The fighting game festival Evo Japan 2026 presented by Levtech (Evo Japan 2026) took place from May 1 to 3, 2026.
Saiga NAK provided on-site coverage for all three days and served as the only outlet in the world to cover all 12 main tournament events.
In this report, we look back at the main tournament Tekken 8 division with photos!
Looking Back at the Main Tournament Tekken 8!
It is the final day of Evo Japan 2026!
The venue layout has changed, and only two titles remain.
Saiga NAKThe hosts for the event were Shun Mizobuchi (@shun_mizobuchi), Marika Gomi (@53marika53), and Itsuka (@28itsuka28).
These are the eight players who fought their way into the final tournament as follows:
- DNS ULSAN
- iKARi
- TM Hafiz Tanveer
- Falcons ATIF
- QAD THE JON
- AK
- KIWOOM DRX KNEE
- S8UL Tetsu
Winners Semifinals ULSAN vs iKARi
Saiga NAKWinners Semifinals ATIF vs Hafiz Tanveer
Saiga NAKLosers Round 1 THE JON vs AK
Losers Round 1 Tetsu vs KNEE
Saiga NAKLosers Quarterfinals ATIF vs AK
Saiga NAKLosers Quarterfinals KNEE vs ULSAN
Saiga NAKWinners Final Hafiz Tanveer vs iKARi
Saiga NAKLosers Semifinals KNEE vs AK
Saiga NAKLosers Final KNEE vs Hafiz Tanveer
Grand Final iKARi vs KNEE
Saiga NAKI have loved this game since I was in elementary school, and I am so happy that I was able to compete against such great players and achieve a good result.
Thank you all so much!
(Translateed from Japanese)
Saiga NAKFinal results as follows:
- 1st Place: iKARi
- 2nd Place: KIWOOM DRX KNEE
- 3rd Place: TM Hafiz Tanveer
- 4th Place: AK
- 5th Place: DNS ULSAN
- 5th Place: Falcons ATIF
- 7th Place: QAD THE JON
- 7th Place: S8UL Tetsu
