Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals to take place on February 1st

The Top 8 of the Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals will take place on February 1st, 2026, to round off the fighting game’s annual esports circuit.

Taking place in Malmö, Sweden from January 30th to February 1st, the event is the culmination of the Tekken World Tour 2025.

The event features 36 of the world’s best Tekken players competing for a share of a $300,000 (~£217,680) prize pool. In addition to the Top 8 taking place on February 1st, Bandai Namco will share details on ‘the future of Tekken 8’.

Tekken remains one of the FCG’s more popular esports titles, with several organisations fielding players in high-profile tournaments. On January 27th, French organisation Team Vitality signed Neia, a 16-year-old who recently scored a 17th-place finish at Evo France 2025 on her debut.

Outside of its presence at FCG tournaments, the title continues to offer a platform for players of all ages. In December 2025, Care hosted a tournament for senior citizens, with a 92-year-old competitor taking the title.

16 players from the Global Leaderboard are split into four groups of four and compete in a single round-robin. The top two from each advance to round two of the Finals. Players who finish third compete in a second round-robin, with the winner advancing to the first Finals round.

Players from the Regional Qualifiers are split into three groups of five. The top two from each group qualify for round one of the Finals, while the remaining players move on to the last-chance qualifier.

The winner of the last-chance qualifier secures a place in round one of the Finals. 20 players will battle it out for a chance to earn outright victory. The double-elimination bracket uses a first-to-two format for the Top 20 matches before switching to a first-to-three format for Top 8 matches.