EVO 2023 is shaping up to be one of the biggest fighting game esports tournaments we’ve ever seen. Always a highlight for the genre in each year. However, this year’s event has been kicked up to high gear. There are more events, bigger prizes, and a record-breaking number of participants. The full EVO 2023 schedule has now been released, so you can start to figure out when you can catch each of the tournaments.
There are some clear highlights on the schedule for EVO 2023. There are tournaments like Street Fighter 6 at EVO which are definitely going to be the main event. However, smaller games like MvC at EVO are still getting represented too. Loads of different games have a decent showing! This is how the EVO 2023 schedule breaks down.
EVO 2023 Schedule
These are each of the events on the schedule for EVO 2023 at the main stage.
Day 1
10 AM to 7 PM – Reveals and Presentations
7 PM to 10 PM – Mortal Kombat 11 EVO Top 6
EVO Day 2
10 AM to 12 PM – Melty blood: Type Lumina Top 6
12 PM to 5 PM – King of Fighters XV Top 6
5 PM to 7 PM – Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Top 4
7 PM to 11 PM – Dragon Ball FighterZ Top 6
Day 3
10 AM – 12 PM – Ultimate Marvel V Capcom 3 Top 6
12 PM – 4 PM – Tekken 7 Top 6
4 PM – 7 PM – Guilty Gear Strive Top 6
7 PM to 11 PM – Street Fighter 6 Top 6
Compared to past EVO tournaments, there’s a big change in the Finals. While we’ve still got pools then a bracket, it’s now the Top 6. This makes the finals quite a bit smaller than the Top 8 featured in different years. There are more and more announcements, trailers, and other news taking up time. While brackets are the focus, the schedule is pretty packed. Between this and getting more ads in on streams, it seems this change is something will have to adjust to now Sony owns the tournament series. Along with only using PS versions of games beyond titles like Tekken 7 at EVO, it’s one of their biggest changes.
The final totals for the EVO 2023 prizes are now released too. Although, not a huge surprise which is on top. While every tournament has a decent prize, SF 6 has reached a huge $75K in total. With the prizes now confirmed, we can really start to gear up for EVO 2023. The schedule looks like it’s going to keep fans pretty busy over the three days.