KOF XV Tournament Top 8 - SNK World Championship 2023 Qualifier @ ECT 2023

Watch the King of Fighters XV Top 8 bracket from ECT 2023, where competitors battle for a spot in the $175,000 SNK World Championship Finals. The Northeast's premier fighting game tournament brings together elite players piloting King, Iori, Kyo, Mai, and the full roster in high-stakes team composition gameplay. From Wero Asamiya's aggressive Benimaru/Rock/Iori core to PachuKOF's Geese-heavy control patterns, each player's character selection shapes how they approach neutral, pressure, and punish windows. The tournament progresses through Winners Bracket clashes where early momentum shifts decide seeding, then through the Losers bracket gauntlet where a single loss forces competitors to claw back through multiple consecutive matches. Winners Final, Losers Semifinal, Losers Final, and Grand Finals showcase how team synergy, character familiarity, and mental fortitude separate the region's best from the rest. ECT's blend of grassroots energy and legitimate competitive stakes creates the intensity needed to expose both technical mastery and game knowledge at the highest level.