TWT 2025 Finals: Extreme battles for the top TEKKEN 8 trophy

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

The tournament concludes the second World Tour for TEKKEN 8. All eyes are on the favorites, such as Arslan Ash, ATIF, ULSAN, and Rangchu. Still, any competitor here can make it to the top.

Throughout four days of the TWT 2025 Finals, we can witness the best TEKKEN imaginable. All the strongest players in the world are here, and they made it through incredible challenges for the chance to battle for this trophy.

The event is also a great highlight of the current meta. What characters are in the picks on the biggest stage, after the shakiness of Season 2?

Everything about the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals is here.

How to watch TWT 2025 Finals: Stream

The official YouTube channel of Bandai Namco Esports streams TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals. You can watch the matches here, too, as the stream is embedded above.

TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals schedule

This prestigious TEKKEN 8 tournament happens from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Each day is dedicated to a specific stage.

  • Jan. 29: Groups for players from the regional leaderboards.
  • Jan. 30: Groups for players from the global leaderboard.
  • Jan. 31: Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ).
  • Feb. 1: Playoffs and the grand final.
TWT 2025 Finals: streaming schedule (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)
TWT 2025 Finals: streaming schedule (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)

Matchups and results at TWT 2025 Finals 

The total number of the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals participants is 36. The players join the competition at different stages.

  • Those who qualified from the regional leaderboards play their groups separately. Six players advance to the playoffs.
  • Global leaderboard players are generally considered stronger, and they have four special groups. Nine players, including the redemption group winner, earn their playoff spots.
ULSAN and JEonDDing at the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)
ULSAN and JEonDDing at the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)
  • LCQ is an open tournament, and those who lost in groups can join. Only the winner advances further. 
  • The top 4 global leaderboard players start from the playoffs. They are Mulgold, Arslan Ash, ATIF, and Farzeen.
  • The top 20 players of the Finals event battle for the ultimate win in the double-elimination brackets.

In this section, you can follow the matchups and results from each stage at the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals.

Regional leaderboard groups 

Group A
Group B
Group C
1. YOReDz: 4–01. NOBI: 4–01. Hexmark: 4–0
2. Breadman: 3–12. Usama Abbasi: 3–12. Kwstakis: 2–2, (5-4)
3. Noel: 2–23. RTM: 2–23. Allidar: 2–2, (4-4)
4. Yondaime: 1–34. RGN: 1–34. Victeemo: 2–2, (4-5)
5. Shaoling: 0–45. Heisenberg: 0–45. DChingiz: 0–4

Global leaderboard groups

Group A
Group B
Group C
1. Mangja: 2–1, (4-2)1. LowHigh: 3–01. Knee: 3–0
2. ULSAN: 2–1, (4-2)2. Rangchu: 2–12. Chikurin: 2–1
3. EDGE: 2–1, (4-3)3. Gosain: 1–23. Edddyy: 1–2
4. THE JON: 0–34. Fergus: 0–34. THE JON: 0–3
Group D
Redemption Group
1. JDCR: 2–1, (4-2)1. EDGE: 3–0
2. Raef: 2–1, (4-4)2. Gosain: 2–1
3. Tibetano: 1–2, (3-4)3. Tibetano: 1–2
4. Jeondding: 1–2, (3-4)4. Edddyy: 0–3
Four global leaderboard groups at TWT 2025 (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)
Four global leaderboard groups at TWT 2025 (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)

LCQ at the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Finals: The top 8 brackets

Winners semifinals
Winners final
Grand final
Grand final reset
eyemusician 2:0 AQEEL9
Yoshimitsu vs Anna
eyemusician 2:3 THE JON
Yoshimitsu vs King
THE JON 1:3 eyemusician
King vs Yoshimitsu
THE JON 3:2 eyemusician
King vs Yoshimitsu
THE JON 2:0 Fergus
King vs Jun
Losers round 1
Losers quarterfinals
Losers semifinal
Losers final
Gosain 1:2 KEISUKE
Law vs Kazuya
Fergus 2:0 KEISUKE
Jun vs Kazuya
Fergus 2:3 Kaneandtrench
Jun vs Yoshimitsu
eyemusician 3:2 Kaneandtrench
Yoshimitsu vs Yoshimitsu
AK 1:2 Kaneandtrench
Shaheen vs Yoshimitsu
AQEEL9 1:2 Kaneandtrench
Anna vs Yoshimitsu

TWT 2025 playoffs: Top 20

Matchups in the TWT 2025 Finals playoffs (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)
Matchups in the TWT 2025 Finals playoffs (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)

The top 8 brackets

Winners semifinals
Winners final
Grand final
Mangja 3:1 LowHigh
Law vs Bryan
Mangja 3:1 ATIF
Law vs Anna
Mangja 0:3 LowHigh
Law vs Bryan
Mangja 0:3 LowHigh
Law vs Bryan
Usama Abbasi 1:3 ATIF
Claudio vs Anna
Losers round 1
Losers quarterfinals
Losers semifinal
Losers final
Farzeen 3:1 THE JON
Lidia vs King
Usama Abbasi 2:3 Farzeen
Eddy vs Victor
Farzeen 1:3 LowHigh
Victor vs Bryan
ATIF 2:3 LowHigh
Anna vs Bryan
ULSAN 1:3 Breadman
Dragunov, Anna vs Leroy
LowHigh 3:2 Breadman
Bryan vs Leroy
  • LowHigh is the TWT 2025 Champion!

He lost to Manja in the opening match of the top 8, made it through the lower brackets, defeating ATIF in the losers final, and then won to clear matches against Manja. LowHigh played Bryan at this tournament.

LowHigh, the TWT 2025 winner (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)
LowHigh, the TWT 2025 winner (Image via Bandai Namco Esports)

TEKKEN 8 Season 3 is coming!

In addition to the competitive excitement, the TWT 2025 Finals is a place for Bandai Namco Entertainment to reveal info on Season 3 in TEKKEN 8. It will be the first content season without Katsuhiro Harada, as the legend has retired from his own project.

Season 3 reveal happened right before the top 8 brackets.

The next official TEKKEN 8 esports season should start soon after this Finals event. We can expect TWT 2026 to follow the series tradition and have the first event at Evo Japan 2026, from May 1 to May 3.