#Puyo Puyo Champions
#Puyo Puyo Champions
Image: A screenshot of Shirobrawl and S2′s match in the top 8 of the 2019 AnimEVO Puyo Puyo Champions Tournament
By Don (@opobjectives)
EVO 2019 was held a few weekends ago in Las Vegas, with thousands of people competing in a range of competitive games. While the spotlight was on fighting games with larger communities and budgets, a variety of side tournaments were held at the same time under the AnimEVO 2019 umbrella. Side tournaments are a hallmark of the fighting game community, often relying on self-organization and focusing on games produced by Japanese game studios. Rather than being on EVO’s main stage, they rely on their communities for broadcast, commentary, and organization. All of that is why the tournament that I wanted to tune into the most was the self-organized, six hour, double-elimination event for Puyo Puyo Champions.