TEKKEN 8 is back for Round 2 at the Esports World Cup
May 26, 2025.
TEKKEN 8 is back for seconds at the Esports World Cup in 2025. TEKKEN 8 at the Esports World Cup will bring together 32 of the finest players to ever pick up a fight stick for a spectacular showdown with a massive prize pool on the line.
Choose your fighter and get comfortable, because TEKKEN 8 at the Esports World Cup is going to be wild.
LAST TIME ON: TEKKEN at the Esports World Cup
Last year we were treated to some of the best TEKKEN action around. In Quarterfinals, Yagami pulled off one comebacks imaginable, pulling five games in a row to reverse sweet the quarterfinals. And of course, USLAN pulled off an unbelievable upset over the hometown favorite ULSAN in a stunning 5-0 victory in the Grand Finals.
We are on year two, and it already feels like TEKKEN has a legacy at the Esports World Cup. So who’s going to be next to stand atop the heap? Find out next time at the EWC!
TEKKEN 8 at the Esports World Cup Dates and Format
You’ll want to tune in August 13-16th to witness TEKKEN 8 in all its glory. On the format side of things, we’ll need to winnow down the 32 fighter field to just eight, so we’ll start with not one but two group stages.
The Stage 1 Group stage will split players into eight groups and have them compete in a GSL style bracket, with the top two in each group advancing to Stage 2. Stage 2 is also a group stage, but now we have four groups of four players. Once again, the top two advance, and this time they will break into the single-elimination bracket featuring eight players.
The survivor of the intense Top 8 will be named the TEKKEN 8 at the Esports World Cup champion!
TEKKEN 8 at the Esports World Cup Prize Pool
We’ve got a serious purse up for grabs, totaling $1 million. Fighters are going to want their cut of that sweet, sweet cash, so it's just all the more incentive to give it their all on the EWC stage.
About the Esports World Cup
The Esports World Cup is a global celebration of competitive excellence and esports fandom. Making its return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2025, the annual Esports World Cup features a unique cross-game format that pits the world’s top esports Clubs and more than 1,500 players against one another for a share of the largest prize pool in esports history.
