| Japanese Claw superstar MAO rises from among the field of 32 qualifiers to become the 2012 TOURNAMENT OF LEGENDS (ToL) Champion. MAO was knocked into the loser’s bracket by Japanese Honda master Kusumondo, but battled back to face and defeat Kusumondo in two sets in the Grand Finals in front of over 28,000 stream viewers and to the roar of the crowd on the EVO main stage. |
| The seeding for the qualifier based epic tournament series started in February with a fan vote and spanned 13 major tournaments, coming to a close in the 2-day event at EVO in Las Vegas. Hundreds stepped up to the challenge and 32 emerged from the United States, Korea, France, and Japan to face off and determine the ultimate Champion. |
| Name | Character | Payout |
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1st | MAO | Claw | $1454.00 | ||
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2nd | Kusumondo | E. Honda | $581.00 | ||
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3rd | AfroLegends | Dee Jay / Boxer | $290.00 | ||
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4th | Daigo Umehara | Boxer | $203.00 | ||
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5th | Tokido | Claw | $116.00 | ||
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5th | Damdai | O. Ken / O. Ryu / O. Hawk | $116.00 | ||
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7th | Riz0ne | Dictator | $72.00 | ||
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7th | Marsgatti | Guile | $72.00 |
| Link to full 32-man Tournament Results |
| Link to the full top-32 videos from IEBattlegrounds. |
| Link to Full 32-man Tournament Bracket |
