The fighting game festival EVO Japan 2026 presented by Levtech (EVO Japan 2026) was held from Friday, May 1, 2025 to Sunday, May 3, 2025.
Saiga NAK covered the event on-site for all three days, becoming the only media outlet in the world to cover all 12 main tournaments.
This time, we bring you a photo report capturing the action from the THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV main tournament!
Looking Back at the THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV Main Tournament!
The following eight players made it to the final tournament:
- GodLike|ATG SCORE
- SANWA | M'
- Pangma-
- TEC TheGio
- Pineapple
- Komitê PiterErn
- WBG XING CHEN
- Lacid
Losers Finals: Lacid vs. TheGio
Grand Finals: M' vs. Lacid
Defeating Lacid, who climbed all the way up from the losers bracket, M' claimed the championship!
Congratulations!
M': Since KOF XV came out, I have competed in EVO Japan many times, but I had never won, so I am incredibly happy.
Thank you very much.
- 1st Place: SANWA | M'
- 2nd Place: Lacid
- 3rd Place: TEC TheGio
- 4th Place: Pineapple
- 5th Place: Pangma-
- 5th Place: GodLike|ATG SCORE
- 7th Place: Komitê PiterErn
- 7th Place: WBG XING CHEN