The 2013 Road to Evo became a little longer last week; Shoryuken reporting that Winter Brawl will officially return to the series, adding a fifth seeding tournament to the US tour.

Evo tournament organizers explained the dramatically shortened series, and the retirement of formal points, as an effort to reduce the pressures of travel placed upon their July seeding [full story].

The readmission of Winter Brawl 7 addresses an outcry from the playerbase, responding to concerns the potent North-East tournament contingent was being overlooked. Plans to redirect North-East interests to Florida and Toronto were met with extreme criticism and suspicion. Canada's Toryuken II is presently counted amongst the events making up the 2013 Road to Evo: International series (May 4-5).

Winter Brawl 7 eminates from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania just two weeks from now! The Mortal Kombat seeding event is scheduled for a February 23 start, with a concurrent 2-on-2 tournament. Old favourite Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 will be in exhibition on Sunday (Feb. 24).

Information may be subject to change. Visit the Big E Gaming Winter Brawl 7 page for more details. Share and discuss Winter Brawl and the build to Mortal Kombat's third consecutive year at the Evo World Championship on the Gameplay & Matchmaking forum!