Evo France has reached record status before its first matches, with organizer-provided figures describing it as the biggest fighting game tournament ever held in the European Union. The event is scheduled for October 10–12 at the Palais des Expositions in Nice and lists competitors from 93 countries.
The debut marks Evo’s first European stop, expanding a circuit best known for Las Vegas and, since 2018, Japan. Reported registration numbers show France leading the field with 1,948 entrants, followed by the United Kingdom with 584 and Germany with 286.
The tournament lineup includes seven fighting games, with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Guilty Gear Strive, Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and Dragon Ball FighterZ among the named titles. The scale of national representation also exceeds the 63-country figure reported for Evo Las Vegas 2024, although the total player count for France was not provided in the supplied source.
For the fighting game community, the Nice event is more than a regional expansion: it is a test of how far Evo’s global footprint can stretch outside its traditional hubs. Evo has also indicated further expansion with Singapore planned for 2026, while the source says Nice is expected to return to the calendar that year.
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