Blanka

Cammy

Chun-Li

Dee Jay

Dhalsim

E. Honda

Guile

Jamie

Juri

Kimberly

Lily

Luke

Manon

Marisa

Zangief

Rashid

A.K.I.

Akuma

M. Bison

Terry

Random

Elena

Sagat

C. Viper

Anji

Chipp

Faust

Giovanna

I-No

Millia

Nagoriyuki

Potemkin

Ramlethal

Zato

Goldlewis

Jack-O

Happy Chaos

Testament

Baiken

Bridget

Asuka R♯

Johnny

Elphelt

A.B.A.

Bedman?

Slayer

Dizzy

Venom

Unika

Lucy

Bowser

Captain Falcon

Donkey Kong

Dr. Mario

Falco

Ganondorf

Ice Climbers

Jigglypuff

Kirby

Link

Luigi

Mario

Marth

Mewtwo

Mr. Game & Watch

Ness

Peach

Pichu

Pikachu

Samus

Sheik

Yoshi

Young Link

Zelda

Sheik / Zelda

Random Character

Bayonetta

Bowser Jr.

Cloud

Corrin

Daisy

Dark Pit

Diddy Kong

Main Game: Street Fighter 6

Main Game: Guilty Gear: Strive

Main Game: Super Smash Bros. Melee

Main Game: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Side Game: Rivals of Aether

Main Game: TEKKEN 8

Main Game: Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Main Game: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Main Game: Rivals of Aether II

Side Game: Project+

Side Game: Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

Side Game: Marvel vs Capcom 3

Community Bracket: Persona 4 Arena

Community Bracket: Dragon Ball FighterZ

Community Bracket: BlazBlue Central Fiction

Community Bracket: DNF Duel

Community Event: Smash Ultimate Doubles

Pools

Top 8

Top 16

Bracket

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Street Fighter 6

On February 20, 2022, Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 is in development.

Guilty Gear: Strive

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun!

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Melee is the second installment in the Super Smash Bros. series and the follow-up to the Nintendo 64 title. It includes all playable characters from the first game, and also adds characters from franchises such as Fire Emblem, of which no games had been released outside Japan at the time. Super Smash Bros. Melee builds on the first game by adding new gameplay features and playable characters: it's major focus is the multiplayer mode, while still offering a number of single-player modes.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.

Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether is an indie fighting game set in a world where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players locally or up to two players online.

TEKKEN 8

The Tekken series is breaking into a new era! The longest-running story in a video game franchise is coming back with state-of-the-art graphics and powerful new rivalries. Stay tuned for Tekken 8!

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Rivals of Aether II

Rivals 2 is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.

Project+

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

The first in the series to include rollback netcode, prepare for blistering online matches.
New moves and new battle systems have been added to further evolve the battle.
Experience high-octane battles with ultra high definition pixel graphics.

The tale of the Hollow Night is about to reach its climax...!

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is a fighting video game developed by Arc System Works and Atlus. It is the direct sequel to Persona 4 Arena, which is itself a follow-up to the role-playing game Persona 4. The game was originally released in Japanese arcades on November 28, 2013, and later ported to home consoles. Unlike the previous game, it is not region locked.

DRAGON BALL FighterZ

DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a 2D fighting game developed by Arc System Works. It is the fourth game to the BlazBlue series, and is set after the events of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma. The game adds Naoto Kurogane and Hibiki Kohaku as playable characters. BlazBlue: Central Fiction marks the conclusion of the story surrounding protagonist Ragna the Bloodedge.

DNF Duel

DNF Duel is a 2D fighting game using Dungeon Fighter Online's characters/classes as fighters. Dungeon Fighter Online currently has 16 base characters with over 60 total classes, though there is some overlap between the male and female variations.
It was revealed at the 2020 Dungeon&Fighter Universe Festival in Korea.
It is being developed by Neople, Arc System Works and Eighting.

A date was not announced but It is planned to be a multi-platform release

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