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Tekken World Tour
GameTekken series
Tekken 7 (2017–2023)
Tekken 8 (since 2024)
Founded2017
Owner
CountryGlobal
Most recent
champion
LowHigh
(2025)
Most titlesRangchu
(2 titles)
WebsiteTekken World Tour

The Tekken World Tour (TWT) is an esports tournament circuit for the video game series Tekken organized by series developer Bandai Namco Entertainment. Each TWT season sees players earn points by participating in Tekken tournaments held worldwide, culminating with the Tekken World Tour Finals, featuring the highest-scoring players of the season. Since 2024, the tournament is played on Tekken 8, with prior seasons having Tekken 7 as the game played.[1]

Aside from the global circuit, Tekken World Tour also includes a regional circuit known as the "Dojo", which allows for smaller, local tournaments to be part of the TWT circuit.

History

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On 26 May 2017, Bandai Namco Entertainment, the developer and publisher of the Tekken series, announced the creation of the Tekken World Tour ahead of the home console and PC release of Tekken 7. The circuit was part of a partnership with the streaming platform Twitch, in which the service would have exclusive streaming rights to all TWT tournaments.[2]

In 2019, Bandai Namco added the Dojo system, which allows local tournament organizers to have their events become part of the overall circuit. Points earned from Dojo are dependent on player participation and count towards both the global leaderboard and a separate regional leaderboard, acting as an additional pathway to the Finals.[3]

In early 2026, ahead of the Finals for the 2025 season, the Dojo system became the subject of controversy after it was alleged that some players who qualified for Finals artificially inflated player counts in some tournaments to earn the maximum points possible from Dojo events (Dojo events with at least 96 players have the most points awarded to top-ranked players).[4] Following the aforementioned backlash, Bandai Namco have stated that the Dojo system would have increased moderation beginning with the 2026 season.[5]

Format

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The Tekken World Tour is divided into two main pathways: the global leaderboard and the regional leaderboard. Players earn points in the global leaderboard by competing in a selection of events held around the world. The events are divided into four tiers, Master+, Master, Challenger, and Dojo, in which only a number of the player's top finishes at each tier will have their points tallied for the leaderboard. At the culmination of the circuit, the highest-scoring players qualify for the season Finals. Dojo events also count towards a separate regional leaderboard, which qualifies the highest-scoring player per region to the Finals.[6]

The Finals is divided into three phases: group stage, Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ), and the final bracket. The Last Chance Qualifier is an open competition for the final few slots of the final bracket. The final bracket is a double-elimination tournament to determine the season champion.[7]

Starting in 2026, on top of the global and regional leaderboards, players can also qualify directly to the Finals by winning a "Master+" event, the highest classification an event could get, or the Esports World Cup, an event separate that is separate from the Tekken World Tour.[5]

List of seasons

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Season Finals location Champion Runner-up Third place Ref.
Tekken 7 era
2017 United States San Francisco South Korea Qudans South Korea Saint South Korea JDCR [8]
2018 Netherlands Amsterdam South Korea Rangchu South Korea Saint South Korea Knee [9]
2019 Thailand Bangkok Japan Chikurin South Korea Ulsan South Korea Knee [10]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Netherlands Amsterdam Pakistan Atif Butt South Korea JeonDDing Japan Chikurin [11]
2023 United States New Orleans Pakistan Arslan Ash South Korea CBM South Korea Ulsan [12]
Tekken 8 era
2024 Japan Tokyo South Korea Rangchu Pakistan Atif Butt Saudi Arabia Raef [13]
2025 Sweden Malmö South Korea LowHigh South Korea Mangja Pakistan Atif Butt [14]

References

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  1. ^ Šimić, Ivan (17 January 2024). "Tekken World Tour returns in 2024; partners with Chipotle, Venum and Victrix". Esports Insider. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  2. ^ "TEKKEN World Tour Announced". Bandai Namco Entertainment. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ Toyad, Jonathan (13 March 2019). "Tekken World Tour 2019 Finals Set In Thailand, Features US$185k In Prizes". Kakuchopurei. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ Fisher, Carver (16 January 2026). "Tekken 8 Pros Furious as "Blatant Cheaters" "Manipulate Dojo System" to Qualify for TWT Finals". esports.net. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Announcement Regarding TWT2026 / EWC2026". Tekken. Bandai Namco Entertainment. 2 February 2026. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ Bull, Tom (15 March 2024). "TEKKEN World Tour 2024: Format, schedule & more". esports.gg. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ^ Nicholson, Jonno (28 January 2026). "Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals to take place on February 1st". Esports Insider. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ^ Mejia, Ozzie (12 November 2017). "Qudans Knocks Out Echo Fox's Two Best to Win Tekken 7 World Championship". 2026-02-11. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ^ Hsu, David (2 December 2018). "Rangchu wins Tekken World Tour with low-tier character: Panda". Inven Global. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  10. ^ Asuncion, Joseph (9 December 2019). "Chikurin sweeps Ulsan in the Tekken World Tour Finals with surprise Akuma pick". ONE Esports. Archived from the original on 31 May 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Tekken World Tour Finals 2022: Pakistan's Atif Butt Wins Over JeonDDing". BOL News. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  12. ^ Ashley, Jordan (15 January 2024). "Arslan Ash Takes Victory in Final Tekken 7 World Tour Finals". esports.net. Archived from the original on 26 March 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  13. ^ Bozhenko, Eugene (8 December 2024). "TWT 2024 Finals: The first TEKKEN 8 champion! Two-time TWT winner!". esports.gg. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  14. ^ Ramazashvili, Elizbar (2 February 2026). "LowHigh is the Tekken World Tour Finals 2025 champion". Dot Esports. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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