GGS at EVO Japan 2024 is going to be one of our biggest tournaments on the 2024 circuit. It’s an event where the top players from Asia and internationally will be in one place, competing in a LAN. This tournament is one of the first big events in the 2024 season of the Arc World Tour, what can we expect at the tournament?
This year EVO Japan has tons of new fighting games. There are major hitters like SF 6 at EVO 2024 and Tekken 8. However, for many, the older more tested fighting games are the most interesting. Guilty Gear Strive at EVO Japan 2024 will be a great example of this. A chance to see the top players competing in a game that has already been pushed to its mechanical limit.
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How will the tournament work and what can we expect?
GGS at EVO Japan 2024
EVO Japan is a three-day tournament, taking place over April 27-29th. We’ll see all the major games represented here, but Guilty Gear Strive might be the biggest anime fighting game. It’s got over 800 players taking part. All competing for a prize pool of over $12,000. It’s also a Platinum tier event for the Arc World Tour 2024. That means the winner is getting a head start on the 2024 season of GGS.
All events at EVO Japan 2024 are played in a familiar format. We get an opening pools round where tons of players compete. The best out of these are filtered into a bracket. We get to see them compete 1-v-1 in a double-elimination format, before we eventually find a champion for the year.
Top Players to Watch at GGS at EVO Japan 2024
Who are the top players to watch out for at the tournament? There are most of the major names attending GGS at EVO Japan 2024. However, there’s a handful worth keeping an eye on based on their performance on the way here.
GOBOU
GOBOU is coming into GGS at EVO Japan 2024 with quite a bit of hype. He’s the champion for 2023’s event, as well as taking other major results over the last year. The player has only been active since 2021, but has risen to be something of a favorite in this short time.
T Y
T Y is an ONi Global Championship player who competed in a few different fighters. He’s maybe most successful in Guilty Gear Strive though. Towards the end of 2023, he had numerous strong results in Strive and is looking strong for this bracket.
Tyurara
Tyurara is another Japanese player with strong finishes in recent GGS events. He’s more widely travelled than many others, competing in tournaments all over the world for GGS. That includes a strong 5th finish at 2023’s EVO event for the game.
Leffen
EVO Japan has plenty of western players attending too, and the most notable might be Leffen. The former Smash Bros esports player has moved into Strive and begun to dominate including winning last year’s EVO event. He could claim another victory here in GGS at EVO Japan 2024.
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TempestNYC
Out of the American players attending EVO Japan, TempestNYC is definitely one of the strongest. He came in 3rd at the 2023 AWT Finals and won numerous events last year. If he can continue this performance, he might be able to claim victory at the 2024 EVO Japan tournament for Strive.
Those are some of the top competitors taking part in GGS at EVO Japan 2024. They’ll all be on the official stream if you want to follow along and see which players make it all the way in the 2024 Strive tournament.
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