Since the beginning of February, we have known which are the official games of EVO 2024. Now, the organization of the most important fighting game tournament of the year has revealed the number of entrants in each of its eight main tournaments.
How many participants are there in each of the official EVO 2024 tournaments?
EVO 2024 has broken another record. This time, it is the event with the largest number of participants in its history. In terms of the world of electronic sports, EVO 2024 is not the event with the largest number of participants in its audience, but it is the esports event with the largest number of people participating. The total number of registrations for the event is 16,252 entries spread across the eight games of Evo 2024, an increase of 8.26% compared to last year. This represents 10,240 individual players, 11.52% more compared to 2023.
This is the number of participants registered in each of the official EVO 2024 tournaments:
- Street Fighter 6 (review) with 5,265 participants – second year at EVO.
- Tekken 8 (review) with 4,646 participants – first time in Evolution Championship Series.
- Guilty Gear —STRIVE— (review) with 2,058 participants – third year at EVO.
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising with 1,377 participants – first time in Evolution Championship Series.
- Street Fighter III: Third Strike with 1,101 participants– classic game that returns to the event with its seventh appearance in EVO history.
- Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes with 785 participants – first time at EVO.
- Mortal Kombat 1 (review) – with 645 participants first time in Evolution Championship Series.
- The King of Fighters XV (review) with 375 participants – third time in Evolution Championship Series.
It is worth highlighting the low numbers of Mortal Kombat 1which has been one of the weakest debuts of a game in the Evolution Tournament Series.
Which countries have the most registered participants for EVO 2024?
The organization has reported that competitors from 63 different countries will participate in EVO 2024. The three countries with the largest presence in EVO 2024 are: United States, Canada and Japan. While The King of Fighters XV had the highest proportion of international players (18.67%).
Top 3 countries with the most participants registered for EVO 2024:
- USA: 9,192 participants.
- Canada: 399 participants.
- Japan: 200 participants.
Finally, KOF XV —despite being the game with the fewest participants at EVO 2024— it is the game with the largest number of foreign participants, meaning non-Americans. Since 18.67% of players come from other countries.
When is EVO 2024 and where can I watch it?
EVO 2024 will take place from July 19-21 in Las Vegas. The first two days of the event will be held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel Convention Center. The finals of the EVO 2024 tournaments will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center Arena on Sunday, August 6. Those wondering where they can watch the EVO 2024 tournament fights from home need not worry, as as usual Evolution Championship Series will be broadcast on the official Evolution channel. EVO on Twitch.
