Uruguay's Pepe Uehara Wins Avatar Legends at EVO France with Toph

Pepe Uehara of Uruguay won the Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game tournament at EVO France in Nice, playing Toph. It was the game's first Evo title.

Uehara, who plays for EDEN, came through a 260-player bracket. He beat France's Raymond Buller, a Korra player, in both the winners final and the grand final. EventHubs' bracket log lists one set at 3-2 and the other at 3-1.

The top eight:

1. Pepe Uehara (Toph)
2. Raymond Buller (Korra)
3. Zane (Zaheer)
4. ScytheLDN (Katara)
5. Dai (Katara, Zaheer) and Dawn (Azula)
6. Showoff (Zaheer, Zuko) and Datrex (Ozai)

Uehara took home €11,376. Buller won €5,688 and Zane €4,266.

The game's developers also used the event to show a trailer for its next big update, the Avatar State patch.