Many top players from other fighting games try out their strengths in this new title. The tournament is the first big esports showcase of FATAL FURY CotW in the US.
A month after its full release, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (CotW) is now part of the main lineups at the biggest esports events.
We witnessed pro-level FATAL FURY competition at Evo Japan 2025 and Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2025. Both were qualifiers for Esports World Cup 2025 and SNK World Championship 2025. These events also demonstrated a big trend: the transition of top players from their main games to FATAL FURY CotW.
Combo Breaker 2025 follows the same direction. The winner advances directly to the SNK World Championship 2025 Final. The top 3 players earn their FATAL FURY EWC 2025 qualification spots. And we can see some of the brightest celebrities of the vast fighting games community (FGC) registered for the FATAL FURY CotW Combo Breaker 2025 tournament: Dominique "SonicFox" McLean, Goichi "GO1" Kishida, William Peter "Leffen" Hjelte, Brandon "Zane" Wanders, and more.
This article highlights everything interesting and important from the event: stream, schedule of matches, global league details, and final results.
How to watch FATAL FURY CotW Combo Breaker 2025: Stream
Two Combo Breaker 2025 partner channels broadcasted FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves matches.
- Pools and the top 24 brackets are on FunkyP.
- TeamSp00ky will stream the final top 8 brackets.
Results: FATAL FURY City of the Wolves at Combo Breaker 2025
A new game opens fresh opportunities for competitors. Therefore, it’s pretty natural to see such a big interest in FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves from Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter players, as well as top people from other games. It is especially true for The King of Fighters: both games are by the same developer, SNK Corporation.
Jumping into the train of competitive hype early is pretty important to cement yourself as a great threat to everyone in the pro scene. SonicFox did that with DBFZ, and his early-season opponent, GO1, is also among the early adopters of FATAL FURY CotW. Leffen is known as one of the best Guilty Gear Strive players, and apparently, he would love to enjoy the same status in CotW as well.
The elite of FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves is forming right in front of our eyes. Combo Breaker 2025 is an early milestone in this process, which makes the tournament even more interesting to follow.
Final standings
Check out the final standings of the Combo Breaker 2025 FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves tournament in the table below.
Placement | Player | FATAL FURY CotW Character | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GO1 | Marco | $6,675 |
| 2 | Reynald | Kain | $5,100 |
| 3 | NYChrisG | Hokutomaru | $4,225 |
| 4 | RB | Gato | $3,700 |
| 5-6 | ZJZ | Hotaru | $3,350 |
| 5-6 | Fenritti | Kain | $3,350 |
| 7-8 | GamerBee | Kain | $3,175 |
| 7-8 | POONGKO | Gato | $3,175 |
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Top 8 brackets
Here are the final brackets: the top 8 matchups and their results.
GO1 fell into the losers brackets right after the very first match of the top 8. Then, the DBFZ legend recovered — and he defeated another Japanese powerhouse, Fenritti, on the way to the losers final. GO1 avenged his initial loss to NYChrisG and advanced to the grand final.
The decisive match of this FATAL FURY esports tournament was totally one-sided. GO1 could find all the openning, and Reynald was unable to do anything. After winning six games in a row, GO1 is a FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves Champion at Combo Breaker 2025.
- GO1 advances to the SNK World Championship 2025 Final event.
- Reynald and NYChrisG won qualification spots at the FATAL FURTY CotW Esports World Cup 2025.
Winners Semifinals | Winners Final | Grand Final | Grand Final Reset |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO1 0:2 NYChrisG Marco Rodrigues vs Hokutomaru | NYChrisG 2:3 Reynald Hokutomaru vs Kain | Reynald 0:3 GO1 Kain vs Marco | Reynald 0:3 GO1 Kain vs Marco |
| RB 0:2 Reynald Gato vs Kain |
Losers Round 1 | Losers Quarterfinals | Losers Semifinal | Losers Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZJZ 2:0 GamerBee Hotaru vs Kain | RB 2:1 ZJZ Gato vs Hotaru | RB 0:2 GO1 Gato vs Marco | NYChrisG 1:3 GO1 Hokutomaru vs Marco |
| Fenritti 2:0 POONGKO Kain vs Gato | GO1 2:1 Fenritti Marco vs Kain |
SNK World Championship 2025
Combo Breaker 2025 hosts an SNK World Championship 2025 qualifier. This means the winner of the FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves tournament advances to the Finals event.
Two other players have already gotten their qualification spots.
- Zeng "Xiaohai" Zhuojun is the winner of FATAL FURY Evo Japan 2025. It is no surprise to see this KOF legend performing well with the new SNK game.
- Shoji "Fenritti" Sho won his spot at the Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2025. The player is one of the best in DBFZ, winning its World Tour Finals 2022-23.
FATAL FURY Esports World Cup 2025
The top 3 players from Combo Breaker 2025 advance to the EWC 2025 FATAL FURY CotW tournament.
- Xiaohai and Fenritti qualified from Evo Japan 2025.
- GO1 and Lee "Poongko" Chung-gon advance to the Esports World Cup from Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2025.
The next two big FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves events happen right after Combo Breaker. Headstomper 2025 in Sweden and Battle Arena Melbourne 15 in Australia are from May 30 to June 1. They are also SNK World Championship and Esports World Cup qualifiers.
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