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Arslan Ash
Ash, born Arslan Siddique to Muhammad and Khadija Siddique, is a 24-year old young gun from the historic city of Lahore, who has become the world's best Tekken player in no time. Coming from a middle-class family, Ash was preparing to be a doctor, something that was a combined wish of his parents and himself. The Pakistani esports pro has climbed the mountain as one of the best Tekken players in the world.

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Arslan Ash Biography
Numerous people from Pakistan are inspiring us day by day with their extraordinary skills and talent, and Arsalan Ash is indeed one of them. He is a daring Pakistani Fighting games player who is currently working with vSlash eSports. At a very young age, he has made all of us proud by representing Pakistan internationally. Arsalan Ash Siddiqui has won the title of a World Champion by succeeding in EVO 2019. He is a Red Bull athlete who has a long way to go.

About Arslan Ash
From playing at a gaming arcade in front of his house in Lahore since he was eight-years old to winning two EVO tournaments, EVO Japan and EVO America in 2019, the 24-year-old Arslan ‘Ash’ Siddique’s rise to the top has been nothing short of phenomenal.

He was already a known name in the local gaming circuits by his teenage years. Initially aiming to be a doctor, something that was a combined wish of his parents as well as himself, Ash’s plans changed when he started participating in local city and district competitions.

“You become what is written in your fate,” says Ash. Soon, he realized he could do way better at something he is passionate about than opt for a traditional career. The biggest shift in his trajectory came when he won the biggest national tournament, Pakistan Tekken 6 Grand Masters Championship (GCC) in 2010.

“After this tournament, there was a lot of hype. Everyone started recognizing me. Then I started going to other cities for gaming and I became very famous in Pakistan. By that time, I had become the number one player in the country,” says Ash.

After building some credit in the local gaming circuits of his hometown between 2010 to 2018, Ash finally managed to gather some money from friends to go and participate in KOF GCC 2018 in Oman. The international gaming world took notice with his incredible wins in both King of Fighters XIV and Tekken 7.

Since then, in the last two years, the Pakistani wonder boy has shot to fame with his nearly-invincible record. A winner everywhere he goes, Ash is a man on a mission, carrying a list of dreams in his eyes to check off one by one.

“I always move forward with a dream to achieve. 10 years ago, my dream was to collect one hundred thousand (Pakistani) rupees. My next dream was to become the number one player in Pakistan. Then it was to become number one player in the whole world and to win two consecutive EVOs for Pakistan. I have fulfilled that.”

The young Tekken master from Lahore’s words echo with a confident humility as he sets his sight on the next world tournament to win. With Geese and Kazumi being his loyal go-to characters for competitions (even though his favorite player remains Nina) and with eight hours of daily practice, there is no stopping Ash as he continues to rack up victory after victory.

Ash’s next dream might come true sooner than later as he is among the TOP 20 players to be invited to compete at TEKKEN World Tour 2019 finals on December 8, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.

While Ash himself may not even break a sweat (he has a history of winning tournaments without losing a single match), it’s great that Kazumi warns Ash’s opponents and asks, “Are you sure you're ready?”

Arsalan date of birth
Arsalan was born on 20th August 1996 in Lahore. He is travelling all over the world for various games. Currently, his permanent address is of Lahore where his family resides.

Education of Arslan
Arsalan did his schooling from the Oxford Grammar High School Lahore. Later he went to Rise School of Accountancy, Lahore.

Arsalan Ash Career
Arsalan is the youngest Champion who has won a lot of battle and has made everyone pleased and content several times. It all started with 2018 when he won OUG Tournament 2018 and defeated Tekken legend Jae-Min “Knee” Bae. He never lost a single game. Arslan positioned number 1 in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and The King of Fighters XIII, without any assistance beating the local challenge to meet all requirements for the King of Fighters XIV Global Finals. Arslan likewise won the KOFGCC Tournament in Oman, Kuwait, for both KOF XIV and Tekken 7. Following 2018, he once again proved his talent and won the title of world champion by succeeding in Tekken 7 EVO 2019 in Las Vegas. He has defeated top leading tournament players incorporating Knee, Chanel, Book and many more. He became a Unified EVO 2019 winner. He has almost won 14000$ prize money through this tournament.

Social Media Handles
His social media accounts are


 * twitter
 * facebook


 * facebook
 * instagram


 * youtube

Arslan "Arslan Ash" Siddique is a Pakistani Fighting Games player currently representing vSlash eSports and Red Bull eSports.

Information
In Pakistan, Arslan Ash was originally known for his play in The King of Fighters series, being recognized as the best KOF XIII & KOF XIV player from Pakistan. Although Arslan Ash has been playing Tekken competitively since Tekken 6, he only burst onto the international Tekken scene after defeating Tekken legend Knee at the OUG Tournament 2018, without losing a single game. Also at OUGaming 2018, Arslan Ash was ranked number 1 in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and The King of Fighters XIII, single-handedly beating the regional competition to qualify for the King of Fighters XIV Global Finals. In addition, Arslan Ash won the KOFGCC Tournament in Oman, Kuwait, for both KOF XIV and Tekken 7. Arslan Ash then followed this with a very unexpected win at EVO Japan 2019, defeating established players like Knee once again, Chanel, Book, LowHigh] (Evo 2018 Champ), Jimmyjtran and finally AK with a bracket reset to win the entire tournament. Arslan successfully retained his title at EVO 2019, sweeping through the winners bracket using Geese, and finally beating Knee once again with Kazumi in the Grand Finals, further cementing his position at the top of the Tekken scene.

Trivia
Encountered numerous travel issues when traveling to EVO Japan 2019, including VISA delays, having to travel to numerous countries to get to Fukuoka and not even having money to exchange at Tokyo due to the machines not taking Pakistani Rupees, 4 hours prior to the tournament starting Voted Player of The Year in the 2019 ESPN Esports Awards and the 2019 theScore esports Awards Media

Interviews
2019-02-19 | Arslan Ash details his harrowing journey to Evo Japan by ESPN Esports

2019-03-28 | Interview with Arslan Ash: History, Boaluvb, Unstreamed matches, Why Kazumi, TWT, EVO, What's next? by L7Official

2019-05-24 | The Unknown Tekken God: How Arslan Ash Overcame Borders and Legends to Win Evo Japan by theScore esports

2019-09-14 | The Story of Arslan Ash by theScore esports