Because of the unique circumstances of this year's Evo World Championship there were actually three champions to take the Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate crown! The title was spread across three different regions as top players around the world went online to battle it out for glory and gold!

The global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic forced Evo online this year, spreading the championship and latency between North America, Europe, and Latin America. Unique circumstances that theoretically evened the playing field by giving every competitor a homeground advantage!

Mortal Kombat Online was an official co-stream of the North American finals and you watched along with us as Ninjakilla212 took top honors! He joined European Champ Disarted and Latin America's Konqueror249 at the top of the Evo 2021 pile! Read on for the final Top 16 rankings from each region:

North American Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Final Standings:

#1 Ninjakilla212 (Liu Kang, Fujin, Spawn)
#2 Jueks- (Jacqui Briggs)
#3 FullAuto (Sindel)
#4 Hayatei (Fujin)
#5 Hijinx (Jacqui Briggs, Cetrion)
#5 Sooneo (Robocop)
#7 BigDaddyG (Sonya Blade)
#7 Splash (Baraka, Kung Lao)
#9 TurkeySucks (Kotal Kahn)
#9 Abyss (Noob Saibot)
#9 TheMightyUnjust (Baraka)
#9 Aztec (Baraka)
#13 BFGCLudi (Kabal)
#13 HoneyBee (D'Vorah)
#13 Tweedy (Geras)
#13BurninOni007 (Jade)

European Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Final Standings:

#1 Disarted (Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung)
#2 K-TOP (Jacqui Briggs)
#3 MakoraN (Skarlet, Cetrion)
#4 MKJavierMK (Scorpion, Sub-Zero)
#5 Asodimazze (Cetrion)
#5 Murko (Scorpion)
#7 SeriousHitman (Terminator)
#7 ArnKratos (Shang Tsung, Noob Saibot)
#9 Roethor (Rambo)
#9 DizzyTT (Jacqui Briggs)
#9 H-DOPE (Cetrion)
#9 MagicTea (Baraka, Noob Saibot)
#13 Binnat556y (Scorpion, Kabal)
#13 CzuBen (Skarlet)
#13 ChumiJL (Scorpion)
#13 ElFamosoSkarox (Noob Saibot)

Latin America Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Final Standings:

#1 Konqueror249 (Sub-Zero, Rain)
#2 KillerXinok (Jacqui Briggs, Spawn)
#3 SRyuPainFZ (Kung Lao, Kabal, Kano)
#4 Broseph (Shao Kahn)
#5 GBRibeiro4 (Jacqui Briggs)
#5 Kcd117 (Robocop)
#7 Dash (Erron Black, Terminator)
#7 GuiExceptional (Kano)
#9 NeoSpace (Liu Kang)
#9 MarcusVSM (D'Vorah)
#9 GustavoPage2 (Cetrion)
#9 FernandaDias174 (Jade)
#13 HellraiseR (Sonya Blade, Sub-Zero)
#13 Ger (Mileena)
#13 AmateurLegendary (Kabal, Jacqui Briggs)
#13 Genobyte (Noob Saibot)

This year's tournament was a first for new owners Sony PlayStation, who ">acquired the organization after controversy struck Evo last year and forced the cancellation of Evo Online 2020. Evo has announced that the tournament will return to Las Vegas next year on August 5-7, 2022!

What'd you think of this year's tournament? Watch the North American finals archive while you can and share your thoughts with us in the comments below! Will Evo's return to Vegas be a triumph for MK? Find and discuss more competition in the Strategy & Gameplay forum and join the speculation about the future in the Mortal Kombat Future forum!