Series

Evolution Championship Series

The Evolution Championship Series, known as Evo, is an international fighting-game tournament series with roots in the 1996 Battle by the Bay community event; its first edition under the Evolution name was held in 2002.

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Updated October 19, 2026

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Organizer and owner

RTS

Evo says RTS completed its acquisition of the series in February 2026.[2]

First held

1996

Evo traces its roots to Battle by the Bay in 1996; its first event under the Evolution name followed in 2002.[1][2]

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Editions

Edition	Host	Dates	Prize pool	Games	Champion
2027Latest tracked	Paris, France	Oct 22, 2027 – Oct 24, 2027	—	—	—[4]

PTG Database Analysis

The Evolution Championship Series, usually called Evo, is an international fighting-game tournament series. Evo traces its history to Battle by the Bay, a community tournament held in Sunnyvale in 1996. The first event under the Evolution name took place at UCLA in 2002. Games and formats vary by edition.[1]

RTS completed its acquisition of the series in February 2026, according to Evo’s business update. Individual event editions can have distinct host cities and local organizers, so those relationships are recorded at the edition level when verified.[2]

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