Guilty Gear Strive is currently leading the herd of EVO 2022 entrants

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The organizers of the Evolution Championship Series 2022 (EVO) have released an in-progress breakdown of this year’s game popularity. The Top 10, listed in order of competitor entries, currently sees Arc System Works’ Guilty Gear Strive in the lead as the most-entered title of the main tournies.

As EVO returns as an offline event for the first time in two years, the organizers have decided that the schedule will be dictated by the popularity of the games on deck. So while Capcom’s Street Fighter has long been the grand finale of the weekend, we could actually see something new round out the weekend’s festivities — provided, of course, that Guilty Gear Strive, Tekken 7, or any other release is able to pull in the most players.

You can check out the nine main games and their popularity (as of April 16) in the tweet below.

Evo 2022 Early Bird Leaderboard

9. Skullgirls: 2nd Encore8. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate7. MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA6. DRAGONBALL FighterZ5. Granblue Fantasy: Versus4. TEKKEN 73. The King of Fighters XV2. Street Fighter V: Champion Edition1. Guilty Gear -Strive-

— EVO (@EVO) April 16, 2022

Following on from Guilty Gear Strive‘s top spot, a very impressive showing is being put in by SNK’s The King of Fighters XV, which currently sits at number three, even ahead of Bandai Namco tournament mainstay Tekken 7. The King of Fighters, while often in attendance, is rarely one of EVO’s most popular franchise, and getting the spotlight on the team-based fighter could really help draw in new players and cement its status.

NetherRealm Studios’ Mortal Kombat 11 currently sits at number eight, behind niche anime fighter Melty Blood: Type Lumina and ArcSys’ Granblue Fantasy: Versus. This is perhaps reflective of NRS’