Tekken 8 Double Elimination Tekken Tournament, as per TWT Rules for 2026

🏆 Tournament Format & Rules (Summary) 🔁 Format: Double Elimination

All players start in the Winner’s Bracket.

A loss sends you to the Loser’s Bracket.

A second loss means elimination.

The Grand Finals is between the winner of each bracket.

🎮 Match Rules

Standard Matches: Best-of-3 (First to 2 wins).

Final Rounds (Top 4):

Winner’s Finals

Loser’s Semi-Finals

Loser’s Finals

Grand Finals ➤ All are Best-of-5 (First to 3 wins).

🧩 Set & Character Rules

Side Selection: Players agree or decide via Best-of-3 Rock-Paper-Scissors.

Character Selection:

Both players pick characters & random stage at the start.

Winner of a Set must keep their character.

Loser can switch character and/or re-randomize stage.