Evo 2017
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Dates | July 14–16, 2017 |
| Venue(s) | Mandalay Bay |
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| Attendance | ~10,000 |
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The 2017 Evolution Championship Series (commonly referred to as Evo 2017 or EVO 2017) was a fighting game event held in Las Vegas on July 14–16. It was the twenty-first installment of the long-running Evolution Championship Series. The event offered tournaments for various video games, including Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Injustice 2. Over 10,000 people registered for the event with Tekken 7 receiving double the amount of players from the previous year.
Contrast to the previous year's event which took place in two venues, Evo 2017 took place in the Mandalay Bay resort for all three days of the event. The first two days of the event were held in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, while the final day was held in the Mandalay Bay Events Center like it had in 2016.
The nine games played at Evo 2017 were announced in January 2017 during a special announcement stream on Twitch.tv, with event co-founder Joey Cuellar discussing the inclusion of each game. The games set to be contested consisted of new releases, FGC contemporaries, and updated releases. New additions included BlazBlue: Central Fiction, The King of Fighters XIV, and Injustice 2 while Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 would replace Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-. A major change among the Smash community was that Super Smash Bros. Melee's finals would be moved to the prime time spot on Saturday, contrast to its Sunday spot in the previous years. A ninth game, a Player's Choice title, was later won by Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, after having donated the most money for Make-A-Wish International via Generosity.com.
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