Inaugural Evo Awards Winners & Recap

Evo's first Award ceremony took place this past weekend, awarding 22 members of the Fighting Games community with the recognition of their efforts throughout 2024 and Evo's history. The event also included an exclusive look at some of the upcoming content for some of the games that will be present at Evo this year, such as Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising.

The full list of awards winners and nominees was:

• Best On-Air Duo
  • WINNER: IFCYipeS & Sajam.
  • Nominees: RIP & Tasty Steve, Sajam & Tasty Steve, Justin Wong & IFCYipeS, Vicious & Justin Wong
• Best Pop Off
  • WINNER: Hayao
  • Nominees: NoahtheProdigy, Nitro, AK, Punk
• Match of the Year Award
  • WINNER: Hayao vs FrankieBFG
  • Nominees: Punk vs Big Bird, Xiao Hai vs Kusanagi, Nitro vs Tatuma, Arslan Ash vs ATIF
• Comeback of the Year presented by NACON
  • WINNER: Hayao
  • Nominees: Arslan Ash, G_Conceptz, SonicFox, Yagami
• Best Custom Hardware presented by Chipotle
  • WINNER: Haute Pad T-Series
  • Nominees: C.O.M.B.O. Extension Buttons, Snack Box Micro, MPress Nano, Custom Claiomh Solais Arcade Stick
• Marketing Campaign of the Year
  • WINNER: Chipotle - Evo + SFG + TEKKEN 8
  • Nominees: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves X Cristiano Ronaldo, 2XKO, Street Fighter 6 Season 2, ECT Commercial
• Tech of the Year
  • WINNER: Pro KO Leverless by Victrix
  • Nominees: SWORL Arcade Controller, Hit Box Ultra, Sapphire Leverless Controller, LVL Controller
• Commentator of the Year
  • WINNER: IFCYipeS
  • Nominees: Tasty Steve, Sajam, Rynge, Vicious
• They’ve Got Next presented by PlayStation Tournaments
  • WINNER: Noah “NoahtheProdigy” Solis
  • Nominees: EnzoTheHokage, Booce, KingReyJr, Blaz
• Best Dressed presented by Zenni
  • WINNER: Tasty Steve
  • Nominees: Logan Sama, Vicious, Hollywood RobTV, IFCYipeS
• Best Online Series
  • WINNER: TNS Online
  • Nominees: CasaBunch, Saltmine League, The Kolosseum, Can Opener
• Best FGC Local 
  • WINNER: Tatakai Tuesday
  • Nominees: NLBC, Abou Dojo, FGC Meetups, Ozimeme
• Best Button of the Year
  • WINNER: Ken Crouching Medium Kick
  • Nominees: Dragunov Ignition Switch (QCF+4), Luke Crouching Medium Punch, Dash Light Attack, Johnny Cage Forward 3
• Best Commentary
  • WINNER: “That is a Worthless Button!” by Justin “JWong” Wong
  • Nominees: This Could Be Game…And It Is, Arslan’s Gonna Do It! He’s So Close! He’s So Close, Steve!, That Could Be an Evo-Losing Anti Air, Break His Guard!
• FGC Content of the Year
  • WINNER: Sajam Slam
  • Nominees: TEKKEN 8 Tutorials, Marvel vs Capcom 2 Streams, Will It Kill?, Trash Talk Podcast
• FGC Meme of the Year presented by Chipotle
  • WINNER: Attacks IRL
  • Nominees: The Wazzler, Hand Heart & Thumbs Up, Hayao Does The Splits, Let’s Go Gambling
• Best FGC Cosplay
  • WINNER: Chonibu
  • Nominees: MSValentine, Chiba Josui, Onesaya, Kryrayne
• Invitational of the Year
  • WINNER: Sajam TEKKEN Slam
  • Nominees: Red Bull Kumite, Crazy Raccoon Cup, Red Bull Golden Letters, Topanga Championship 5
• Fighting Game Release of the Year
  • WINNER: TEKKEN 8
  • Nominees: Street Fighter 6 Season 2 DLC, Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Series, Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, Rivals of Aether II
• Content Creator of the Year
  • WINNER: Sajam
  • Nominees: Justin Wong, Brian_F, Broski, Diaphone
• Player of the Year presented by Qiddiya Gaming
  • WINNER: Punk
  • Nominees: Arslan Ash, MenaRD, Xiao Hai, Nitro
• Moment of the Year presented by Qiddiya Gaming
  • WINNER: Hayao “Moment 38”
  • Nominees: Punk Wins Street Fighter 6 at Evo, Xiao Hai Wins Esports World Cup, Lilypichu vs Harada at Evo Showcase, MenaRD Wins His First Evo