Road to EVO 2024 – PlayStation FGC schedule and information

Sony has announced the return of PlayStation Tournaments: Road to Evo for 2024. These qualifier tournaments are a golden opportunity for 15 PlayStation owners in NA, EU, East Asia, MENA, and ANZ to win an all-expense-paid trip to compete at Evo 2024 in Las Vegas.

Depending on their region, players can battle in any of five titles: TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -Strive-, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, Street Fighter 6, and Mortal Kombat 1. One of the only requirements for participation is an active PlayStation Plus membership.

There are only four main requirements to participate in the Road to Evo 2024. Those requirements are access to a PS5 console, an active PS Plus membership, being the appropriate age, and being a resident of an eligible country.

For starters, players must reside in one of five regions to participate in the Road to Evo 2024. These regions are North America, Europe, East Asia (Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan), MENA, and ANZ.

The regions available for each game are as follows:

Still, the latter two requirements of age and country eligibility can vary depending on the game and country of residence. Please view the full rules of each game for more details: TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -Strive-, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, Street Fighter 6, and Mortal Kombat 1.

For European tournament info, scroll down to the Road to Evo 2024 format and schedule- Europe section.

For TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -Strive-, and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, there will be daily Road to Evo PlayStation Tournaments for PS5 from May 1 through May 19. All winners from those tournaments will then receive an invite to the Closed Qualifier hosted by ESL.

From the Closed Qualifier, the Top 8 will advance to the Road to Evo 2024 Finals streamed live on the PlayStation Twitch and the PlayStation Esports YouTube. Finally, the winners of these live Finals will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Evo 2024!

The schedule for the Road to Evo 2024 Finals broadcast is as follows:

The Road to Evo 2024 Street Fighter 6 Open Qualifiers will be hosted by ESL. There will be eight Open Qualifiers for North America and East Asia and four for MENA

The winner of each Open Qualifier in North America and East Asia, as well as the top two from each Open Qualifier in MENA, will advance to the Road to Evo 2024 Finals streamed live on the PlayStation Twitch and the PlayStation Esports YouTube. Finally, the winners of these live Finals will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Evo 2024!

The schedule for the Street Fighter 6 Road to Evo 2024 is as follows:

The prizing distribution for all Road to Evo 2024 Finals is the same.

The Evo 2024 Travel Package includes flight, hotel, food allowance, transportation to and from the airport, and an event badge. Each event badge grants entry to Evo 2024 and access to the show floor and all event activities, including first-come, first-served general admission access to the Arena Finals Experience. Players will also receive a commemorative lanyard and water bottle upon picking up their badge at the on-site event Registration Desk.

For TEKKEN 8 and Guilty Gear -Strive-, there will be daily Road to Evo PlayStation Tournaments for PS5 from May 1 through May 12. All winners from those tournaments will then receive an invite to the Closed Qualifier hosted by ESL.

The top two from each Closed Qualifier will be awarded a travel package to the Paris Finals.

For Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1, four Open Qualifiers will be hosted by ESL. These take place on May 4, May 5, May 11, and May 12.

Each victor from the Open Qualifiers will be awarded a travel package to the Paris Finals.

All European qualifiers culminate at the live in-person Paris Finals. These finals will feature a round-robin between the two semifinalists and two invited pros. Finally, the semifinalist with the most match wins will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Evo 2024!

The Road to Evo 2024 Paris Finals take place from June 7 to June 9 and will be streamed live on both Twitch (English and French) and YouTube (English and French)

The prizing distribution for all Road to Evo 2024 Paris Finals is the same.

The Evo 2024 Travel Package includes flight, hotel, food allowance, transportation to and from the airport, and an event badge. Each event badge grants entry to Evo 2024 and access to the show floor and all event activities, including first-come, first-served general admission access to the Arena Finals Experience. Players will also receive a commemorative lanyard and water bottle upon picking up their badge at the on-site event Registration Desk.

Players who join the PlayStation Esports Discord between April 25 and May 9 can claim a unique Evo-themed PlayStation Network avatar completely free!

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