EVO Japan 2026: Schedule, brackets, prize pool, games & where to watch

The next chapter of EVO fighting game tournaments hits in Japan this weekend. Make sure you know where, when and what to watch!

It’s about time for the Japan leg of EVO tournaments in 2026. And with this weekend comes an enormous amount of competition that includes the biggest Street Fighter 6 bracket. There will be plenty of other fighting game action going down as well, as pros of numerous games from around the world travel to the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Center to throw down and lay claim to victory and the rewards that come with it. When will it happen, where can you watch, and what will be on the line? We’ve got all of that info right here.

EVO Japan 2026 games, brackets, & where to watch

EVO Japan 2026 is set to take place from May 1 into May 3, 2026. The tournament can be watched on EVO Japan’s Twitch and YouTube channels with the Twitch channel embedded just above. The games that will be played are as follows and you can click on any game to see its bracket on Start.gg:

Street Fighter 6
Tekken 8
Guilty Gear Strive
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
The King of Fighters XV
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO: World Stage
Hokuto no Ken
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Vampire Savior
Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes
2XKO

EVO Japan 2026 schedule

As mentioned above, EVO Japan 2026 will run from May 1 into May 3, 2026. However, many of the starting pools will run simultaneously with only the finals running separately. The official stream schedule has not been posted yet, but we will update this article with it when it arrives.

EVO Japan 2026 prize pools

The prize pools for all games at EVO Japan 2026 were based on the number of registered players for each game, with payouts going to the Top 8 performers in every game, as shared by Liquidpedia. They are as follows:

Street Fighter 6

1st: $25,096.15
2nd: $10,038.46
3rd: $5,019.23
4th: $3,011.54
5th — 6th: $2,007.69
7th — 8th: $1,505.77

Tekken 8

1st: $15,685.09
2nd: $6,274.04
3rd: $3,137.02
4th: $1,882.21
5th — 6th: $1,254.81
7th — 8th: $941.11

Guilty Gear Strive

1st: $10,979.56
2nd: $4,391.83
3rd: $2,195.91
4th: $1,317.55
5th — 6th: $878.37
7th — 8th: $658.77

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

1st: $9,411.06
2nd: $3,764.42
3rd: $1,882.21
4th: $1,129.33
5th — 6th: $752.88
7th — 8th: $564.66

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

1st: $15,819.15
2nd: $7,126.06
3rd: $4,760.63
4th: $3,335.42
5th — 6th: $1,824.41
7th — 8th: $1,268.51

2XKO

1st: $36,276.95
2nd: $17,511.07
3rd: $12,505.90
4th: $8,253.61
5th — 6th: $4,252.29
7th — 8th: $2,251.62

Vampire Savior

1st: $4,705.53
2nd: $1,882.21
3rd: $941.11
4th: $564.66
5th — 6th: $376.44
7th — 8th: $282.33

The King of Fighters XV

1st: $5,762.20
2nd: $2,504.66
3rd: $1,552
4th: $1,051.06
5th — 6th: $700.71
7th — 8th: $425.64

Virtua Fighter 5 REVO

1st: $3,293.87
2nd: $1,317.55
3rd: $658.77
4th: $395.26
5th — 6th: $263.51
7th — 8th: $197.63

Melty Blood: Type Lumina

1st: $2,823.32
2nd: $1,129.33
3rd: $564.66
4th: $338.80
5th — 6th: $225.87
7th — 8th: $169.40

Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]

1st: $1,882.21
2nd: $752.88
3rd: $376.44
4th: $225.87
5th — 6th: $150.58
7th — 8th: $112.93

Hokuto No Ken

1st: $2,352.76
2nd: $941.11
3rd: $470.55
4th: $282.33
5th — 6th: $188.22
7th — 8th: $141.17

That will cover the critical details of EVO Japan 2026. Stay tuned for more info and updates on this and other fighting game tournaments, right here at Shacknews.