Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Tournament Results and Schedule at Esports World Cup 2026

The Esports World Cup is back for 2026, with fighting games taking center stage. This year, the major event will be held in Paris, France. The tournament brings together some of the world's top competitive players, including renowned names like Falcons|Xiaohai, SOOP|Ulsan, DFM|Go1, WBG|MenaRD, G8S|Sahara, TM|Arslan Ash, Reject|Laggia, and 2G|Blaz, among many others.

Similar to the previous edition, three titles have been selected to represent the fighting game genre at the Esports World Cup: Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. A final roster of 32 players per title has been determined through multiple qualifiers held in the first half of the year. These players will compete for a prize pool of $1,000,000 USD per game.

How are the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 Fighting Game Tournaments Structured?

This year's format features modifications, with the previous groups of four being replaced by groups of eight competitors. Four players advance from each group through winner and loser brackets. Both the first and second stages are played in a best-of-3 (FT3) format, while the Top 8 finals will be decided in single elimination with a best-of-5 (FT5) format until a champion is crowned.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Tournament Day 1 Results at Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026

The first day of competition for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves at the Esports World Cup 2026 has determined the first eight qualifiers for the tournament's second phase, hailing from Groups B and C. In intense best-of-3 (FT3) matches, players like DFM|Go1, GL|Score, VIT|Fenrich, and WBG|Poongko dominated Group B, while AG|Vxbao, Saishunkan|Nemo, T1|ZJZ, and Navi|DarkAngel did the same in Group C. Meanwhile, Groups A and D completed their winner bracket preparations for the upcoming elimination matches.

Group A

Match Type	Matchup	Status	Characters Used
Winner's Bracket	Reject|Laggia vs. WBG|XiaoCai	Next	Gato / Billy
Winner's Bracket	WBG|NaiWang vs. VIT|H-Dope	Next	Billy / Mr. Big
Winner's Bracket	Falcons|Xiaohai vs. Falcons|Kindevu	Next	Billy, Mr. Karate / Marco, Andy
Winner's Bracket	GG|Dany «El Maza» vs. VIT|K-Top	Next	Billy / Mr. Karate

Final Results Group B

Position	Player / Team	Tournament Status	Characters Used
1st Place	DFM|Go1	Qualified for Phase 2	Mr. Karate, Marco
2nd Place	GL|Score	Qualified for Phase 2	Mr. Karate
3rd Place	VIT|Fenrich	Qualified for Phase 2	Mr. Karate
4th Place	WBG|Poongko	Qualified for Phase 2	Gato
5th Place (Tie)	AbaO	Eliminated	Billy
5th Place (Tie)	CDM|Neku	Eliminated	Ronaldo
7th Place (Tie)	TEC|Lancer	Eliminated	Preecha, Mr. Karate
7th Place (Tie)	AG|Basher	Eliminated	Preecha, Marco

Final Results Group C

Position	Player / Team	Tournament Status	Characters Used
1st Place	AG|Vxbao	Qualified for Phase 2	Mr. Karate
2nd Place	Saishunkan|Nemo	Qualified for Phase 2	Mr. Big
3rd Place	T1|ZJZ	Qualified for Phase 2	Preecha, Gato
4th Place	Navi|DarkAngel	Qualified for Phase 2	Terry
5th Place (Tie)	Pida	Eliminated	Andy
5th Place (Tie)	Falcons|Mok	Eliminated	Mr. Karate, Hokutomaru, Marco
7th Place (Tie)	NIP|KojiKOG	Eliminated	Billy, Mr. Karate
7th Place (Tie)	Falcons|AbuOmar	Eliminated	Dong Hwan

Group D

Match Type	Matchup	Status	Characters Used
Winner's Bracket	Falcons|Shadow X vs. SF|Gummy	Next	Rock / Mr. Big, Andy
Winner's Bracket	TEC|TheGio vs. Yesports|RB	Next	Mr. Big / Gato
Winner's Bracket	ONIC|NYChrisG vs. Elite|Reynald	Next	Hokutomaru / Mr. Karate
Winner's Bracket	VP|Mi2ha4 vs. Senaru	Next	Rock / Mr. Karate

What is the Full Schedule for the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Tournament at Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026?

Each fighting game at the Esports World Cup will be contested in separate weeks. Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves kicks off the fighting game competition. Subsequently, the Street Fighter 6 tournament will take place from July 29th to August 1st, while Tekken 8 will be played the following week, from August 4th to August 7th. The official live broadcasts for the Fatal Fury tournament can be tuned into via the SNK Official channel.

The official schedule for the upcoming days of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is detailed below, converted exactly to the requested time zones for Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, and Spain:

Phase / Day	Date	Colombia	Argentina	Mexico	Spain
Day 2: Group Stage	Thursday, July 9	06:00 AM	08:00 AM	05:00 AM	01:00 PM
Day 3: Group Stage	Friday, July 10	06:00 AM	08:00 AM	05:00 AM	01:00 PM
Day 4: Finals	Saturday, July 11	08:00 AM	10:00 AM	07:00 AM	03:00 PM

Second Day of the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Tournament at Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 – Group Stage

Third Day of the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Tournament at Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 – Group Stage

Fourth Day of the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Tournament at Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 – Finals