Nephew qualifies for Road Fighter 6 Esports World Cup alongside Kobayan, whereas the twins fulfill their future in 2XKO: The week earlier than Combo Breaker 2026

This week, the FGC has been comparatively mellow in comparison with the Evo Japan week, however that is likely to be what the neighborhood wants earlier than the gargantuan occasion this weekend: Combo Breaker 2026.

Nevertheless, that doesn’t imply that completely nothing occurred over the weekend, so I’m right here to interrupt it down for you guys, going over the highlights from DreamHack Atlanta to Crimson Bull Knockout.

From Alan “Nephew” Solar qualifying for the Esports World Cup alongside Kobayan to the twins, Toshi and Haru, fulfilling their future of being the most effective duo in 2XKO, right here’s every part that occurred final week in FGC!

Crew Liquid’s unhealthy luck with qualifying within the FGC facet of the EWC continues as Nephew, a participant the group had let go earlier this yr, has certified for the Esports World Cup after taking second place at DreamHack Atlanta 2026.

Nephew’s run on the match was nothing wanting spectacular. He beat the six-time EVO Champion Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun to qualify for the highest eight on the winner’s facet, then he proceeded to comb the home on his solution to the grand finals. Nevertheless, Kobayan was additionally having one hell of a match, and the 2 titans clashed within the grand finals and grand finals reset, reaching sport 5.

In the end, Kobayan received the entire thing, however Nephew can be more than pleased to take second place and the last-minute qualification for EWC.

Final yr, Crew Liquid let go of Son “Qudans” Byeong-mun and Michael “Riddles” Kim, each of whom certified for EWC 2025 shortly after. This yr, the 2 are nonetheless seeking to qualify for the million-dollar match.

In keeping with Liquipedia, 10 slots stay for the Road Fighter 6 EWC 2026. Two can be handed out this week at Combo Breaker 2026, two at Evo Vegas 2026, one at an unnamed match, and 5 at a final likelihood qualifier match, which can be held close to the primary occasion’s date. 

Over on the Tekken bracket of DreamHack Atlanta 2026, Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique has lastly clinched a spot at EWC after ending third within the match. It’s vital to notice that Arslan Ash appears to nonetheless have issues with discovering a personality on this season of Tekken, as he used Nina, Anna, and Alisa in rotation this match.

Tekken is full of character loyalists and specialists, with a variety of them wanting down on individuals hopping onto whoever is powerful that season.

With that stated, he gave the eventual champion Han “Mulgold” Jae-gyun a run for his cash with a five-game set. Mulgold managed to wiggle out of Arslan Ash’s grasp, nonetheless, and moved on to the grand remaining. Arslan Ash fell 0-3 towards the Kazuya specialist Takaba “Keisuke” Keisuke within the loser’s bracket. Each Mulgold and Keisuke have additionally certified for EWC 2026 for his or her efficiency on this match.

After successful the match, Mulgold despatched out a tweet saying that he hasn’t practiced Claudio a lot as a result of he obtained nerfed in season 3. Nevertheless, after seeing Hafiz Tanveer’s Claudio at Evo Japan 2026, he obtained impressed and picked the character again once more. Hafiz Tanveer obtained third at Evo Japan 2026 and misplaced to the legendary Tekken participant Bae “Knee” Jae-Min.

Liquipedia lists that there are 15 slots left for Tekken 8 at EWC 2026. The tournaments Combo Breaker 2026, Evo 2026, SOOP Tremendous Match 2026, The MIXUP 2026, and the Final Likelihood Qualifier are all handing out slots.

Notably, Tekken legends akin to Yuta “Chikurin” Take, Daichi “Nobi” Nakayama, and Jeong “Rangchu” Hyeon-ho have but to qualify for EWC 2026. If the Crew Liquid Curse (or blessing?) kicks in, Marquis “Shadow20z” Jordan has an opportunity to qualify for this EWC as a result of he was dropped by the group earlier this yr. Solely time will inform.

Whereas Road Fighter 6 and Tekken 8 nonetheless have fairly a couple of tournaments handing out invitations for EWC 2026, Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves solely has three left and 12 slots remaining. Shoji “Fenritti” Sho has clinched an EWC invite to DreamHack Atlanta 2026 by successful the entire match.

Fenritti received the entire match with out dropping a set. His grand finals opponent was Daniel “Dany” Fuentes Garcia, a participant he had despatched to the loser’s bracket earlier within the match. Along with Fenretti, Luo “Vxbao” Yanxin, Kao “RB” Fu-pin, and Charalampros “H-DOPE” Lamprou have additionally obtained an EWC invite for his or her efficiency within the match.

On Twitter, the participant merely celebrated with a single tweet, saying he can lastly relaxation after securing the EWC ticket. When you’re involved in seeing who else will qualify for EWC, Combo Breaker 2026, Evo 2026, and the Final Likelihood Qualifier are the three remaining tournaments that ship invitations to the highest 4 placers.

If one of many high 4 placers already has an invite, the invite goes to the subsequent highest inserting participant who doesn’t have one.

That is fairly presumably the spotlight of this weekend.

Crimson Bull Knockout 2026 occurred on Could 16, 2026, the place eight dous duke it out for the title of the most effective group in 2XKO! And would you imagine it, the precise twins, Haru and Toshi from Japan, received the entire match! That is the twins’ first huge win, as they’ve all the time fallen wanting expectations within the tournaments that they’ve entered.

In Evo Japan 2026, they misplaced to Ikura and obtained seventeenth place, and at Frosty Faustings XVIII, they misplaced to Dominique “SonicFox” McLean and Lenwood “INZEM” Arnold and obtained twenty fifth. Nevertheless, they appear to have crushed their demons on this match as they lastly took the title of the most effective 2XKO duo on the earth after beating SonicFox and INZEM within the grand finals.

SonicFox talked concerning the loss on Twitter, saying they’ve performed towards the twins a lot that they’ve tailored to their playstyle. He then congratulated the 2 and advised them he’s wanting ahead to operating it again towards them at Evo Vegas.

The twins, then again, are very ecstatic about their first huge worldwide win. They’ve additionally acknowledged SonicFox’s tweet and advised them that it’s an honor for them to be acknowledged because the combating sport legend’s rival.

Haru was superb on this match. His fearless Yasuo gameplay has sparked conversations a few particular second within the grand remaining the place he ran as much as SonicFox’s Ahri and did a uncooked final to name out the seize within the remaining moments of the match. It was the one manner the twins might have received the spherical, and Haru’s callout uncovered the duo from the USA. The FGC legend Justin Wong noticed the clip and stated it must be thought-about for the Evo Awards’ Second of the 12 months.

With this win, expectations for the twins are positive to rise as they’ve simply ended the titleless droop they have been in. Is it lastly time to see a dominant duo in 2XKO? Solely time will inform!

Over on Twitter, Road Fighter 6 high participant Adel “Large Chook” Anouche revealed a tweet complaining concerning the schedule of Road Fighter 6’s World Warrior on-line match in his area, the Center East.

He tagged Capcom and Qiddiya and requested them why the swimming pools are going to be performed in sooner or later, then the highest eight 11 days after. He provides that there’s no purpose for the match to be two weeks lengthy. Then, in a reply, he additional criticized the match, saying that there’s “nothing proper” on this season’s World Warrior. He notes that swimming pools begin at 8pm on a random weekday as an alternative of a weekend, making him much more pissed off.

World Warrior is a collection of regional on-line tournaments hosted by Capcom, which awards factors to the highest 50 gamers. By the tip of the season, plenty of gamers will obtain an invitation to Capcom Cup in the event that they’re inside a sure rank within the leaderboard. This can be a nice solution to showcase skills from totally different elements of the world, nonetheless, it looks as if Capcom is likely to be slipping up with how they’re doing the match in different areas.

Capcom must make this match work, because it’s an enormous theme within the Road Fighter franchise to journey and struggle sturdy opponents. You may’t actually declare your self because the strongest fighter on the earth with out combating individuals from different locations, proper?