Evo 2013
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Dates | July 12–14 |
| Venue(s) | Paris Las Vegas |
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The 2013 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2013 or EVO 2013) was a fighting game event held at Paris Las Vegas on July 12–14. The event featured a major tournament for eight fighting games, including Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and Injustice: Gods Among Us. The event's Super Smash Bros. Melee livestream was controversially blocked by Nintendo of America, though the company decided to allow the tournament to be streamed after being faced with community backlash.
Evo 2013 took place on July 12 to 14 in the Bally's Event Center and Grand Ballroom of the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The event featured open registration for its tournaments for the first time. However, attendees had to purchase entrance passes to access the building. Tournaments held at the event were livestreamed on Twitch.tv. The tournament was broadcast simultaneously in Japan through streaming service Nico Nico Douga.
Tournaments at Evo 2013 had a total of 3,538 unique competitors, a record over previous years. Evo Co-Founder Tom Cannon noted that the Evolution Championship Series grew too large for Las Vegas ballrooms in 2012, and that the organization decided to charge for seating during Sunday finals in order to counter this issue.
Nine major tournaments were held at Evo 2013. The games played were:
Nintendo's 2001 fighting game Super Smash Bros. Melee was added to the 2013 Evo roster after a fan-funded donation drive. Fans of the game raised over $94,000 USD to be donated towards breast cancer research in order to have the game played competitively at the event. However, a week before the event was to start, Nintendo of America denied Evo organizers the right to livestream the Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament on Twitch.tv. Evo founder Joey Cuellar stated on eSports show Live On Three that the company not only tried to shut down the livestream, but also the Melee tournament itself. Nintendo reverted this decision after being faced with community backlash on social media.
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