Chinese Tekken 8 Player XCC's Withdrawal and Bandai Namco's Response
TapTechNews October 9th news, recently, the Chinese Tekken 8 player XCC defeated the Australian player Yagami in the TGU Tekken 8 competition and advanced smoothly. Before the competition with the American player Shadow20z for the top eight, Bandai Namco officials persuaded him to withdraw. Allegedly, the officials said that even if the Chinese player gets points and rankings in the competition, he can't get the bonus and TWT points. Eventually, XCC agreed to withdraw from the competition.
Bandai Namco Esports officials released an announcement on October 6th, According to the rules of the Tekken World Tour 2024, we had to disqualify a player who doesn't reside in an eligible country. Although we made every effort to explain the situation to the player and followed the official rules, this led to an unprecedented situation.
This announcement triggered protests from Chinese players. Bandai Namco also released an announcement today about the event of the player losing the qualification in the ThaigerUpperCut2024 event: The officials first apologized and said they will update the official rules of the TEKKEN World Tour 2024 Global Finals and specially invited XCC to go to Tokyo to participate in the final opportunity qualifier.
The latest announcement content of Bandai Namco has also been announced through overseas accounts. TapTechNews attaches the following announcement content:
For the recent event of the player losing the qualification in the ThaigerUpperCut2024 event, which disappointed the players and the community, we express our deepest apologies.
After careful consideration, we decide to update the relevant official rules of the TEKKEN World Tour 2024 Global Finals, open for Chinese players to participate in the final opportunity qualifier.
For the affected players in the ThaigerUpperCut2024 event, we will take the initiative to contact and bear their transportation and accommodation expenses. In addition, we will also specially invite XCC to go to Tokyo to participate in the final opportunity qualifier.
In the future, we will further review and improve the event operation and official rules of the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 to ensure that the participating players and players have a more pleasant experience and allow more players including Chinese players to participate and have the right to advance to the finals.
