Final registration numbers are in for the world’s biggest fighting game tournament – and for the first time in years, Street Fighter isn’t top of the pile.
While games like Street Fighter and Tekken have their own publisher-backed esports championships, many still refer to Evo as the ‘world championship’ for those games.
For one, Dragon Ball FighterZ is making Evo history as the first game in a very long time to surpass Street Fighter, managing to just pip Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition to the post by around 100 entrants.
Dragon Ball’s numbers this year are impressive – though it falls short of beating Street Fighter’s figures from last year.