TEKKEN 8 hits the EWC 2025! Stream, format, matchups, and results

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

The tournament in Riyadh is impressively massive. The prize pool is huge. The list of participants includes the best TEKKEN 8 players in the world. EWC 25 treats us to four intense days of amazing matches.

The Esports World Cup makes waves in the fighting games community (FGC). In 2025, the tournaments and their qualification events were tightly connected to the schedule of the official World Tours for TEKKEN 8, Street Fighter 6, and FATAL FURY CotW. The prize money is among the biggest rewards ever for the fighting games esports events. The level of competition is just mind-blowing.

Like it or not, it seems like the Esports World Cup is here to stay — many players, organizations, and even game developers are happy with this.

The TEKKEN 8 at Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC 2025) event concludes the series of intense qualifiers. A total of 32 players finished those events on top, so they participate in the main tournament and battle for a piece of the $1,000,000 prize pool.

Everything about the TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 is here.

Stream: How to watch the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup

The official channel of the Esports World Cup broadcasts the TEKKEN 8 tournament. You can watch the stream right here.

Results of the TEKKEN 8 tournament at the EWC 2025

In this section, you’ll find detailed information about the TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 results: final standings, groups, playoff matchups, and characters in use.

Final standings

The TEKKEN 8 players at this tournament represent esports organizations and earn EWC 2025 Club Championship points for them. The prize money for the top placements is quite impressive.

Placement
Player
TEKKEN 8 character
Prize money
Club Championship
1Freecs | ULSANDragunov$250,0001,000
2DRX | LowHighBryan$130,000750
3Freecs | CBMJin, Clive$70,000500
4Team Vitality | JeonDDingEddy, Anna$50,000500
5–8THY esports | chikurin
Zero Tenacity | qudans
VARREL | PINYA
Freecs | Mulgold
Clive, Lili
Heihachi
Raven
Feng, Claudio
$37,500200
9–12Team Falcons | ATIF
NAVI | kkokkoma
VARREL | Rangchu
T1 | EDGE
Anna
Feng
Kuma/Panda
Hwoarang
$27,500-
13–16Virtus.pro | Mangja
Twisted Minds | Arslan Ash
Knee | Knee
T1 | eyemusician
Law
Anna, Nina
Bryan
Yoshimitsu
$20,000-
17–24Team Falcons | Numan Ch
Gaimin Gladiators | Tibetano
ZETA DIVISION | KEISUKE
Al Qadsiah | Yagami
YAMASA | NOBI
NASR | Tekken Master
Team Falcons | Farzeen
Wolves Esports | Bilal
Steve
Asuka
Kazuya
Lee, Reina
Lars, Dragunov
Eddy, Clive
Victor
Bryan
$12,500-
25–32Twisted Minds | Hafiz Tanveer
Team Vitality | KingReyJr
DRX | Chanel
Rex Regum Qeon | JDCR
Team BDS I Kirakira
The Vicious | Qasim Meer
Team BDS I ILIAS
DN Freecs | Meo-IL
Claudio
Asuka
Alisa
Dragunov
Jun
Zafina
Eddy
Jack-8
$7,500-

First Phase Groups 

Groups from A to D were played on the first day of the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup 2025.

Players qualified for the next stage are:

  • Group A: EDGE (Hwoarang); ATIF (Anna).
  • Group B: eyemusician (Yoshimitsu), Mangja (Law).
  • Group C: JeonDDing (Eddy), Arslan Ash (Anna).
  • Group D: Knee (Bryan), kkokkoma (Feng).
Group A matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)
Group B matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)
Group C matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)
Group D matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)

The second tournament day featured TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 matches in groups from E to H.

The following players advance to the Second Phase too.

  • Group E: ULSAN (Dragunov), Rangchu (Panda/Kuma)
  • Group F: qudans (Heihachi), PINYA (Raven)
  • Group H: LowHigh (Bryan), CBM {Clive, Jin}
  • Group G: Mulgold (Claudio), chikurin (Lili, Clive)
Group E matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)
Group F matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)
Group G matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)
Group H matchups (Image via Esports World Cup)

Second Phase Groups

Only 16 players remain in this tournament stage, and only half of them make it to the final brackets of the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup 2025 event.

Players to advance to the playoffs are:

  • Group A: CBM (Jin), chikurin (Lili, Clive)
  • Group B: PINYA (Raven), JeonDDing (Eddy)
  • Group C: qudans (Heihachi), ULSAN (Dragunov)
  • Group D: LowHigh (Bryan), Mulgold (Claudio)

Here are the Phase Two brackets at the TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025.

Groups in Second Phase (Image via Esports World Cup)
Groups in Second Phase (Image via Esports World Cup)

Top 8

Unlike many other fighting games esports events, the EWC 2025 features single elimination brackets. Loss in the quarterfinals means elimination. After the semis, winners advance to the grand final, and losers play the third-place match.

These TEKKEN 8 matches are under best-of-nine (Bo9) / first-to-five (Ft5) format.

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Match
Grand Final
CBM 5:4 Mulgold
Jin vs Feng, Claudio
CBM 2:5 ULSAN
Dragunov vs Clive
ULSAN 5:2 LowHigh
Dragunov vs Bryan
PINYA 1:5 ULSAN
Raven vs Dragunov
JeonDDing 2:5 LowHigh
Eddy vs Bryan
CBM 5:2 JeonDDing
Jin vs Eddy, Anna
qudans 3:5 JeonDDing
Heihachi vs Eddy
LowHigh 5:1 chikurin
Bryan vs Lili

ULSAN is the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup 2025 Champion. It's his second, back-to-back title!

Players to watch out for during the EWC 2025 TEKKEN 8 tournament

It’s one of the most stacked TEKKEN 8 esports events. Still, we can highlight some notable participants.

Beyond that, every TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 participant is a force to reckon with. Each match at this tournament is a show that cannot be missed!

After the Esports World Cup 2025 event is over, TEKKEN 8 players can focus on the remaining World Tour qualifiers. The next TWT 2025 Master event is Punishment 4, from Sept. 20 to Sept. 21.

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