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Complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Delta variant of the virus have caused the cancellation of another gaming event. This time, it was the culmination of this year\u2019s online Evolution Championship Series, commonly known as Evo, which was set for an in-person event this November. The cancellation announcement came in a statement<\/a> on the Evo website and later on Twitter. You can read the complete statement below.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The goal of the Evo Showcase is to bring together the best players from around the world in a live, in-person format. Due to the continuing complications of COVID-19 and the spread of the Delta Variant we have made the tough decision to cancel the Evo 2021 Showcase.<\/p>\n

The players invited to participate in the Evo 2021 Showcase represent many of the best fighters in the world. We\u2019re incredibly saddened to cancel the event. The Evo team will be contacting each player individually to recognize their efforts. We remain dedicated to Evo\u2019s mission of celebrating the FGC, and will continue to work towards the return of the big, live events that you expect from us. <\/p>\n

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Evo Online 2021 took place over two weekends in August. Players fought it out online in five headline games: Street Fighter V: Champion Edition<\/a>, Tekken 7<\/a>, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate<\/a>, Guilty Gear Strive<\/a>, and Skullgirls 2nd Encore. The winners from every\u00a0regional tournament\u00a0were set to meet up in Las Vegas and compete to see who was the best in the world in their respective fighting game this November. Now that the event is no longer happening, the Evo team has decided to \u201cindividually recognize\u201d the efforts of these regional champions.<\/p>\n

Next year is supposed to be the full return of in-person Evo in Las Vegas. The tourney took place in Vegas for over a decade before organizational controversy and COVID hit. While now owned by PlayStation<\/a>, Evo hasn\u2019t been quite as big or prestigious as it had been before its multiple derailments in 2020. Let\u2019s hope the plans to get the fighting game community together for the largest tournament of the year aren\u2019t thwarted yet again for 2022\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Complications due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Delta variant of the virus have caused the cancellation of another gaming event. This time, it was the culmination of this year\u2019s online Evolution Championship Series, commonly known as Evo, which was set for an in-person event this November. The cancellation announcement came in a statement on the Evo website and later on Twitter. You can read the complete statement below. \u00a0 The goal of the Evo Showcase is to bring together the best players from around the world in a live, in-person format. Due to the continuing complications of COVID-19 and the spread of the Delta Variant we have made the tough decision to cancel the Evo 2021 Showcase. The players invited to participate in the Evo…<\/p>\n

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