Last Year, Evo 2024 set a record for the most entrants in an eSports event ever, and now we can see how things are shaping up for the upcoming biggest tournament in fighting games.
The organizers of Evo 2025 have revealed the final entrant numbers and details, which are overall down from 2024.
After bringing in over 10,000 competitors from all over the world last year, Evo 2025 sees 8,541 entrants signed up for the big event from 64 different countries.
Nearly half of them signed up for Street Fighter 6, which ended up with 4,228 total players for the tournament.
Capcom’s flagship fighter takes the number one spot for the third year in a row, though, attendance is down from the 5,265 competitors that showed up last year, which is a running trend across the board.
Tekken 8 came in second place for the second year in a row with 2,521 entrants, but it also saw the biggest drop from 2024 where the game pulled in 4,646 players in its debut Evo.
The race for third place came down to less than 100 players with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves marking its first Evo with 1,576 entrants signed up for the new SNK title.
Guilty Gear Strive is still holding on strong in its fifth Evo right behind Fatal Fury at 1,508 competitors with those top four games making up the Sunday finals lineup.
1. Street Fighter 6 – 4,228
2. Tekken 8 – 2,521
3. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – 1,576
4. Guilty Gear Strive – 1,508
5. Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising – 936
6. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 – 570
7. Under Night In-Birth 2 – 547
8. Mortal Kombat 1 – 377
Next up is Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising at 936 followed by Marvel vs. Capcom 2 at 570, which is the largest MvC2 bracket ever.
And to round things out, we have Under Night In-Birth 2 at 547 and Mortal Kombat 1 at 377 while it had 645 last year.
They also released the final registration numbers for the Evo 2025 extended lineup featuring Rivals of Aether 2, Blazblue: Central Fiction, Capcom vs. SNK 2, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., The King of Fighters 15, Samurai Shodown, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and Killer Instinct.
Interestingly, Rivals of Aether was almost able to match Mortal Kombat 1’s entrants as a mainstage title with 358 players signing up for the platform fighter.
1. Rivals of Aether 2 – 358
2. Blazblue: Central Fiction – 247
3. Capcom vs. SNK 2 – 236
4. Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. – 212
5. The King of Fighters 15 – 169
6. Samurai Shodown – 155
7. Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 – 134
8. Killer Instinct – 118
More entrant details can be found on the official Evo website.
Evo 2025 is set to take place from August 1–3 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Final Arena Lineup Registration Leaderboard for #Evo2025.
See the full breakdown of these numbers, including Extended Lineup stats, entrant crossover, and country data: https://t.co/cCezvhGWRH pic.twitter.com/dEXOlV5w03
— Evo (@Evo) July 17, 2025
