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This weekend hadoken.eu is hosting the 9th Fight Club NRW. Consisting of four games (Dragon Ball FighterZ, The King of Fighters XIV, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, and Street Fighter V Arcade Edition), the tournament is a Capcom Pro Tour Ranking Event and DBFZ World Tour Dragon Radar Event.

Some of Europe’s finest will be competing over the weekend including Evo 2018 champion Problem-X, Luffy, Phenom, Akainu, Shakz, Packz, Prodigal Son (Ryan Hart) and more. To watch the event live, tune into Fight Club NRW’s Twitch channel. Brackets can be found on Smash.gg.

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Sources: hadoken.eu, Capcom Pro Tour, Smash.gg

This weekend is the yearly summit of fighting games, Evo 2018, presented by Cygames. Each year the Evolution Championship Series brings together thousands in the spirit of competition for the largest fighting game event in the globe. Three days, eight titles. Who will claim each title to be declared the world champion?

As with the previous two years, the 2018 event finds its home at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Friday and Saturday will take place at the Convention Center with the Sunday finale happening in the Events Center.

The Evo 2018 Line-up

This year’s event consists of eight headline titles: Dragon Ball FighterZ, Street Fighter V Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 and Injustice 2. First the first time, Evo will also give official coverage to some of the numerous side events that will be taking place alongside the main titles.

Brackets for each game can be found on Smash.gg and will be updated periodically through the weekend. To understand how the stage is set for each game, check out these excellent previews from the Shoryuken staff.

Official Broadcasts

Evo 2018 will covered by a total of nine official streams. As with last year’s event, each game will have a dedicated stream, bringing you the action from pools to the semi-finals, culminating in the top 8 finals on the main Evo stream. The Saturday finals are Injustice 2, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, while the Sunday finals are Guilty Gear Xrd, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Tekken 7, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Street Fighter V.

The main Evo stream will primarily consist of The Jump Off, the talk show that will bringing you a variety of coverage from the Evo games throughout the weekend.

• Evo – The Jump Off, All Finals, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Soulcalibur VI exhibitions
• Evo1 – Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Evo2 – Super Smash Bros. Melee, Featured Side Events (Sat)
• Evo3 – Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
• Evo4 – BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle (Fri), Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 (Sat)
• Evo5 – Injustice 2 (Fri), Tekken 7 (Fri, Sat)
• Evo6 – The Jump Off
• Evo7 – Featured Side Events
• CapcomFighters – Street Fighter V Arcade Edition

Evo (Main, The Jump Off)

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Evo1 (DBFZ)

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Evo2 (SSBM, Side Events)

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Evo3 (SSBWiiU)

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Evo4 (BBTAG, GGXrd)

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Evo5 (INJ2, TK7)

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Evo6 (The Jump Off)

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Evo7 (Side Events)

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CapcomFighters (SFV)

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Scandinavia is getting some tournament action this weekend via Headstomper in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event includes Dragon Ball FighterZ, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Street Fighter V Arcade Edition and Tekken 7, of which the last two are part of each game’s respective pro circuit.

A number of strong players from Europe and beyond will be attending, including Luffy, Problem-X, Phenom, will2pac, Hurricane, Shakz, Takamura, Jiewa, Fergus, Joey Fury and more.

Three streams will be covering the event live over the weekend. You can find each below.

UnequalledMedia

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CoMaFGC

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cphFGC

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All times in CEST (UTC +2).

Sources: Headstomper, Capcom Pro Tour

This weekend is the fifth edition of Defend The North. One of the few large-scale tournaments to take place in the New York area, the tourney is a Capcom Pro Tour Ranking Event.

Some of the players NuckleDu, Smug, iDom, Punk, MenaRD, DR Ray,NRG|HookGangGood, NYChrisG, Nakkiel, SKD, Flux and more. To catch the action, check out the streams below, and follow the brackets on Smash.gg.

TeamSp00ky

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TSB_Blaze

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Houseof3000

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KPBLive

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HitBoxArena

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Source: Defend The North

This weekend is the eighth annual VSFighting, presented by Electronic Dojo. Taking place in Birmingham, England, the event is a major stop in the Street Fighter, Tekken and Dragon Ball FighterZ pro circuits, and one of the last events before the Evo hits.

VSFighting is a Capcom Pro Tour Premier Event, Tekken World Tour Master Tournament, Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Saga Event and Tournament of Legends III qualifier. As such, some heavy hitters for each of the titles will be participating, including Fujimura, Tokido, Bonchan, Itabashi Zangief, Daigo Umehara, Momochi, sako, gachikun, Fuudo, JohnTakeuchi, INFILTRATION, NL, Oil King, GamerBee, Big Bird, Punk, Justin Wong, Ricki Ortiz, Problem X, Luffy, Akainu and Cobelcog in SFV AE; SAINT, JeonDDing, kkokkoma, Joey Fury, Asim, Tissuemon, Kaneandtrench, Super Akouma and Fergus in Tekken 7; GO1, Dogura, SonicFox, dekillsage and A F0xy Grampa in DBFZ; and many, many more.

If you’re looking to watch the event, five streams will be bringing you the action, with Electronic Dojo heading the main stream and Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Dragon Ball FighterZ and Super Street Fighter II Turbo each with their own dedicated streams. You can track the brackets live on Smash.gg.

ElectronicDojo (BBTAG, UNIst, GGXrd, INJ2)

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CapcomFighters

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TEKKEN

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DragonBallFighterZ

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3wayTV (SSFIIT)

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Source: VSFighting, Smash.gg, Capcom Pro Tour

Flash Vision of Malaysia and BEast of the East are combining forces for FV x SEA Major Malaysia 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. The event is a Capcom Pro Tour and Tekken World Tour event, giving players a chance to earn points and rise the leaderboards.

A number of players from across the Asia region will be competing, including IamChuan, Haitani, GamerBee, Oil King, Xian, Tse4444, Humanbomb, Nobi, Take, JoenDDing, Book, Marn and more. Team Spooky and BEast of the East will be livestreaming the event. Catch the steams below and follow the brackets on Challonge.

TeamSp00ky (Main)

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beastapac (Secondary)

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Source: BEast of the East, Capcom Pro Tour

One of a few events this weekend is Sonic Boom V in Madrid, Spain. The tourney is a Capcom Pro Tour Ranking Event.

As an opportunity to earn CPT ranking points, a number of Street Fighters from Europe and beyond will be in attendance. Players include Problem-X, imstilldadaddy, Phenom, Luffy, MisterCrimson, Takamura, Brick, Cobelcog, Big Bird, JohnTakeuchi, GO1 and more.

If you want to watch the event live, check out the streams below and follow the brackets on Smash.gg.

MadridFGC (Main)

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MadridFGC2 (TK7)

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FGCVLC (DBFZ)

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All times in CEST (UTC +2).

Sources: Sonic Boom, Capcom Pro Tour

Abuget Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia is back in its fourth year, brought to you by Advance Guard. The event is again a part of both the Capcom Pro Tour (a Ranking Event) and the Tekken World Tour (a Challenger Tournament). Joining Street Fighter V Arcade Edition and Tekken 7 in this year’s line-up of games is Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Some high-profile players from the Asian region will be in attendance, including Kazunoko, Fuudo, sako, Haitani, gachikun, Xiaohai, Tse4444, PoongKo, NL, Xian, GamerBee, Oil King, Humanbomb, Chuan, JeonDDing, LowHigh, Knee, CHANEL, Nobi, Yuu, NOROMA, Take, Book and more. For a full look at the competitors, check out the brackets on Challonge.

To watch the action live, check out the streams below.

AdvanceGuardTV (Main)

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gimugimu (TK7)

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Source: BEast of the East, Capcom Pro Tour

CEO is back and looking to be more explosive than ever! Alex Jebailey and crew are moving the show from its roots in Orlando to the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. As a Capcom Pro Tour, Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour, Tekken World Tour, Injustice Pro Series and KI Ultra Tour event, as well as Tournament of Legends III qualifier, CEO 2018 is not only attracting a big crowd for traditional fighting games, but for Super Smash Bros. players as well, with over 1,100 entrants between the two Smash titles. And with just over a month until Evo 2018, CEO gives you a taste of what’s to come at the world championships.

Not only is CEO looking to put on a great show for fighting games, but also is combining forces with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) to put on a live wrestling show on Friday. If there was ever a CEO to catch, this is it.

With over 3700 players pre-registered and as a part of the Street Fighter, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Tekken, Injustice and Killer Instinct pro circuits, CEO is looking to be colossal. You’ll see players like Tokido, Daigo Umehara, INFILTRATION, Xian and NuckleDu in Street Fighter V; SAINT, JeonDDing, kkokkoma, Anakin and Speedkicks in Tekken 7; GO1, Dogura, moke, SonicFox and NYChrisG in Dragon Ball FighterZ; Nairo, Dabuz, ANTi, MkLeo komorikiri in Super Smash Bros. Wii U; Hungrybox, Mew2King, Plup, Leffen and Shroomed in Super Smash Bros. Melee; and far too many more players to name. For a full list of entries, check out Smash.gg.

CEO x NJPW: When Worlds Collide

CEO has always had a pro wrestling flair, Now, the organization is teaming with NJPW to put on a live wrestling show Friday, June 29. CEO x NJPW: When Worlds Collide is giving you five matches, headlined by Golden Lovers Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi taking on Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi in a tag-team bout. Watch it live at 8 PM on twitch.tv/ceogaming.

Ten broadcasts will be bringing you as much action from Daytona Beach as possible. Thanks to CEO Gaming, Team Spooky, Capcom Fighters, Dragon Ball FighterZ, NetherRealm, TEKKEN, VGBootCamp, PolarityGG, villain904 and DataFGC. You can find each of the streams below.

CEOGaming (Finals, CEO x NJPW)

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DragonBallFighterZ

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CapcomFighters (SFV AE)

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TEKKEN

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NetherRealm (INJ2)

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TeamSp00ky (GGXrd, KI, Arcade)

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VGBootCamp (SSBWiiU, SSBM)

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PolarityGG (SSBM, SSBWiiU)

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villain904 (MVCI, KOF XIV, UNIst)

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DATAFGC (SSFIIT)

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All times in EDT (UTC -4).

Sources: CEO Gaming, Smash.gg