Pakistan’s globally acclaimed Tekken star Arslan Siddique, popularly referred to as Arslan Ash, has moved to Japan to compete and practice on the highest degree {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 all the time symbolize Pakistan on the worldwide stage.
“E-sports careers are quick, so I’m giving this my best possible,” 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 Collection (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 Collection in the USA. 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 of by many as the best Tekken participant of all time. He was additionally awarded the perfect E-Participant of 2019 by ESPN.
Ash can be a CEO 2021 Champion and the 2022 Combo Breaker Tekken 7 event winner, the place he grabbed the title after defeating all of his 10 opponents.
