EVO Japan 2023 Day 3 Report! In the last major tournament, "STO5," the players who have been making the event exciting since the beginning faced off against each other!

EVO Japan 2023 took place at Tokyo Big Sight from March 31 to April 2, 2023. Unlike the first and second days, the layout of the venue was changed from a mere stage to a stadium format where the audience could see the matches from a 360° angle, as if they were playing an e-sports game. The venue layout was changed from a mere stage to a stadium where the audience could watch the matches from a 360° angle, as if they were playing an e-sports game, and the venue was filled with cheers from the audience.

EVO Japan2023 will feature double elimination for all events, where all contestants will have a chance to win the tournament until they lose twice in a match in which they either win two sets or win three sets. In the finals, a total of eight finalists will take the stage to compete for the championship: four from the Winners' Tournament, where the players are undefeated and have a second chance even if they lose once, and four finalists from the Losers' Tournament, where the players have lost once and have no chance left.

The top ZATO-using player, Gobai, won the tournament! The appearance of a junior high school student player was also a topic of conversation.

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-" started at 8:30 a.m., which was quite early for the finals, but many people still came to the venue.

Among the eight finalists who took the stage, Poka, a 14-year-old junior high school student and "Happy Chaos" user, remained among the eight finalists, creating quite a buzz. He had only touched "Street Fighter V" for a few days before, and this was the first time he had started playing gaming seriously. Despite having only been playing for about a year, he was able to beat players of one or more different ages and advance to the finals, earning him the nickname "hunting old men" in the comments section of the broadcast.

On stage, he commented, "I did my best at hunting old men yesterday, so I'm going to do my best again today," and the audience was excited. He was defeated by umaaman and moved on to the Loser's Resurrection Round. He was also defeated in the Loser's Resurrection Round by Korean player Daru (Ino) and finished in a tie for 5th place, but he is a player whose future is very promising.

In the grand final, Lox and Mibachi, both Japanese players, faced off against each other. Mibachi was known as a top-class "ZATO" player, but this time he was in a tough situation because he was left out of the finals as a loser's bracket.

Mibiki had many close calls, but each time he showed a threatening tenacity to reach the finals, winning three sets in a row. Gobai had to win one more match against Lox in three sets to win the championship, since he had come from the loser's bracket, but he did it in straight sets to become the champion.

In an interview after the tournament, Mibiki recalled that there were many tough matches, and said, "I just got through it with my heart. As for how he will use the 1 million yen prize money, he said, "I will use it for travel expenses for EVO 2023.

The winner of the clash of the three major iron fist powers of Japan, Korea, and Pakistan is ......

In the "Tekken 7" finals, which featured players from Japan, Korea, and Pakistan, Tekken powerhouses, Pakistani Tekken master Arslan Ash lived up to his reputation as a strong player.

The deciding match was between Arslan Ash and Meo-IL, the strongest "Geese" player in Korea. In the previous match, Meo-IL had lost to Arslan Ash and could not afford to lose another game, but Arslan Ash's "Zafina" made the commentators sigh and say, "Wow, that's good ....... Arslan Ash's "Zafina" was so skillfully played that it made the commentators sigh and say, "Wow, she's good ," and he won in straight games.

For Arslan Ash, EVO Japan is a tournament that he won in 2019, which made his existence and the strength of Pakistani players known to the world, "I wanted to win this tournament so badly. I wanted to win this tournament so badly, and EVO Japan has made me what I am today, so it was great to win.

The winner of "STO5," perhaps the last major tournament of the season, was a Taiwanese professional gamer who has been active in the game since its early days.

Street Fighter V Champion Edition," the title of the final match on the last day, will probably be used for the last time in a major tournament, as the new "Street Fighter 6" in the series is scheduled to be released in June 2023.

The number of players who entered the tournament to make their final bow was 1,797, the highest number ever for EVO Japan.

In the finals, where the field was narrowed down to eight players, Japanese players such as Machabo, Nemo, and Momochi, all of whom have been involved in the game since its launch, remained, along with young player Higuchi and famous "Dhalsim" player Chicken Meishi, also took to the stage.

From overseas, Mono from Puerto Rico, Punk from the U.S., and Oil King from Taiwan made it to the finals. Oil King, in particular, has been a top player in the Street Fighter League since the early days of the series, and his team, UYU, had finished second in the most recent major tournament, the Street Fighter League World Championship 2022, so this was a battle for revenge. However, they had lost once before the top 8 was determined, and the final was in the Loser's Bracket, where losing even once in a match is not allowed.

However, Oil King was able to beat Japanese players such as Higuchi, Momochi, and Machabo under difficult circumstances to advance to the championship game, where he was to face Nemo, who has also been an active player in the game since its inception.

In the final match, Oil King played Seth and Nemo played Gill, two boss characters from past titles, but even though Nemo took the first round, he did not lose any set counts and won in straight sets. In the last major tournament of Str5, Nemo became the long-sought champion.

At the awards ceremony, Oil King said, "I am happy to have won this tournament. I think this is probably the last big tournament for this game, so I am also happy to have won there. My wife was a big help this time. Without her support, I would not have won the championship.

■" Street Fighter V Champion Edition
Compatibility: PS5/PS4/PC
Release date: June 2, 2017
Genre: Fighting
CERO: B

The top ZATO-using player, Gobai, won the tournament! The appearance of a junior high school student player was also a topic of conversation.

The winner of the clash of the three major iron fist powers of Japan, Korea, and Pakistan is ......

The winner of "STO5," perhaps the last major tournament of the season, was a Taiwanese professional gamer who has been active in the game since its early days.

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