SoCal Knockout 2026

SoCal Knockout 2026 marks the inaugural edition of a collaborative grassroots regional, bringing Northern and Southern California organizing communities together for a dedicated weekend of open-bracket competition. Set at the Riverside Game Lab, the debut gathering establishes a unified proving ground for West Coast talent, centering Street Fighter 6 as the anchor of the inter-regional showdown.

The tournament provides crucial regional seeding weight and head-to-head prestige for competitors looking to solidify their standing across the West Coast scene. Players navigate a standard double-elimination structure built to test character mastery and matchup depth in a high-stakes bracket environment.

Additional Tournament Brackets

Beyond the primary bracket, the weekend hosts an extensive lineup of competitive fighting games, including TEKKEN 8, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, and legacy anime brackets such as BlazBlue: Central Fiction.