One of the main tournament titles of the world's largest fighting game tournament "EVO 2024" was held from July 20 (Sat.) to 22 (Mon.), 2024 (Japan time) in the Granblue Fantasy Versus -Rising- (hereafter GBVSR) division. The winner was decided by Aarondamac!
The final day of the event started with "GBVSR"!
GBVSR", released in December 2023, was selected as the first EVO main title. More than 1,300 players , far more than the number of "Granblue Fantasy Versus" participants at EVO2022, took part in the battle for the world's number one title.
Local Japanese commentary was provided by Nakao (@White_ABSOL ) and Yuuchaso (@yuutyaso ).
The Top 6 in the "GBVSR" division were...
- Shinku
- IBUSHIGIN Tororo (Tororo)
- Vermillion
- PAR Aarondamac (Aarondamac)
- PAR Kojicoco (Kojicoco)
- Artorias
Six players. There were many strong players from Japan, but the level of the American players was high, and Tororo was the only Japanese player in the finals.
Tororo faced Aarondamac in the Winner's Final! Aarondamac won in a full set, and Tororo will move on to the Loosers Final.
The casters analyzed the progress of the American players, saying that the adoption of the rollback netcode has opened the door to online competition.
The final day of the event, the venue was already crowded with spectators.
Kojicoco and Tororo advanced to the Loosers Final. After a fierce full-set battle in the Winners Final, the match again went to a full set of 2-2!
In a battle that drained concentration and stamina to the limit, Tororo prevailed! The audience was also excited.
Tororo advances to the Grand Final!
In the Grand Final, Aarondamac's Belial versus Tororo's Percival!
The crowd heated up as the match progressed. Tororo, on the side of the losers, reached the reset, but Aarondamac took it back to make it 2-2.
The audience was getting more and more excited with each action. Aarondamac's aggressive moves did not stop against Tororo, who had the physical advantage, and Aarondamac won the tournament!
Aarondamac gets off the stage to share the joy of victory with his friends.
Tororo, who unfortunately lost, was the runner-up. Thank you for your hard work..!
- 1st place: Aarondamac
- 2nd: Tororo
- 3rd: Kojicoco
- 4th: Artorias
- 5th: Shinku
- 5th: Vermillion
The final results are as follows.
Congratulations to Aarondamac!
There was also a surprise announcement!
After the "GBVSR" category, creative director Tetsuya Fukuhara took the stage. The audience was excited to hear the Ver. 1.50 update review and the announcement of the additional character "Vikara".