Evolution Championship Series will host EVO Awards 2025 on February 15 at 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 p.m. ET. A pre-show will begin at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET. You will be able to watch it on YouTube and Twitch.

Schedule (times are subject to change)

• 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET – EVO Awards 2025 Pre-Show –  Hosts Tasty Steve and Hollywood RobTV kick-off the evening that will stream live on EVO’s Twitch Channel and EVO’s YouTube Channel. Additional special guests include Maximilian Dood, Faye Mata and EVO Award Nominees.
• 5:15 p.m. PT / 8:15 p.m. ET – EVO Awards 2025 Pre-Show Interviews – Pre-Show continues with Arcade Carpet Interviews and the Marvel vs Capcom 2 “Tournament of Champions” featuring FGC Legends Justin Wong, Michael “IFC Yipes” Mendoza, Sanford Kelly, and Duc Do and commentated by Mike Ross and GoldenBoyNeo.
• 6:45 p.m. PT / 9:45 p.m. ET – EVO Awards 2025 Pre-Show Wrap-Up – Pre-Show wraps up with major announcements about EVO 2025 including ticketing, hotels, special guests and more game reveals.
• 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 p.m. ET – EVO Awards 2025 – The EVO Awards presented by Qiddiya Gaming hands out the first of 22 Awards that include Player of the Year, Match of the Year and Moment of the Year.

The EVO Awards will also see three FGC Legends—Tokido, John Choi, and Alex Valle—inducted into the EVO Hall of fame.

Fighting Game Announcements

During the show fans can expect a multitude of world premiere announcements from several of our partners, including:

• Capcom Fighting Collection 2 – Sneak Preview
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – World Premiere Announcements + Playable Demo On-Site
• Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising – Character Pass 2 trailer
• Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact – World Premiere Announcement
• Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes – World Premiere Announcement

Sponsors

Chipotle, who returns as presenting partner for the third year in a row for the flagship event in Las Vegas on August 1 to 3, will also present the “Best Meme” and “Best Custom Hardware” Awards, while Zenni will present the “Best Dressed Award.” The show will also be supported by PlayStation Tournaments who will present the “They’ve Got Next” award, and NACON will present “Comeback of the Year.” To crown the unforgettable evening, the EVO Awards’ powering partner Qiddiya Gaming will honor both the Player of the Year and Moment of the Year Awards.

Additional partners for the EVO Awards include Red Bull and SEGA‘s Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Award Categories

• Best Pop Off
  • Nominees: Hayao NoahtheProdigy, Nitro, AK, Punk
• FGC Content of the Year
  • Nominees: Tekken 8 Tutorials, Marvel vs Capcom 2 Streams, Sajam Tekken Slam, Will It Kill?, Trash Talk Podcast
• FGC Meme of the Year presented by Chipotle
  • Nominees: The Wazzler, Hand Heart & Thumbs Up, Hayao Does The Splits, Let’s Go Gambling, Attacks IRL
• Comeback of the Year presented by NACON
  • Nominees: Hayao, Arslan Ash, G_Conceptz, SonicFox, Yagami
• Match of the Year Award
  • Nominees: Punk vs Big Bird, Hayao vs FrankieBFG, Xiao Hai vs Kusanagi, Nitro vs Tatuma, Arslan Ash vs ATIF
• Best On-Air Duo
  • Nominees: IFCYipeS + Sajam, RIP + Tasty Steve, Sajam + Tasty Steve, Justin Wong + IFCYipeS, Vicious + Justin Wong
• Best Commentary
  • Nominees: That is a Worthless Button!, This Could Be Game… And It Is, Arslan’s Gonna Do It! He’s So Close! He’s So Close, Steve!, That Could Be an EVO-Losing Anti Air, Break His Guard!
• Best Custom Hardware presented by Chipotle
  • Nominees: C.O.M.B.O. Extension Buttons, Snack Box Micro, MPress Nano, Custom Claiomh Solais Arcade Stick, Haute Pad T-Series
• Best FGC Cosplay
  • Nominees: Chonibu, MSValentine, Chiba Josui, Onesaya, Kryrayne
• Best Dressed presented by Zenni
  • Nominees: Tasty Steve, Logan Sama, Vicious, Hollywood RobTV, IFCYipeS
• Best Button of the Year
  • Nominees: Dragunov Ignition Switch (QCF+4), Luke Crouching Medium Punch, Dash Light Attack, Johnny Cage Forward 3, Ken Crouching Medium Kick
• Tech of the Year
  • Nominees: Pro KO Leverless, SWORL Arcade Controller, Hit Box Ultra, Sapphire Leverless Controller, LVL Controller
• Marketing Campaign of the Year
  • Nominees: EVO + SFG + Tekken 8, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves X Cristiano Ronaldo, 2XKO, Street Fighter 6 Season 2, ECT Commercial
• Fighting Game Release of the Year
  • Nominees: Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6 Season 2 downloadable content, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade series, Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, Rivals of Aether II
• They’ve Got Next presented by PlayStation Tournaments
  • Nominees: EnzoTheHokage, Booce, NoahtheProdigy, KingReyJr, Blaz
• Best FGC Local
  • Nominees: Tatakai Tuesday, NLBC, Abou Dojo, FGC Meetups, Ozimeme
• Invitational of the Year
  • Nominees: Red Bull Kumite, Sajam TEKKEN Slam, Crazy Raccoon Cup, Red Bull Golden Letters, Topanga Championship 5
• Best Online Series
  • Nominees: CasaBunch, TNS Online, Saltmine League, The Kolosseum, Can Opener
• Content Creator of the Year
  • Nominees: Sajam, Justin Wong, Brian_F, Broski, Diaphone
• Commentator of the Year
  • Nominees: IFCYipeS, Tasty Steve, Sajam, Rynge, Vicious
• Player of the Year presented by Qiddiya Gaming
  • Nominees: Punk, Arslan Ash, MenaRD, Xiao Hai, Nitro
• Moment of the Year presented by Qiddiya Gaming
  • Nominees: Punk Wins Street Fighter 6 at EVO, Hayao “Moment 38,” Xiao Hai Wins Esports World Cup, Lilypichu vs Harada at EVO Showcase, MenaRD Wins His First EVO