Introduction
Arslan Siddique (Urdu: ارسلان صدیقی), better known as Arslan Ash, is a Pakistani professional fighting game player.
Arslan is widely regarded as one of the best Tekken player of all time and is considered to be one of the premier players globally. He is largely acknowledged for elevating the Pakistani Tekken scene to prominence in esports. He holds the title of Quadruple EVO Champion, having emerged victorious in EVO 2019 and 2023, as well as EVO Japan 2019 and 2023.
Personal life
Arslan was born in Lahore, Pakistan, on August 20, 1995.
Career
Arslan won the Evo Japan 2019 championship and Evo Championship Series 2019, making him the sole individual to achieve success in both tournaments at the time. Additionally, he also won the WePlay Ultimate Fighting League title for Tekken 7. He was awarded the Best E-Player of 2019 by ESPN.
He is the CEO 2021 champion. He won the 2022 Combo Breaker Tekken 7 tournament by defeating all ten of his opponents.
He secured third in the Evolution Championship Series 2022 Tekken 7 competition.
He won the Tekken 7 competition at Evo Japan 2023 after beating South Korea’s Meo-IL.
In 2023, he represented Pakistan in the Tekken 7 Nations Cup, where his team emerged as the champions, defeating South Korea in the final and claiming the trophy as well as $500,000 in prize money.
Arslan Ash won his fourth EVO title in Tekken 7 on August 6, 2023. He defeated Japanese player Akihiro "Ao" Abe in the grand final, 3-0. This is Ash's second time as the unified EVO champion, having won both EVO Japan and Las Vegas in the same year. He is the only player to have won four EVO titles in Tekken 7.