SNK has confirmed that the SNK World Championship 2025 (SWC 2025) will run from October 31 to November 2 in Atlanta, Georgia, with a combined prize pool for the 2024–2025 qualifying season and finals of over $4,100,000.

The announcement, published on SNK’s official press site, lays out the full schedule, venue, and broadcast details for the company’s global esports championship covering four of its fighting game titles.

What is SWC 2025

SWC 2025 is SNK’s eSports world championship covering four fighting games: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, SAMURAI SHODOWN, and ART OF FIGHTING: Ryuko no Ken Gaiden. Players who advanced through regional qualifying tournaments held around the world will compete for the world No.1 title alongside top finishers from a Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) held on-site during the event itself.

Dates, Venue, and Schedule

The championship takes place from October 31 to November 2, 2025 (November 1 to November 3 in Japan) inside DreamHack Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

The daily schedule, given in U.S. Eastern Time, is as follows:

  • Day 1: 10:00–22:00 ET (23:00 on October 31–11:00 on November 1 JST)
  • Day 2: 10:00–22:00 ET (23:00 on November 1–11:00 on November 2 JST)
  • Day 3: 10:00–18:00 ET (23:00 on November 2–7:00 on November 3 JST)

Entry to the venue requires purchasing a ticket to DreamHack Atlanta.

Prize Pool

SNK stated that the combined prize pool for the 2024–2025 qualifying tournaments and the SWC 2025 finals exceeds $4,100,000. This figure spans all four supported titles and includes both the regional qualifiers that led into the event and the championship itself.

Broadcast and Mirror Streaming

SNK will livestream both the Main Stage and Sub Stage proceedings of SWC 2025 on its official channels. The company is also inviting streamers to run mirror broadcasts of the event to help promote it; no registration or application is required to do so. SNK asks that anyone streaming or posting about the event on social media use the hashtags “#SWC2025” and “#SWCwatchparty.”

Background

SNK has built its recent competitive scene around this four-game lineup, spanning its flagship Fatal Fury and THE KING OF FIGHTERS series alongside SAMURAI SHODOWN and ART OF FIGHTING. Housing the finals inside DreamHack Atlanta places SWC 2025 within one of the larger gaming and esports festival circuits in North America, following a season-long qualification structure that fed into this year’s finals.

What This Means for Overseas Fans

SNK confirmed that the Main Stage and Sub Stage matches will be livestreamed on its official channels, giving fans outside the venue a way to follow the event without attending in person. The mirror-streaming program, which requires no sign-up and only asks participants to use the official hashtags, is also open to viewers and creators worldwide.

For those planning to attend in Atlanta, admission runs through DreamHack Atlanta ticketing rather than a standalone SWC 2025 pass. Overseas fans following remotely should note the JST conversions above when planning viewing times, since the published schedule is given in U.S. Eastern Time and the event spans into the early morning hours in Japan across all three days.