As a TEKKEN World Tour Challenger event, this tournament attracts some of the strongest esports players in the world.

In general, FV Major 2024 is a regional fighting games event. But it features qualifiers for a few official global leagues, which significantly increases its status in the community.

It’s especially true for TEKKEN 8! FV Major 2024 takes place in Malaysia, with some of the strongest TEKKEN regions being really nearby. The level of attendees is impressive, and that is a good recipe for an intense and spectacular esports show.

Everything to know about the FV Major 2024 TEKKEN 8 is here: the stream, schedule, the TEKKEN World Tour (TWT) details, and the results.

FV Major 2024: TEKKEN 8 stream

You can watch the TEKKEN 8 matches from FV Major 2024 on the VOD below.

FV Major 2024 TEKKEN 8 results

The players going into the top 8 are listed below.

Winners side

  • THE JON vs CHANEL
  • Infested vs ATIF

Losers side

  • AK vs ULSAN
  • Dawood Sikandar vs Knee

Top 8

The top 8 part was kind of a demonstration of power for Pakistani TEKKEN. ATIF and THE JON defeated their opponents in the semi-finals: CHANEL and Infested from Korea. In the lower brackets, Dawood Sikandar eliminated Knee.

It is interesting to notice a good variety of characters at the FV Major 2024 TEKKEN 8 tournament. Sure, there were three Dragunov mains in the top 8, including the winner. But also, THE JON brought King to the fights, and he managed to defeat Mulgold in top 32. Dawood Sikandar and CHANEL played Alisa. AK chose Shaheen for most fights.

In the winners final. THE JON had some good moments, but still, ATIF proved that he reached the Evo 2024 top 2 for a reason.

The grappler’s power was at its best in the match vs AK. THE JON looked unstoppable. But in the grand final, that impression evaporated, as ATIF did not let his opponent win even one game.

ATIF is a TEKKEN 8 Champion at FV Major 2024. Congratulations!

TEKKEN 8 top 8 brackets at FV Major 2024 (image via start.gg)
TEKKEN 8 top 8 brackets at FV Major 2024 (image via start.gg)
Placement
Player
TEKKEN 8 character
TWT points earned
1Team Falcons | ATIFDragunov300
2Ashes Gaming | THE JONKing220
3Natus Vincere | AKShaheen, Dragunov180
4Cloud9 | Dawood SikandarAlisa150
5-6DRX | InfestedNina120
5-6DRX | ChanelAlisa120
7-8DRX | KneeDragunov, Feng90
7-8KWANGDONG FREECS | ULSANDragunov90

TEKKEN 8 schedule at FV Major 2024

The tournament has three stages so the TEKKEN 8 fights continue throughout both days of FV Major 2024: July 17 and July 18. The detailed schedule is in the table below.

Tournament stage
Date and local start time
PT and ET start time
Pools (no stream)Saturday, July 27; 11 a.m.July 26, 8 p.m. PT / July 26, 11 p.m. ET
Pools (on stream)Saturday, July 27; 3 p.m.12 a.m. PT / 3 a.m. ET
Top 32Saturday, July 27; 7 p.m.4 a.m. PT / 7 a.m. ET
Top 8Sunday, July 28; 4 p.m.1 a.m. PT / 4 a.m. ET

FV Major 2024: A TEKKEN World Tour 2024 Challenger event

The main reason for the top-level TEKKEN players to travel to Malaysia is to grind for TWT points. Considering how close Korea, Pakistan, and Japan are located, it is no surprise that the status of FV Major as a Challenger qualifier attracts some of the best TEKKEN 8 competitors. 

The global leaderboard is merciless, and if you are not among the top 20 players, you are simply out of the TWT 2024 Finals. It is certainly a good idea to get every point possible to your name to feel secure. Even Arslan "Arslan Ash" Siddique does such grinding — he attended a Challenger event in Italy, Only The Best 2024, before winning TEKKEN 8 at Evo 2024.

Top players to watch out for

Many players from the top of the TWT 2024 leaderboard have registered for TEKKEN 8 FV Major 2024.

  • ULSAN — He is 2nd in the general standings (before the FV Major). ULSAN participates in most TWT events, and he won DreamHack Summer 2024.
  • Mulgold — The player is 3rd on the leaderboard. He has lots of top placements in his pocket and victory at the Korean Super Tournament 2024.
  • Rangchu — As 4th on the leaderboard, Rangchu has not won a major event yet. But he is so often in the top 3.
  • LowHigh — The player certainly knows the power of grinding, as even with no major victories, LowHigh is 5th on the TWT 2024 leaderboard.
  • Chikurin — The winner of TEKKEN 8 Evo Japan 2024 dropped to 6th place, so Chikurin is full of motivation to fight at the FV Major.
  • Chanel — He gained victory at BAM 14. Participation in other majors helps Chanel be 8th.
  • ATIF — The Pakistani player returned to the active competition to win CEO 2024 and be 2nd at Evo 2024. Right before the FV Major 2024 TEKKEN 8 tournament, ATIF is 9th in the TWT general standings.
  • double — Thanks to his victory at The MIXUP 2024, this Japanese player reached 10th place on the leaderboard.

Quite a few competitors who already are among the top 20 players or are close to this level are participating in FV Major 2024: Alexandre "AK" Laverez, Jae-hyun "CBM" Kim, Farzeen, Takaba Keisuke, and Knee.

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