A 16-year-old Tekken 8 player dominated at Evo France 2025, finishing in 17th place.
Evo France 2025 is Neia‘s second in-person Major, but she’s already shown incredible promise, beating a lot of respected players on her unstoppable fight to Day 2.
Neia Impresses at Evo France 2025
French teenager Neia is a Lili main who has been grinding Tekken 8 online. In June, she was encouraged to attend a local and – despite being very hesitant and shy – Neia showed up and impressed the crowd.
After signing with BMS Esports, Neia decided to compete in the largest European fighting game event, Evo France 2025. She took part in the Women in Fighting Games panel and has been unstoppable in the Tekken 8 tournament so far.
Neia showed off her incredible skills and determination as she fought through the Winner’s side, making it to the Top 128. She’s beaten respected names like Hakim ‘Skywalker’ Touré and Jonathan ‘Tibetano’ Medina.
Today is Day 2 for the Tekken 8 tournament and she faced some tough competition. After reaching Top 24, she found herself knocked out of Losers by Team Falcons’ Akhil ‘Tetsu’ Kakar.
With six wins and two losses, Neia finished Evo France 2025 in 17th place. There were 1,169 competitors. At just 16 years old and having never competed on a big stage before, this is an incredible run for who could become the next Tekken 8 prodigy.
