Evolution 2011 Starts This Weekend! A Quick Streammonster Guide to Evo...

The biggest open fighting game tournament in America kicks off tomorrow, with over thousands of participants dueling it out across five different games selected for the main events, and if you have no idea on what to expect, don't fret! I threw up a quick listing for those watching from the confines of their couches.

Evo Stream 1 (IPW X TS): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/evo-1

Low Quality Version of Evo Stream 1: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/evo-low

Evo Stream 2 (FKO X Offcast): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/evo-2

The above are the two streams that will be broadcasting the entire Evolution tournament, and each of them will be broadcasting a certain game on a certain day.

*Note: All times listed are on Pacific Standard Time.

Friday, July 29th

Tournament Schedule

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Pool Play, SSF4:AE (Evo Stream 1), Mortal Kombat (Evo Stream 2)

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Quarterfinals, SSF4:AE (Evo Stream 1), Mortal Kombat (Evo Stream 2)

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Semifinals, SSF4:AE (Evo Stream 1), Mortal Kombat (Evo Stream 2)

Saturday, July 30th

Tournament Schedule

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Pool Play, MvC3 (Evo Stream 1), Tekken & Blazblue (Evo Stream 2)

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Quarterfinals, MvC3 (Evo Stream 1)

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM: Semifinals, MvC3 (Evo Stream 1)

12:00 AM: MvC3 EC vs. WC 5 on 5 Exhibition (Evo Stream 1)

Sunday, July 31

All times are approximate! We will also have some surprises in store throughout the day.

* All games will be broadcasted on Evo Stream 1 on Sunday.

10:00 AM: Blazblue Finals

12:00 AM: Tekken 6 Finals

2:00 PM: Mortal Kombat 9 Finals

3:30 PM: SF3 Third Strike Exhibition

5:00 PM: Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Finals

6:30 PM: Screening, Balrog: Behind the Glory.

7:00 PM: SSF4:AE Finals

9:00 PM: Closing Ceremonies

Tourney results for the relevant games (i.e. main games, side tourneys for BB/GG) will be displayed in the Evolution 2011 Results thread.