EVO has announced EVO Online 2020, a replacement for the sadly no-longer-viable annual EVO competition, which was canceled due to COVID-19. EVO, the biggest annual event for professional fighting game players, will take place over five weekends and seven games. Additionally, there is an online open tournament that features some games that weren't scheduled to be included in EVO 2020 originally, so you can try going up against the best in the world and see how you stack up.

　　But while EVO will still happen, there's been a casualty--Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been cut from the line-up. While no official reason is given, it's almost certainly due to Nintendo's infamously poor online infrastructure, which is not up to the standards necessarily for professional competition.

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　　Introducing Evo Online! pic.twitter.com/ecf8gxNGUW

　　— EVO (@EVO) May 14, 2020

　　Here's the EVO Online 2020 line-up:

　　Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]Dragon Ball FighterZTekken 7Street Fighter V Champion EditionSoulCalibur VIGranblue Fantasy: VersusSamurai ShodownOn top of this, there will also be four open online tournaments, which anyone can jump into. If you've long believed that you're the best in the world at Killer Instinct, now's your chance to prove it. Here's the line-up for the open tournaments:

　　Mortal Kombat 11: AftermathKiller Instinct (2013)Them's Fighting HerdsSkullgirls EncoreYou can expect more details about how to enter these tournaments at a later date; to stand a chance, though, you'll want to start training now.

　　The event will run over the following weekends across July and August:

　　July 4-5July 11-12July 18-19July 25-26July 31-August 2EVO usually sees several announcements, either for new games or DLC--last year, Guilty Gear Strive was unveiled. Hopefully we'll see some news out of this year's online tournament too.