Tekken 7 at Battle Arena Melbourne 2023: Tekken 7 GOAT Is Still Alive

Battle Arena Melbourne was announced as one of the Master events for the Tekken World Tour meaning that a win was worth 400 precious points which means all the sharks and killers were in attendance including arguably the greatest Tekken player in existence, Knee. 

The Korean legend was one of the favorites and he made no mistake winning in the Grand Final against Japanese stalwart, Rangchu. 

Battle Arena Melbourne 2023 Tekeen Top 8

Top 8 action started with an upset. Chand NY was pitted against Knee and promptly defeated him 2-0 and sent him to Losers'. Knee's Fox was no match for Chand NY and the Australian moved on. However, Knee, well known for his ability to surmount the odds, went to Losers' and beat everyone all the way to the end. 

Rangchu was the other standout performer and he won all his games including ones against CHANEL, and Chand NY before facing Knee in Grand Final. 

On the other side of things, after Knee's setback, he defeated Infested, and CHANEL, before doing the runback against Chand NY and winning 3-1. Knee's loss might have been partly because the tournament was first to 2 until Winners' final. Knee then went to Grand Final and in a very tense match was able to cause a reset against Rangchu. In the second set, Knee was a lot more assertive and won the tournament 3-1. 

As regards the Tekken World Tour leaderboard, this tournament win gave Knee a much needed 400 points and puts him second on the table behind Arslan Ash who has 900 points. Knee is second with 700 thanks to his win at BAM and his second placement at Combo Breaker. With this start, he can then decide if he'd like to go for CEO which is another Master event that is worth 400 points. Meanwhile, Rangchu is third with 615 with JoKa and kkokkoma in 4th and 5th respectively. 

Arslan Ash has said he'll  be at CEO to gatekeep, so Knee could use this chance to avenge his Combo Breaker loss. 

Battle Arena Melbourne 2023 Tekken 7 Top 8