Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves - EWC 2025 Preview
Ready your quarter‐circles and buckle up for some button‐mashing mayhem. At Esports World Cup 2025, the long-awaited revival of Fatal Fury hits the digital stage. After more than 25 years, Capcom’s legendary fighting series returns with City of the Wolves, and the world’s best are gunning for the crown in Riyadh this July.
🐺 What Is Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves?
City of the Wolves pits classic heroes and villains - Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Mai Shiranui - against a new crop of combatants vying for supremacy in gritty urban arenas. It blends old-school combos with flashy new mechanics that reward both muscle memory and mind games. Every match is a high-stakes duel of reads, parries, and perfectly timed supers.
📅 EWC Format & Schedule
Double-Elimination Group Stage
Fri, Jul 11 (01:00 - 02:45 UTC)
- Four groups of four fighters
- Winners’ matches send two from each group straight to the quarterfinals
- Losers’ and decider matches on Sat, Jul 12 03:00 - 04:45 UTC
Playoffs (Top 8 Bracket)
Sun, Jul 13
- Quarterfinals: 03:00 & 03:30 & 04:00 & 04:30 UTC
- Semifinals: 05:00 & 05:30 UTC
- 3rd-Place Decider: 06:00 UTC
- Grand Final: 06:30 UTC
👀 Players to Watch
xiaohai (EVO Japan)
FGC legend and multiple EVO champ. His perfected Terry Bogard is nightmare fuel.
GO1 (Brussels Challenge)
Monster reads and lightning-fast execution. If you blink, you’re already in a corner.
Poongko (Brussels Challenge)
Mad mix-ups and breakneck aggression on Cristina Ronaldo… err, Billy this time.
Falcons│MOK (SCS 2025 Beijing)
Rising star whose Hokutomaru terrorized every major qualifier.
DarkAngel (Headstomper)
Na’Vi’s secret weapon on Kain. Expect clutch reversals and frame-perfect punishes.
🎯 Bold Predictions
- GO1 vs xiaohai in the Grand Final - EVO’s best takes this one 3-2 in a bracket reset thriller.
- Poongko upsets DarkAngel in the semis and claims bronze over a stunned MOK.
- xyzy from Hessen Crash XXII steals a quarterfinal spot in a surprise lower-bracket run.
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Let the city of wolves howl 🐺🎮