Evo 2024 Is Going to Be Gigantic, Smashes Record for Most Players in Any Esports Event Ever | Push Square

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Evo 2024 is fast approaching, and it's clear this this year's event is going to be utterly massive. Yep, the world's biggest fighting game gathering just got even bigger, as it's been confirmed that Evo 2024 will host more unique competitors than any previous competition. In fact, it'll have the most registered players in any esports event ever.

The record for most unique competitors has long been held by Evo 2016, which managed to attract 9,833 players. However, Evo 2024 expects to welcome a whopping 10,224 entrants, which is, in a word, mental. Just thinking about having to organise multiple fighting game tournaments for that many people fills us with dread.

Evo says that it'll soon release the individual numbers for each game featured at this year's event — and those statistics always make for an interesting read. We already know, for example, that Tekken 8 will have the biggest Tekken tournament in Evo history.

A new battle begins

Evo 2024 kicks off on the 19th July, and wraps up on the 21st July. But will you be watching this year's tournaments? Don't you dare drop that combo in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

I think this could be the best Evo ever! SF6 has been out for over a year with new characters added so the match ups should be more diverse.
Tekken 8 is bound to bring a lot of hype given how well Tekken 7 did.
Street Fighter 3 Third Strike made Evo what it is so to see it back is amazing.
Maximilian Dood is streaming at the venue so that should be a lot of fun.
And a fair few big announcements could happen too such as MVC Collection release date, Terry Bogard shown for SF6 maybe even a new Virtua Fighter.

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