At Evo France 2026, held in Nice, France from Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11, 2026, in the THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV (hereafter KOFXV) tournament, Xiaohai rose to the top.
Xiaohai Crowned Champion in KOFXV at EVO France 2026!
🏆 @xiaohai_ CLAIMS THE CROWN!@xiaohai_ takes THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV championship at #EvoFrance2026! Another incredible run on the #EVO stage! 🔥#KOFXV pic.twitter.com/DXLjB2RyGy
— SNK Esports Hub (@snk_esports_hub) October 11, 2026
Team Falcons' Xiaohai (@Xiaohai_) has demonstrated overwhelming strength in the fighting game community, including winning back-to-back championships in the EVO Japan 2026 Fatal Fury: CotW tournament.
This victory marks his first KOFXV tournament championship since EVO 2024.
In the Grand Finals, he faced off against fellow Team Falcons member mok (@andytheworld320).
Although mok put up a commendable fight, Xiaohai displayed aggressive dominance to secure victory at 3-0.
The Top 8 standings are as follows:
- 1st Place: Xiaohai (@Xiaohai_)
- 2nd Place: mok (@andytheworld320)
- 3rd Place: yunwu (@yunwu9527)
- 4th Place: ET (@ET1120)
- 5th Place: SCORE (@score33333)
- 5th Place: SHADOW X (@ShadowX_FGC)
- 7th Place: PiterErn (@PITERERNANDIS)
- 7th Place: ZJZ (@ZJZ_GxBridget)
The tournament archive for EVO France 2026 is currently streaming on SNK OFFICIAL.
Be sure to check it out!
👑 YOUR TOP 8 FINALISTS!
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV TOP 8 at #EvoFrance2026 is complete! 🔥
Check out the final standings and see how the finalists finished!
🥇 @xiaohai_
🥈 @andytheworld320
🥉 @yunwu9527
🏅 @ET1120
🏅 @score33333
🏅 @ShadowX_FGC
🏅 @PITERERNANDIS
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— SNK Esports Hub (@snk_esports_hub) October 11, 2026