Community Effort Orlando, commonly known as CEO 2026, held its 16th annual event from August 14 to 16 at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Florida, according to Evo. The tournament featured nearly 6,000 total entrants participating across more than 20 different official tournament titles throughout the weekend, as reported by Eventhubs.
CEO 2026 Concludes in Orlando with Record Turnout and Major Debuts
This year’s event shifted from its usual June timeframe to August and welcomed two major fighting game debuts: Avatar Legends – The Fighting Game and Marvel Tokon – Fighting Souls, both of which drew enthusiastic crowds, according to Kakuchopurei. Street Fighter 6 led all games in attendance with over 1,100 entrants, followed closely by Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, which crossed the 1,000 participant mark. Tekken 8 drew over 800 players, Avatar Legends recorded more than 700 players, and Guilty Gear Strive surpassed 500 signups, per Eventhubs.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls and Avatar Legends Highlights
In Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, renowned competitive player Dominique “SonicFox” McLean captured the gold. According to Kakuchopurei, SonicFox utilized a team consisting of Green Goblin on point alongside Spider-Man, Magneto, and Blade. Reflecting on the victory, SonicFox posted on social media: Also this win should definitely make people actually shut the fuck up and let me voice my opinions on the game LMAOO ACTUAL delusion to believe that I don’t like a game because I can’t be “good” at it. This win was purely out of spite. I had fun, Tokon just needs some work.
The Marvel Tokon top placements concluded with EG|Supernoon taking second place with a team of Magik, Blade, Spider-Man, and Magneto, followed by Kayos in third with Peni Parker, Spider-Man, Deadpool, and Carnage, and TSM|Leffen in fourth place featuring Spider-Man, Black Panther, Magik, and Blade, as outlined by Kakuchopurei. The game was developed by Arc System Works and is integrated into the Arc World Tour, as detailed by Esports.gg.
In Avatar Legends, player Xcaliburbladez won the championship following a grand final reset, utilizing the character Zaheer with deft use of assists, according to Kakuchopurei.
Street Fighter 6 and Other Premier Circuit Results
Street Fighter 6 served as a Premier Event on the Capcom Pro Tour, drawing the largest tournament bracket of the weekend, as noted by Eventhubs and Kakuchopurei. Varrel|Tokido secured first place playing JP, defeating ONIC|Booce Lee playing Terry in second. Falcons|Micky took third place using Mai and Cammy, while 2G|Blaz finished fourth using Sagat, Jamie, and Ryu, according to Kakuchopurei.
CEO 2026 functioned as a designated stop across multiple official global circuits. Alongside the Capcom Pro Tour, the event served as a Master Tier event for Tekken 8 on the Tekken World Tour, a qualifying event on the SNK World Championship circuit for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, King of Fighters 15, and Samurai Shodown, a Gold Tournament on the Arc World Tour for Guilty Gear Strive, a Challenger Tier event on the 2XKO Competitive Series, and a Five Star event for Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising on the GBVS World Tour, as reported by Eventhubs.
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