Daru_I-No Wins Guilty Gear -Strive- at EVO Japan 2025

South Korea's player, Daru_I-No, won the Guilty Gear -Strive- (GGST) division at Evo Japan 2025, held at Tokyo Big Sight on May 9 and 10, 2025. A total of 693 players entered this tournament.

Evo Japan 2025 is designated as a Platinum+ event within the Arc World Tour 2025-2026, granting the winner an entry slot to the Arc World Tour 2025-2026 Finals.

Daru_I-No has participated in the Arc World Tour Finals since 2023, and this victory secures his qualification for the third consecutive year.

The runner-up was Reditto from the United States. Reditto is the player who won the previous season's Arc World Tour 2024 Finals in March 2025 (just two months prior), having qualified via the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ).

In this tournament, Redditto was sent to the Losers Bracket after being defeated by Daru_I-No in the Winners Semifinals, but successfully fought his way through to the Grand Finals.

Final Top 8 Standings

Grand Finals

The Grand Finals featured a rematch between Daru-I-No (I-No), who dominated the Winners Side, and Redditto (Ramlethal), who fought his way back from the Losers Bracket. The two had previously met in the Winners Semifinals, where Daru-I-No emerged victorious.

The championship match took an unfortunate turn as Redditto struggled with technical device issues. Forced to compete under suboptimal conditions, he was unable to find his rhythm. Daru_I-No capitalized on the situation with a clinical performance, securing a 3-0 sweep to claim the title without allowing a bracket reset.