For the first time in history, the DMC World DJ Championships are heading to Asia, celebrating 40 years of the Championships with a global showcase in Tokyo, Japan. Since its launch in London in 1985, DMC has been the world’s most prestigious platform for DJ battles — and in 2025, it celebrates its milestone anniversary with a power-packed weekend of elite competition, performances, and tributes to hip-hop culture.
🌏 2025 World Finals Come to Asia for the First Time
Japan will proudly host the DMC World Finals from October 10 – 12, 2025, across two of Tokyo’s most iconic venues — O-EAST and Harlem.
Fans in Australia can catch the action live on Mixcloud, streaming via Monkey Shoulder’s official channel and DMC World YouTube :
🕒 Saturday 11 October at 2:45 PM AEST (1:45 PM JST / 5:45 AM BST / 11:45 PM ET / 9:45 PM PT on October 10).
👉 Watch live : https://www.youtube.com/@DMCworldchamps/streams
🔥 Day 1 – Saturday 11 October ( O-EAST | Tokyo )
🎶 The Main Event — World DJ Championships
Presented by Technics, the 2025 DMC World Championships will feature three major categories:
- Classic Finals
- Supremacy Finals
- Scratch Finals
🏆 Official Schedule (AEST)
Saturday 11 October – O-East, Tokyo
3:00 PM – Doors open with DJ TA-SHI
4:00 PM – Show begins + Hall of Fame Award #1
5:00 PM – DMC Supremacy Finals
5:50 PM – DJ RENA
6:00 PM – Hall of Fame Award #2
6:10 PM – JFB
6:20 PM – DMC Scratch Finals
6:50 PM – Hall of Fame Award #3
7:10 PM – DJ FLY
7:20 PM – VR Competition Results
7:30 PM – DMC Classic Finals Pt. 1
8:30 PM – DJ KENTARO with TAKUYA NAKAMURA
8:45 PM – Lifetime Achievement Award: DJ HONDA
8:50 PM – DMC Classic Finals Pt. 2
9:45 PM – SKRATCH BASTID
10:00 PM – INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ
10:15 PM – KIREek
10:30 PM – Champion Announcements
🧢 Performers & Hosts
Featuring DJ Honda, Kireek, Craze, Skratch Bastid, Invisibl Skratch Piklz, DJ Fly, DJ Kentaro with Takuya Nakamura, DJ Rena, DJ Ta-Shi, and DJ Flow.
Hosted by Craze, DJ Babu, Darthreider, and DeeJay T-JR.
🎧 Finalists
Classic Finalists: DJ K-Swizz (NZ), DJ Fummy (JP), A-Kut (CH), DJ B-Luv (UAE), Chimielix (PL), DJ Ex-Dee (TH), Hiratemarino (JP), DJ Kevin Adam (ID), DJ Kross (CI), LJow.End (CAN), DJ Mocutz (DE), Patty B (AUS), DJ 72 (CHN), DJ Shinpa (BRA), SimonCzech (CZ/SK), The Kid RC3 (USA), Tommy P-Nuts (UK), DJ Wall Dot (IT).
Supremacy Finalists: DJ K-Swizz (NZ), DJ Nolli (JP), DJ Raylan (BRA), Tommy P Nuts (UK).
Scratch Finalists: Aociz (FR), DJ Chell (RU), Jon Rist (CAN), DJ Keita (JP), DJ Michelle (UAE), Nelson X (DE), Slum (TH), Tentato (CZ/SK).
🔥 Day 2 – Sunday 12 October ( Harlem | Tokyo )
🏁 The Open World Championships
Presented by AlphaTheta, the DMC Open World Championships will feature a brand-new global battle format showcasing creativity with traditional DJing and Party Rocking.
🏆 Official Schedule (AEST)
Sunday 12 October – O-East, Tokyo
4:00 PM – Doors open / House DJ Plays
4:50 PM – Intro to show
4:55 PM – Introduction to the AlphaTheta Open format
5:00 PM – DMC Open Battle Begins
7:30 PM – DJ Nasthug
8:15 PM – DJ Craze
9:00 PM – DJ Koco
9:45 PM – Champions Announcement
10:00 PM – END
Featured Performers: Craze / DJ Koco / Nasthug
Hosts: DJ Rina & DJ Revise
Competing DJs:
Beast Mode (AU), DJ Bitesize (USA), DJ Iron (DE), DJ Kidy (UAE), DJ Lazy 1 (PL), Pachi-Yellow (JP), DJ Pegg (TH), DJ Ride (PT), DJ Silver (CI), DJ Zoken (CN)
🏆 Partners & Sponsors
Technics, AlphaTheta, Monkey Shoulder, Ortofon, Panasonic Group, and Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan proudly present this landmark anniversary event.
🎟️ Tickets : dmcDJchamps.com
📺 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@DMCworldchamps/streams
📅 Australian Viewing Time: Saturday 3PM AEST
