The PlayStation Tournaments: Road to Evo is back for 2024! Challenge top players and battle for cash and the ultimate prize: a roundtrip flight, hotel stay, and 3-Day Event Badge to compete at Evo in Las Vegas. The Road to Evo 2024 features five games across six regions:
- TEKKEN 8 (NA, EU, East Asia*, MENA, ANZ)
- Guilty Gear -Strive- (NA, EU, East Asia*)
- THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV (NA, East Asia*)
- Street Fighter 6 (NA, EU, East Asia*, MENA)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (EU)
*Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan
Now’s your chance to test your skills and take your place on the world stage. Fight through the Qualifiers, win the livestreamed Finals, and challenge the best of the best at Evo 2024! If you'd like to attend Evo, tickets are on sale now.
Active PS Plus membership required. Must be the appropriate age and a resident of an eligible country. Void where prohibited. See full rules: TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -Strive-, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1.
Tournament Format
(European players: for info on the EU program, scroll to the Tournament Format (Europe) section.)
For TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -Strive- and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, the Road to Evo starts when Road to Evo PlayStation Tournaments go live on May 1st. Win any tournament, and you’ll receive an invite to the Closed Qualifier hosted by ESL. The Closed Qualifier will culminate in a live Top 8, where the winner will receive a trip to Evo!
Our partners at ESL will host the Street Fighter 6 Open Qualifiers. The top performers from each Open Qualifier will move on to the broadcast Finals, with a trip to Evo as the grand prize.
Schedule
Road to Evo 2024 on PlayStation Tournaments
Daily from May 1st to May 19th on PlayStation Tournaments for PS5.
Street Fighter 6 Open Qualifiers
North America and East Asia will have 8 Open Qualifiers. The winner of each Qualifier will move on to the Finals.
The North American Open Qualifiers will take place on the following dates: June 1st, June 2nd, June 8th, June 9th, June 15th, June 16th, June 22nd, and June 23rd.
The East Asia Open Qualifiers will take place on the following dates: May 18th, May 19th, May 25th, May 26th, June 1st, June 2nd, June 8th, and June 9th.
MENA will have 4 Open Qualifiers. The top 2 players from each Qualifier will move on to the Finals.
The MENA Open Qualifiers will take place on the following dates: May 4th, May 5th, May 11th, and May 12th.
Broadcast Finals
The Road to Evo 2024 Finals will be streamed live on Twitch and the PlayStation Esports YouTube.
TEKKEN 8
- East Asia: June 1st
- MENA: June 2nd
- North America: June 16th
Street Fighter 6
- MENA: June 9th
- East Asia: June 16th
- North America: June 28th
Guilty Gear -Strive-
- East Asia: June 9th
- North America: June 15th
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
- East Asia: June 8th
- North America: June 16th
Tournament Prizing
Finals
| Placement | Prize |
| 1st place | Evo 2024 Travel Package* + $300 USD |
| 2nd place | $200 |
| 3rd - 4th place | $100 |
| 5th - 8th place | $50 |
*Flight, Hotel, Food Allowance, Ground Transportation (to and from airport), and event badge
All Event Badges provide entry to Evo 2024. Each badge includes access to the show floor and all event activities, including first-come, first-served general admission access to the Arena Finals Experience. A commemorative lanyard and water bottle will be included when you pick up your badge on-site at the event Registration Desk.
Tournament Format (Europe)
In Europe, TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -Strive- and THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, Road to Evo PlayStation Tournaments start on May 1st. Win any tournament, and you’ll receive an invite to the Closed Qualifier hosted by ESL. The top 2 from each qualifier will receive a travel package to the finals in Paris.
Mortal Kombat 1 and Street Fighter 6 start with four Open Qualifiers hosted by ESL. The top player from each qualifier will win a travel package to the live finals in Paris.
The Paris finals will feature a round-robin between the two semifinalists and two invited pros. The semifinalist with the most match wins will win a trip to Evo.
Schedule
Road to Evo 2024 on PlayStation Tournaments
Daily from May 1st to May 12th on PlayStation Tournaments for PS5.
Mortal Kombat 1 and Street Fighter 6 Open Qualifiers
Europe will have four Open Qualifiers. The European Qualifiers will take place on the following dates: May 4th, May 5th, May 11th, May 12th.
Paris Finals
The Paris Finals will take place from June 7th to June 9th. Watch the event live on Twitch (English and French) and YouTube (English and French).
Tournament Prizing
Closed Qualifiers
| Placement | Prize |
| 1st place | Spot in Paris Finals, Paris Travel Package |
| 2nd place | Spot in Paris Finals, Paris Travel Package |
Paris Finals
| Placement | Prize |
| 1st place | Evo 2024 Travel Package* + €3000 |
| 2nd place | €2000 |
*Flight, Hotel, Food Allowance, Ground Transportation (To and from airport), and event badge.
All Event Badges provide entry to Evo 2024. Each badge includes access to the show floor and all event activities, including first-come, first-served general admission access to the Arena Finals Experience. A commemorative lanyard and water bottle will be included when you pick up your badge on-site at the event Registration Desk.