The Tekken World Tour 2023 circuit is finally reaching its climax in the form of Tekken World Tour 2023 Global Finals which will be happening in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
The players qualified for the finals are TM|Arslan Ash, DRX|Knee, KDF|Ulsan, KDF|CBM, THY|Chikurin, RB|Anakin, DH|JeonDDing, FATE|Atif, Falcons|JoKa, Varrel|Rangchu, HG|Danielmado, Dragons|Raef, Kkokkoma, LowHigh, GyoGun|Ao, Tibetano, FaZe|Joey Fury, CRaZY|SuperAkouma and Talon|Book, with one final spot going to the winner of the on-site Last Chance Qualifier where any and all sufficiently hungry players will be fighting it out to get that last chance at glory in Tekken 7.
There’s a $100,000 prize pool on the line for the championships (with the champion taking the absolute lion’s share of $50,000 for themselves) and players have been fighting all year long to make it into the competition so stakes are the highest they’ve been. For the format, the 20 qualified players will be divided into 4 groups of 5 which will have a Round Robin played after which the top 2 players of each group qualify for a final top 8 bracket.
As for the Last Chance Qualifier, there are almost 330 players who have made the trip to New Orleans to try and be that one person who grasps the last spot in the finals and all of it will be played out on Friday the 12th of January while the finals themselves will be over the weekend.
This is also the final Tekken World Tour for Tekken 7 and will be its swan song as Tekken 8’s release is right around the corner. You can probably expect news to be shared for the upcoming Tekken 8 at these finals as well, so if you’re excited for the future of Tekken it’s definitely worth tuning in.
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Friday, January 12th
11:00 A.M. — Last Chance Qualifier begins
Saturday, January 13th
10:00 A.M. — Tekken World Tour 2023 Finals begin
Sunday, January 14th
11:00 A.M. — Tekken Talk, Exhibitions and Tekken World Tour 2023 Finals Top 8
All times listed are CST.
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