If you’ve ever stayed up until 2am in training mode, you’ve probably wondered how you’d do in Evo pools. From 15 to 17 January 2027, players in Singapore can find out without getting on a long-haul flight.
Evo Singapore 2027 is the first Evolution Championship Series (Evo) event in Singapore, and it takes over the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre that weekend. Evo started in 2002 and calls itself the largest and longest-running open-invite fighting game festival, so anyone who registers plays in the same open bracket as the pros. Player registration and tickets went on sale on 16 September 2026. You buy venue passes through Evo Singapore’s ticketing page and sign up for brackets separately on start.gg.
To see how big an Evo weekend can get, look at Evo Japan 2026, which drew 10,231 players to Tokyo Big Sight from 1 to 3 May 2026. Its Street Fighter 6 bracket alone had 7,168 entrants, and Guinness World Records recognised it as the largest tournament ever held for a single fighting game. Singapore’s first edition has fewer games. Still, it has a minimum guaranteed US$125,000 across its five titles, plus a separate US$300,000 for the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals in the same building.
Evo Singapore 2027 at a Glance
🗓️ Date: Friday, 15 January 2027 to Sunday, 17 January 2027 (TEKKEN World Tour group stages from Thursday, 14 January)
📍 Location: Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956
🎟️ Tickets: On sale now via evosingapore.gg, with Trip.com as the exclusive ticketing platform. Bundles with accommodation are available.
🕹️ Player Registration: Via start.gg, separate from event entry. The TWT LCQ needs its own start.gg sign-up after you buy a venue pass.
🏆 Prize Pools: Minimum guaranteed US$125,000 across five Evo titles; US$300,000 for the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals
📺 Livestream: Evo on Twitch and YouTube, with 12 hours of coverage a day
⚠️ Sells out first: Only a limited number of passes include live viewing of the TWT group stage
Five Games Worth Entering
Five titles make up the main lineup, and they share the minimum guaranteed prize pool of US$125,000:
- _Street Fighter 6_ (Capcom)
- _TEKKEN 8_ (Bandai Namco Entertainment). This bracket is also the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Last Chance Qualifier.
- _MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls_ (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- _Guilty Gear -Strive-_ (Arc System Works)
- _Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising_ (Cygames)
The most is riding on TEKKEN 8. Its bracket doubles as the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) for the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals, so a hot run there gives an open entrant a real shot at the world stage. Street Fighter 6 is the other must-watch, because Tokyo showed how many people turn up for it, and a home crowd at Marina Bay could give local players a huge boost.
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls is the wildcard. It’s the easiest one to sell to a friend who knows Marvel films better than frame data, and that makes it the best way into Evo for newcomers.
Whichever game you pick, entering takes two steps: register for the bracket on start.gg, then buy a venue pass. Registration alone won’t get you through the door.
TEKKEN’s Biggest Stage Comes Here
Evo Singapore is also hosting the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals, which has its own US$300,000 prize pool on top of Evo’s guarantee. Bandai Namco Entertainment has run the TEKKEN World Tour (TWT) since 2017. Each season, players earn points at TEKKEN 8 tournaments around the world, and the highest scorers qualify for this finale.
The TWT schedule starts a day before Evo opens:
- Thursday, 14 January and Friday, 15 January: Group stages
- Saturday, 16 January: Last Chance Qualifier
- Sunday, 17 January: Final Bracket, on Evo’s last day
TEKKEN players going for the LCQ need to plan ahead. Bandai Namco says entry requires a separate start.gg registration, made after buying a venue pass. Only a limited number of passes include live viewing of the group stage, so if you want to watch the whole run, buy early rather than waiting until December.
Why Singapore Got Evo
Rick Thiher, Evo’s general manager, said Singapore earned the spot through its fighting game history. He pointed to the country “producing Evo champion Xian, former world tour qualifier events like Southeast Asia Major, and hosting offices for multiple fighting game publishers”, and added: “We’re excited for Evo and the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals to be part of the Lion City’s ongoing legacy.”
There’s a reason Xian’s name comes up first. Evo has published its own feature on how Xian built a decades-long career, and he’s still the reference point for Singapore’s fighting game players. Singapore also hosted Southeast Asia Major in 2016, so bringing Evo here makes sense for a scene that has been producing top players for years.
Evo is owned and operated by RTS. The Singapore edition is backed by Visa, Singapore Tourism Board, PlayStation, Qiddiya, Trip.com, and Sandisk. Singapore joins an Evo calendar that already includes events in the U.S., Japan, and France.
More Than the Main Bracket
Plenty of people go to Evo without entering a single bracket, because the side programme is what turns a tournament into a festival. Here’s what’s on the show floor:
- Evo Museum, including a new History of TEKKEN World Tour exhibit
- Flash tournaments for legacy fighting games
- Evo Arcade Zone, with classic and modern cabinets
- Casuals area, where you can play all weekend
- Vendors selling exclusive gear, art, and goods from creators and brands the community loves
Three of these are worth planning your weekend around. The History of TEKKEN World Tour exhibit is well timed, with the Global Finals running in the same building. Evo Friday Night Showdown Presented by Visa fills Friday night. BYOC (Bring Your Own Community) could be the surprise hit: it lets players run community tournaments for games outside the official lineup, so Southeast Asia’s regional favourites can get brackets of their own.
If you follow players more than games, the Evo Meet & Greet brings together top players, TWT talent, and developers. It’s a rare chance to shake hands with the people behind the combos you’ve spent hours trying to copy.
Evo Singapore has its own crowd favourite too. The Evo Cosplay Exhibition & Meet Ups give costume makers a stage, and fighting game characters make great cosplay, with oversized weapons, bold colours, and poses fans recognise instantly.
Cosplayers usually spend months on their outfits before an event like this, and a January date gives Singapore’s cosplay community the whole year-end break to finish theirs.
Can’t Make It? Stream It
If you can’t get to Marina Bay Sands, you can watch from anywhere in the world on Evo’s Twitch and YouTube channels. Coverage includes dedicated streams for the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals, plus multiple stages with 12 hours of coverage a day, from Evo pools all the way to Top 8.
That’s a lot of fighting games every day. It’s especially handy for viewers in the U.S. who are following the Singapore brackets from the other side of the world.
Tickets and Registration: How to Book
Trip.com is Evo Singapore’s official ticketing partner and the only place to buy tickets for both Evo Singapore and the TWT Global Finals. Here’s the order to do things in:
1. Buy a venue pass through Evo Singapore’s ticketing page. Standalone tickets are available, along with bundles that include accommodation, which helps if you’re travelling in from around the region.
2. If you’re competing, register on start.gg. Registration doesn’t get you into the venue, so budget for a ticket as well before you sign up for three brackets.
3. If you’re aiming for the TWT LCQ, make the separate start.gg registration after you’ve bought your venue pass.
4. If you want to watch the TWT group stage live, buy early. Only a limited number of passes include it.
Whether you’re entering pools with a stick you’ve owned since secondary school or cheering from the stands for the Final Bracket, Evo Singapore 2027 is a weekend Southeast Asia’s fighting game players have waited years for. Get your venue pass from Evo Singapore’s ticketing page, register on start.gg if you’re competing, and check Evo’s official site for schedule updates as January gets closer. Put 15 January 2027 in your calendar and start practising those combos!
Photos and Visuals courtesy of Evo (photographers Robert Paul, Li Hoang, Carlton Beener, and Tobechi Ugwumba).
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