The Tekken World Tour 2024 is very close to starting up for the year. It’s looking like the biggest event for this fighting game for the year and for the wider FGC. The TWT is the premier event for Tekken. It’s the culmination of an entire year’s worth of events, up there with EVO for importance in the fighting game community. The tournament is going to be a mix of Offline events and challenger competitors to open things up to all players.
The Tekken World Tour for 2023 just wrapped up Tekken 7 esports, after first starting with EVO Japan. The new event will be moving us on to Tekken 8 though. A whole new world for competitive Tekken. This is everything you need to know about the biggest Tekken tournaments and how it will work for 2024 now we’re getting a fresh game being played.
The Tekken World Tour is an ongoing circuit which means other Tekken tournaments are a part of the circuit. Players can get points from their performance at these events, which contribute to an ongoing leaderboard to help them move into the grand Finals and a shot at the full prize.
The Tekken World Tour is broken down into a few different tiers of tournaments, each awarding a different number of points to the winners.
Since we’ve only had the initial Tekken World Tour 2024 announcement, we don’t have the full list yet. We do know that the Tekken World Tour 2024 Master Event will kick off at EVO Japan. It’ll start up in April.
EVO itself is also likely to be a highly weighted tournament. We’ll have to wait and see what other events make the highest tiers of the tournament though.
Source: EVO
Another method of qualification for the Tekken World Tour is the Regional leaderboard. Once you’ve picked a region, you’ll be able to compete in regular events and climb your way up this new leaderboard.
The World Tour isn’t just Masters tournaments. Lower events won’t have as many points but still contribute to rising up the ranks. These community events and Dojo tournaments are all still being voting on. There have been some fun inclusions last year though.
Source: Bandai Namco
Before we get to the finals themselves, players have one more chance to claim their slot and a shot at the title. The Tekken World Tour Last Chance Qualifier. Bandai hasn’t announced full details about how the Tekken World Tour’s final qualifying event just yet. But we can look at last year for a good example.
The tournament in 2023 prioritized those who have only hit 20-60th on the TWT Global Leaderboard. Those players were invited to sign up. Only the unclaimed spots went forward for more general open registration.
The event will be a final chance for players to get their space. For some players though, it’ll make all of the difference in getting their chance at the big climax. The Tekken World Tour Last Chance Qualifier will only give one shot at the Global Finals though.
The TWT is a group of Tekken tournaments, but it culminates in a Grand Final where the very best Tekken players come together to fight for a larger prize pool. The Grand Finals for 2024 are pretty light on details so far. Until we start seeing more events held, we likely won’t have the full story on the conclusion.
The tournament typically runs over January, the year after it takes place. That puts it right in the middle of the normal esports down time. Over a few short days we’ll see the very best players meet and find a champion for 2024.
We can make some educated guesses based on previous Grand Finals though. In the past, the tournament has opened with a wider group stage of competitors. The top players make it through to a final bracket, where they compete in a double-elimination bracket.
Source: Bandai Namco
Since the Tekken World Tour is a wider circuit, there are a few different places where you can catch qualifying events. Each of the individual Tekken tournaments will be running its own streams. The Mixup has its own stream where you can tune in, EVO has its own stream, and so on. The Grand Finals are a different story though.
The Grand Finals will likely be broadcast on the official Tekken Twitch page. This channel hosts all of the major events for Tekken, and the Grand Finals will be the center point of esports streams for the channel in 2024.
Perhaps the biggest change for this year is the change of game. We’ve just seen Tekken 8 release. It’s a new title which adds a lot to the Tekken formula. For fighting game esports players, it means a whole different equilibrium for players.
The TWT is switching to a new game. This means we’ll see more new players enter Tekken. We could see dramatically different players making it to the finals. Different characters being used, a full reset. It’s a great time to get involved with the biggest tournament in this game.
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