[EVO Japan 2025] KOFXV Division Winner is ET! Becomes Champion with Consistent Performance "Thanks to Clark"

Photo report on the "THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV (hereinafter, KOF XV)" division, the first main tournament on the second day of the fighting game festival "EVO Japan 2025 presented by Levtech (hereinafter, EVO Japan 2025)"!

As Expected, Asia is Strong in "KOFXV"

The players who won their way into the "KOFXV" division Top 8 were...

(Kor) Lacid (hereinafter, Lacid)
ET
Falcons|mok (hereinafter, mok)
Syounenn
SANWA_douyu/M' (hereinafter, M')
RC SCORE (hereinafter, SCORE)
Morimocchi
yg madamuda2th (hereinafter, madamuda2th)

... these players! (Names based on start.gg)

2日目開幕‼️#EVOJapan2025 メインステージでは早速メイントーナメント #KOFXV TOP8が始まります🔥#EVOJ25 #SNK pic.twitter.com/ADDClkaHP0

— Saiga NAK (@saiganak) May 10, 2025

Winners Semifinals Lacid vs ET

ET wins 2-0.

Winners Semifinals Syounenn vs mok

mok wins 2-0.

Losers Round 1 SCORE vs M'

M' wins 2-1.

Losers Round 1 madamuda2th vs Morimocchi

Morimocchi wins 2-0.

Losers Quarterfinals Syounenn vs M'

M' wins 2-1.

Losers Quarterfinals Lacid vs Morimocchi

Lacid wins 2-1.

Winners Final ET vs mok

ET wins 3-1.

Losers Semifinals M' vs Lacid

Lacid wins 2-0.

Losers Final mok vs Lacid

mok wins 3-2.

Grand Finals mok vs ET

The same matchup as the Winners Final was realized again.

ET wins 3-1!

The Winner is ET! Wins the Falcons Showdown

Yasuyuki Oda and SCORE doing the SCORE (Benimaru) pose

Winner ET commented:

"I was able to win 'EVO Japan 2025' thanks to the sponsors, my family, friends, and everyone.
I'm very happy to have won two consecutive times. Winning in Japan is truly special.
I will continue to move forward, seeking better results towards my next goal.
Also, I want to thank Clark. It's thanks to him (lol)
Thank you, everyone."

1st Place: ET
2nd Place: mok
3rd Place: Lacid
4th Place: M'
5th Place: Syounenn
5th Place: Morimocchi
7th Place: SCORE
7th Place: madamuda2th