Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced the event schedule for TEKKEN™ World Tour 2025. The schedule outlines important MASTER+, MASTER, and CHALLENGER tournaments from around the world where participants earn points to qualify for the right to fight in the Finals and become King of Iron Fist. The tour kicks off on May 9, 2025, marking the second year that the critically acclaimed sequel TEKKEN™ 8 is the featured title in the global competition. Players can register or submit their DOJO events beginning April 15 on the Esports TEKKEN Portal at the following link: https://tekken-esports.bn-ent.net/. 

Starting with the Master+ event, Evo Japan, challenger event on May 9-11 in Tokyo, Japan, TEKKEN World Tour 2025 will include global and regional leaderboards and the return of MASTER+, MASTER, CHALLENGER, and DOJO in-person competitions. The top players from each event type will be awarded points, with the highest point earners on the global and regional leaderboards eventually advancing to the Global Finals to fight for the title TEKKEN World Tour 2025 Champion. 

MASTER+ & UPCOMING EVENTS

TEKKEN World Tour 2025 will have three Master+ qualifying events starting with Evo Japan 2025 on May 9-11, followed by Evo 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 1-3, and then Evo France in Nice, France on October 10-12.

Master Events

• Combo Breaker 2025 (USA) – May 23-25
• Battle Arena Melbourne 15 (Australia) – May 31 – June 1
• CEO 2025 (USA) – June 13-15
• The MIXUP 2025 – Round 7 (France) – July 5-6
• Punishment 4 (Bolivia) – September 20-21
• Paradise Game Battle 2025 (Ivory Coast) – October 18-19
• SOOP Super Tournament 2025 (South Korea) – November 1-2
• Clash of the Olympians 2025 (Greece) – November 15-16
• TGU 2025 (Thailand) – November 29-30

Challenger Events

• Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2025 (Belgium) – May 17-18
• Headstomper 2025 (Sweden) – May 31 – June 1
• CHAIN SHIFT 2025 (USA) – June 21-22
• Ragnarok 2025 (Argentina) – June 28-29
• Only The Best 2025 (Italy) – July 11-13
• Second Wind 2025 (New Zealand) – July 11-13
• MOOR1NG 2025 (Madagascar) – July 19-20
• CROSSOVER 2025 (Germany) – August 8-10
• VSFighting XIII (United Kingdom) – August 15-17
• Cape Town Showdown 2025 (South Africa) – September 27-28
• Thunderstruck 2025 (Mexico) – October 4-5
• SEA Major 2025 (Singapore) – October 4-5
• TAKEDOWN 2025 (Pakistan) – October 24-26
• First Attack 2025 (Puerto Rico) – October 25-26
• Electric Clash 2025 (Canada) – November 8
• Manila Madness 4 (Philippines) – November 8-9
• Battle Coliseum (Brazil) – November 15-16
• BeePro Cup 2025 (Taiwan) – November 22-23
• Emirates Showdown 2025 (United Arab Emirates) – November 22-23

For more information on rankings, tour partners, event dates, locations, and signups, please visit tekkenworldtour.com, and spread the word on social media with #TWT2025.

For more information about TEKKEN 8 including game features, character roster with backstories, and more, visit https://tekken.com/.