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Evo Singapore moves regional fighting games tournament debut to Jan 2027

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In short

The rescheduled competition will run across Halls E and F, featuring a combined competitive slate highlighted by the Tekken World Tour 2026 Global Finals. In total, the gathering brings elite fighting game competitors together across five headline titles alongside the standalone global circuit. General admission passes have already been released through Trip.com with prices running between $30 and $65.

Key points

  • The inaugural South-east Asian Evo event was moved to 2027 to better accommodate the glob…: The inaugural South-east Asian Evo event was moved to 2027 to better accommodate the global fighting games calendar.
  • This marks the first time that the Tekken World Tour will crown its world champion at an…: This marks the first time that the Tekken World Tour will crown its world champion at an official Evo event.
  • The competition bolsters Singapore's 2027 e-sports calendar alongside the Pokemon World C…: The competition bolsters Singapore's 2027 e-sports calendar alongside the Pokemon World Championships and Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship.

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- Evo Singapore has been moved to 15 to 17 January 2027 at Marina Bay Sands. It is South-east Asia’s first Evolution Championship Series event.

- The tournament has a US$125,000 prize pool across five games. It will also host the Tekken World Tour 2026 Global Finals, with a separate US$300,000 purse.

- Evo said Singapore is a smaller, focused event built around the five titles and Tekken finals. The Singapore Tourism Board said e-sports can help grow the city’s role as a regional hub.

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SINGAPORE – The region’s first-ever Evolution Championship Series (Evo) tournament has been moved to Jan 15 to 17, 2027, setting the stage for a weekend of competitive fighting games at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre.

Originally slated for 2026, Evo Singapore’s new dates were chosen with the global fighting games calendar in mind, its organiser confirmed on Oct 29, in response to media queries.

The three-day showdown, which will be held at Halls E and F of the convention centre, carries a total prize pool of US$125,000 (S$159,600) across five fighting…

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