Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced the event schedule for TEKKEN World Tour 2023 MASTER and CHALLENGER tournaments. Registrations for DOJO events, offline feeder tournaments that are open to all players, also opened today. TEKKEN World Tour tournaments are physical events held around the world, where top players compete to earn rankings on the global leaderboard, advance to the Global Finals, and fight to become “The King of Iron Fist.” This year’s tour will ultimately crown the world’s best player in TEKKEN 7. For more event and registration information for TEKKEN World Tour 2023, visit tekkenworldtour.com.
MASTER EVENTS
MASTER events are large-scale events that bring together top competitors from around the world, awarding ranking points to the top 33 placements. One MASTER+ event will be held this year, awarding extra points to the top 49 players. TEKKEN World Tour 2023 will hold MASTER tournaments at the following esports events:
- Evo Japan 2023: March 31 to April 2 (Tokyo)
- The MIXUP 2023 – Round 5: April 22-23 (Lyon)
- Punishment 2: May 6 (La Paz)
- Combo Breaker: May 26-28 (Chicago)
- Battle Arena Melbourne 13: June 9-11 (Melbourne)
- CEO 2023: June 23-25 (Daytona Beach, Florida)
- FIGHTERS SHOWDOWN 2023: July 22-23 (Delhi)
- Evo 2023 – MASTER+ Event: August 4-6 (Las Vegas)
- VS Fighting XI: August 18-20 (Birmingham, UK)
CHALLENGER EVENTS
Challenger events are regional tournaments organized by the player community and award tour ranking points to the top 17 placements. These tournaments will take place at the following events:
- Paradise Game Battle: May 20-21 (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
- Slash N Dash Emirates Showdown: June 3-4 (Dubai)
- Headstomper 2023: June 9-11 (Malmo, Sweden)
- FV Major 2023: July 1-2 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- Brussels Challenge Major Edition 2023: July 14-16 (Brussels, Belgium)
DOJO EVENTS
DOJO events are offline competitions open to all players around the world, with the number of awarded points being scaled to the size of the tournament. For DOJO organizers, registration information via the Esports Tournament Portal and details on the approval process are available on the official tekkenworldtour.com website.
More TEKKEN World Tour 2023 events leading up to the Global Finals will be announced soon. For more information, visit tekkenworldtour.com. To learn more about TEKKEN 7, please visit https://tk7.tekken.com.
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About Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., part of the Bandai Namco Group, is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for major video game consoles, PC, online, and mobile platforms. The company is known for creating many of the industry’s beloved classic franchises such as PAC-MAN®, GALAGA®,
TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, and ACE COMBAT®, and publishing the critically acclaimed DARK
SOULS™ series and the blockbuster title ELDEN RING™. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is also the
premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime-based video games including GUNDAM™, NARUTO
SHIPPUDEN™, DRAGON BALL™, and ONE PIECE®. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is headquartered in Irvine, California. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcoent.com.