Evo 2019 Tournament Prize Money
August 2nd – 4th, 2019.
Mandalay Bay Casino.
Las Vegas.
Tournament Sponsors:
Samsung
Simple Mobile
DXRacer
Cup Noodle
“Prize money for tournaments are split 60/20/10/4/2/2/1/1 between the top 8 competitors.
Ten dollars from the registration fee of each participant will go into a tournament prize pool. For example, if 300 people enter a tournament, the total prize pool for that tournament will be $3000 ($300 x 10), paying out $1800 to first place (60% of $3000), $600 to second place (20% of $3000), and $300 to third place (10% of $3000), and so on.”
Some games have a pot bonus in addition to the prize money. The pot bonus might be supplied by the game company or some other organization.
The 9 official Evolution games (and prize money):
- Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition ($69,510)
- BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle ($6,460)
- Mortal Kombat XI ($30,750)
- Samurai Shodown ($47,290)
- DragonBall FighterZ ($21,960)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Under Night In Birth: EXE Latest ($11,560)
- Tekken 7 ($23,990)
- Soul Calibur 6 ($7,460)
“The Evolution Championship Series (Evo for short) represents the largest and longest-running fighting game tournaments in the world. Evo brings together the best of the best from around the world in a dazzling exhibition of skill and fun, as players and fans gather to honor the competitive spirit in an open format and determine a champion.
Our tournaments are about more than just winning. Evo is open to anyone, feature stations available for relaxed free play, and offer unique opportunities to meet people from different countries and different walks of life who share your passion. Established champions face off against unknown newcomers, and new rivals that might have only talked or fought online meet up and become old friends.”