Singapore is about to get a new kind of sporting spectacle. In January 2027, the city will host its first-ever Evo Singapore, bringing one of the world’s biggest fighting game festivals to Marina Bay Sands — along with some of the most recognisable names and titles in competitive gaming.
Running from 15 to 17 January 2027 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center, Evo Singapore will bring together professional players, aspiring competitors and fans for three days of tournaments, arcade culture, cosplay, community events and everything in between. Player registrations and event tickets are now open, with Trip.com serving as the official and exclusive ticketing platform for both Evo Singapore and the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals.
For Singapore’s fighting game community, the arrival of Evo carries particular significance. The city has long had a place in the regional competitive gaming circuit, and Evo General Manager Rick Thiher points to that history as part of the reason Singapore was a natural destination for the festival.
“Singapore has a vibrant history with fighting games; including producing Evo champion Xian, former world tour qualifier events like Southeast Asia Major, and hosting offices for multiple fighting game publishers. We’re excited for Evo and the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals to be part of the Lion City’s ongoing legacy,” he says.
Evo Singapore will feature five official tournament titles, with a minimum guaranteed prize pool of US$125,000 shared across the competitions. Fans can expect to see Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, Guilty Gear -Strive- and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising.
For TEKKEN players, the Singapore event will carry an added layer of significance. Evo Singapore will host the Last Chance Qualifier for the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals, giving competitors one final opportunity to fight their way into the championship bracket.
The TEKKEN World Tour Global Finals itself will take place alongside Evo Singapore, with group stages beginning on 14 and 15 January, the Last Chance Qualifier on 16 January and the Final Bracket on 17 January. The championship will feature a US$300,000 prize pool.
Since 2017, the TEKKEN World Tour has given players around the world the chance to accumulate points through tournaments throughout the season, eventually bringing the highest-scoring competitors together for its Global Finals. Having that culmination take place in Singapore adds another major international tournament to the weekend.
But Evo has always been about more than who takes home the trophy. Alongside the main competitions, Evo Singapore will turn the convention centre into a gathering place for the wider fighting game community. The Evo Museum will feature a new exhibition tracing the history of the TEKKEN World Tour, while flash tournaments will give players the chance to revisit legacy fighting game titles.
There will also be an Evo Arcade Zone filled with classic and modern arcade cabinets, while dedicated Casuals areas will offer somewhere for players to simply pick up a controller and play throughout the weekend.
For those who prefer to experience the culture around fighting games rather than compete themselves, the programme includes an Evo Friday Night Showdown presented by Visa, player and developer meet-and-greets, cosplay exhibitions and meet-ups, as well as vendors selling exclusive merchandise, artwork and other goods from creators and brands beloved by the fighting game community.
The BYOC — or Bring Your Own Community — area takes that community spirit a step further, allowing players to organise their own tournaments in games outside the official Evo line-up.
It means the weekend isn’t designed solely around elite competitors. It is also built around the people who spend their evenings practising combos, gathering with friends around an arcade cabinet, following their favourite players online or simply discovering fighting games for the first time.
That combination of competition and community is part of what has made Evo a fixture on the international fighting game calendar since its beginnings in 2002. The festival’s open-bracket format brings together players from around the world, creating the possibility of unexpected match-ups between established professionals and competitors looking to make their name. And Singapore will now become part of that global circuit.
For spectators, the event also offers the chance to follow the action without being at Marina Bay Sands. Evo will stream worldwide on Twitch and YouTube, with dedicated coverage of the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals and multiple stages providing 12 hours of daily coverage from Evo Pools through to the Top 8.
For those planning to attend in person, tickets are now available, while tournament competitors must register separately through start.gg. That registration is for participation in the tournaments and onsite activities and does not serve as an admission ticket to the event.
With five major fighting games, a world championship, a US$125,000 minimum Evo prize pool, a US$300,000 TEKKEN World Tour Global Finals purse and an entire festival built around the culture surrounding the games, Evo Singapore is shaping up to be considerably more than a new stop on the competitive calendar.
It is Singapore’s introduction to one of gaming’s biggest live celebrations — and a homecoming of sorts for a community that has already been building here for years.
Evo Singapore runs from 15th to 17th January 2027 at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center. Tickets available here
Fans can watch online worldwide on Twitch at twitch.tv/evo and YouTube at youtube.com/@evoevents, including dedicated coverage of the TEKKEN World Tour 2026 Global Finals and multiple stages for 12-hour daily coverage of Evo Pools to Top 8.
