This fighting games event features 24+ tournaments, with a few global league qualifiers. Some of the biggest names in the community participate in them.
Combo Breaker is a great opportunity for players from the US East and West to gather together and have a lot of exciting matches. Sure the motto “No coasts, no kings” includes everyone at the party, so competitors from all over the world travel to Chicago and participate in tournaments.
Combo Breaker 2024 features quite a few titles: classic and the newest. We can witness a few big global league qualifiers. All the info on this fighting games event is here: the schedule, streams on Twitch, a selection of the most important tournaments, and a list of players to watch out for.
Combo Breaker 2024 results and streams
Let’s take a look at some results from Combo Breaker 2024!
Skullgirls World Championship
SonicFox had a confident run at this tournament. Their main opponent was dekillsage, the Skullgirls Evo 2023 Champion. Still, even if the opponent reset the grand final, SonicFox won the match, the tournament, and the Championship series.
| Placement | Player | Team |
| 1 | SonicFox | Ms. Fortune, Annie, Robo Fortune |
| 2 | dekillsage | Filia, Cerebella, Big Band |
| 3 | Nope.avi | Peacock, Double, Umbrella |
| 4 | merahreed | Peacock, Big Band, Double |
| 5-6 | Vending | Eliza, Squigly, Big Band |
| 5-6 | Swiftfox-Dash | Peacock, Cerebella |
| 7-8 | Naminori | Robo Fortune, Filia, Painwheel |
| 7-8 | Rodserra | Parasoul, Filia, Annie |
Mortal Kombat 1
Nicolas, an MK pro from Chile, defeated some of the best Mortal Kombat players in the world to win at Combo Breaker 2024, including TheMightyUnjust, Ninjakilla_212, and SoncFox.
| Placement | Player | MK1 character/kameo |
| 1 | Nicolas | Johnny Cage/Khameleon |
| 2 | SonicFox | Sindel/Kung Lao; Ermac/Janet Cage; Omni-Man/Mavado;Sindel/Sub-Zero |
| 3 | Ninjakilla_212 | Peacemaker/Kano |
| 4 | TheMightyUnjust | Peacemaker/Kano;Peacemaker/Khameleon; Peacemaker/Mavado |
| 5-6 | VideoGamezYo | Baraka/Kano; General Shao/Sub-Zero; General Shao/Khameleon |
| 5-6 | Bandinoz | Rain/Janet Cage;Johnny Cage/Janet Cage |
| 7-8 | KillerXinok | Kung Lao/Mavado |
| 7-8 | Scorpionprocs | Baraka/Kano |
Dragon Ball FighterZ
INZEM won all his matches in the DBFZ top 8 at Combo Breaker 2024, without losing even a game.
| Placement | Player | Team |
| 1 | INZEM | Base Vegeta, Cell, Android 21 |
| 2 | Kali Mac | Teen Gohan, Nappa, Krillin |
| 3 | WADE | Kefla, Cell, Lab Coat |
| 4 | Zane | Lab Coat, Zamasu, Beerus |
| 5-6 | Ksack | Cooler, Beerus, Tien |
| 5-6 | Jordan_B | Jiren, Cell, Nappa |
| 7-8 | Lucar | Videl, Lab Coat, Android 16 |
| 7-8 | Vyrmyr | Jiren, Nappa, Lab Coat |
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Zippy and BEPaw played three matches in the GBVS Rising Combo Breaker 2024 Top 8 brackets. Zippy won the winners final, but BEPaw reset the grand final. In the decisive match Zippy celebrated the ultimate victory.
| Placement | Player | Character | AWT points earned |
| 1 | BLITZ | Zippy | Nier | 100 |
| 2 | Paragon | BEPaw | Nier, Ferry | 45 |
| 3 | Paragon | Aarondamac | Belial | 20 |
| 4 | Tourney Locator | BlueSkyGuyBSG | Vaseraga | 12 |
| 5-6 | Defend the North | Wavie | Cagliostro | 8 |
| 5-6 | Havaniceday | Djeeta | 8 |
| 7-8 | Kanme Esports | Elsa | Nier | 6 |
| 7-8 | Makouna | Yuel | 6 |
Samurai Shodown
Scrub Saibot won this tournament pretty confidently. In the Samsho Combo Breaker 2024 top 8 brackets, the player defeated royalpsycho and Maki.
| Placement | Player |
| 1 | Kanme Esports | Scrub Saibot |
| 2 | Maki |
| 3 | Defend the North | Ghost the Trinity |
| 4 | royalpsycho |
| 5-6 | Instinct |
| 5-6 | LATEENX |
| 7-8 | Argen |
| 7-8 | TakiTonfa |
Guilty Gear Strive
TempestNYC repeated his success from Evo Japan — even if he had pretty tough matches in the GGST top 8 brackets at Combo Breaker 2024. All three matches for TempestNYC in the final part of the tournament were close 3:2s. This victory significantly strengthened his position in the Arc World Tour 2024 standings.
| Placement | Player | Character | AWT points earned |
| 1 | FlyQuest | TempestNYC | Leo, Elphelt | 100 |
| 2 | Zando | Asuka | 45 |
| 3 | Team M.RAGE | UMISHO | Sol Badguy | 20 |
| 4 | NSxC | PataChu | Sin | 12 |
| 5-6 | Paragon | Aarondamac | Happy Chaos | 8 |
| 5-6 | Supernoon | Bridget | 8 |
| 7-8 | Tampa Never Sleeps | MFCR | Leo | 6 |
| 7-8 | Twisted Minds | Slash | May | 6 |
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SSBU
While playing Minecrafi Steve, Onin fell to the losers brackets after the semi-final against Atreus. Then, the same opponents faced each other in the grand final — in a close fight, Onin reset the bracket and won the tournament.
| Placement | Player | Character |
| 1 | 26 RISING | Onin | Steve |
| 2 | Atreus | Palutena |
| 3 | Stride Esports | MVD | Snake |
| 4 | loaf | Wario |
| 5-6 | WelfarePickles | Snake |
| 5-6 | ATATA | Ness |
| 7-8 | PeZ | Fox |
| 7-8 | UGS Gaming | SirDank | Captain Falcon |
DNF Duel
Goldeneye161 celebrated victory at the DNF Duel Combo Breaker 2024 tournament. The player defeated LuFL in the semi-final and Monikat in the winners final and the grand final.
| Placement | Player |
| 1 | Goldeneye161 |
| 2 | Monikat |
| 3 | LuFL |
| 4 | CrazyFingers |
| 5-6 | DaniPhantomPR |
| 5-6 | Ryazo |
| 7-8 | Akuadynasty |
| 7-8 | Crankganggod |
The King of Fighters XV
ViolentKain fell to the losers bracket after the winners final vs Wero Asamiya. But then, he defeated Koopa in the losers final, reset the bracket, and got victory in the tournament. The reward is super great — ViolentKain got a direct invite to the SNK World Championship 2025.
| Placement | Player | Team |
| 1 | Tengu X Crew | ViolentKain | Iori, Ryo, Kyo / Geese, Ryo, Rock / Geese, Ryo, Iori / Kyo, Rock, Ryo/ Ryo, Iori, Rock / Ryo, Rock, Iori / Rock, Ryo, Iori / Iori, Ryo, Kyo |
| 2 | CintaNegra Esports | Wero Asamiya | Geese, Ryo, Yuri / Yuri, Geese, Ryo / Geese, Yuri, Ryo/ Ryo, Yuro, Geese |
| 3 | Koopatj | Yashiro, Ryo, Benimaru / Yashiro, Isla, Benimaru / Geese, Benimaru, Rock / Yashiro, Rock, Benimaru / Rock, Geese, Benimaru |
| 4 | Rylander | Clark, Kim, Heidern |
| 5-6 | Nemesis | RocklandKyo | Shun’ei, Benimaru, Iori |
| 5-6 | Team Nests | Yurikov | Meitenkun, Blue Mary, Isla / Isla, Blue Mary, Meitenkun |
| 7-8 | Dechimo | Angel, Kukri, Geese |
| 7-8 | Brightside | Yuri, Benimaru, Isla |
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] (Uni2)
knotts was really close to the ultimate success in the Uni2 tournament at ComboBreaker 2024, despite entering the top 8 via losers. The player reset the grand final and reached the decisive game. Still, BigBlack managed to be better in this important situation and win. BigBlack is the Uni2 Combo Breaker 2024 champion.
| Placement | Player | Character |
| 1 | BigBlack | Byakuya |
| 2 | knotts | Seth |
| 3 | $TANG | Eltnum |
| 4 | Psykotik | Waldstein |
| 5-6 | 2GB Combo | Carmine |
| 5-6 | Revert | Linne |
| 7-8 | jack ingof | Phonnon |
| 7-8 | Stranger | Vatista |
Street Fighter 6
ElChakotay played Lily throughout the whole top 8 part. His main opponent was NoahTheProdigy. Their winners final was super close, but in the grand final, ElChakotay achieved a much more confident victory.
| Placement | Player | Character |
| 1 | ElChakotay | Lily |
| 2 | Twisted Minds | NoahTheProdigy | Luke |
| 3 | Dual Kevin | Luke, Rashid |
| 4 | Moist Esports | JAK | Juri |
| 5-6 | Shine | Kimberly |
| 5-6 | ZachInABox | Luke |
| 7-8 | Red Rooster Team | Ajax Fidelity | Ed |
| 7-8 | Ramsey | Zangief |
Tekken 8
AK from the Philippines defeated Rangchu and Farzeen on the way to the grand final. The most difficult match for him was against the legendary Pakistani player Arslan Ash. Only in the very last game, AK won the tournament.
| Placement | Player | Character |
| 1 | PlayBook Esports | AK | Shaheen |
| 2 | Twisted Minds | Arslan Ash | Nina |
| 3 | Team Falcons | Farzeen | Victor |
| 4 | Team Vitality | JeonDDing | Eddy, Reina |
| 5-6 | DRX | Knee | Bryan |
| 5-6 | VARREL | Rangchu | Kuma |
| 7-8 | YAMASA | Nobi | Dragunov |
| 7-8 | FaZe Clan | Joey Fury | Jack-8 |
Combo Breaker 2024: Schedule and streams
Combo Breaker takes place on May 24-26, 2024. The venue is located near Chicago — the Schaumburg Convention Center. For those who cannot attend the event, the matches will be streamed online, on a few Twitch channels.
A detailed schedule of Combo Breaker 2024 is right here.
Big games at Combo Breaker 2024
To not get confused with the variety of options at CB2024, let’s highlight the biggest games and the most important tournaments.
- Mortal Kombat 1 has one of just a few offline qualifiers of its Pro Kompetition 2023-24 league. The participants will compete for the standing points and a chance to earn a spot at the upcoming event Final Kombat 2024.
- The King of Fighters XV has an SNK World Championship 2025 qualifier. The winner gets a direct invite to the FInals event.
- Two games at Combo Breaker 2024 have Gold Qualifiers of the Arc World Tour 2024: Guilty Gear Strive and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising.
- The Tekken 8 tournament has the Master level in the official Tekken World Tour 2024 series. Winning here also means earning general standing points.
There is no major esports event for Street Fighter 6 on CB 2024, but the game is big on its own, with many registered participants. One thing still makes this SF6 tournament special — Akuma will be eligible to play, only two days after release. In addition to this, the whole game will be right after a huge balance update. Following Street Fighter 6 on Combo Breaker 2024 will be especially interesting.
One more game is worth mentioning, even if it is not really big. Skullgirls has a World Championship Series Final at Combo Breaker 2024. The participants had to win their regional qualifiers to get invited. This should be quite a feature show for the fighting games community.
Tournament highlights
In the table below, you can see the schedule for the final Top 8 parts of the most interesting tournaments: for the mentioned big games and some others.
| Game | Global league | Date | Start time | Stream on Twitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skullgirls | World Championship | Saturday, May 25 | 2 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m. ET | TampaNeverSleeps |
| MK1 | Pro Kompetition | Saturday, May 25 | 5 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. CDT / 8 p.m. ET | Netherrealm |
| DBFZ | – | Saturday, May 25 | 5 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. CDT / 8 p.m. ET | MeleeEveryday |
| GBVSR | Arc World Tour | Sunday, May 26 | 8:30 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. CDT / 11:30 a.m. ET | TeamSp00ky |
| Samurai Shodown | – | Sunday, May 26 | 10:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 a.m. CDT / 1:30 p.m. ET | JuicyGameNight |
| Guilty Gear Strive | Arc World Tour | Sunday, May 26 | 11:30 a.m. PT / 1:30 p.m. CDT / 2:30 p.m. ET | TeamSp00ky |
| SSBU | – | Sunday, May 26 | 1 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. CDT / 4 p.m. ET | UnrivaledTournaments |
| DNF Duel | – | Sunday, May 26 | 1 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. CDT / 4 p.m. ET | FunkyP |
| KOF XV | SNK World Championship | Sunday, May 26 | 2 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. CDT / 5 p.m. ET | JuicyGameNight |
| Uni2 | – | Sunday, May 26 | 2:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CDT / 5:30 p.m. ET | TampaNeverSleeps |
| Street Fighter 6 | – | Sunday, May 26 | 2:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. CDT / 5:30 p.m. ET | TeamSp00ky |
| Tekken 8 | Tekken World Championship | Sunday, May 26 | 5:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. CDT / 8:30 p.m. ET | Tekken |
Top players
The beauty of any esports tournament is that no one can foresee the outcome. Still, it is possible to highlight some of the strongest players in the fighting games to watch out for.
Here are a few top players in big tournaments:
- MK1: SonicFox, KingGambler, Rewind, Grr, Xombat, TheMightyUnjust (even if he already qualified for Final Kombat 2024), and A F0xy Grampa.
- Guilty Gear Strive: TempestNYC (the GGST Evo Japan 2024 Champion), Leffen, UMISHO, Supernoon, Tiger_Pop, ApologyMan, and Lord Knight.
- Street Fighter 6: iDom, Kusanagi, Shine, and Brian_F.
- Tekken 8: Arslan Ash, Knee, Shadow 20z, Anakin, Joey Fury, Book, CBM, and SAINT.
The yearly fighting games schedule is filled with super interesting tournaments. And in 2024, we have the Esports World Cup that features Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 6. For everything interesting from these events, stick around on esports.gg!