{"id":4413,"date":"2026-06-28T18:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/evo-2026-day3-recap-results-champions\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T10:19:35","slug":"evo-2026-day3-recap-results-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/evo-2026-day3-recap-results-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"EVO 2026 Day 3 Recap: Who Won and What to Watch Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas is wrapping up its biggest fighting game weekend of the year, and EVO 2026&#8217;s final Sunday has already produced some memorable moments. Five game brackets have been settled, the competitive scene is buzzing, and Singapore&#8217;s FGC community has been tracking every bracket update from GMT+8 \u2014 with the most anticipated finals still ahead tonight.<\/p>\n<h2>GBF Rising: Kojicoco Goes Back-to-Back for Japan<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gbf-rising-evo2026-inline.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising gameplay at EVO 2026\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Cygames<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>PAR|Kojicoco has now won <em>Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising<\/em> at EVO two years running. The Japanese competitor carried Beatrix through the entire bracket on Sunday, resetting the grand finals and closing out the deciding set 3-0 over GS|Shio, who played Lowain throughout. Back-to-back EVO titles in a single game is a rare achievement in any era of the FGC, and Kojicoco&#8217;s combination of footsies and neutral control with Beatrix set the bar for the field all weekend. The decisive finish leaves very little room to debate who the world&#8217;s best GBVSR player is right now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dtm9NMjJj6I\" title=\"Evo 2026: Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Top 8\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Evo 2026: Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Top 8 \u2014 via Evo Events on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Guilty Gear Strive: RedDitto Dominates with Ramlethal<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ggs-evo2026-inline.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Guilty Gear Strive combat scene\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>RedDitto claimed the <em>Guilty Gear Strive<\/em> EVO 2026 title running Ramlethal, defeating BMS|Verix \u2014 on Nagoriyuki \u2014 3-1 in the grand finals. NitroNY rounded out the top three. It is a strong result for the Ramlethal camp heading into the back half of Season 4; notably, the DLC calendar keeps filling up too, with the just-announced <a href=\"\/blog\/guilty-gear-strive-robo-ky-july-2-2026\/\">Robo-Ky returning on 2 July<\/a>. Arc System Works had a banner weekend across multiple titles at the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bhJXeubBj4I\" title=\"Evo 2026: GUILTY GEAR - STRIVE- Top 8\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Evo 2026: GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Top 8 \u2014 via Evo Events on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.: GentlemanThief Wins at a Historic Moment<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vf5-revo-evo2026-inline.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage gameplay\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of SEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SF|GentlemanThief won the <em>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage<\/em> championship in one of the weekend&#8217;s most dramatic finishes, defeating GKJ|Gakusei Sarah 3-2 across five tense sets while rotating between Akira and Jean. The result lands less than 24 hours after SEGA revealed <em>Virtua Fighter: Crossroads<\/em>, the long-awaited full-series revival \u2014 a coincidence that felt almost scripted. If you missed the <a href=\"\/blog\/virtua-fighter-crossroads-announced-2027\/\">Crossroads announcement<\/a> from yesterday, that context makes GentlemanThief&#8217;s win feel all the more significant for the franchise&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<h2>Under Night In-Birth 2 and Rivals of Aether 2<\/h2>\n<p>PAR|BigBlack took the <em>Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes<\/em> title with Byakuya, edging out BNP|Knotts 3-2 in a close deciding set \u2014 another Arc System Works-adjacent title, another PAR squad win, cementing the team&#8217;s weekend as arguably the best of any organisation at EVO 2026. Meanwhile in <em>Rivals of Aether 2<\/em>, Eggdog|Plup claimed the top spot with Orcane and La Reina.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ggs-evo2026-inline2.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arc System Works fighter in action at EVO 2026\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>SF6 and Tekken 8 Finals Tonight: What Singapore Fans Are Staying Up For<\/h2>\n<p>The two biggest titles of the weekend have not crowned champions yet. <em>Street Fighter 6<\/em> \u2014 which drew over 2,400 entrants, the largest pool of the tournament \u2014 and <em>Tekken 8<\/em> are both running their Top 8 finals this Sunday evening Pacific time, putting them deep in the Monday early hours for Singapore viewers. Defending SF6 champion MenaRD is in the mix, as is Tekken stalwart Arslan Ash. The <em>Tekken 8<\/em> Season 3 reveals this weekend \u2014 including Bob and Yujiro Hanma \u2014 have the community buzzing heading into the bracket&#8217;s climax.<\/p>\n<p>Results will be updated on our social feeds as they come in. For all the EVO 2026 game reveals and DLC announcements from this weekend, head to the <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/event\/\">GameTrader events archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVO 2026 Day 3 is live: Kojicoco claims a historic back-to-back in GBF Rising, RedDitto wins GG Strive, and SF6 and Tekken 8 finals are tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[17],"tags":[449,164,513,448,499],"class_list":["post-4413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","tag-evo-2026","tag-fighting-games","tag-granblue-fantasy-versus-rising","tag-guilty-gear-strive","tag-virtua-fighter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gbf-rising-evo2026-featured.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-19b","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4372,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/granblue-fantasy-versus-rising-id-dlc-switch-2-september-17\/","url_meta":{"origin":4413,"position":0},"title":"Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Gets Id DLC and Switch 2 This September","date":"June 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Cygames drops two big GBVSR reveals at EVO 2026: Id from Granblue Fantasy Relink joins the roster, and a Switch 2 version arrives \u2014 both on September 17.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/gbvsr-id-character-reveal.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4195,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/evo-2026-preview-singapore-fgc-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":4413,"position":1},"title":"EVO 2026 Starts Tomorrow \u2014 What Singapore FGC Fans Need to Know","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"EVO 2026 runs June 26-28 in Las Vegas with 12 games and major DLC announcements confirmed. Plus: EVO Singapore 2027 is now officially on the calendar.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Event&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/evo-2026-crowd.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4396,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/blazblue-central-fiction-trinity-glassfille-evo-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4413,"position":2},"title":"BlazBlue: Central Fiction Gets Its First New Character in Nine Years","date":"June 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Arc System Works reveals Trinity Glassfille as BlazBlue: Central Fiction's first new DLC character since 2017, announced live at EVO 2026 in Las Vegas.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bbcf-trinity-glassfille-reveal.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4283,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/avatar-legends-fighting-game-july-23-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4413,"position":3},"title":"Avatar Legends Fighting Game: July 23 Launch \u2014 Full Roster, DLC Reveal at EVO Tonight","date":"June 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game confirms a July 23 launch on PS5, Xbox, and Steam at USD$29.99, with the first Year One DLC character revealed at EVO 2026 tonight.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/avatar-legends-header.jpg?fit=460%2C215&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4257,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-singapore-sgd-price-evo-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4413,"position":4},"title":"MARVEL T\u014dkon: Fighting Souls \u2014 SGD Prices, Full Roster and EVO 2026","date":"June 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Arc System Works and Marvel's 4v4 tag fighter drops August 6 on PS5 and PC. Singapore price confirmed from SGD 79.90, full 17-character roster and EVO 2026 showcase this weekend.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/marvel-tokon-key-art-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4359,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/tekken-8-season-3-evo-2026-bob-yujiro-hanma\/","url_meta":{"origin":4413,"position":5},"title":"Tekken 8 Season 3 at EVO 2026: Bob Drops This Summer, Yujiro Hanma From Baki Confirmed","date":"June 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tekken 8 Season 3 is taking shape: Bob's gameplay trailer drops at EVO 2026 this weekend, and Yujiro Hanma from Baki confirms a 2027 crossover.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tekken8-season3-trailer-key-art.webp?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4413"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}