CEO 2024: Schedule, brackets, prize pool, games & where to watch

Alex Jebailey and the CEO team are putting on another major fighting game tournament in Daytona, Florida, and we have the details on where you can catch it all.

It’s another great weekend for fighting games as CEO 2024 heads to the sunny beaches of Daytona, Florida to once again host some of the greatest fighting game players in the world in some of the best games going today. The action kicks off this weekend, bragging rights and prize pools will be on the line, and it will all be viewable whether you’re there or at home. We’ve got the details on how to catch all of the action and when, right here.


CEO 2024 Games & Schedule

CEO takes place from June 28 to June 30, 2024. On each day, the action will begin as the doors open at around 10 a.m. ET, with the exception of the first day starting at 12 p.m. ET. Each day runs until about 10 p.m. ET. The following games are being played in the competition, as well as when they are being played during the day’s events:

CEO 2024's full game, stream, and time schedule
CEO 2024's full game, stream, and time schedule
Source: CEO Gaming

Tekken 8

Street Fighter 6

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Singles & Doubles)

Super Smash Bros. Melee (SIngles & Doubles)

Guilty Gear Strive

Killer Instinct

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Under Night In-Birth 2 Sys:Celes

Mortal Kombat 1

Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

The King of Fighters 15

Melty Blood: Type Lumina

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Super Street Fighter II Turbo

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Capcom Vs. SNK 2

Brawlhalla


CEO 2024 Prize Pools

At CEO 2024, the game entry fees go to the prize pools and there may be pot bonuses contributed by the publishers or other organizations related to the games. There are Top 3 and Top 8 prize pool breakdowns depending on if the game had less or more than 63 entrants. Here’s the breakdown as shown on CEO’s website.

CEO 2024 Prize Breakdown
CEO 2024 Prize Breakdown
Source: CEO Gaming

Games paying out Top 8

  • Blazblue: Central Fiction
  • Brawlhalla Doubles
  • Brawlhalla 1v1
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • Guilty Gear -Strive-
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Mortal Kombat 1
  • Super Street Fighter II Turbo
  • Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
  • Street Fighter 6
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee 1v1
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1v1
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Doubles
  • TEKKEN 8
  • Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

Games paying out Top 3

  • Capcom vs SNK 2
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
  • Killer Instinct
  • King of Fighters XV
  • Melty Blood: Type Lumina
  • Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

And that covers all the need-to-know info for CEO 2024! Tune in as the action goes live, see which competitors come out on top in this weekend’s tournaments, and stay tuned to our FGC topic for news and reveals if they happen.

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.

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