ESPN called Combo Breaker the "third-largest fighting game event in the US," only behind the Evolution Championship Series and Community Effort Orlando.
[3] Combo Breaker 2017 coincided with two major invitational Street Fighter V tournaments in the United States: Eleague and Red Bull Kumite.
This tournament was won by Dominic "SonicFox" McLean, primarily playing the characters Deadshot and Black Adam throughout the top 8.
TekkenMaster managed to force a stage transition in their fourth game, but a missed attack created an opening SonicFox was able to exploit, resulting in a 4–1 win.
[7] Ahead of its official console release, Namco Bandai supported a Tekken 7 tournament held at Combo Breaker 2016.
[9][10] During the finals of this same pool, Tanukana and Mateo attack each other simultaneously and both of their characters are knocked out, resulting in a double KO.