One of the biggest American fighting game events is right around the corner, CEOTaku 2023. The new CEO tournament is returning for another year, with a three-day blowout taking place. The tournament series features tons of the biggest fighting games. Some of the very best competitive players are turning up too.

We’re getting events for the major fighters like SF 6 and the recently released Mortal Kombat 1. However, something special about CEOTaku is the sheer number of tournaments. There are events for games like Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Idol Showdown, tons of more out there fighters get representation here. There are often more anime fighting games too. This is how the tournament will work and what to expect at the event.

Source: @CEOGaming

CEOTaku 2023

CEOTaku is a Florida fighting game esports tournament, taking place over September 22-24th. It’s got tons of games each with their own tournaments over the three days. Every game is played with pools followed by a double elimination bracket. With quite a diverse roster of titles, we’ll see players competing in more than one event over the weekend.

These are all of the games that are being covered at CEOTaku 2023.

Guilty Gear -Strive-
BlazBlue Central Fiction
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
MeltyBlood Type Lumina
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r]
GranBlue Fantasy Versus
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

Skullgirls
Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
Dragon Ball FighterZ
King of Fighters XV
DNF Duel
Street Fighter 6
Mortal Kombat 1
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition
Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure All-Star Battle R
Idol Showdown

Those are all of the titles. Some of these games are definitely going to worth be tuning into as they’re making up a part of a larger circuit too.

Source: @CEOGaming

Community Tournaments

Alongside those major events, there’s also quite a few smaller tournaments. These will be community events with smaller prizes where some different games get the chance to get a bit more focused. These are the community tournaments.

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars Extend
Sailor Moon 5
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
Touhou Hisoutensoku
Soulcalibur VI
Tekken 7
Them’s Fighting’ Herds

That’s everything happening at CEOTaku 2023. This is going to be one of the bigger tournaments in September and an especially exciting chance to see a major Mortal Kombat 1 tournament just a few days after the game releases. It’s a highlight for fighting game esports in September.