SNK has announced the details for this year’s SNK World Championship, which will take place at DreamHack Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 31st October to 1st November 2025.
As you’d expect, there will be a bit prize pool, with a total of $4,100,000 up for grabs over the dates the championship takes place, with the ultimate goal being to determine the world’s best SNK fighting game player.
Here’s the overview:
- Tournament name: SNK World Championship 2025 (SWC 2025）
- Date: October 30 (Fri) – November 2 (Sun), 2025 （ET, U.S. time）
- Venue: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Held within DreamHack Atlanta)
- Entry Fee: To enter, a DreamHack Atlanta Festival ticket is required. Participation for LCQ requires a 3-day Festival ticket, and registration on Start.gg is necessary to enter the tournament.
(Participants can use code “SWC20” at checkout for 20% off the festival ticket until October 3rd (ET)). - All registered participants will receive exclusive original merchandise at the venue
The SNK World Championship 2025 (SWC 2025) is a global esports tournament featuring four SNK fighting game titles: FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, SAMURAI SHODOWN, and ART OF FIGHTING 3. The tournament will be held within DreamHack Atlanta, taking place in Atlanta, USA from October 31 to November 2, 2025.
Top players from qualifying tournaments around the world, along with winners from the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) held during SWC 2025, will battle for the title of world champion.
The total prize pool, including qualifiers, exceeds $4,100,000! Get ready for the ultimate celebration of SNK fighting games!
As you’d imagine, SNK games will be what folks will be competing with, from Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and Samurai Shodown, to King of Fighters XV and Art of Fighting 3.
We reviewed Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, and loved it, saying: “Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves could be SNK’s best ever all-round fighting game. It has a great blend of new mechanics and familiar returning faves, and feels a lot like how Capcom moved things forward when they brought back the Street Fighter series kicking and screaming into the modern era with SFIV. I have had so much fun with it both on and offline, with near flawless performance on the Steam Deck. This deserves to be a huge success and with a drip feed of new characters promised down the line – including Chun Li and Ken Masters in another dream crossover, and Art of Fighting’s Mr Big – this one is set to run and run.”
