Pakistani gamer Arslan 'Ash' Siddiqui wins Tekken 7 at Evo 2019 tournament...
Combined with his win in Tokyo, 'Ash' has now become the first-ever unified Evo champion.
Pakistani gamer Arslan 'Ash' Siddiqui on Sunday won the Tekken 7 Championship at Evolution Championship Series — or Evo 2019 tournament — held in Las Vegas of the United States' Nevada, becoming the first national player in history to do so.
Arslan 'Ash' Siddiqui, who played the Tekken 7 Championship at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on August 4, 2019, and goes by the user Arslan_Ash, bowed down and touched his head to the ground in gratitude as he was crowned the World's Tekken 7 Champion.
In the Tekken 7 Grand Finale, Siddiqui beat South Korea's legendary Jae-Min "Knee" Bae. In a Facebook post on Monday, he expressed gratitude to his fans, saying "Thanks With your Duas!"
Siddiqui's win was a fascinating and nail-biting match for the fighting game community (FCG). He plays with the character Kazumi Mishima, who is an antagonist in the fighting game and known for being the ex-wife of Heihachi Mishima and the daughter-in-law of Jinpachi Mishima.
Tekken 7 was one of the nine games offered at the event, apart from Street Fighter Arcade Edition, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Mortal Kombat 11, Soul Calibur VI, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st], Dragon Ball Z, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, and Samurai Shodown.
Siddiqui, who had also won Evo Japan 2019 earlier this year, had defeated Tekken legend Knee in the OUG Tournament 2018 as well, without losing a single game. That's when he entered the Tekken gaming scene, surprising the entire community with his outstanding performance.
Interestingly, combined with his win in Tokyo, he has now become the first-ever unified Evo champion.
Siddiqui started playing at the age of 11 and participating in local and global competitions in 2018. According to an interview, his gaming name "Ash" comes from Ash Crimson and Ash Ketchum, both of which are his favourite characters.
A fighting arcade game, Tekken 7 is extremely popular among teen and young players.
The Tekken gaming community is astounded by the stunning performance of Siddiqui, who, in the past, has beaten famed Tekken players such as Knee, Chanel, Book, Cherryberrymango, LowHigh, Jimmyjtran, and AK.
This story was originally published on Geo.tv on August 5.
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