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Riot Games is supporting the 2XKO esports scene by sponsoring 22 community-run tournaments through 2025. Spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia, these events include both online and in-person competitions, and one of them is slated for DreamHack Atlanta 2025.
"Community organizers have always been the backbone of the FGC, which means we want to drive awareness of what they’re up to and point competitors to their events."
2XKO First Impact enters DreamHack Atlanta 2025
According to Riot Games, First Impact is a program that highlights community tournament organizers (TOs) and organizations by sponsoring 22 community-run events through the rest of the year. Winning duos at each First Impact event also gets an extra $2,500 prize on top of the pot. While the inaugural event takes place at Evo France, subsequent in-person tournaments are happening in New York and Puerto Rico before DreamHack Atlanta 2025 in Georgia.
Players who are interested in duking it out in 2XKO at DreamHack Atlanta 2025 can sign up via start.gg. Folks within the fighting game community (FGC) can also look forward to competing in titles such as Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -STRIVE-, and Mortal Kombat 1. Don't forget about the SNK World Championship (SWC 2025), either.
2XKO First Impact schedule
Below is the full 2XKO First Impact schedule. The DreamHack Atlanta 2025 event, in particular, happens between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. At the time of writing this article, the dates for the 2XKO Japan Knockout event have not been revealed yet.
Dates | 2XKO Tournament | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 10 to Oct. 12 | Evo France: 2 NICE KO by The MixUp | Nice, France |
| Oct. 18 | Delfino Maza KO | Online (LATAM North) |
| Oct. 18 | IBgames First Impact #1 | Online (EMEA) |
| Oct. 19 | DIY: Bonus Track | New York, New York, United States |
| Oct. 25 to Oct. 26 | First Attack | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States |
| Oct. 25 | Set & Reset: First Impact #1 | Online (EMEA) |
| Oct. 25 to Oct. 26 | Hades Club KO Arena | Online (LATAM SOUTH) |
| Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 | DreamHack Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Nov. 1 to Nov. 2 | SOOP Super Tournament | Online (APAC) |
| Nov. 8 to Nov. 9 | R.I.S.C. 2025 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nov. 9 | IBgames First Impact #2 | Online (EMEA) |
| Nov. 14 to Nov. 16 | Battle Coliseum | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nov. 14 to Nov. 16 | Midwest Mixfest | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Nov. 15 to Nov. 16 | INVATE APAC Cup | Online (APAC) |
| Nov. 15 | Set & Reset: First Impact #2 | Online (EMEA) |
| Nov. 22 | FGC Teamups | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Nov. 28 to Nov. 30 | Thaiger Uppercut | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Nov. 29 to Nov. 30 | Mindset | Paris, France |
| Dec. 6 to Dec. 7 | TNS 2XKO | Online (NA) |
| Dec. 6 | 2XKO Korea Open | Seoul, South Korea |
| TBD | 2XKO Japan Knockout | Tokyo, Japan |
| Dec. 13 | FlyQuest - 2XKO Christmas Clash | Online (NA) |
That's all for now. Are you excited about DreamHack Atlanta and the 2XKO First Impact program? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates across the FGC.
