ULSAN wins TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup: “Dreams come true.”

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

Here’s everything to know about the TEKKEN 8 event at the Esports World Cup.

The TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup just concluded with Lim "ULSAN" Soo-hoon as its champion. This offline tournament featured a prize pool of $1,000,000 USD, and Ulsan won $300,000 USD. Read on for the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup results and more.

Esports World Cup 2024 TEKKEN 8 results

Here are all of the TEKKEN 8 results, featuring the Grand Final, Playoffs, Phase 2, and Phase 1. On Aug. 23, ULSAN came out on top after sweeping Atif "Atif Butt" Ijaz 5-0 in the Esports World Cup 2024 TEKKEN 8 Grand Final.

Esports World Cup TEKKEN 8 Playoffs and Grand Final results

EWC TEKKEN 8 Match
EWC TEKKEN 8 Playoffs Results
Winner
Yagami vs ChanelYagami 5-4 ChanelYagami
ULSAN vs FarzeenULSAN 5-3 FarzeenULSAN
Double vs THE JONDouble 5-3 THE JONDouble
CBM vs AtifCBM 2-5 AtifAtif
Yagami vs ULSANYagami 1-5 ULSANULSAN
Double vs AtifDouble 1-5 AtifAtif
ULSAN vs AtifULSAN 5-0 AtifULSAN

Esports World Cup TEKKEN 8 Phase 2 results

EWC TEKKEN 8 Match
Phase 2 Results
Winner
AO vs YagamiAO 1-2 YagamiYagami
Atif vs JeonDDingAtif 1-2 JeonDDingJeonDDing
Yagami vs JeonDDingYagami 2-1 JeonDDingYagami
AO vs AtifAO 1-2 AtifAtif
JeonDDing vs AtifJeonDDing 0-2 AtifAtif
ULSAN vs THE JONULSAN 2-0 THE JONULSAN
Knee vs Meo-ILKnee 2-1 Meo-ILKnee
ULSAN vs KneeULSAN 2-1 KneeULSAN
THE JON vs Meo-ILTHE JON 2-1 Meo-ILTHE JON
Knee vs THE JONKnee 0-2 THE JONTHE JON
Hafiz Tanveer vs FarzeenHafiz Tanveer 2-0 FarzeenHafiz Tanveer
Bilal vs DoubleBilal 0-2 DoubleDouble
Hafiz Tanveer vs DoubleHafiz Tanveer 1-2 DoubleDouble
Farzeen vs BilalFarzeen 2-0 BilalFarzeen
Hafiz Tanveer vs FarzeenHafiz Tanveer 0-2 FarzeenFarzeen
Chanel vs CBMChanel 1-2 CBMCBM
Sajawal vs chikurinSajawal 0-2 chikurinchikurin
CBM vs chikurinCBM 2-1 chikurinCBM
Chanel vs SajawalChanel 2-0 SajawalChanel
chikurin vs Chanelchikurin 0-2 ChanelChanel

Esports World Cup TEKKEN 8 Phase 1 results

EWC TEKKEN 8 Match
Phase 1 Results
Winner
Nobi vs DoujinNobi 2-0 DoujinNobi
Meo-IL vs AOMeo-IL 0-2 AOAO
Nobi vs AONobi 0-2 AOAO
Doujin vs Meo-ILDoujin 0-2 Meo-ILMeo-IL
Nobi vs Meo-ILNobi 0-2 Meo-ILMeo-IL
Rangchu vs AtifRangchu 1-2 AtifAtif
kkokkoma vs THE JON kkokkoma 2-0 THE JON kkokkoma
Atif vs kkokkoma Atif 2-0 kkokkoma Atif
Rangchu vs THE JONRangchu 1-2 THE JONTHE JON
kkokkoma vs THE JONkkokkoma 0-2 THE JONTHE JON
Arslan Ash vs ULSANArslan Ash 1-2 ULSANULSAN
EDGE vs JeonDDing EDGE 2-1 JeonDDing EDGE
ULSAN vs EDGE ULSAN 2-0 EDGE ULSAN
Arslan Ash vs JeonDDingArslan Ash 0-2 JeonDDingJeonDDing
EDGE vs JeonDDingEDGE 1-2 JeonDDingJeonDDing
Mulgold vs YagamiMulgold 1-2 YagamiYagami
Knee vs Usama AbbasiKnee 2-1 Usama AbbasiKnee
Yagami vs KneeYagami 1-2 KneeKnee
Mulgold vs Usama AbbasiMulgold 1-2 Usama AbbasiUsama Abbasi
Yagami vs Usama AbbasiYagami 2-0 Usama AbbasiYagami
AK vs ChikurinAK 2-0 ChikurinAK
Keisuke vs Hafiz TanveerKeisuke 1-2 Hafiz TanveerHafiz Tanveer
AK vs Hafiz TanveerAK 0-2 Hafiz TanveerHafiz Tanveer
Chikurin vs KeisukeChikurin 2-1 KeisukeChikurin
AK vs Chikurin AK 1-2 Chikurin Chikurin
TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup schedule (Image via Esports World Cup)
TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup schedule (Image via Esports World Cup)

Esports World Cup TEKKEN 8 schedule

  • Group Stage - Phase 1: August 21 - 7 a.m. PT to 1 p.m. PT
  • Group Stage - Phase 1: August 22 - 7 a.m. PT to 10:45 a.m. PT
  • Group Stage - Phase 2: August 22 - 10:45 a.m. PT to 1:30 p.m. PT
  • Group Stage - Phase 2: August 23 - 8 a.m. PT to 9:45 a.m. PT
  • TEKKEN 8 Playoffs: August 23 - 10 a.m. PT to 12:30 p.m. PT
Gameplay screenshot (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)
Gameplay screenshot (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)

The TEKKEN 8 event began with the Group Stage on Aug. 21. The TEKKEN 8 Playoffs then started on Aug. 23 and featured the top competitors battling for spots in the Grand Final to win the lion's share of the $1,000,000 USD prize pool. In the end, ULSAN look home the gold and earned $300,000 USD.

Esports World Cup teams (Image via Esports World Cup)
Esports World Cup teams (Image via Esports World Cup)

EWC TEKKEN 8 format

Phase
Format Details
Phase 18 groups of 4 players, GSL style, double-elimination, Ft2
Top 2 advance, others eliminated
Phase 24 groups of 4 players, GSL Style, double-elimination, Ft2
Top 2 advance, others eliminated
Playoffs and Grand FinalSingle-elimination bracket, Ft5

The tournament format had three phases. Phase 1 featured eight groups of four players in a GSL-style, double-elimination bracket with matches being first to two (Ft2). Two players then advanced further in the competition. Phase 2 followed the same format. However, it featured four groups instead. The final phase was a single-elimination bracket with matches being first to 5 (Ft5).

TEKKEN 8 screenshot (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)
TEKKEN 8 screenshot (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)

Placement and prize earnings

Placement
Prize
1st$300,000
2nd$140,000
3rd-4th$75,000
5th-8th$45,000
9th-12th$20,000
13th-16th$12,500
17th-24th$7,500
25th-32nd$5,000
TEKKEN 8 screenshot (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)
TEKKEN 8 screenshot (Image via Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.)

How to watch the Esports World Cup

To catch all of the TEKKEN 8 action, viewers tuned in to the streams on Twitch and YouTube.

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