Defying all odds Pakistani gamer becomes new Tekken champion

Pakistan has a new gaming champion Arslan Ash who won the Evo Championship tournament held in Japan earlier this year and recently won the Evo Championship held in Las Vegas over the weekend. This is his story of overcoming adversity and becoming the world’s first Pakistani gamer to win this title.

Arslan Ash Evo Japan

Arslan Ash receiving prize at Evo Championship Japan 2019. Source: EVO Japan 2019, Executive Committee

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By Waqar Ali, Junko Hirabayashi

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