A photo report from the "Tekken 8" main tournament division of "EVO Japan 2025 presented by Levtech (hereafter, EVO Japan 2025)," the fighting game festival held from Friday, May 9 to Sunday, May 11, 2025!
Six Korean Players Dominate the "Tekken 8" Division
The players who advanced to the Top 8 were:
- Mangja
- Meo-IL, from DNF
- Mulgold, from DNF
- Knee, from DRX
- ULSAN, from DNF
- Rangchu, from VARREL
- PINYA, from VARREL
- Shadow 20z, from Liquid
(Names are based on start.gg)
Winners Semifinals: Mangja vs. Meo-IL
Mangja won 2-0.
Winners Semifinals: Knee vs. Mulgold
Knee won 2-1.
Losers Round 1: Rangchu vs. ULSAN
ULSAN won 2-0.
Losers Round 1: PINYA vs. Shadow 20z
PINYA won 2-0.
Losers Quarterfinals: ULSAN vs. Mulgold
Mulgold won 2-1.
Losers Quarterfinals: PINYA vs. Meo-IL
PINYA won 2-1.
Winners Final: Knee vs. Mangja
Knee won 3-0.
Losers Semifinals: PINYA vs. Mulgold
Mulgold won 3-0.
Losers Final: Mangja vs. Mulgold
Mulgold won 3-0.
Grand Final: Knee vs. Mulgold
Knee won 3-2! He took home the championship.
Knee Claims the Championship! Earns EWC Slot and TWT Points
Tekken 8 has been out for over a year, and I struggled last year.
I'm extremely happy to have won here today, and I'm honored to have competed with all of you.
(Translated)
- 1st Place: Knee
- 2nd Place: Mulgold
- 3rd Place: Mangja
- 4th Place: PINYA
- 5th Place: ULSAN
- 5th Place: Meo-IL
- 7th Place: Rangchu
- 7th Place: Shadow 20z