EVO 2023 broke its record for most signups for the Las Vegas fighting game tournament, which has led directly to one of the biggest lines ever seen for the event in general.
EVO 2023, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, has opened its doors to welcome in the first players for morning pool play and spectators looking to watch and see what the venue has to offer.
Developers like Riot Games are hosting beta tests for new titles, and other conventiongoers are selling merchandise on the venue’s floor.
Getting into the venue, however, has proven to be a nightmare, as the line to get into EVO has stretched out of the door, down the hallway, past the Mandalay Bay casino and into the lobby.
The line for EVO this year extends from the Mandalay Bay convention center, into the atrium, through the hall, into the casino, and touches the lobby…so far Holy crap pic.twitter.com/5SyFdT9qkI
— hungrybox (@LiquidHbox) August 4, 2023
The monster line has been documented by many tournament goers, with Team Liquid’s Juan ‘Hungrybox’ Debiedma showcasing the queue in detail.
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EVO 2023 first day sees an incredibly long line
The number of people trying to get into the venue is not at all surprising, considering the tournament broke its record for most signups. The line is so long that those who have the first block of pool play have been advised to skip the line entirely just to make sure they can make their matches on time.
IMPORTANT for #Evo2023 attendees 10AM pools people SKIP THE LINE you will never make it without using the 10am pools shortcut they just opened up
— Dacidbro at CB (@Dacidbro) August 4, 2023
One EVO participant said they used the early pool play line and it took over nine minutes for them to walk to the front of the regular line.
I didn't even get the back of the line where I started, but it took over 9 minutes to get to the front using the 10am pool line cut. #Evo2023 We left the Mandalay room at 9:15 and my cousin is still making his way through the regular line. pic.twitter.com/bAR80ZtXiv
— Flo (@ohfloy) August 4, 2023
“We left the Mandalay room at 9:15 and my cousin is still making his way through the regular line,” the EVO attendee said.
The three-day fighting game tournament has brackets for eight titles, with Street Fighter 6 as the marquee game with over 7,000 players signed up to play. The event will run from around 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, with action across the entire day from multiple different brackets for viewers and attendees to choose from.
