Your guide to Tekken 8 at EWC 2026
With the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 mega-event now well underway in Paris, France, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to big tournaments to watch. One exciting event for fighting game fans has to be the huge Tekken 8 tournament that is taking place this week.
The EWC 2026 Tekken 8 tournament runs from 4 to 7 August 2026, and boasts a huge $1 million prize pool. At the current exchange rate, that’s roughly R16.5 million to fight for. The winner also gets a direct spot at the upcoming Tekken World Tour 2026 event, and there’s a heap of Club Championship points on the line as well.
All 32 players start in the 1st Phase, divided into four groups of eight each. A GSL-style format is used, and all matches are Ft3. The top four players per group advance to the 2nd Phase. The format is the same as the 1st Phase, with two groups of eight players now that the field is down to 16.
In the 3rd Phase, aka the Playoffs, a single-elimination bracket is used, and all matches are Ft5.
All Tekken 8 Players at EWC 2026
Check out a list of all the players competing at EWC 2026 below, including how they qualified, their nicknames, and full names!
| Nickname | Full Name | Qualification Path |
| ULSAN | Lim Soo-hoon | EWC 2025 Champion |
| LowHigh | Yoon Sun-woong | TWT 2025 Finals |
| Mangja | Park Geon-ho | TWT 2025 Finals |
| ATIF | Atif Ijaz | TWT 2025 Finals |
| Farzeen | Muhammad Farzeen | TWT 2025 Finals |
| Usama Abbasi | Usama Abbasi | TWT 2025 Finals |
| Breadman | Choi Min-woo | TWT 2025 Finals |
| THE JON | Adeel Sheikh | TWT 2025 Finals |
| iKARi | Kim Min-kyu | EVO Japan 2026 |
| Knee | Bae Jae-Min | EVO Japan 2026 |
| Hafiz Tanveer | Hafiz Tanveer | EVO Japan 2026 |
| AK | Alexandre Laverez | EVO Japan 2026 |
| Mulgold | Han Jae-gyun | DreamHack Atlanta 2026 |
| Keisuke | Takaba Keisuke | DreamHack Atlanta 2026 |
| Arslan Ash | Arslan Siddique | DreamHack Atlanta 2026 |
| CBM | Kim Jae-hyun | Combo Breaker 2026 |
| Tekken Master | Sayed Hashim Ahmed | Combo Breaker 2026 |
| Rangchu | Jeong Hyeon-ho | Combo Breaker 2026 |
| MATSUBA | MATSUBA | SOOP Super Tournament 2026 |
| Yagami | Benjamin Torngdee | SOOP Super Tournament 2026 |
| Rest | Park Chang-Seob | SOOP Super Tournament 2026 |
| Nobi | Daichi Nakayama | The MIXUP 2026 |
| Sin | Bradley Henry | The MIXUP 2026 |
| Ao | Akihiro Abe | The MIXUP 2026 |
| Jeondding | Jeon Sang-hyun | EVO Las Vegas 2026 |
| Qasim Meer | Qasim Meer | EVO Las Vegas 2026 |
| Meo-IL | Oh Dae-il | EVO Las Vegas 2026 |
| NinjaKilla | Jarrad Gooden | EVO Las Vegas 2026 |
| M. Zubair | Khawaja Muhammad Zubair | Last Chance Qualifier |
| Numan Ch | Nauman Chaudhry | Last Chance Qualifier |
| Raef | Raef Alturkistani | Last Chance Qualifier |
| Qudans | Son Byeong-mun | Last Chance Qualifier |
Will South Korean superstar Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon retain his title, or will another fighter claim the crown? Fans can watch all the thrilling fighting game action via the EWC Twitch and EWC YouTube channels. Stay tuned, as we’ll bring you all the results from the biggest EWC 2026 tournaments we can possibly cover.
Header image via Bandai Namco.
Fans can watch all the exciting Tekken 8 esports action via the EWC Twitch and EWC YouTube channels. Stay tuned, as we’ll bring you all the results from the biggest EWC 2026 tournaments.
Header image via Bandai Namco.
