The 35 participants made it to the Finals event via the global and regional leaderboards. One player joins the ultimate fight from the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ).
It’s been a tough year for TEKKEN 8. The chaos of Season 2 rebalance and a deeply emotional reaction to Fahkumram shook up the community. At the end of 2025, we discovered that Katsuhiro Harada leaves Bandai Namco and the TEKKEN Project behind. Only esports competition was steadily strong amidst all this.
And the competitive season is not over yet! The best TEKKEN 8 players in the world gather in Malmö, Sweden, to battle for an extremely prestigious champion title. The TEKKEN World Tour (TWT) Final is from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
To be here, the fighting games competitors participated in multiple international events, earning global standing points. There also were regional leaderboards: for one top player to advance to the final. Those who missed such chances, can prove their skills during the LCQ, with only one spot available.
Players at TWT 2025 Finals: Global leaderboard
Making it to the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals from the top 20 on the global leaderboard is an achievement for many players. They had to travel across Master and Challenger qualifiers to face the strongest opponents in the world and accumulate TWT points.
There are 20 participants at the TWT 2025 Finals from the global leaderboard.
| 1. Mulgold: 2,820 | 6. LowHigh: 1,870 | 11. EDGE: 1,540 | 16. KingReyJr: 1,360 |
| 2. Arslan Ash: 2,770 | 7. JeonDDing: 1,850 | 12. Raef: 1,530 | 17. THE JON: 1,280 |
| 3. ATIF: 2,271 | 8. ULSAN: 1,730 | 13. Gosain: 1,510 | 18. Edddyy: 1,280 |
| 4. Farzeen: 2,081 | 9. Chikurin: 1,570 | 14. JDCR: 1,470 | 19. Mangja: 1,260 |
| 5. Knee: 1,880 | 10. Rangchu: 1,550 | 15. Tibetano: 1,395 | 20 Fergus: 1,260 |
The top 4 players have an advantage — they start from the Finals, skipping the Group Stage.
The rest 16 TWT 2025 Finals participants should play in the Groups.
Regional leaderboards: Top players to the TWT 2025 Finals
The 15 players from regional leaderboards also had a tremendous challenge. Only one competitor per region made it to the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals.
The strength of a local community matters a lot, though. Korea, Pakistan, Japan, West Europe, and North America are traditionally considered the most stacked.
| NOBI, Japan | RGN, Asia 3 | Kwstakis, Europe 2 |
| Breadman, South Korea | Victeemo, Americas 1 | Shaoling, MEA 1 |
| Usama Abbasi, Pakistan | Heisenberg, Americas 2 | Yondaime, MEA 2 |
| DChingiz, Asia 1 | Noel, Americas 3 | yOReDz, MEA 3 |
| RTM, Asia 2 | Hexmark, Europe 1 | Allidar, Oceania |
All players from the TWT 2025 regional leaderboards start with the Group Stage at the Finals event.
The top favorite players at the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals
Esports is always unpredictable, but we can still point at a few super strong players at this TEKKEN 8 tournament. Big esports bookmakers may support the TWT 2025 Finals — but you should always be reasonable in this industry and consider it rather a fun excitement boost.
- Arslan Ash won two Evo events in 2025: in Las Vegas and France. With Nina and Anna on his side, this TEKKEN legend is a top threat to everyone at the TWT 2025 Finals.
- ULSAN was somewhat less active this competitive year, but he still won the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup 2025.
- ATIF was extremely close to claiming his first Evo win this year. He won CEO 2025.
- Rangchu is the TWT 2024 champion. His Kuma/Panda hits differently at events of this level.
- Knee had a great start of this season, as he won Evo Japan 2025.
- Mulgold is #1 on the global leaderboard. He is the winner of Combo Breaker 2025 and SOOP Super Tournament 2025.
The Last Chance qualifier for TWT 2025 Finals happens on Jan. 31. It’s also a great TEKKEN 8 esports competition to follow.
The Finals event of each TEKKEN World Tour is an opportunity for the developers to reveal their plans on the future DLC. The entire community expects to hear something awesome about Season 3 — the next characters coming to TEKKEN 8.