Red Bull Kumite is back for 2025 and not only that, it’s back to where it all began — Paris, France.
The players participating in the main competition are Zeta|Kakeru, WBG|MenaRD, KSG|Xiaohai, G8S|Gachikun, BST|Daigo, TM|NoahTheProdigy, Mouz|EndingWalker, Reject|BigBird, KC|Kilzyou, RB|Bonchan, Mouz|Problem X, 2G|ZangiefBolado, Falcons|Kusanagi FR and Nyanpi, though there are still two spots left to fill as well.
There will be two different brackets played for the final two qualification spot. One is the Play-In, through which players from various regions have already qualified into a top 8 bracket which consists of Zeta|Higuchi, iDom, JG|ZJZ, Takamura, Illicit|Kusanagi MX, Senor Power, UB|Salvatore and ILL|MarkTheShark, one of which will be granted a spot in the main competition.
Besides this, there’s also the Last Chance Qualifier which is an open-entry event featuring over 250 participants, including names like 2G|Blaz, Aegis|Mister Crimson, Zeta|Hikaru, PHX|S4ltyKiD, Shakz, Akainu, Sayff, Lexx, Alphen, SYG|Garnet and of course many more besides.
As usual, for the main competition there will be a live bracket draw and the competitors will then face off in a single elimination competition with longer first-to-5 sets.
The overall prize pool is €50,000 ($53,954) so there’s a good chunk of change for whoever grabs the first spot in this prestigious competition.
Streaming is being done at Red Bull.
Zeta|Kakeru
WBG|MenaRD
KSG|Xiaohai
G8S|Gachikun
BST|Daigo
TM|NoahTheProdigy
Mouz|EndingWalker
Reject|BigBird
KC|Kilzyou
RB|Bonchan
Mouz|Problem X
2G|ZangiefBolado
Falcons|Kusanagi FR
Nyanpi
Winners bracket
Takamura vs. ILL|MarkTheShark
iDom vs. Senor Power
Zeta|Higuchi vs. Illicit|Kusanagi MX
UB|Salvatore vs. JG|ZJZ
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All times listed are CEST.
Time Zone Conversion:
PDT: Subtract 9 hours.
EDT: Subtract 6 hours.
UTC: Subtract 2 hours.
BST: Subtract 1 hour.
JST: Add 8 hours.
Note: Due to two completely different players both called Kusanagi in this event, they have been labeled as Kusanagi FR and Kusanagi MX to represent their respective countries (France and Mexico) in order to differentiate between the two.
Source: Event Hubs
