A TEKKEN World Tour event boiled down to a showdown between Korea and Japan for the second straight weekend. This time, it was Japan that came out on top.
The TEKKEN World Tour continues this week with a trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for FV Cup X South East Asia Major 2018. FV Cup has long been one of the biggest tournaments in Southeast Asia, but this is the first time the event has been a part of the Tour. It is also the first time the event has partnered with the South East Asia Major, which served as the Asia Regional event on last year’s circuit.
Even with the weight of a nation on his back, Knee found a way to win on Sunday. His reward for doing so: a place in the TEKKEN World Tour Finals.
The TEKKEN World Tour continues this weekend with a stop at Abuget Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. For the second year in a row, the Indonesian event will serve as a Challenger event on the Tour. This year’s field of over 100 players includes stars like Tour leader Knee, CEO champion JeonDDing, Thaiger Uppercut champion Book, Taiwan Challenger winner Noroma, and more.
JeonDDing scored his first-ever Tour win by claiming the CEO title in Daytona Beach, Florida on Sunday. He claimed the title by coming through the losers’ bracket and beating UYU teammate Qudans twice in the grand final, 3-0 and 3-2.
The TEKKEN World Tour rolls into Daytona Beach, Florida this weekend for CEO 2018. The pro wrestling-themed tournament has long been one of the biggest spectacles of the year, and that spectacle will be even larger this year as the event includes an actual New Japan Pro Wrestling show (Friday, 8pm ET/5pm PT on twitch.tv/ceogaming).
Tissuemon continued his charge up the Tour standings on Sunday by winning ADFT IX in Barcelona, Spain. The win was his second Tour victory of the season, the first coming last month at The Colosseum.
ADFT IX in Barcelona, Spain is the site of this weekend’s TEKKEN World Tour Challenger event. This weekend is the ninth edition of the event officially known as Arkham Digital Fighting Tournament, but the first edition to feature as part of the Tour. Still, the city is a familiar one to TEKKEN fans as Barcelona Games World was part of the 2017 circuit.
Japan’s Noroma was one of the breakout stars of last year’s TEKKEN World Tour. On Saturday, he reminded the world that his 2017 success was no fluke.
Fighting Games Challenge ended with two sights we rarely see: a grand final featuring a Devil Jin mirror match, and a Knee loss.
