The fighting game festival EVO Japan 2026 presented by Levtech (EVO Japan 2026) was held from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2026.
Saiga NAK conducted on-site coverage for three days and was the only media outlet in the world to cover all 12 main tournaments.
This time, we present a photo report of the main tournament for the UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes (UNI2) tournament!
Looking Back at the UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes Main Tournament!
The following eight players advanced to the final tournament:
- LAGr Mawaru
- FVO MIYAGI Muteki
- oushuu-hittou
- chobi
- Fest Libekichi
- VH kaji
- mobu murabito
- Senaru
Grand Finals: oushuu-hittou vs. chobi
Facing oushuu-hittou on the Winners side is chobi!
oushuu-hittou had already defeated chobi in the Winners Semifinals.
After that, chobi won close battles to advance through the Losers bracket.
However, there was no stopping the momentum of the on-fire oushuu-hittou...!
oushuu-hittou finally reaches the pinnacle of EVO!
"This is the first time I've been able to win on such a big stage like this, so thank you so much.
I'm happy!"
(Translated from Japanese)
The final standings are as follows:
- 1st Place: oushuu-hittou
- 2nd Place: chobi
- 3rd Place: Mawaru
- 4th Place: Senaru
- 5th Place: kaji
- 5th Place: MIYAGI Muteki
- 7th Place: mobu murabito
- 7th Place: Libekichi