EVO Japan 2018

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EVO Japan 2018 was a major tournament held from January 26th, 2018 to January 28th, 2018. The tournament featured ARMS as a main event and was sponsored by Nintendo. EVO is widely recognized as the premier event for fighting games and the largest fighting game tournament in the world.

EVO Japan 2018
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Dates 2018-01-26 to 2018-01-28
Participants 318
Location Tokyo
Japan
Prize Pool 2018 ARMS Championship Belt
Winner Pega
Website smash.gg

The event was revealed on July 17th, 2016 at EVO 2016 and ARMS was revealed to be part of the lineup on July 16th, 2017, at EVO 2017. This would be the first time ARMS was part of the EVO tournament series.

As of June 2020, EVO Japan 2018 is the largest offline ARMS tournament of all time and the second largest ARMS tournament in general behind the ARMS North American Online Open (April 2020).

The tournament was won by Pega with GoreMagala finishing in 2nd and すくらん finishing in 3rd. There was no prize money due to Japanese gambling laws. However, Pega would receive a 2018 ARMS Championship Belt given out by Kosuke Yabuki himself.

Alternative ARMS focused artwork, shared officially by Nintendo.

Results

Full results

Placement Player Fighter(s) used
1st Pega  
2nd GoreMagala    
3rd すくらん  
4th Mileve  
5th KHU  
5th cuvelia  
7th Shateau      
7th Cojora  
9th もち  
9th がすマスク  
9th CASTERMILD  
9th らつこ  
13th kurayashikitakajin  
13th meteo  
13th ユーダ  
13th ABU  
17th sarukani  
17th UHAO  
17th HanukkahJamboree  
17th ミスタードラゴン  
17th オヒョ氏  
17th きらくん  
17th あなほりし  
17th PoppyJr  
25th omegapenn  
25th Maha  
25th Nobi  
25th ceo  
25th hoogon  
25th あめ  
25th るしけ  
25th 板割ドワーフ  

External Links

EVO Japan 2018 - Arms Top 8 Playlist
EVO Japan 2018 - ARMS: Pega vs. Gore Magala - Grand Finals