Harsh fights in Riyadh! EWC 2025 TEKKEN 8 LCQ stream, overview, results

Eugene Bozhenko

Eugene Bozhenko

Only four spots are available for the soon-coming Esports World Cup 2025 (EWC 2025). 415 TEKKEN 8 players attend the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) to try and win one.

Three days of intense TEKKEN 8 fights happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during the EWC 2025 LCQ. The main qualification circuit included eight big fighting games esports events, and many top players won their spots via them.

Even more competitors want to hit the main stage of the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup 2025. The Last Chance Qualifier is a nice opportunity to do so. As for viewers, this event is a great show to watch, cheer for your favorites, and get hyped up before the primary tournament.

Many LCQ participants are exceptionally strong and well-known in the community. Everything about the TEKKEN 8 Last Chance Qualifier at EWC 2025 is here.

How to watch the LCQ at TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 stream

The official channel of the Esports World Cup on YouTube broadcasts the TEKKEN 8 LCQ. You can watch the top 8 stream right here. The starting stages VODs are in our results section.

Schedule

The Last Chance Qualifier for the TEKKEN 8 Esports World Cup 2025 goes on for three days.

  • Aug. 7 — Pools, starting at 9 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. CEST
  • Aug. 8 — Top 64, starting at 11 a.m. ET / 5 p.m. CEST
  • Aug. 9 — Top 8, starting at 11 a.m. ET / 5 p.m. CEST

Results of TEKKEN 8 LCQ at the Esports World Cup 2025

All the registered players for the Last Chance Qualifier are divided into 32 pools. After the initial matches, the competition continues for the top 64 participants.

Pools

This tournament stage consisted of a lot of matches. You can check out the pools results on the TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 LCQ start.gg page.

Top 64

From the top 64 to the top 8 — the TEKKEN 8 players at the Esports World Cup 2025 compete in two pools to advance to the top 16 brackets first and then to the final tournament stage.

Here are the top 16 brackets at the TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 LCQ: matchups and results.

Top 16 brackets (image via Esports World Cup)
Top 16 brackets (image via Esports World Cup)

Top 8

The final brackets are the traditional top 8. Reaching the winners' finals and the losers' semifinals means earning a spot at the TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025.

Winners Semifinal
Winners Final
Grand Final
Numan Ch 2:0 Mohsin Shooter
Steve vs Clive
Numan Ch 3:1 qudans
Paul vs Heihachi, Devil Jin
Numan Ch 3:0 qudans
Paul vs Devil Jin
qudans 2:0 Shadow 20z
Heihachi vs Zafina, Anna
Losers Round 1
Losers Quarterfinals
Losers Semifinal
Losers Final
REST 0:2 Qasim Meer
Hwoarang vs Zafina
Shadow 20z 0:2 Qasim Meer
Claudio vs Zafina
Qasim Meer 3:1 kkokkoma
Zafina vs Dragunov
qudans 3:2 Qasim Meer
Zafina, Azucena vs Devil Jin, Heihachi
kkokkoma 2:0 Jodd
Feng vs Nina
Mohsin Shooter 0:2 kkokkoma
Clive vs Feng
  • Numan Ch and qudans are the first to receive their EWC keys, as they won their semifinals and qualifuid for the main TEKKEN 8 event.
  • kkokkoma and Qasim Meer joined the qualified players from the lower brackets of the LCQ.

Players to watch out for during the EWC 2025 TEKKEN 8 LCQ

Esports results are always unpredictable, but we sure can highlight some notable TEKKEN 8 LCQ participants. They are favorites to advance to the main event at the Esports World Cup 2025. Also, just following the matches of these players is quite exciting.

The primary TEKKEN 8 EWC 2025 tournament happens from Aug. 13 to Aug. 16. 

On the same weekend, we can witness a Challenger qualifier for the TEKKEN World Tour 2025: VSFighting XIII, from Aug. 15 to Aug. 17.

The next Master TWT 2025 event is Punishment 4, from Sept. 20 to Sept. 21.

For all TEKKEN 8 news and updates, stick around on esports.gg.