ECS: Japan 2026 - TEKKEN

1. Tournament Stages

• UB Semifinals (Upper Bracket Semifinals): Players start in the winners side. Winners advance, and losers drop to the Lower Bracket (LB).

• LB Quarterfinals & LB Semifinal: Knockout rounds where a single loss means complete elimination from the tournament.

• Upper Bracket Final: iKARi defeated Hafiz Tanveer (3-1) to secure a direct spot in the Grand Final without losing a single set.

• Lower Bracket Final: Knee defeated Hafiz Tanveer (3-0) to advance from the losers side into the Grand Final.

2. The Grand Final & Bracket Reset Rule

In a double-elimination tournament, a player must lose two entire match sets to be eliminated. This creates a specific scenario in the Grand Final between iKARi (from the Upper Bracket) and Knee (from the Lower Bracket):

• Match Set 1 (The Reset): Since Knee came from the Lower Bracket, he had to defeat iKARi once just to take away his "extra life." As seen in the score, Knee won the first set 3-1. This is called "Resetting the Bracket" because both players now have exactly one tournament loss.

• Match Set 2 (The Decider): After the bracket was reset, a final ultimate Best-of-5 match was played. In this final set, iKARi won 3-1, making him the overall champion of the tournament.