Tekken 8 shall be returning to the Esports World Cup in 2026, with its match scheduled to run from August 4th to seventh.
The Esports World Cup Basis has introduced particulars concerning the occasion’s format and slot distribution.
The 2026 Tekken 8 Esports World Cup will see a complete of 32 gamers competing for a prize pool of $1m (~£729,875). The slot distribution is as follows:
- EWC Title Defender: 1
- Tekken World Tour 2025 International Finals: 8
- EVO Japan: 4
- Combo Breaker – TWT Grasp Occasion: 3
- EVO: 4
- SOOP Tremendous Event – TWT Grasp Occasion: 3
- The Mixup – TWT Grasp Occasion: 3
- EWC Final Probability Qualifier: 4
- To Be Introduced: 3
For the reason that EWC 2025 Tekken 8 winner, Lim ‘Ulsan’ Soo-hoon, additionally made it to the highest eight on the TWT 2025 International Finals, the above slot distribution has been adjusted accordingly.
2026 Tekken 8 Esports World Cup Format
All 32 gamers will start their marketing campaign in Group Stage 1, the place they are going to be cut up into 4 teams of eight. The members will undergo a double-elimination bracket that includes best-of-five sequence, with the highest 4 gamers from every group qualifying for Group Stage 2.
In Group Stage 2, the remaining 16 gamers shall be positioned into two teams of eight. This stage can even comply with a double-elimination format consisting of best-of-five sequence, and the highest 4 gamers from every group will transfer on to the ultimate stage of the match, the Playoffs.
In contrast to the Group Phases, the Playoffs gamers will compete towards one another in a single-elimination bracket that includes best-of-nine matches to crown the champion.
Ulsan Goals for a Three-peat at 2026 Tekken 8 EWC
SOOPers’ Ulsan shall be stepping on stage as a two-time defending champion, with the purpose of securing a 3rd consecutive title. Nevertheless, he shall be dealing with powerful competitors from final yr’s runner-up, Yoon ‘LowHigh’ Solar-woong, representing DRX, who’s presently in incredible kind.
The South Korean participant presently lifted the Tekken World Tour Finals 2025 trophy in Malmö, whereas Ulsan solely managed to realize a top-eight end.
