This week, the FGC has been comparatively mellow in comparison with the Evo Japan week, however that may be what the neighborhood wants earlier than the gargantuan occasion this weekend: Combo Breaker 2026.
Nevertheless, that doesn’t imply that completely nothing occurred over the weekend, so I’m right here to interrupt it down for you guys, going over the highlights from DreamHack Atlanta to Crimson Bull Knockout.
From Alan “Nephew” Solar qualifying for the Esports World Cup alongside Kobayan to the twins, Toshi and Haru, fulfilling their future of being the perfect duo in 2XKO, right here’s the whole lot that occurred final week in FGC!
Workforce Liquid Continues to Miss Out On EWC
Workforce Liquid’s unhealthy luck with qualifying within the FGC aspect of the EWC continues as Nephew, a participant the workforce had let go earlier this yr, has certified for the Esports World Cup after taking second place at DreamHack Atlanta 2026.
Nephew’s run on the event was nothing in need of spectacular. He beat the six-time EVO Champion Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun to qualify for the highest eight on the winner’s aspect, then he proceeded to comb the home on his option to the grand finals. Nevertheless, Kobayan was additionally having one hell of a event, and the 2 titans clashed within the grand finals and grand finals reset, reaching sport 5.
In the end, Kobayan received the entire thing, however Nephew might be more than pleased to take second place and the last-minute qualification for EWC.
Final yr, Workforce Liquid let go of Son “Qudans” Byeong-mun and Michael “Riddles” Kim, each of whom certified for EWC 2025 shortly after. This yr, the 2 are nonetheless trying to qualify for the million-dollar event.
In accordance with Liquipedia, 10 slots stay for the Avenue Fighter 6 EWC 2026. Two might be handed out this week at Combo Breaker 2026, two at Evo Vegas 2026, one at an unnamed event, and 5 at a final likelihood qualifier event, which might be held close to the primary occasion’s date.
Arslan Ash Clinches Tekken 8 EWC Spot in Atlanta After Failing at Evo Japan 2026
Over on the Tekken bracket of DreamHack Atlanta 2026, Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique has lastly clinched a spot at EWC after ending third within the event. It’s essential to notice that Arslan Ash appears to nonetheless have issues with discovering a personality on this season of Tekken, as he used Nina, Anna, and Alisa in rotation this event.
Tekken is stuffed with character loyalists and specialists, with a variety of them wanting down on folks hopping onto whoever is powerful that season.
With that mentioned, he gave the eventual champion Han “Mulgold” Jae-gyun a run for his cash with a five-game set. Mulgold managed to wiggle out of Arslan Ash’s grasp, nonetheless, and moved on to the grand remaining. Arslan Ash fell 0-3 towards the Kazuya specialist Takaba “Keisuke” Keisuke within the loser’s bracket. Each Mulgold and Keisuke have additionally certified for EWC 2026 for his or her efficiency on this event.
After successful the event, Mulgold despatched out a tweet saying that he hasn’t practiced Claudio a lot as a result of he acquired nerfed in season 3. Nevertheless, after seeing Hafiz Tanveer’s Claudio at Evo Japan 2026, he acquired impressed and picked the character again once more. Hafiz Tanveer acquired third at Evo Japan 2026 and misplaced to the legendary Tekken participant Bae “Knee” Jae-Min.
Liquipedia lists that there are 15 slots left for Tekken 8 at EWC 2026. The tournaments Combo Breaker 2026, Evo 2026, SOOP Tremendous Event 2026, The MIXUP 2026, and the Final Likelihood Qualifier are all handing out slots.
Notably, Tekken legends resembling Yuta “Chikurin” Take, Daichi “Nobi” Nakayama, and Jeong “Rangchu” Hyeon-ho have but to qualify for EWC 2026. If the Workforce Liquid Curse (or blessing?) kicks in, Marquis “Shadow20z” Jordan has an opportunity to qualify for this EWC as a result of he was dropped by the workforce earlier this yr. Solely time will inform.
Fenritti Will get Final-Second Invite for Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves at DreamHack Atlanta
Whereas Avenue Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 nonetheless have fairly a couple of tournaments handing out invitations for EWC 2026, Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves solely has three left and 12 slots remaining. Shoji “Fenritti” Sho has clinched an EWC invite to DreamHack Atlanta 2026 by successful the entire event.
Fenritti received the entire event with out dropping a set. His grand finals opponent was Daniel “Dany” Fuentes Garcia, a participant he had despatched to the loser’s bracket earlier within the event. Along with Fenretti, Luo “Vxbao” Yanxin, Kao “RB” Fu-pin, and Charalampros “H-DOPE” Lamprou have additionally acquired an EWC invite for his or her efficiency within the event.
On Twitter, the participant merely celebrated with a single tweet, saying he can lastly relaxation after securing the EWC ticket. For those who’re keen on seeing who else will qualify for EWC, Combo Breaker 2026, Evo 2026, and the Final Likelihood Qualifier are the three remaining tournaments that ship invitations to the highest 4 placers.
If one of many prime 4 placers already has an invite, the invite goes to the following highest putting participant who doesn’t have one.
Haru and Toshi Fulfill Their Future and Change into the Greatest 2XKO Duos Workforce
That is fairly probably the spotlight of this weekend.
Crimson Bull Knockout 2026 occurred on Could 16, 2026, the place eight dous duke it out for the title of the perfect workforce in 2XKO! And would you imagine it, the precise twins, Haru and Toshi from Japan, received the entire event! That is the twins’ first huge win, as they’ve all the time fallen in need of expectations within the tournaments that they’ve entered.
In Evo Japan 2026, they misplaced to Ikura and acquired seventeenth place, and at Frosty Faustings XVIII, they misplaced to Dominique “SonicFox” McLean and Lenwood “INZEM” Arnold and acquired twenty fifth. Nevertheless, they appear to have overwhelmed their demons on this event as they lastly took the title of the perfect 2XKO duo on the planet after beating SonicFox and INZEM within the grand finals.
SonicFox talked concerning the loss on Twitter, saying they’ve performed towards the twins a lot that they’ve tailored to their playstyle. He then congratulated the 2 and advised them he’s wanting ahead to operating it again towards them at Evo Vegas.
The twins, then again, are very ecstatic about their first huge worldwide win. They’ve additionally acknowledged SonicFox’s tweet and advised them that it’s an honor for them to be acknowledged because the combating sport legend’s rival.
Haru was wonderful on this event. His fearless Yasuo gameplay has sparked conversations a couple of particular second within the grand remaining the place he ran as much as SonicFox’s Ahri and did a uncooked final to name out the seize within the remaining moments of the match. It was the one means the twins may have received the spherical, and Haru’s callout uncovered the duo from the USA. The FGC legend Justin Wong noticed the clip and mentioned it needs to be thought of for the Evo Awards’ Second of the Yr.
With this win, expectations for the twins are certain to rise as they’ve simply ended the titleless stoop they have been in. Is it lastly time to see a dominant duo in 2XKO? Solely time will inform!
Huge Chook Complains About Avenue Fighter 6 World Warrior Shenanigans
Over on Twitter, Avenue Fighter 6 prime participant Adel “Huge Chook” Anouche printed a tweet complaining concerning the schedule of Avenue Fighter 6’s World Warrior on-line event in his area, the Center East.
He tagged Capcom and Qiddiya and requested them why the swimming pools are going to be performed in someday, then the highest eight 11 days after. He provides that there’s no purpose for the event to be two weeks lengthy. Then, in a reply, he additional criticized the event, saying that there’s “nothing proper” on this season’s World Warrior. He notes that swimming pools begin at 8pm on a random weekday as a substitute of a weekend, making him much more pissed off.
World Warrior is a sequence of regional on-line tournaments hosted by Capcom, which awards factors to the highest 50 gamers. By the tip of the season, numerous gamers will obtain an invitation to Capcom Cup in the event that they’re inside a sure rank within the leaderboard. It is a nice option to showcase skills from totally different elements of the world, nonetheless, it looks as if Capcom may be slipping up with how they’re doing the event in different areas.
Capcom must make this event work, because it’s an enormous theme within the Avenue Fighter franchise to journey and battle robust opponents. You may’t actually declare your self because the strongest fighter on the planet with out combating folks from different locations, proper?
