EVO 2026 has its champions. If you want the quick answer, MenaRD won Street Fighter 6, Arslan Ash took Tekken 8, RedDitto won Guilty Gear Strive, and xiaohai finished on top in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
The rest of the main stage lineup also delivered a full spread of winners across anime fighters, legacy games, arena newcomers, and platform fighters. Below, you can check every confirmed Top 8 result from the event.
If you follow the fighting game scene, this is the fastest way to catch up on who converted a deep bracket run into a trophy, and which players kept showing up across multiple games.
Quick answer: who won EVO 2026?
Here are the confirmed winners from the main stage games at EVO 2026:
- Street Fighter 6: MenaRD
- Tekken 8: Arslan Ash
- Guilty Gear Strive: RedDitto
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves: xiaohai
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising: Kojicoco
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO: World Stage: GentlemanThief
- Vampire Savior: Kaji
- Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes: BigBlack
- 2XKO: Hikari
- BlazBlue: Central Fiction: Fukku
- Invincible VS: akuri_
- Rivals of Aether 2: Plup
Street Fighter 6 EVO 2026 results
Street Fighter 6 ended with MenaRD from the Dominican Republic in first place. Japan’s Shigematus finished second, while France’s Kilzyou placed third.
The rest of the Top 8 showed how global the bracket was, with Chile, Japan, China, and another Dominican Republic representative all making the final placements.
- 1st: MenaRD (Dominican Republic)
- 2nd: Shigematus (Japan)
- 3rd: Kilzyou (France)
- 4th: Craime (Chile)
- 5th-6th: Dogura (Japan), Tantanmen (Japan)
- 7th-8th: CrossoverRD (Dominican Republic), Zhen (China)
Tekken 8 EVO 2026 results
Tekken 8 finished with Arslan Ash on top for Pakistan. South Korea filled much of the late bracket, taking second through fifth-sixth in several spots, with Rangchu in second, LowHigh in third, and JeonDDing in fourth.
The Top 8 also included Japan, Pakistan, and the United States, which kept the final board competitive across regions.
- 1st: Arslan Ash (Pakistan)
- 2nd: Rangchu (South Korea)
- 3rd: LowHigh (South Korea)
- 4th: JeonDDing (South Korea)
- 5th-6th: Meo-IL (South Korea), Qasim Meer (Pakistan)
- 7th-8th: NOBI (Japan), Ninjakilla_212 (USA)
Guilty Gear Strive EVO 2026 results
RedDitto from Japan won Guilty Gear Strive, with Verix of Senegal taking second and NitroNY from the United States placing third. That result put three different countries in the top three.
The rest of the bracket leaned heavily toward the United States and Japan, which is consistent with how often those scenes shape late-stage Strive events.
- 1st: RedDitto (Japan)
- 2nd: Verix (Senegal)
- 3rd: NitroNY (USA)
- 4th: Cheryo (USA)
- 5th-6th: Kshuewhatdamoo (USA), Kermit (USA)
- 7th-8th: Jiro (Japan), T Y (Japan)
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves EVO 2026 results
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves crowned xiaohai from China as champion. Japan claimed both second and third through mi2ha4 and Fenritti, while Mexico’s Dany “El Maza” finished fourth.
This bracket also had a broad regional mix deeper in the Top 8, including Greece, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan.
- 1st: xiaohai (China)
- 2nd: mi2ha4 (Japan)
- 3rd: Fenritti (Japan)
- 4th: Dany “El Maza” (Mexico)
- 5th-6th: SCORE (Japan), K-TOP (Greece)
- 7th-8th: Abu0mar (Saudi Arabia), ZJZ (Taiwan)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising EVO 2026 results
Kojicoco won Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, giving Japan another title on the weekend. Shio from the United States took second, and Miraias from Japan placed third.
The Top 8 for this game split cleanly between Japan and the United States, which made it one of the more concentrated regional finals on the main stage.
- 1st: Kojicoco (Japan)
- 2nd: Shio (USA)
- 3rd: Miraias (Japan)
- 4th: Monarch (USA)
- 5th-6th: BlueSkyGuyBSG (USA), ZanDori (Japan)
- 7th-8th: Paid Actor (USA), Insurgent (USA)
More EVO 2026 champions and Top 8 finishers
Several other titles completed their main stage runs with established names and a few standout brackets.
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO: World Stage went to GentlemanThief from the United States, with Gakusei Sarah from Japan in second and Tricky from the United States in third. The final eight here leaned strongly American, with six U.S. placements.
Vampire Savior was dominated by Japan from top to bottom. Kaji won the title, followed by nakanishi in second and Atsuta in third. Every listed Top 8 placement for this game came from Japan.
Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes ended with BigBlack in first, knotts in second, and Pierre in third, all representing the United States. The rest of the Top 8 included players from Canada, Puerto Rico, and Japan alongside more U.S. finishers.
2XKO gave EVO 2026 one of its most watched modern brackets. Hikari from the United States won the tournament. SonicFox and INZEM, also from the United States, finished second as a team, with Supernoon taking third. Japan and France were also present in the final placements.
BlazBlue: Central Fiction was won by Fukku from Japan. Fenritti took second, and xcaliburbladez from the United States placed third. Japan controlled most of that Top 8, with only two U.S. players listed among the finalists.
Invincible VS ended with akuri_ from Japan in first, Zippy from the United States in second, and BoyManGuyPalBudBroBae from the United States in third. That gave the game a Japan-versus-USA split through much of the last bracket phase.
Rivals of Aether 2 closed with Plup in first, CakeAssault in second, and Stango in third. The published results for that title listed names only, without countries attached.
What stands out from the EVO 2026 results?
If you are looking for the biggest takeaway, it is regional depth. Japan, the United States, and South Korea were all over the final boards, but the winners list also included champions and finalists from the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, China, Senegal, Mexico, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, France, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
That matters because EVO results are rarely just about one finals set. They are a snapshot of where entire scenes are strongest right now, and which players can survive huge brackets under pressure.
A few patterns are easy to spot:
- Street Fighter 6 stayed internationally stacked from first through eighth.
- Tekken 8 showed South Korea’s depth, even with Arslan Ash winning for Pakistan.
- Vampire Savior remained heavily Japan-centered at the top.
- 2XKO already looks capable of producing major headline results at EVO scale.
How to read these results if you follow the FGC closely
Results posts are useful, but they do not tell you everything. If you want to judge what this means for the rest of 2026, use a simple framework.
- Start with the winner, but do not stop there. A champion matters, but so does the full Top 8.
- Look at regional spread. A bracket with many countries represented usually says more about a game’s global health.
- Check repeat names across titles. Players like Fenritti appearing in multiple results can tell you a lot about current form.
- Follow the next major events. EVO momentum does not always carry forward, especially after balance patches or meta shifts.
If you are tracking rankings, this approach gives you more than a headline. It helps you see where the scene may move next.
Mistakes to avoid when reacting to EVO 2026
The easiest mistake is overreading one weekend. EVO is the biggest stage in fighting games, but one event does not lock the rest of the year. Matchups, brackets, travel, and game updates can change the picture quickly.
Another mistake is focusing only on first place. Some of the most important results are lower in Top 8, especially when a player breaks through from a less represented region or game community.
You should also be careful with names and placements in live-event conversations. Brackets and social posts can update fast, so double-check current event records if you are citing results elsewhere.
The bottom line
EVO 2026 delivered a full slate of champions across the main stage, from MenaRD in Street Fighter 6 and Arslan Ash in Tekken 8 to Hikari in 2XKO and Plup in Rivals of Aether 2.
If you just needed the winners, you have them. If you are trying to figure out what matters next, start with the regional patterns, the repeat finalists, and the games that showed the deepest international spread. Then keep an eye on the next major bracket, because the FGC never stays still for long.