Arslan “Ash” Siddiqui, a professional fighting game player from Pakistan, won the Tekken 7 tournament title at EVO Japan 2023.
With the character name Zafina, Arslan defeated KDF | Meo-IL, whose player name was Geese, 3-0 in the tournament final on Friday to claim victory.
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— TKN GMR (@tkn_gmr) April 2, 2023
Earlier, Arslan (Zafina) beat Varrel | Rangchu (Panda) 3-2 in the winners’ final and KDF | Meo-IL (Geese) 2-1 in the winners’ semi-final.
Tekken 7 — Results
1. FATE | Arslan Ash (Zafina, Kunimitsu)
2. KDF | Meo-IL (Geese)
3. Varrel | Rangchu (Julia, Panda)
4. Watanabe (Eliza)
5. Gken (Josie)
5. UYU | LowHigh (Shaheen, Steve)
7. Mulgold (Claudio, Fahkumram)
7. Saint (Jack-7)
Arslan now has three EVO titles under his belt in Tekken 7, with his previous wins coming in EVO Japan and EVO Championship in 2019.
Yesterday, Arslan tweeted that EVO Japan is “the hardest tournament ever”.
This evo japan is the hardest tournament ever man
Don't know who gonna make top 8 this year.
I made top 96 winners though
— Arslan Ash (@ArslanAsh95) April 1, 2023
One of the year’s most prestigious electronic sports (Esports) fighting competitions is EVO Japan. Over 5,000 people attended the three-day competition, which took place between March 31 and April 2.
The breakdown of prize money in each game is listed below:
• 1st: ¥1,000,000 (Est. $7529.90 USD)
• 2nd: ¥400,000 (Est. $3011.96 USD)
• 3rd: ¥200,000 (Est. $1505.98 USD)
• 4th: ¥120,000 (Est. $903.59 USD)
• 5th-6th: ¥80,000 (Est. $602.39 USD)
• 7th-8th: ¥60,000 (Est. $451.79 USD)
Oversimplified explanation for anyone that doesnt know to get you interested. Its amazing.
Korea was long the dominant force in Tekken. In 2019, Arslan Ash, from Pakistan, came out of nowhere to take EVO Japan over LEGENDS of the Tekken world.
He then says that he's not even… https://t.co/oEYvN8dlvo
— Chris Okamura (@KidLiquid) April 2, 2023
Arslan Ash solidified his case as the GOAT in Tekken 7. Three EVO titles, 1 year winning both EVOs, consistent top placings, and doing it all from 2019-now. The resume in that time speaks for itself. The GOAT of Tekken 7
— CC3 @ Twice Concert/s (@theofficialCC3) April 2, 2023
Alahmdulilah 3rd Evo tittle ❤️
Congratulations #Arslan_Ash & all pakistan Tekken community best Eid gift for the community ✌???? https://t.co/UD67qWJJtP— TheSweet Yugi (@irfanbhatti756) April 2, 2023
