As Evo Finals comes to a close, we have to say that was the best Evo event to date. A special thanks goes out to all the competitors that came out and made Evo extra special and exciting, and to the staff for putting together the awesome show everyone has come to know and expect. Without further delay, here are the top 8 for each game.

 Check out this video from the MvC2 finals this past weekend in Las Vegas.

Marvel vs Capcom 2

1st: Mike ‘IFCYipes’ (perfect)
2nd: JWong (loses to Yipes and Yipes)
3rd: Erik ‘Smoothviper’ (loses to JWong and Jwong)
4th: Chris Schmidt (loses to JWong and Smoothviper)
5th: Brandon ‘Demon Hyo’ (loses to Showstopper and Smoothviper)
5th: Loren ‘Fanatiq’ (loses to Yipes and Chris Schmidt)
7th: Sanford Kelly (loses to JWong and Brandon)
7th: Harold Jay ‘Potter’ (loses to Smoothviper and Chris Schmidt)

Tekken 5

1st: Arario (Jack)
2nd: Spero Gin (Eddy, Paul)
3rd: Bronson (Ganryu, Julia)
4th: Kane (Devil Jin)
5th: Filthyrich (Heihachi)
5th: Slips (Eddie)
7th: Mr Naps (Devil Jin)
7th: 725 (Steve)

Street Fighter III: Third Strike

1st: Nuki (Chun-Li, never lost)
2nd: Tokido (Chun-Li, Urien, loses to Nuki and Nuki)
3rd: Alex Valle (Ken, Ryu, lost to Nuki and Tokido)
4th: Mike Wakefield (Makoto, lost to Valle and Tokido)
5th: Fubarduck (Chun-Li, loses to Tokido and Tokido)
5th: AznHitler (Necro, Ken, loses to Mike Wakefield and Mike Wakefield)
7th: Ricky Ortiz (Chun-Li, Ken, loses to Nuki and Fubarduck)
7th: Ed Ma (Ken, loses to Amir and AznHitler)

Super Smash Brothers Melee

1st: Ken (Marth)
2nd: Hugs (Samus)
3rd: Mango (Jigglypuff)
4th: PC Chris (Falco/Fox)
5th: Chu Dat (IceClimbers)
5th: Eddie (Ganon)
7th: Chillindude (Fox)
7th: DieSuperFly (Shiek)

Capcom vs SNK 2

1st: D44 BAS A Vega/Bison/Blanka 2
2nd: Ricky Ortiz – A Vega/Sakura/Blanka 2
3rd: Justin Wong C Vega/Chun-Li/Sagat 2
4th: Kindebu – A Sakura/Bison/Blanka 2
5th: Tokido – A Sakura/Bison/Blanka 2 (lost to Gene Wong and Justin Wong)
5th: Buktooth – N Iori, Chun-li, Hibiki 2
7th: Combofiend K Ken/Sagat/Cammy 2
7th: John Choi – C Guile, Sak/Ken/Sagat 2

Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo

1st: Tokido (Vega)
2nd: John Choi (Ryu, Sagat)
3rd: Graham Wolfe (Balrog, Vega)
4th: Afrolegends (Dee Jay, Balrog)
5th: David Sirlin (Honda, Bison)
5th: NKI (Chun)
7th: Alex Valle (Ryu)
7th: Nuki (Chun)

Guilty Gear Accent Core

1st: Team Yossan
2nd: Team Shittalk
3rd: Team Kabuki
4th: Team Matlockdown

Virtua Fighter 5

1st: Itazan (Shun Di)
2nd: Nuki (Aoi, Pai)
3rd: Otome (Jacky)
4th: Tokido (Pai)
5th: Ino (Kage)
5th: Myke (Kage)
7th: Renzo (Brad)
7th: Sean Howard (Brad)

 Thanks to Preppy for compiling and stealing the brackets. Appreciate it!

Now available for your enjoyment: the finals of Super Street Fighter II Turbo straight from Evo West 2007. Watch all the action from Capcom’s booth at the San Diego Comic Con!

(And thanks once again to the incomparable Preppy for hosting these videos as a mirror for us!)

These videos also contain a lot of crowd shots and behind-the-scenes footage between each match for those who want a taste of what it was like to actually be there. The majority of the crowd footage has been placed at the tail end of the videos, so if all you want to see are the matches, just watch the first part of each of these videos and skip the back portions. But if you’d like to see the behind-the-scenes footage, a couple of random interviews, and some general clowning by the players, feel free to watch the entirety of each video.

• 10 matches for downloading or YouTube viewing available!
• Legendary player after legendary player can be seen here!
• Watch some hot Dhalsim-on-Dhalsim action between Jason Cole and Alex Wolfe!
• See John Choi psychic Dragon Punch hella fools to the chants of “KO-RE-A! KO-RE-A!”
• What is Viscant doing here? Doesn’t he just play poker now?
• Watch Afrolegends try to teach all the old men some new tricks!
• See Antonio “XBox Live” Diaz chew up his foes with Blanka!
• Witness David Sirlin Playing to Win!
• Can DSP throw the gaunlet down against all the west coast players?
• How many Double K.O.’s can you count?

(Note: Sorry for the shaky camera work, but I had to keep “SteadyCam” off to prevent the black bars from appearing on the TV I was filming.)

1. Alex Wolfe vs. Jason Cole
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2. Quoc Hung “Afrolegends” Nguyen vs. Antonio Diaz
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3. David Sirlin vs. Jay “Viscant” Snyder
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4. David Sirlin vs. Phil “DSP” Burnell
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5. Quoc Hung “Afrolegends” Nguyen vs. Alex Wolfe
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6. David Sirlin vs. Quoc Hung “Afrolegends” Nguyen
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7. John Choi vs. Jason Cole
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8. Quoc Hung “Afrolegends” Nguyen vs. Jason Cole
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9. Quoc Hung “Afrolegends” Nguyen vs. John Choi (Part 1)
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10. Quoc Hung “Afrolegends” Nguyen vs. John Choi (Part 2)
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Enjoy!

Now that all qualifiers have been completed, its time to move forward to the Las Vegas Grand Finals. There is where the best of the best come together to compete for the title of World’s Best Fighter. The event will be held on August 24-26 at Green Valley Ranch Resort and Casino.

 Competitors from 30 Countries will be on hand to shake up the competition, so bring your A game if you want to compete. Finals is a open competition so anyone can come. Spectators are all free to come and watch, and everyone is welcome to use to bring your own console room!

The prize payout and schedule have been posted, so head on over to www.evo2k.com for full details.

 Hope to see all of you there!