List of Evolution Championship Series champions
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:39:06 PM Wikipedia source
The following is a list of champions, along with runner-ups and semifinalists, within the Evolution Championship Series. For table compactness, only the top 4 are included. Tournaments held as side events are not included on the list. Additional details are available in the individual event articles by year.
Tables
· BlazBlue
First
First
Year
First
Game
Second
Top 4
Third
Top 4
Fourth
2011
2011
Year
2011
Game
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
Top 4
Alex "Spark" Chen (Hakumen)
Top 4
Steve "Lord Knight" Barthelemy (Litchi, Makoto)
Top 4
Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi (Noel)
Top 4
Kyle Bourne (Carl)
2014
2014
Year
2014
Game
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
Top 4
Keiji "Galileo" Okamoto (Litchi)
Top 4
Ryo "Dogura" Nozaki (Azrael)
Top 4
Ryuji "DoraBang" Utsumi (Bang)
Top 4
Yoshiki Kouno (Nu)
2017
2017
Year
2017
Game
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
Top 4
Ryusei Ito (Carl)
Top 4
Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Jin)
Top 4
Fumihiko "fumi" Yokobori (Nine)
Top 4
Tatsuro "Kaibutsukun" Fujiyoshi (Izanami, Nine)
2018 (Evo Japan)
2018 (Evo Japan)
Year
2018 (Evo Japan)
Game
Shoji "Fenrich" Sho (Jin)
Top 4
"Yuta" (Es)
Top 4
"Sayakachan-Bot" (Es)
Top 4
"MokeMoke" (Relius)
2018
2018
Year
2018
Game
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Top 4
"Heiho" (Ruby, Gordeau)
Top 4
Jeronte "Fame96" Latham (Yu, Jin)
Top 4
Ryuji "DoraBang" Utsumi (Hazama, Nu)
Top 4
Kazuyuki "KojiKOG" Koji (Tager, Waldstein)
2019 (Evo Japan)
2019 (Evo Japan)
Year
2019 (Evo Japan)
Game
Tomoyasu "Tomo/Relo" Nakata (Mai, Gordeau)
Top 4
"Alcormakkos" (Ruby, Gordeau)
Top 4
"Hide" (Ruby, Gordeau)
Top 4
"KYONOentremete" (Mitsuru, Yuzuriha)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Game
Oscar "Shinku" Jaimes (Ruby, Yang)
Top 4
Kamei "Kyamei" Hiroyuki (Mitsuru, Akihiko)
Top 4
Seitaro "Domi" Ono (Akihiko, Yuzuriha)
Top 4
Kazuya "mekasue" Kamisue (Orie, Jubei)
2020 (Evo Japan)
2020 (Evo Japan)
Year
2020 (Evo Japan)
Game
Tsutomu "kubo" Kubota (Yumi, Seth)
Top 4
"DORA_BANG" (Naoto K., Merkava, Nu, Naoto S.)
Top 4
"nk_P" (Chie, Vatista)
Top 4
"Noble" (Carmine, Vatista, Heart, Akatsuki)
| Year | Game | Top 4 | |||
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | ||
| 2011 | BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II | Alex "Spark" Chen (Hakumen) | Steve "Lord Knight" Barthelemy (Litchi, Makoto) | Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi (Noel) | Kyle Bourne (Carl) |
| 2014 | BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma | Keiji "Galileo" Okamoto (Litchi) | Ryo "Dogura" Nozaki (Azrael) | Ryuji "DoraBang" Utsumi (Bang) | Yoshiki Kouno (Nu) |
| 2017 | BlazBlue: Central Fiction | Ryusei Ito (Carl) | Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Jin) | Fumihiko "fumi" Yokobori (Nine) | Tatsuro "Kaibutsukun" Fujiyoshi (Izanami, Nine) |
| 2018 (Evo Japan) | Shoji "Fenrich" Sho (Jin) | "Yuta" (Es) | "Sayakachan-Bot" (Es) | "MokeMoke" (Relius) | |
| 2018 | BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | "Heiho" (Ruby, Gordeau) | Jeronte "Fame96" Latham (Yu, Jin) | Ryuji "DoraBang" Utsumi (Hazama, Nu) | Kazuyuki "KojiKOG" Koji (Tager, Waldstein) |
| 2019 (Evo Japan) | Tomoyasu "Tomo/Relo" Nakata (Mai, Gordeau) | "Alcormakkos" (Ruby, Gordeau) | "Hide" (Ruby, Gordeau) | "KYONOentremete" (Mitsuru, Yuzuriha) | |
| 2019 | Oscar "Shinku" Jaimes (Ruby, Yang) | Kamei "Kyamei" Hiroyuki (Mitsuru, Akihiko) | Seitaro "Domi" Ono (Akihiko, Yuzuriha) | Kazuya "mekasue" Kamisue (Orie, Jubei) | |
| 2020 (Evo Japan) | Tsutomu "kubo" Kubota (Yumi, Seth) | "DORA_BANG" (Naoto K., Merkava, Nu, Naoto S.) | "nk_P" (Chie, Vatista) | "Noble" (Carmine, Vatista, Heart, Akatsuki) | |
· Capcom vs. SNK
First
First
Year
First
Game
Second
Top 4
Third
Top 4
Fourth
2001 (B5)
2001 (B5)
Year
2001 (B5)
Game
Capcom vs. SNK
Top 4
"Chikyuu" (King, Sakura, Raiden)
Top 4
Jason "xrolento" Nelson
Top 4
JFL
Top 4
Ricki Ortiz
2002
2002
Year
2002
Game
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Top 4
Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi (E. Honda, Blanka, Sagat)
Top 4
Shinya "Nuki" Ohnuki (Blanka, Chun-Li, Sagat, Ryu)
Top 4
Armon "Ken" Jackson (Yun, Iori, Cammy)
Top 4
Tetsuya "Ino" Inoue (Cammy, Sagat, Blanka)
2003
2003
Year
2003
Game
Tetsuya "Ino" Inoue (Cammy, Sagat, Blanka)
Top 4
Daigo Umehara (Guile, Cammy, Sagat)
Top 4
Kenryo "Mago" Hayashi (E. Honda, Chun-Li, Blanka)
Top 4
Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Blanka, Sakura, M. Bison)
2004
2004
Year
2004
Game
Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka)
Top 4
Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka)
Top 4
John Choi (Ken, Sagat, Guile)
Top 4
"Dan" (Ken, Ryu, Sagat)
2005
2005
Year
2005
Game
Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Vega, M. Bison, Blanka, E. Honda)
Top 4
Kenryo "Mago" Hayashi (E. Honda, Sagat. Blanka)
Top 4
Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka)
Top 4
Peter "Combofiend" Rosas (Akuma, Rolento, Eagle, Rock)
2006
2006
Year
2006
Game
Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka)
Top 4
Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka)
Top 4
Peter "Combofiend" Rosas (Ken, Sagat, Cammy)
Top 4
Campbell "Buktooth" Tran (Hibiki, Morrigan, Iori)
2007
2007
Year
2007
Game
Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Vega, Bison, Blanka)
Top 4
Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka)
Top 4
Justin Wong (Vega, Sakura, Blanka, Chun-Li, Sagat)
Top 4
Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka)
2008
2008
Year
2008
Game
John Choi (Ken, Cammy, Sagat)
Top 4
Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Vega, M. Bison, Blanka)
Top 4
Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka)
Top 4
Justin Wong (Vega, Cammy, Sagat)
| Year | Game | Top 4 | |||
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | ||
| 2001 (B5) | Capcom vs. SNK | "Chikyuu" (King, Sakura, Raiden) | Jason "xrolento" Nelson | JFL | Ricki Ortiz |
| 2002 | Capcom vs. SNK 2 | Hajime "Tokido" Taniguchi (E. Honda, Blanka, Sagat) | Shinya "Nuki" Ohnuki (Blanka, Chun-Li, Sagat, Ryu) | Armon "Ken" Jackson (Yun, Iori, Cammy) | Tetsuya "Ino" Inoue (Cammy, Sagat, Blanka) |
| 2003 | Tetsuya "Ino" Inoue (Cammy, Sagat, Blanka) | Daigo Umehara (Guile, Cammy, Sagat) | Kenryo "Mago" Hayashi (E. Honda, Chun-Li, Blanka) | Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Blanka, Sakura, M. Bison) | |
| 2004 | Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka) | Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka) | John Choi (Ken, Sagat, Guile) | "Dan" (Ken, Ryu, Sagat) | |
| 2005 | Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Vega, M. Bison, Blanka, E. Honda) | Kenryo "Mago" Hayashi (E. Honda, Sagat. Blanka) | Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka) | Peter "Combofiend" Rosas (Akuma, Rolento, Eagle, Rock) | |
| 2006 | Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka) | Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka) | Peter "Combofiend" Rosas (Ken, Sagat, Cammy) | Campbell "Buktooth" Tran (Hibiki, Morrigan, Iori) | |
| 2007 | Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Vega, Bison, Blanka) | Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka) | Justin Wong (Vega, Sakura, Blanka, Chun-Li, Sagat) | Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Sakura, M. Bison, Blanka) | |
| 2008 | John Choi (Ken, Cammy, Sagat) | Ryo "BAS" Yoshida (Vega, M. Bison, Blanka) | Ricki Ortiz (Vega, Sakura, Blanka) | Justin Wong (Vega, Cammy, Sagat) | |
· Dragon Ball FighterZ
First
First
Year
First
Game
Second
Top 4
Third
Top 4
Fourth
2018
2018
Year
2018
Game
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Top 4
Dominique "SonicFox" McLean (Bardock, Zamasu, Android 16)
Top 4
Goichi "GO1" Kishida (Cell, Bardock, Super Saiyan Vegeta)
Top 4
Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Cell, Bardock, Super Saiyan Vegeta)
Top 4
Naoki "moke" Nakayama (Kid Buu, Cell, Trunks)
2019
2019
Year
2019
Game
Goichi "GO1" Kishida (Bardock, GT Goku, Super Saiyan Goku)
Top 4
Dominique "SonicFox" McLean (Bardock, Kid Buu, GT Goku)
Top 4
Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Cell, Bardock, Super Saiyan Vegeta)
Top 4
Joan "Shanks" Namay Millones (Android 18, Gohan, Super Saiyan Goku)
2022
2022
Year
2022
Game
Marwan "Wawa" Berthe (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Adult Gohan)
Top 4
Shamar "Nitro" H. (Lab Coat Android 21, Super Saiyan Blue Goku, Android 21)
Top 4
Yonis "Yasha" Ahamada (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17)
Top 4
Mohamed "Kayne" Sobti (Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta, Lab Coat Android 21, Tien)
2023
2023
Year
2023
Game
Jo'siah "HIKARI" Miller (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17)
Top 4
Yonis "Yasha" Ahamada (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17)
Top 4
Shamar "Nitro" Hinds (Gotenks, Gohan, Android 18)
Top 4
Daniel Gras "Gropis" Llopis (Baby, Frieza, Beerus)
2025 (EVO France)
2025 (EVO France)
Year
2025 (EVO France)
Game
Jo'siah "HIKARI" Miller (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17)
Top 4
Daniel Gras "Gropis" Llopis (Baby, Frieza, Beerus, Cell)
Top 4
Mael "WADE" Jomie (Baby, Kefla, Trunks)
Top 4
"OBAssassin" (Hit, Teen Gohan, Trunks)
| Year | Game | Top 4 | |||
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | ||
| 2018 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | Dominique "SonicFox" McLean (Bardock, Zamasu, Android 16) | Goichi "GO1" Kishida (Cell, Bardock, Super Saiyan Vegeta) | Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Cell, Bardock, Super Saiyan Vegeta) | Naoki "moke" Nakayama (Kid Buu, Cell, Trunks) |
| 2019 | Goichi "GO1" Kishida (Bardock, GT Goku, Super Saiyan Goku) | Dominique "SonicFox" McLean (Bardock, Kid Buu, GT Goku) | Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Cell, Bardock, Super Saiyan Vegeta) | Joan "Shanks" Namay Millones (Android 18, Gohan, Super Saiyan Goku) | |
| 2022 | Marwan "Wawa" Berthe (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Adult Gohan) | Shamar "Nitro" H. (Lab Coat Android 21, Super Saiyan Blue Goku, Android 21) | Yonis "Yasha" Ahamada (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17) | Mohamed "Kayne" Sobti (Super Saiyan 4 Gogeta, Lab Coat Android 21, Tien) | |
| 2023 | Jo'siah "HIKARI" Miller (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17) | Yonis "Yasha" Ahamada (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17) | Shamar "Nitro" Hinds (Gotenks, Gohan, Android 18) | Daniel Gras "Gropis" Llopis (Baby, Frieza, Beerus) | |
| 2025 (EVO France) | Jo'siah "HIKARI" Miller (Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta, Vegito, Android 17) | Daniel Gras "Gropis" Llopis (Baby, Frieza, Beerus, Cell) | Mael "WADE" Jomie (Baby, Kefla, Trunks) | "OBAssassin" (Hit, Teen Gohan, Trunks) | |
· Fatal Fury
First
First
Year
First
Game
Second
Top 4
Third
Top 4
Fourth
2025
2025
Year
2025
Game
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Top 4
Goichi "GO1" Kishida (Kain, Marco)
Top 4
Lin "E ." Chiahung (Hokutomaru, Billy)
Top 4
Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Kain)
Top 4
Chun-Gon "Poongko" Lee (Gato)
2025 (EVO France)
2025 (EVO France)
Year
2025 (EVO France)
Game
Zheng "Xiaohai" Zhuojun (Hotaru)
Top 4
Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Kain)
Top 4
"AbuOmar" (Dong-Hwan)
Top 4
Konstantinos "K-TOP" Lamprou (Kain)
2026 (Evo Japan)
2026 (Evo Japan)
Year
2026 (Evo Japan)
Game
Zheng "Xiaohai" Zhuojun (Billy)
Top 4
"Laggia" (Gato)
Top 4
Tseng "ZJZ" Chiachen (Preecha)
Top 4
Chun-Gon "Poongko" Lee (Gato)
| Year | Game | Top 4 | |||
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | ||
| 2025 | Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves | Goichi "GO1" Kishida (Kain, Marco) | Lin "E ." Chiahung (Hokutomaru, Billy) | Shoji "Fenritti" Sho (Kain) | Chun-Gon "Poongko" Lee (Gato) |
| 2025 (EVO France) | Zheng "Xiaohai" Zhuojun (Hotaru) | Yosuke "Kindevu" Ito (Kain) | "AbuOmar" (Dong-Hwan) | Konstantinos "K-TOP" Lamprou (Kain) | |
| 2026 (Evo Japan) | Zheng "Xiaohai" Zhuojun (Billy) | "Laggia" (Gato) | Tseng "ZJZ" Chiachen (Preecha) | Chun-Gon "Poongko" Lee (Gato) | |
· Granblue Fantasy Versus
First
First
Year
First
Game
Second
Top 4
Third
Top 4
Fourth
2022
2022
Year
2022
Game
Granblue Fantasy Versus
Top 4
"Gamera" (Djeeta, Vira)
Top 4
"Tororo" (Percival)
Top 4
"Tako" (Belial)
Top 4
"Ren" (Charlotta, Avatar Belial, Seox)
2023 (Evo Japan)
2023 (Evo Japan)
Year
2023 (Evo Japan)
Game
"Gamera" (Katalina, Djeeta, Zooey)
Top 4
"Tororo" (Percival)
Top 4
"Emujima" (Belial)
Top 4
"Potaku" (Metera)
2024 (Evo Japan)
2024 (Evo Japan)
Year
2024 (Evo Japan)
Game
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Top 4
"Rookies" (Seox, Belial)
Top 4
"Gamera" (Djeeta)
Top 4
"Tororo" (Siegfried, Percival)
Top 4
"Ren" (Seox)
2024
2024
Year
2024
Game
Aaron "Aarondamac" Godinez (Belial)
Top 4
"Tororo" (Percival)
Top 4
"Kojicoco" (Nier)
Top 4
Brian "Artorias" Huang (Siegfried)
2025 (Evo Japan)
2025 (Evo Japan)
Year
2025 (Evo Japan)
Game
"Kasausagi" (Ferry)
Top 4
"Zangief_Dream" (Cagliostro)
Top 4
"Shio" (Beelzebub)
Top 4
"Hinoki no Bou" (Narmaya)
2025
2025
Year
2025
Game
Mathieu "Kojicoco" Fardet (Beatrix)
Top 4
Brandon "Zane" Wanders (Grimnir)
Top 4
"Tororo" (Siegfried, Percival)
Top 4
Junichi "Fukunaga" Kumano (Versusia, Lancelot)
2025 (Evo France)
2025 (Evo France)
Year
2025 (Evo France)
Game
Lucy "Usagi" Aramburu (Grimnir)
Top 4
"Pixi" (Lowain)
Top 4
Alain "Space" Balemba (Beatrix, Cagliostro)
Top 4
"Gamera" (Beatrix, Cagliostro, Anila)
2026 (Evo Japan)
2026 (Evo Japan)
Year
2026 (Evo Japan)
Game
"Kasausagi" (Ferry)
Top 4
"Zangief_Dream" (Cagliostro, Vikala)
Top 4
"sho-san" (Zeta)
Top 4
"Gamera" (Meg, Ilsa)
| Year | Game | Top 4 | |||
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | ||
| 2022 | Granblue Fantasy Versus | "Gamera" (Djeeta, Vira) | "Tororo" (Percival) | "Tako" (Belial) | "Ren" (Charlotta, Avatar Belial, Seox) |
| 2023 (Evo Japan) | "Gamera" (Katalina, Djeeta, Zooey) | "Tororo" (Percival) | "Emujima" (Belial) | "Potaku" (Metera) | |
| 2024 (Evo Japan) | Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising | "Rookies" (Seox, Belial) | "Gamera" (Djeeta) | "Tororo" (Siegfried, Percival) | "Ren" (Seox) |
| 2024 | Aaron "Aarondamac" Godinez (Belial) | "Tororo" (Percival) | "Kojicoco" (Nier) | Brian "Artorias" Huang (Siegfried) | |
| 2025 (Evo Japan) | "Kasausagi" (Ferry) | "Zangief_Dream" (Cagliostro) | "Shio" (Beelzebub) | "Hinoki no Bou" (Narmaya) | |
| 2025 | Mathieu "Kojicoco" Fardet (Beatrix) | Brandon "Zane" Wanders (Grimnir) | "Tororo" (Siegfried, Percival) | Junichi "Fukunaga" Kumano (Versusia, Lancelot) | |
| 2025 (Evo France) | Lucy "Usagi" Aramburu (Grimnir) | "Pixi" (Lowain) | Alain "Space" Balemba (Beatrix, Cagliostro) | "Gamera" (Beatrix, Cagliostro, Anila) | |
| 2026 (Evo Japan) | "Kasausagi" (Ferry) | "Zangief_Dream" (Cagliostro, Vikala) | "sho-san" (Zeta) | "Gamera" (Meg, Ilsa) | |