Summary
- Combo Breaker 2025 features 24 fighting games on its 10th anniversary from May 23-25 in Schaumburg, Illinois.
- Major title winners receive direct invites to championship events, while top finishers in select games qualify for EWC 2025.
- The event runs daily from 10 AM to 10 PM CT (with Sunday ending at 7:30 PM) and streams live across multiple Twitch channels.
Combo Breaker 2025 is an event that has been one of the most celebrated tournaments in years after it achieved its 10-year mark in the competitive scene. It runs from May 23 to May 25, 2025, taking place at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois. Here’s more to know about this Combo Breaker 2025 tournament.
Complete Combo Breaker 2025 Game Lineup
This Combo Breaker 2025 has an extensive roster of featured fighting games to run the tournament. Game titles headlining this event include Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and the anticipated Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. These games are included in the major bracket, being among the highly popular fighting games.
Besides these games, other popular fighting series are also in the lineup like Street Fighter and such. Moreover, they also featured some anime fighting games for the entirety of the tournament. Here’s a complete list of the game lineup in Combo Breaker 2025:
- Chicago’s Famous Mystery Tournament
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Guilty Gear Strive
- Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
- Killer Instinct
- King of Fighters XV
- Street Fighter 6
- Tekken 8
- Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo
- Marvel vs Capcom 2
- Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Mortal Kombat X
- Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]
- Rivals of Aether II
- Skullgirls 2nd Encore
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Vampire Savior
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O
Daily Schedule and Stream Coverage
The tournament begins daily from 10:00 AM CT until 10:00 PM CT on Friday and Saturday. On the other hand, Sunday’s thrilling action concludes earlier at 7:39 PM CT. It’ll be streamed across multiple Twitch channels to cover all the dose of exciting matches.
Some major titles with premium coverage were Street Fighter 6 which streams on the Capcom Fighters channel, Tekken 8 on the official Tekken channel, and FunkyP for Fatal Fury. Combo Breaker 2025 will also feature streaming partnerships with some streamers like TeamSp00ky. This includes Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter, and Mortal Kombat X. Meanwhile, TampaNeverSleeps covers the MaUltimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and several final title matches.
Also, UnrivaledTournaments channel handles streams for both titles of Super Smash Bros. Then vampirearcadia managed streams for classic Street Fighter titles as UGSGaming hosts streams for Mystery Tournament.
The Catch: Prizes and Qualification
Combo Breaker 2025 follows a player-driven model with entry fees directly contributing to the prize pools. This will be an addition to publisher pot bonuses for select games in the roster. The final prize amount depends on the accumulated registration numbers for the event. Larger tournaments will pay out to Top 8 finishers while smaller ones reward the Top 3 positions.
Besides the prize pool, Combo Breaker 2025 also serves as a ticket towards qualifying for upcoming major tournaments. Street Fighter 6 winners will get direct invites to Capcom Cup 12, while top finishers for other titles like Fatal Fury and Tekken 8 qualify for EWC 2025. The EWC 2025 or Esports World Cup 2025 is one of the biggest tournaments in the gaming scene that most have been waiting for.
Conclusion
This Combo Breaker 2025 brings a magnificent roster of fighting games that the competitive scene should watch out for. From popular titles to classics and even anime fighting games were among the matches to anticipate in the event. This briefly runs from May 23 to May 25, 2025, with several Twitch streams you may watch on.
