This esports event is a wonderful showcase of anime fighters by Arc System Works. Three top-level tournaments conclude a year-long competition.
Three games at the Arc World Tour (AWT) 2025-2026 Finals have already reached the level of being well-established. It’s at a point where pro players can demonstrate miracles with their characters and have a deep knowledge of the meta. It’s also time for big changes to support and boost excitement.
At the AWT 2025-2026 Finals, we can witness the conclusion of the following esports circuits.
- Guilty Gear Strive (GGST)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (GBVSR)
- Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] (Uni2)
The community expects announcements about Guilty Gear Strive 2.0, a greatly enhanced version, and also about MARVEL Tōkon, an upcoming game by the same developers, Arc System Works.
How to watch the AWT 2025-2026 Finals: Stream
The English stream of the AWT 2025 Finals is on the official YouTube and Twitch channels of Arc System Works America.
Schedule
The Arc World Tour 2025-2026 Finals tournaments happen from March 20 to March 22. This period includes group stage matches, the last chance qualifier (LCQ), and the top 8 brackets.
| Date | Uni2 | Granblue Versus | Guilty Gear |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 20 | – | Groups 8 p.m. ET, March 19 1 a.m. CET | Groups 4:30 a.m. ET 9:30 a.m. CET |
| March 21 | LCQ 12 a.m. ET 5 a.m. CET | LCQ 2:30 a.m. ET 7:30 a.m. CET | LCQ 5 a.m. ET 10 a.m. CET |
| March 22 | Top 8 8 p.m. ET, March 21 1 a.m. CET | Top 8 12 a.m. ET 5 a.m. CET | Top 8 4 a.m. ET 9 a.m. CET |
Results at the AWT 2025-2026 Finals
For the two main games, the AWT 2025-2026 Finals feature matches between 18 qualified players: Guilty Gear Strive and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. These tournaments include group stages and the top 8 brackets.
As for Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes], the tournament has the playoffs only. There are the LCQs for all three titles.
Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] at the AWT 2025 Finals
| Upper quarterfinals | Upper semifinals | Upper final | Grand final | Grand final reset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OmniDeag 2:0 Kyo Eltnum vs Ogre | OmniDeag 1:2 Senaru Eltnum vs Eltnum | Senaru 3:0 Jaca Eltnum vs Orie | Senaru 1:3 Jaca Eltnum vs Orie | Senaru 2:3 Jaca Eltnum vs Orie |
| Senaru 2:1 Neffros Eltnum vs Linne | ||||
| Defiant 0:2 Oushuu-Hittou Carmine vs Seth | Oushuu-Hittou 0:2 Jaca Seth vs Orie | |||
| Jaca 2:1 MIYAGI Muteki Orie vs Izumi |
| Lower round 1 | Lower quarterfinals | Lower semifinal | Lower final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyo 2:1 Neffros Ogre vs Linne | Oushuu-Hittou 2:1 Kyo Seth vs Ogre | Oushuu-Hittou 1:2 OmniDeag Seth vs Eltnum | Jaca 3:1 OmniDeag Orie vs Eltnum |
| Defiant 2:1 MIYAGI Muteki Londrekia vs Izumi | OmniDeag 2:0 Defiant Eltnum vs Londrekia |
- Jaca won the Uni2 tournament at the AWT 2025-2026 Finals. The Brazilian player fell to the lower side after the final, but made it back, reset the brackets, and lifted the trophy. Jaca played Orie.
![It’s a photo of the fighting games player Jaca who won the Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes] tournament at the AWT 2025-2026 Finals - standing on the stage with the trophy.](https://media.esports.gg/uploads/2026/03/AWT-2025-Finals-UNI2-05-scaled.avif)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising at the AWT 2025 Finals
The images below highlight the group stage results.
The final brackets are shown here.
| Upper semifinals | Upper final | Grand final |
|---|---|---|
| Zangief_Dream 3:1 gamera Cagliostro vs Ilsa | Zangief_Dream 3:1 Kojicoco Cagliostro vs Beatrix | Zangief_Dream 3:1 Kojicoco Cagliostro vs Belial |
| Kojicoco 3:2 Kasausagi Beatrix vs Ferry |
| Lower round 1 | Lower quarterfinals | Lower semifinal | Lower final |
|---|---|---|---|
| JF 3:0 Pixi Vaseraga vs Lowain | Kasausagi 0:3 JF Ferry vs Vaseraga | JF 1:3 gamera Vaseraga vs Ilsa | Kojicoco 3:0 gamera Belial vs Ilsa |
| Usagi 3:0 Shio Grimnir vs Siegfried, Lowain | gamera 3:0 Usagi Ilsa vs Grimnir, Lowain |
- Zangief_Dream is the AWT 2025-2026 champion for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising. He played Cagliostro in the final brackets. Zangief_Dream defeated gamera and Kojicoco in the playoffs.
Guilty Gear Strive at the AWT 2025
Check out the groups at the GGST tournament. Note that Zando skips this tournament, therefore Group D features only three players.
The Group Stage results are shown in the images below.
The Guilty Gear Strive AWT 2025 champion is decided in the following brackets.
| Upper semifinals | Upper final | Grand final | Grand final reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack 3:2 MetallicCake Happy Chaos vs I-No | Jack 3:2 tatuma Happy Chaos vs Sol | Jack 2:3 NitroNY Happy Chaos vs Leo | Jack 3:0 NitroNY Happy Chaos vs Leo |
| NitroNY 2:3 tatuma Leo vs Sol |
| Lower round 1 | Lower quarterfinals | Lower semifinal | Lower final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kshuewhatdamoo 2:3 Summit I-No vs Chipp | NitroNY 3:1 Summit Leo vs Chipp | NitroNY 3:2 MetallicCake Leo vs I-No | tatuma 1:3 NitroNY Sol vs Leo |
| Daru_I-No 3:2 GOBOU I-No vs Goldlewis | MetallicCake 3:1 Daru_I-No I-No vs I-No |
- Jack is the AWT 2025-2026 Guilty Gear Strive champion! In the upper brackets, he had tough matches against MetallicCake and tatuma. Jack lost grand final, as Nitro performed a reverse sweep. In the decisive match of the tournament, Jack’s Happy Chaos was unstoppable!
Players to watch out for
Quite a few extremely strong competitors are participating in the AWT 2025 tournaments. Some of them are winners of the biggest fighting games esports events throughout the season and beyond.
- Senaru is the winner of Uni2 AWT 2024 Finals.
- Defiant won Uni2 Evo 2025.
- Tororo is the GBVSR AWT 2024 winner. He finished 3rd at Evo 2025.
- Kojicoco is the Granblue Versus Evo 2025 champion.
- Kasausagi won Evo Japan 2025 for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising.
- RedDitto is the Guilty Gear Strive AWT 2024 winner. He was second at Evo 2025.
- Daru_I-No won GGST Evo Japan 2025.
- Kshuewhatdamoo is the GGST Evo 2025 champion.
Announcements about the next chapter in the Guilty Gear Strive development and new characters in MARVEL Tōkon are planned for the Championship Sunday, March 22. Also, we can expect information on the next competitive circuit.