Players and Narratives to Watch at Guilty Gear Strive EVO 2023

EVO 2023 is promising to be the biggest event ever held in the fighting game series. New games like Street Fighter 6 have catapulted the number of registered players up. Titles like Guilty Gears Strive have still seen a big increase in those showing up though. As probably the biggest anime fighting game being represented at the Tournament, Guilty Gear Strive at EVO 2023 is going to be one of the game’s biggest competitive events to date.

If you want to get prepped for this huge tournament, these are the main players to watch for. That’s along with the general format and how this bigger event for GG is going to work.

Guilty Gear Strive EVO 2023

The format for Guilty Gear Strive at EVO 2023 is pretty familiar. If you’re not up to speed with how tournaments like Tekken at EVO are running though, this is how it works.

We start with a wider pools round. Since Strive has nearly 2,500 people competing this time, it’s a long one. Once that narrows down, we’re eventually left with a top 6. Then, there’s a double-elimination bracket to find the very best player.

The prize pool for Guilty Gear Strive stands at $49,810. It’s also part of the 2023 Arc World Tour though. This means players will receive points for the wider circuit as long as well their prize for placing at EVO 2023. It’s going to make it one of the most tightly-fought games at the event.

Top Players to Watch in Guilty Gear Strive at EVO 2023

This is one of the most subscribed to years at EVO 2023 so there are way too many players attending to detail them all. We’ve got a few names and key players to watch for at the Guilty Gear Strive though.

Zando

Zando is one of the players with the most eyes on them at EVO 2023 thanks to their position on the Arc World Tour so far. He’s coming off fresh off a bit win at Headstomper 2023 along with 2nd at Combo Breaker. He’s sat at the right top of the leaderboard for AWT right now too.

Skyll

Skyll is one of the best-performing players at the 2022 Arc World Tour that’s going to be at EVO. They managed third place last year, and are definitely in the top flight of Guilty Gear right now. It would be an impressive run if they can take EVO this year too.

USHIMO

USHIMO is returning to EVO 2023 as the reigning champion for Guilty Gear Strive. At the last tournament, they came in first. There might be a whole season of other events in between, but that still carries a lot of weight and they’re worth watching at this year’s tournament too.

Guilty Gear Strive EVO 2023 Stream

Those are some of the top players competing in Guilty Gear Strive at this year’s EVO. It’s going to be one of the bigger events on the calendar for the game this year, with a lot more eyes on its expanded roster of players. If you’re looking to watch along with the action on the official stream.