![[EVO Japan 2025] Fatal Fury CotW Division Winner is Xiaohai! Secures EWC Spot](https://i0.wp.com/uploads.saigacdn.com/2025/05/evojapan-2025-fatalfury-cotw-tournament-final-00.jpg "[EVO Japan 2025] Fatal Fury CotW Division Winner is Xiaohai! Secures EWC Spot")
As the main tournaments for 7 titles steadily progressed at the fighting game festival "EVO Japan 2025 presented by Levtech (hereinafter, EVO Japan 2025)," the finals for SNK's official tournament, "Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (hereinafter, Fatal Fury CotW)," were held!
Focus on the "Fatal Fury CotW" Official Tournament on Day 1
"Fatal Fury CotW" was released on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Just under 3 weeks after its release (including early access), an official tournament was held immediately on the grand stage of "EVO Japan 2025."
Surprise Guests Before the Matches!
In addition to cosplayers Enako and Aki, Salvatore Ganacci, whose appearance as a playable character in "Fatal Fury CotW" became a hot topic, also made a surprise appearance.
Photo Report of the Top 6!
The players who won their way into the Top 6 were these 6!
- KSG | Xiaohai
- CAG Fenritti
- RC SCORE
- ZJZ
- YG Kubo
- SS Kumamoto | Nemo
They competed in the final event of the main stage on Day 1 of "EVO Japan 2025."
RC SCORE vs ZJZ
SCORE, whose move from AMATERASU to REJECT was revealed, faced ZJZ, who was runner-up in the KOF division at "EVO Japan 2023."
Score’s success makes us glad and excited for some reason.
SS Kumamoto | Nemo vs YG Kubo
Two veterans active in many fighting game titles.
Nemo won without dropping a single round.
SS Kumamoto | Nemo vs RC SCORE
Although SCORE was close to a straight win, Nemo won with a major comeback, overcoming a deficit.
He advanced to the Losers Final.
KSG | Xiaohai vs CAG Fenritti
Although Fenritti took the first match, Xiaohai's consistency prevailed and he advanced to the Grand Finals.
Fenritti faced Nemo in the Losers Final.
CAG Fenritti vs SS Kumamoto | Nemo
The young Fenritti won with a clean victory!
Bowing deeply, he then faced Xiaohai again in the Grand Finals.
KSG | Xiaohai vs CAG Fenritti
However, he fell just short against the genius Xiaohai, who is active in various titles, and the winner was Xiaohai!
I'm thrilled to have won the Fatal Fury EVO Japan championship today! Secured spots for both EWC and SWC - all the hard work over this period has paid off. Will keep pushing forward and aim higher! pic.twitter.com/ErWeMGpba0
— 曾卓君 (@Xiaohai_) May 9, 2025
The Winner is KSG | Xiaohai!
- 1st Place: KSG | Xiaohai
- 2nd Place: CAG Fenritti
- 3rd Place: SS Kumamoto | Nemo
- 4th Place: RC SCORE
- 5th Place: ZJZ
- 5th Place: YG Kubo
Saiga NAKWinner Xiaohai’s comment (translated):
"I'm truly happy that I was able to participate in a 'Fatal Fury CotW' tournament for the first time and win.
I'm also happy that I was able to secure a spot in the Esports World Cup 2025, which is a very big tournament for me."
Saiga NAK
![[EVO Japan 2025] Enako, Aki and Salvatore Ganacci appeared on stage for the official FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves tournament!](https://i0.wp.com/uploads.saigacdn.com/2025/05/evojapan-2025-fatalfury-cotw-cosplayer-and-ganacci-00-150x150.jpg "[EVO Japan 2025] Enako, Aki and Salvatore Ganacci appeared on stage for the official FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves tournament!")