongside Ultra Street Fighter IV, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, Injustice: Gods Among Us and Killer Instinct as the event moved to the Westgate Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Format[edit]
The Tournament is divided into 3 stages: Qualification Pools, Semi-final Bracket, and Tournament Finals. All of which are a form of a double elimination bracket of which any losses are carried over from one stage to the other. After 2 match losses, the player is eliminated from the tournament.
Qualification Pools
- All players are divided into pools 8 or more
- Double Elimination Bracket
- All matches are best of 3
- Top 2 players from each pool advance to the Semi-final Bracket: 1 to the Winner side, 1 to the Loser Side
- Losses are Carried over
Semi-Final Bracket/Tournament Finals
- Double Elimination Bracket
- Finals Bracket is when only 8 players remain.
- Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Grand Finals are best of 5. All other matches are best of 3.[1]
Rules[edit]
The Standard Set of Rules apply with the following exceptions/additions shown below. A full listing of rules for EVO can be found here and here.
General Rules[edit]
- Players have two (2) minutes after the match is called for to report to the station with equipment. Failing to do so will be considered a match forfeit. This is a ZERO TOLERANCE policy.
Gameplay Rules[edit]
- A draw match as determined by the game must be replayed.
Prize Pool[edit]
| Place | Prize |
Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
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$5,820 |  |
 Cloud9
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 2nd
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$1,940 |  |
 Curse
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 3rd
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$970 |  |
 Empire Arcadia Play-For-Keeps
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 4th
|
$388 |  |
 Evil Geniuses
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| 5th-6th | $194 |  |
Empire Arcadia Play-For-Keeps
|
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 Mortality
| ||
| 7th-8th | $97 | |
 GameClucks
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Final Singles Bracket[edit]
Notable Entrants[edit]
| Notable Entrants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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   aMSa
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 Armada
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Fly Amanita
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| Fiction
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  Ken
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Mango
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| Mew2King
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 S2J
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Westballz
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  ZeRo
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Lucky
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Leffen
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| KDJ
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ChuDat
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 PewPewU
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| Lucien
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Hungrybox
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S0ft
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 Plup
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Hax
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PPMD
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| Shroomed
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Axe
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SFAT
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| Colbol
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Chillindude
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 Ice
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| Zhu
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