Pakistan’s globally acclaimed Tekken star Arslan Siddique, popularly often known as Arslan Ash. — Instagram/@arslan.ash
Pakistan’s globally acclaimed Tekken star Arslan Siddique, popularly often known as Arslan Ash, has moved to Japan to compete and prepare on the highest stage {of professional} esports, saying the relocation marks a “new chapter” in his profession.
Taking to Instagram, Ash stated he had shifted to Japan to push himself among the many world’s greatest gamers whereas persevering with to compete internationally, including that he would at all times characterize Pakistan on the worldwide stage.
“E-sports careers are short, so I’m giving this my absolute best,” he added.
Ash hails from Lahore and has received worldwide Tekken competitions after studying to play as an eight-year-old in gaming arcades within the nation.
Earlier in August, Ash added one other feather in his cap when he received his sixth Evolution Championship Sequence (EVO) title at EVO 2025 in Las Vegas.
Representing Twisted Minds, Ash defeated his fellow Pakistani participant Atif Butt to clinch the Tekken 8 Grand Last.
The Lahore-based participant beforehand clinched the Tekken 7 title in Japan in 2019 and later received the Evolution Championship Sequence in the US. In August 2022, he secured third place at EVO 2022. He went on to triumph within the Tekken 7 competitors at EVO Japan in April 2023 and claimed his fifth EVO crown in July 2024.
He’s thought-about by many as the best Tekken participant of all time. He was additionally awarded one of the best E-Participant of 2019 by ESPN.
Ash can also be a CEO 2021 Champion and the 2022 Combo Breaker Tekken 7 match winner, the place he grabbed the title after defeating all of his 10 opponents.
