It’s the biggest fighting games esports event in Europe: more than 4,500 participants from 93 countries. Evo France 2025 features top-level official qualifiers and the first big early access tournament for 2XKO.
Europe is one of the most passionate regions for the fighting games community (FGC). Exciting events happen here regularly: VSFighting, UFA, Clash of the Olympians, and more. However, the brand of Evo performs miracles even here! Evo France happens in 2025 for the first time ever, and it’s an FGC celebration to remember.
The event includes seven main tournaments. Most of them are part of World Tours and Championships.
- Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8, FATAL FURY CotW, Guilty Gear Strive, and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising — These games have the highest-tier qualifiers for their official leagues.
- Dragon Ball FighterZ and Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact — It’s a love letter to the deep tradition tag-team fighters in France.
In addition to the main lineup, Evo France 2025 has a few side tournaments. 2XKO is the biggest and arguably the most interesting among them. The game entered the early access phase just a few days before the event, and the level of hype around it is tangible.
Stream: How to watch Evo France 2025
Schedule
The event goes on for three days, from Oct. 10 to Oct. 12. The official English stream schedule of Evo France 2025 is shown in the image below.
The 2XKO is a side tournament, and the English stream is on the PNDKandM Twitch channel — starting from the top 32, at 3 p.m. CEST, Oct. 11. The full French 2XKO stream is on the MK_RZA Twitch.
All the tournament streams are available in French. Swap the images below to see everything planned for this weekend.
Tournament details, big announcements, and final results at Evo France 2025
The highest-tier qualifiers take place at Evo France 2025! Many top players attend the event to battle for the standing points and direct invites to the global finals. Such a stage is a proper place to announce the next DLC characters!
Street Fighter 6
The Street Fighter 6 (SF6) tournament at Evo France 2025 is the Premier qualifier of the Capcom Pro Tour 2025. The winner advances directly to the main official event, Capcom Cup 12. The top players earn an increased number of standing points.
Such high stakes bring the strongest players to the event. We can witness matches of Punk, the Evo 2024 Champion, Big Bird, who won Red Bull Kumite this year, Xiaohai, the SF6 EWC 2025 winner, and many others.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final | Grand Final Reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| kobayan 3:0 Dual Kevin Zangief vs Rashid | kobayan 0:3 Leshar Zangief vs Ed | Leshar 2:3 Blaz Ed, Elena vs Ryu | Leshar 3:1 Blaz Ed vs Ryu |
| Tokido 1:3 Leshar JP, Ken vs Ed |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaz 3:0 Dogura Sagat vs Elena | Tokido 1:3 Blaz JP vs Ryu | Blaz 3:2 Mister Crimson Ken vs Dhalsim | kobayan 1:3 Blaz Zangief vs Ryu |
| Kawano 2:3 Mister Crimson Akuma vs Dhalsim | Dual Kevin 0:3 Mister Crimson Rashid vs Dhalsim |
Leshar is the Street Fighter 6 Evo France 2025 Champion! He won over Tokido in the semifinal and kobayan in the final. After a defeat in the grand final, Leshar still managed to recover and secure the title in the decisive match. This Evo title feels a logical step for Leshar after winning Combo Breaker and CEO in 2025.
As Leshar already qualified for Capcom Cup 12, the spot goes to Blaz.
The next DLC character to join Street Fighter 6 is C. Viper. The release date is Oct. 15. Right before Evo France, Capcom showed this Outfit 4 for Zangief.
TEKKEN 8
As a Master+ qualifier of the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 (TWT 2025), Evo France rewards the TEKKEN 8 top placements with higher amounts of standing points.
Arslan Ash, the Evo 2025 Champion, JeonDDing, the local favorite as Team Vitality sponsors him, and Knee, who won Evo Japan 2025, are among the notable participants.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final | Grand Final Reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| KingReyJr 0:2 Fergus Asuka vs Asuka | Fergus 1:3 JeonDDing Asuka vs Eddy | JeonDDing 1:3 Arslan Ash Eddy vs Anna, Nina | JeonDDing 2:3 Arslan Ash Eddy vs Nina |
| Kaneandtrench 1:2 JeonDDing Yoshimitsu vs Eddy |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arslan Ash 3:1 Qudans Nina vs Heihachi | Kaneandtrench 0:2 Arslan Ash Yoshimitsu vs Anna | Arslan Ash 3:1 KingReyJr Anna vs Asuka | Arslan Ash 3:0 Fergus Anna vs Asuka |
| LowHigh 3:1 Sin Bryan vs Yoshimitsu | KingReyJr 2:0 LowHigh Asuka vs Bryan |
Arslan Ash is the TEKKEN 8 Evo France 2025 Champion! It's his seventh Evo title.
In the top 8 part, Arslan Ash started with Anna but than switch to Nina. He made it to the grand final via losers side, reset the brackets, and won the decisive match against JeonDDing.
Armor King joins TEKKEN 8 on Oct. 14, and Bandai Namco Entertainment has already revealed gameplay for this character. Evo France 2025 treated us to the next big announcement: the Miary Zo trailer was shown before the top 8 brackets.
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
The SNK World Championship 2025 happens from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 as part of DreamHack Atlanta. The FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (FATAL FURY: CotW) players at Evo France 2025 battle for one of just three remaining qualification spots.
Some of the biggest names in the SNK community are here, even if they have already advanced to the finals. Kindevu qualified from the Saudi Fighting League Season 4 Major, despite losing two grand finals in a row to yunwu. Poongko won Vegas Climax V at the beginning of October. Such players as mok, Tyurara, and Xian have another chance at Evo France 2025.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final | Grand Final Reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| mok 0:2 AbuOmar Hokutomaru vs Dong Hwan | AbuOmar 1:3 Kindevu Dong Hwan vs Kain | Kindevu 1:3 Xiaohai Kain vs Hotaru | Kindevu 1:3 Xiaohai Kain vs Hotaru |
| FReZZer 1:2 Kindevu Hokutomaru vs Kain |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHADOW X 1:2 K-TOP Rock vs Kain | FReZZer 0:2 K-TOP Hokutomaru vs Kain | K-TOP 1:2 Xiaohai Kain vs Hotaru | AbuOmar 0:3 Xiaohai Dong Hwan vs Hotaru |
| Xiaohai 2:0 CientifiKOF Hotaru vs Kain | mok 0:2 Xiaohai Hokutomaru vs Hotaru |
Xiaohai is the FATAL FURY CotW Evo France 2025 Champion! He entered the top 8 brackets via the losers side after losing to SHADOW X in the earlier stage. Still, Xiaohai made it to the grand final, reset it, and won the decisive battle versus Kindevu.
AbuOmar qualified for the SNK World Championship 2025, as Kindevu and Xiaohai have already qualified.
Before the event, we knew that Joe Higashi joins the roster of FATAL FURY: CotW this Fall. During Evo France 2025, SNK revealed that the character is already available in the game!
Guilty Gear Strive
The Arc World Tour 2025 is up and running, and Evo France 2025 is a Platinum+ qualifier for Guilty Gear Strive. The winner advances to the Global Finals.
The Evo 2024 Champion, Nitro, participates in this tournament. Leffen, Tiger_Pop, and Zando join him, which makes the level of competition extremely high.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final | Grand Final Reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit 0:3 Andross_11 Chipp vs Potemkin | Andross_11 2:3 PataChu Potemkin vs Sin | PataChu 0:3 Tiger_Pop Sin, Elphelt vs A.B.A | PataChu 1:3 Tiger_Pop Sin. vs A.B.A |
| PataChu 3:2 Tiger_Pop Sin vs Happy Chaos |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verix 3:2 GOBOU Nagoriyuki vs Asuka | Tiger_Pop 3:2 Verix Happy Chaos vs Nagoriyuki | Tiger_Pop 3:2 NitroNY A.B.A vs Leo | Tiger_Pop 3:0 Andross_11 A.B.A vs Potemkin |
| NitroNY 3:2 Daseinologist Leo vs Happy Chaos | Summit 0:3 NitroNY A.B.A vs Leo |
Tiger_Pop is the Guilty Gear Strive Evo France 2025 Champion! He fell into the losers brackets after the semifinal versus PataChu. In tough elimination matches, Tiger_Pop defeated Verix, the AWT 2023 winner, and Nitro, the GGST Evo 2024 Champion. In the grand final, Tiger_Pop won over PataChu twice — he swapped the character for this.
It was Summit who brought A.B.A first to the stage. However, she did not work for him. Tiger_Pop learned that lesson well and did what Summit couldn't. A.B.A winning Evo? This twists highlights how versatile the GGST meta is!
At Evo 2025, Arc System Works revealed Guilty Gear Strive 2.0, the next chapter for their game.
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
It’s another major title of the Arc World Tour 2025 and a Platinum+ qualifier. A direct invite for the winner and an increased amount of standing points are the rewards for the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising players at Evo France 2025.
gamera, who won Battle Arena Melbourne 15 this year, Skyll, who reached the grand final at UFA 2025, and Ryazo, who was in the top 6 of Combo Breaker 2025, are among the players to watch out for.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final |
|---|---|---|
| Space 3:0 Shio Cagliostro vs Lowain | Space 0:3 Usagi Beatrix vs Grimner | Usagi 3:0 Pixi Grimner vs Lowain |
| Skyll 1:3 Usagi Soriz vs Grimner |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| mirri 1:3 gamera Eustace vs Beatrix | Skyll 2:3 gamera Soriz vs Djeeta | gamera 0:3 Pixi Beatrix vs Lowain | Space 2:3 Pixi Cagliostro vs Lowain |
| Pixi 3:0 WRECK-IT MUNDO Lowain vs Vaseraga | Shio 2:3 Pixi Lowain vs Lowain |
Usagi is the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Champion at Evo France 2025! It's a great achievement for the player, as previously she was 3rd place at UFA 2024 and Kayane Cup 2025.
Another players is worth mentioning, too. Pixi made it to the grand final via losers brackets, and he defeated gamera on the way, a three-time Evo Champion.
Meg is the next DLC character to join Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. The release date is Oct. 15. It was revealed alongside the Meg gameplay trailer at Evo France.
Dragon Ball FighterZ
The glorious days of the global Dragon Ball FighterZ (DBFZ) competition are over, but the game is still very popular in France. Some of the best players come from this country, so it feels logical to have DBFZ at Evo France 2025.
Hikari, the winner of the last DBFZ World Tour, Yasha, who won some of the biggest events for this game, and WADE, the Champion at UFA 2025, are among those who showcase the final versions of Dragon Ball FighterZ at this tournament.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final | Grand Final Reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noka 0:2 WADE | WADE 0:3 Gropis | Gropis 2:3 Hikari | Gropis 0:3 Hikari |
| Hikari 1:2 Gropis |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levi_Shoto 2:1 Miami | Hikari 2:0 Levi_Shoto | Hikari 2:0 OBAssassin | WADE 1:3 Hikari |
| OBAssassin 2:1 Kasuga | Noka 1:2 OBAssassin |
Hikari is the DBFZ Evo France 2025 Champion! He was sent to the lower brackets by Gropis, and then Hikari defeated this opponent in two grand final matches. It's the double Evo Championship for Hikari.
Quite surprisingly, Bandai Namco Entertainment pulled off an update for Dragon Ball FighterZ. During Evo France 2025, they revealed a balance patch and a new character joining the game.
- Super Saiyan 4 Goku from the Dragon Ball DAIMA anime will be released in Spring 2026.
- The full DBFZ 1.40 patch notes are here.
Also, the game is featured at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026. It will be DBFZ Masters Showdown with some of the greatest players: GO1, SonicFox, Wawa, Hikari, Wade, and Yasha.
Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact
This event is the peak of the esports lifespan for the Hunter x Hunter fighting game. It’s interesting to witness what the dedicated players can do in this tag-team environment.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final | Grand Final Reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinanochan 3:1 BRZ | Shinanochan 3:0 pbl` | Shinanochan 2:3 ROW1 | Shinanochan 0:3 ROW1 |
| pbl` 3:1 Son_Dula |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylnyan 0:3 ROW1 | ROW1 3:0 Son_Dula | ROW1 3:1 BRZ | pbl` 2:3 ROW1 |
| Neskred 0:3 Slauw | Slauw 0:3 BRZ |
Some miracles of updates are needed to put Nen Impact back on track. The promise is still great, and hopefully, Arc System Works has something up their sleeves.
2XKO
The wait is finally over: after a pretty long development period and a few beta tests, 2XKO entered an early access phase. In this state, the League of Legends fighting game is present at Evo France 2025, as a side tournament.
Various fighting games celebrities signed up for this competition: SonicFox, Wawa, Leffen, and others.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final |
|---|---|---|
| Wawa 2:1 SonicFox Yasuo / Ecco vs Warwick / Ecco | Wawa 2:0 Supernoon Yasuo / Ecco vs Darius / Ecco | Wawa 3:1 Supernoon Yasuo / Ecco vs Darius / Ecco |
| Supernoon 2:0 K7 Showoff Darius / Ecco vs Yasuo / Darius |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| MysticSmash 2:0 Leffen Jinx / Illaoi vs Teemo / Yasuo | K7 Showoff 2:1 MysticSmash Darius / Yasuo vs Jinx / Illaoi | K7 Showoff 1:2 SonicFox Darius / Yasuo vs Warwick / Ecco | Supernoon 2:0 SonicFox Darius / Ecco vs Warwick / Ecco |
| Hikari 2:0 Senshii Yasuo / Illaoi vs Ecco / Illaoi | SonicFox 2:1 Hikari Warwick / Ecco vs Yasuo / Illaoi |
Wawa is the 2XKO Champion at the Evo France 2025 side tournament! He defeated SonicFox in the semifinal and earned two wins against Supernoon.
Warwick was revealed recently, and Riot Games can show something interesting at Evo France.
As for the upcoming fighting games, Evo France has MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls available to play in the venue.
In 2027, Evo expanded its regional presence to Singapore. Evo Japan 2026 traditionally happens in Spring, from May 1 to May 3.
