The Prime 8 of the Tekken World Tour 2025 International Finals will happen on February 1st, 2026, to spherical off the preventing sport’s annual esports circuit.
Going down in Malmö, Sweden from January thirtieth to February 1st, the occasion is the fruits of the Tekken World Tour 2025.
The occasion options 36 of the world’s greatest Tekken gamers competing for a share of a $300,000 (~£217,680) prize pool. Along with the Prime 8 happening on February 1st, Bandai Namco will share particulars on ‘the way forward for Tekken 8’.
Tekken stays one of many FCG’s extra in style esports titles, with a number of organisations fielding gamers in high-profile tournaments. On January twenty seventh, French organisation Group Vitality signed Neia, a 16-year-old who not too long ago scored a Seventeenth-place end at Evo France 2025 on her debut.
Outdoors of its presence at FCG tournaments, the title continues to supply a platform for gamers of all ages. In December 2025, Care hosted a event for senior residents, with a 92-year-old competitor taking the title.
Tekken World Tour 2025 International Finals Particulars
16 gamers from the International Leaderboard are cut up into 4 teams of 4 and compete in a single round-robin. The highest two from every advance to spherical two of the Finals. Gamers who end third compete in a second round-robin, with the winner advancing to the primary Finals spherical.
Gamers from the Regional Qualifiers are cut up into three teams of 5. The highest two from every group qualify for spherical one of many Finals, whereas the remaining gamers transfer on to the last-chance qualifier.
The winner of the last-chance qualifier secures a spot in spherical one of many Finals. 20 gamers will battle it out for an opportunity to earn outright victory. The double-elimination bracket makes use of a first-to-two format for the Prime 20 matches earlier than switching to a first-to-three format for Prime 8 matches.
