TEKKEN 8 fans should start getting ready, because the TEKKEN WORLD TOUR 2024 officially kicks off on April 13th, 2024. Interested players worldwide can now register via the Esports TEKKEN Portal.
This year’s TEKKEN WORLD TOUR features two leaderboards: the Global Leaderboard, determining the overall champion, and the Regional Leaderboard, highlighting top players within their respective regions. Here’s the list of 15 regions, along with the countries included for each one:
- REGION 1: North America (United States and Canada)
- REGION 2: Central America (Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands)
- REGION 3: South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay)
- REGION 4: West Europe (Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Channel Islands, Denmark, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Holy See, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Wales)
- REGION 5: East Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine (except individuals located in Crimea))
- REGION 6: West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo)
- REGION 7: South Africa (Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)
- REGION 8: North & East Africa (Algeria, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt)
- REGION 9: Middle East (Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates)
- REGION 10: Pakistan
- REGION 11: Central & South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
- REGION 12: Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam)
- REGION 13: Oceania (Australia, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu)
- REGION 14: Korea
- REGION 15: Japan
The season’s first event, Electric Clash 2024, takes place in Ontario, Canada, on April 20th.
Qualification for the TEKKEN WORLD TOUR 2024 Finals will be determined through performance in various sanctioned events. Here’s how players can earn ranking points:
- Global Leaderboard
- Points from the best MASTER+ performance
- Points from the two best MASTER performances
- Points from the three best CHALLENGER performances
- Points from the four best DOJO performances
- Regional Leaderboard
- Points from the six best Regional DOJO performances
The 2024 Tour also introduces a few key changes. Stage selection will now be randomized, adding an element of unpredictability. Additionally, players can utilize the “Special Style” feature that was recently introduced in TEKKEN 8. You can find the full official rules here.