South African to compete at Tekken World Tour 2022 Global Finals

South African Tekken 7 player from Cape Town, Callym Beukes, will compete in the massive Tekken World Tour 2022 Global Finals following his recent win in the regional qualifier. Here’s what you need to know about how Goliath Gaming’s Tekken 7 player managed to get there and when the tournament will take place.

Callym Beukes at Tekken Global Finals

Callym Beukes won the regional finals to make it to the Tekken World Tour 2022 Global Finals. Despite the name, the tournament will actually take place from 4 to 5 February 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

In the regional finals, Callym Beukes started in the loser’s bracket due to his 4th-place ranking in the region. Then, some extremely exciting matches took place, as Callym beat PhoeniX with a 3-2 scoreline and Manounou with another close 3-2 victory to make it to the grand finals.

In the grand finals of the Tekken World Tour regional qualifiers, Callym went up against Yondaime from Madagascar. With his Tekken 7 character, Eddy Gordo, Callym took no prisoners, denying Yondaime any chance of a comeback with 3-0 and 3-0 wins.

In case you couldn’t watch the action live, check out the video of the grand final between Callym Beukes and Yondaime below.

We can’t wait to see Callym Beukes compete against the best players in the world in Amsterdam next year. Here at Esports Central, we will be bringing you coverage of the tournament.

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