Pakistan Tekken 8 team delivers historic victory in Seoul, dismantling South Korea
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South Korea had for years been the leading force in competitive Tekken until Pakistan's Arslan Siddique, better known as Arslan Ash, began to gain prominence by winning major international tournaments. He is a five-time EVO champion, having emerged victorious in EVO Las Vegas 2019, 2023, 2024 as well as EVO Japan 2019 and 2023.
Considered one of the greatest Tekken players in the world currently, Ash became the first professional gamer in 2023 to win the global Tekken 7 title four times. Ash also won the Tekken World Tour Finals 2023 and has made the Tekken battle between Pakistan and South Korea one of the most enduring and celebrated storylines in the esports community.
'Pakistan is the best Tekken region in the world again,' Ash posted on X, after Pakistan's win against South Korea, with seven of the best players from each country taking part.
Pakistan is the best tekken region in the world again pic.twitter.com/SV3AQVfQyC
— Arslan Ash (@ArslanAsh95) March 16, 2025
The players participating in the Pakistan team event were TM|Arslan Ash, DRX|Knee, Falcons|Atif, KDF|Ulsan, Falcons|Farzeen, Varrel|Rangchu, QAD|TheJon, KDF|CBM, Fate|Numan Ch, VIT|JeonDDing, ROC|Usama Abbasi, KDF|Mulgold, TM|Hafiz Tanveer and DRX|Chanel.
'With yet another Pakistan Tekken victory, the nation has cemented its position at the pinnacle of competitive Tekken,' Pakistan's top tech news and media outlet, TechJuice, reported on Monday.
'Once seen as challengers, Pakistan's Tekken warriors have rewritten history, proving that the Tekken esports landscape belongs to them.'
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