After his second-place finish at Thaiger Uppercut back in March, Knee took nearly two months away from the TEKKEN World Tour. This past weekend marked the end of his ‘vacation’… and perhaps the beginning of his charge to the top of the standings.
Melbourne, Australia is the scene for Battle Arena Melbourne 10, this weekend’s TEKKEN World Tour event. ‘BAM’ is a Master event on this year’s tour, which means that the field is loaded with talent. The best that Australia and New Zealand have to offer will throw down against a slew of international stars, including 10 of the top 14 players on the Tour leaderboard. Saint, JDCR, Qudans, Kkokkoma, JeonDDing, and Noroma are just some of the names you’ll see among the more than 200 players in action this weekend.
Tissuemon ended the 2017 TEKKEN World Tour as Europe’s top player. On Sunday, he took a big step towards ending 2018 the same way by winning the Tour event at The Colosseum Spring 2018 in Rome, Italy on Sunday.
The TEKKEN World Tour makes its European debut this weekend with a stop at The Colosseum Spring 2018 in Rome, Italy. The fall 2017 edition of the biannual tournament was part of last year’s Tour, but it was one of two European events that weekend. This edition of the event has the Tour spotlight to itself, which means that nearly all of Europe’s best will be under one roof.
A brand born from the FGC, Qanba USA has sponsored many event series both big and small, from locals in garage warehouses to the glitzy Vegas strip. The Tekken World Tour is Qanba USA’s first venture in supporting a tournament series of this magnitude, and we couldn’t be more honored to have our logo next to Bandai Namco’s as partners.
A veteran took top honors at Texas Showdown, but a rising star nearly stole the show.
The TEKKEN World Tour returns to the United States this weekend with a stop at Texas Showdown. Three of the global finalists from last year’s Tour are among the 120 talented players in this weekend’s field. Nearly every region in the country represented: The West Coast (P. Ling and BeautifulDude), the East Coast (Joey Fury), the South (Anakin), the Midwest (Shadow_20z, Joonya_20z), Texas (JChantra), and more.
After coming close so many times this year, JDCR has finally returned to the top of a podium.
Seoul, South Korea is the site for this weekend’s Korea Masters tournament. The event is a Master event on the Tour, which means that top players from all over the world will be in action.
Super Akouma and his Akuma prevailed at Kuwait Battle Royale on Saturday evening. He secured the win - his first ever at a TEKKEN World Tour event - by holding off Bahrain’s Tekken Master in the grand final.
