Combo Breaker 2026 convention underway in Schaumburg

gamingMay 21, 202619979

Combo Breaker 2026 opened this weekend in Schaumburg, Illinois, with badge pickup, community setups and early pools underway. The long-running fighting-game convention is staging open-bracket tournaments across multiple titles, featuring seeded pools, casual stations and a full match schedule. Players can qualify for regional circuits, test new strategies and watch streamed matches that reveal breakout competitors and fresh tactics.

ByronB

@byronb-art.bsky.social

"Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold." Debuting my Soul Calibur 2 print at Combo Breaker 2026 this weekend! Which guest character did you play growing up?

Artwork of the full character roster for Soul Calibur 2

78419d ago

FLOOFY | Dan "Cassandra for life!" Highland4

Excellent work here! I'm not kidding when I say this game (and the series as a whole) changed my life... and not just because Cassandra is my favorite character of all time!

James from Team Rocket2

I had it on GameCube so I was linkie lad. My main was Cassandra, was also great with Talim and Nightmare. Sc2 was PEAK

Wavechan ▶️ 2XKO ▶️ KawaiiKon ▶️ Combo Breaker

@wavechan.bsky.social

My Combo Breaker 2026 artist alley catalog is up!!! 🤗 ▶️▶️ wavechan.squarespace.com/aacat My 2XKO pools are friday at 6PM 😱😱😱 so Airtola will be running the table during that time!! Please be extra nice to him!!!!! Also will cosplay Jeff on Sunday in the afternoon!!!! 🦈

2620d ago

Scramble Heart City ➡️ Combo Breaker

@scrambleheart.city

We're all set up! Play and practice starting tomorrow. #ComboBreaker #CB2026 Located at Booth V24 of the Renaissance Convention Center. New banners and merch drop! 👀

1519d ago

My Name is Grant

@mynameisgrant.bsky.social

FYI everyone flying in for Combo Breaker: the airport is right by Gundam Base Chicago and the event is 13 miles away. Plan accordingly if you wish.

2119d ago

Jayperior 🔜 COMBO BREAKER A44

@jayperior.com

Flight to Combo Breaker delayed. Hopefully I still get to setup my booth tonight. I miss my cat, Munji.

2919d ago

Fighting Game Anniversaries

@fganniversaries.bsky.social

The final character for Tekken 8's Season 3 will be unveiled before the Top 8 at Combo Breaker 2026. twitter.com/TEKKEN/statu...

1820d ago

Evo

@evo.gg

This weekend, over 7,000 players are gathering in Schaumburg, Illinois for one of the FGC's most celebrated events. Find out how to watch and what to expect from COMBO BREAKER 2026 with our #CB2026 preview article. evo.gg/news/combo-b...

918d ago

PAR | BSAS | Fem!Shep 🔜 CB

@femshepfgc.bsky.social

2023 Shep: Oh, this Street Fighter game has simplified controls! Maybe I can actually learn it. It might be fun. 2026 Shep: *is using Google translate to consult Japanese Marisa players for inside knowledge of the top seed in her Combo Breaker pool and his gameplay habits*

1620d ago

Combo Devils

@combodevils.bsky.social

See you at Combo Breaker 2026! Located at Booth V16! We're hosting another in-booth tournament, beat a dev challenges, target test best time contest, beta key + merch giveaways everyday at 4pm, and more! Come by and say hi to us devs if you're there!

1119d ago