MK1 Texas Showdown 2025: SonicFox to the top of Pro Kompetition again?

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

The best Mortal Kombat player in the world skipped the previous Pro Kompetition qualifier. SonicFox should battle to climb up the leaderboard.

After the victory at the previous Pro Kompetition Final, SonicFox managed to even strengthen their reputation as the top MK1 competitor. The legendary player won the first event of the new Mortal Kombat 1 esports season. And they obviously aim for more wins — as someone else is currently a global leader. MK1 Texas Showdown 2025 is a chance for SonicFox to chase Kanimani on the leaderboard.

The Mortal Kombat 1 tournament at Texas Showdown 2025 is part of the official competitive circuit MK1 Pro Kompetition 2025. It started just recently, but the battle for top placements is already intense.

Beyond that, Texas Showdown 2025 features many other tournaments. The U.S. fighting games community (FGC) gathers in Houston to play big modern titles and some great classic games.

Where to watch MK1 Texas Showdown 2025

The official Twitch channel TXShowdownLive broadcasts Mortal Kombat 1 matches at Texas Showdown 2025. You can watch the live stream right here, as it's embedded below.

Texas Showdown 2025 schedule: Mortal Kombat 1 and more

The MK1 Pro Kompetition tournament at Texas Showdown 2025 starts with exhibition matches and then goes on for two days.

Tournament stage
Date, local time
North America East
North America East
Europe
Exhibition matchesMarch 28, 10 p.m. CT8 p.m. PT11 p.m. ET4 a.m. CET (March 29)
PoolsMarch 29, 12 p.m. CT10 a.m. PT1 p.m. ET6 p.m. CET
Top 24March 29, 4 p.m. CT2 p.m. PT5 p.m. ET10 p.m. CET
Top 8 to grand finalMarch 30, 12:30 p.m. CT10:30 a.m. PT1:30 p.m. ET7:30 p.m. CEST

Texas Showdown 2025 features quite a few other tournaments, including Street Fighter 6 and TEKKEN 8. The full schedule is in the images below.

Friday schedule (image via Texas Showdown 2025)
Saturday schedule (image via Texas Showdown 2025)
Sunday schedule (image via Texas Showdown 2025)

MK1 results: Pro Kompetition at Texas Showdown 2025

The Mortal Kombat 1 results at Texas Showdown 2025 directly affect the Pro Kompetition 2025 standings. The event has the Kombatant status. This means the top competitors receive fewer points than at Demi God tournaments, such as the recent MK1 viennality 2k25.

Considering the rather limited number of events at the MK1 esports Pro Kompetition 2025 circuit, every point matters. Only the top 8 players on the global leaderboard advance to the Finals event.

The current Pro Kompetition 2025 standings and the MK1 Texas Showdown 2025 results are shown in the table below.

Texas Showdown placement
Pro Kompetition standings
Player
Points before MK1 Texas Showdown 2025
Points after MK1 Texas Showdown 2025
-1Kanimani460460
-2FaysalKombat315315
-3VideoGamezYo265265
-4roethor230230
5SonicFox210
46Grr80185
-7MKJavierMK180180
-8Kitana kahn160160
-8A F0xy Grampa160160
-10Scorpionprocs145145
311Onlinecale213-120
-11Nicolas120120
-13Kefirsko7575
5-614Han Rashid-70
5-614Pulse-70
7-818JustNasty-35
7-818BustMan-35

Mortal Kombat 1 top 8 brackets at Texas Showdown 2025

Here, you’ll find the top 8 matchups and MK1 characters/kameo pairs used in the final brackets of Texas Showdown 2025.

Winners semis
Winners final
Grand final
Grand final reset
SonicFox 3:0 Onlinecale213
Cyrax / Sareena vs Homelander / Ferra
SonicFox 3:1 Dyloch
Cyrax / Sareena vs General Shao / Khameleon
SonicFox 1:3 Dyloch
Cyrax / Sareena vs General Shao / Khameleon
SonicFox vs Dyloch
General Shao / Khameleon
Pulse 1:3 Dyloch
Takeda / Jax; Johnny Cage / Tremor (Metallic) vs General Shao / Tremor (Aftershock, Crystalline)
Losers round 1
Losers quarterfinals
Losers semi
Losers final
Grr 3:0 BustMan
Geras / Motaro vs Havik / Tremor (Aftershock)
Grr 3:2 Pulse
Geras / Motaro vs Johnny Cage / Sub Zero
Grr 2:3 Onlinecale213
Geras / Motaro vs Homelander / Ferra, Kung Lao / Sektor
Onlinecale213 0:3 Dyloch
Homelander / Ferra vs General Shao / Tremor (Metallic)
JustNasty 2:3 Han Rashid
Smoke / Tremor (Metallic) vs Havik / Motaro
Han Rashid 0:3 Onlinecale213
Havik / Motaro vs Homelander / Ferra

TEKKEN 8 Texas Showdown 2025 results

TEKKEN 8 is a wonderfully popular game. Even without the official esports circuit being active right now, T8 gathers super strong players at Texas Showdown 2025. Here are the tournament results. It’s the final event before Anna Williams joins TEKKEN 8.

Winners semis
Winners final
Grand final
Sicoby vs Genghis D0nTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBD
Wasulu vs Jermanji
Losers round 1
Losers quarterfinals
Losers semi
Losers final
Gohaanify vs NOMARTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBD
Xo vs ShinbladeTBD vs TBD

Who was a TEKKEN 8 player with a Shiba Inu dog at Texas Showdown 2025?

One of the TEKKEN 8 players became a world-wide celebrity thanks to his appearance during the competitive pools — or rather thanks to his extremely cute doggy. Jamie "iGottaJet" Drake walked around the venue and even played T8 matches while carrying a Shiba Inu dog on his back.

A clip from the pools stream blew up the community, and even Harada reacted to it. The game director promised to add this doggo as a customization item in TEKKEN 8.

iGottaJet could not advance from his pool, but his tournament impact is memorable for sure.

Street Fighter 6 Texas Showdown 2025 results

NoahTheProdigy was the only American player in the top 8 of the Capcom Cup 2025. He participates in SF6 Texas Showdown 2025, and this tournament is featured by organizers as the main one at the entire event. May it help the U.S. competitors get nicely prepared for the next official Street Fighter 6 esports circuit, Capcom Pro Tour 2025?

Winners semis
Winners final
Grand final
NoahTheProdigy vs naklyaFGCTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBD
AzizSensei vs Hamad
Losers round 1
Losers quarterfinals
Losers semi
Losers final
Sinister X vs StealthTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBDTBD vs TBD
Mr-MadGear vs MJ_GamaTBD vs TBD

MK1 T-1000 and Madam Bo: The first esports showcase?

Two new Mortal Kombat 1 DLC characters may have their esports debut at Texas Showdown 2025. It is still pretty unlikely that top players can choose MK1 T-1000 and Madam Bo — both joined the game on March 18 for the Kombat Pack 2 owners. It’s obviously not enough time to train the characters for the tournament performance.

Still, someone may decide to play T-1000 or Madam Bo as a surprise pick, maybe in a desperate matchup. In any case, the tournament should highlight the current MK1 competitive meta.

Mortal Kombat 1 Pro Kompetition 2025: The next event

After MK1 Texas Showdown 2025, Pro Kompetition 2025 takes a month-long break. The Mortal Kombat 1 esports circuit returns in May with three tournaments: two Demi God and one Kombatant.

  • gamescom LATAM: From April 30 to May 5 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2025 (Kombatant tier): On May 17 and 18 in Brussels, Belgium.
  • Combo Breaker 2025: From May 23 to May 25, Schaumburg (Chicago), Illinois.

MK1 Pro Kompetition 2025 continues until August with the offline qualifiers. Information on the Finals event should be revealed later.

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