JCDR wins First Attack 2025’s Tekken 8 bracket, secures TWT 2025 spot

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By Cedric Pabriga

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October 27, 2025
5:43 am
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JDCR won First Attack 2025’s Tekken 8 bracket and secured his spot in the TWT Finals Group Stage.
He defeated Edge in the grand final after getting 3-0’d in the first set.
First Attack 2025 is part of the Tekken World Tour 2025 as a Challenger-tier event.

Evo champion Kim “JDCR” Hyun-jin has secured his spot in the Tekken World Tour 2025 leaderboard after winning First Attack 2025’s Tekken 8 bracket on Oct. 26, 2025. JDCR won against fellow Korean Lee “Edge” Ju-hyung in the grand final, where a reset happened after JDCR lost three straight games.

But the Evo champion showed why he’s one of the best Tekken 8 players in the world, as he was able to formulate counterplay immediately after being quickly 3-0’d by Edge and won the reset 3-1. Other notable entrants, such as Kim “Kkokkoma” Mu-jong and Son “Qudans” Byeong-mun, were in the top eight of the tournament but were both defeated by Edge on his way to the grand final.

Won @FirstAttackPR !

I'm happy this is my first challenger win and I've secured a spot in TWT.
I was going to travel for TWT point in Nov, now I can stay in Korea 😆

Thanks for supporting.@teamrrqofficial #TWT2025 pic.twitter.com/ygT3TI1BIB
— JDCR (@TKJDCR) October 27, 2025

Qudans, in particular, has been making waves after his announcement a few years ago that he is back to competing. He’s continuing his momentum after winning the SOOP Tekken League Season 1 Finals.

First Attack 2025 is part of the Tekken World Tour 2025 as a Challenger-tier event, which is just below the Master tier. The winner of this tournament took home $1,507 and 300 points. JDCR’s finish placed him in the top 20 in the Tekken World Tour leaderboard, which then qualified him for the Tekken World Tour Finals Group Stage.