EVO Japan 2019 Results

The fifth stop of the inaugural Arc System Works ARCREVO World Tour, EVO Japan 2019, is now complete! All three of our qualifying games – BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, Guilty Gear Xrd: REV2, and BlazBlue: Central Fiction, once more had amazing showcases! The matches were insane, and the competitors were top tier.

HUGE congrats to Tsurugi|Tomo/Relo (BBTAG), WG|Samitto (GGXrdREV2), and CO|Fenrich (BBCF) for their 1st Place wins on each title! Scroll down for the rest of the rankings (courtesy of Shoryuken: http://shoryuken.com/2019/02/20/evo-japan-2019-results/)

BLAZBLUE: CROSS TAG BATTLE

1. Tsurugi|Tomo/Relo (Mai Natsume/Gordeau) – 550 Points Qualifies for ARCREVO World Tour Finals
2. Alcormakkos (Ruby Rose/Gordeau) – 250 Points
3. Hide (Ruby Rose/Gordeau) – 190 Points
4. KYONOentremete (Mitsuru Kirijo/Yuzuriha) – 160 Points
5. Shige (Orie/Izayoi) – 130 Points
5. Noble (Carmine/Es) – 130 Points
7. Pizamayo (Blake Belladonna/Yuzuriha) – 100 Points
7. Gouda (Gordeau/Nu-13) – 100 Points

GUILTY GEAR XRD: REV2

1. WG|Samitto (Chipp Zanuff) – 550 Points Qualifies for the ARCREVO World Tour Finals
2. Chachacha (Kum Haehyun) – 250 Points
3. Tomo (Leo Whitefang) – 190 Points
4. YG|Machabo (Ky Kiske, Sol Badguy) – 160 Points
5. 310 (Venom) – 130 Points
5. WG|LOX (Jam Kuradoberi) – 130 Points
7. Nage (Faust) – 100 Points
7. Zadi (Raven) – 100 Points

BLAZBLUE: CENTRAL FICTION

1. CO|Fenrich (Jin Kisaragi) – 550 Points
2. OJA|Masa (Mai Natsume) – 25o Points Qualifies for the ARCREVO World Tour Finals because Fenrich had already Qualified
3. OJA|Rikutoue (Izanami) – 190 Points
4. Yoshiki (Nu-13) – 160 Points
5. JAnson (Hazama) – 130 Points
5. GRPT|DoraBang (Bang Shishigami) – 130 Points
7. Makky (Rachel Alucard) – 100 Points
7. Nuka (Mu-12) – 100 Points

The next stop on the ArcREVO World Tour will be TOUSHINSAI 2019, from March 23rd-24th, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Three more potential champions will fight for a chance to qualify for the ArcREVO America World Tour Finals!

EVO JAPAN 2019 ANNOUNCEMENTS

EVO Japan 2019 also had a few surprises in store for fans AFTER all the fighting went down – New characters are coming to the Arcade Edition of BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle!

NAOTO KUROGANE (BLAZBLUE)

TEDDIE (PERSONA 4 ARENA)

SETH (UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH)

HEART AINO (ARCANA HEART)

And… what is this…? Another new fate is soon to clash into the Cross Tag Battle universe? Who could be joining this time?

ABOUT ArcREVO World Tour

A globe spanning event, ArcREVO will take place over multiple regions for the better part of a year, with the winners taking part in a grand finals event in America.

The games that will be played at the ArcREVO World Tour are:

BLAZBLUE: CROSS TAG BATTLE
GUILTY GEAR XRD: REV2
BLAZBLUE: CENTRAL FICTION

The initial details of each stop are as follows:

Tournament Platform: PlayStation 4
Tournament Format: 1 on 1 Singles, Double Elimination
The winner of each game title will be invited to the ARCREVO 2019 Finals in America (scheduled for Fall 2019)
The TOP EIGHT for each game title will receive ARCREVO World Points (AWP) at each stop according to placement: 1st Place 550 Points 2nd Place 250 Points 3rd Place 190 Points 4th Place 160 Points 5th Place 130 Points 6th Place 115 Points 7th Place 100 Points 8th Place 70 Points
- You have until the final qualifier tournament of summer 2019 to earn AWP.
- The player with the most AWP from each region will be invited to the ARCREVO Grand Finals in America in Fall 2019.
  - Regions include:
    - North & Latin America
    - Europe
    - Japan
    - Asia
More details on the ARCREVO World Tour official website.

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