Pakistani gamer Arslan “Ash” Siddique bagged his sixth Evolution Championship Series (EVO) title after winning the EVO 2025 fighting game tournament in Las Vegas on Monday.

Representing Twisted Minds, the Pakistani esports star delivered a dominant performance to win the Tekken 8 Grand Final, defeating fellow countryman Atif Butt.

Arslan Siddique, The GOAT of Tekken

Held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre from August 1–3, the event showcased over 2,500 players from around the world as part of the Tekken World Tour and Esports World Cup qualifiers.

In a showdown of national pride, Ash faced off against fellow Pakistani pro Atif “Butt” Butt in the Grand Final. Atif was also a former member of the team founded by Ash himself.

Atif had fought his way back from the lower bracket, while Arslan advanced through the upper bracket. The match reset after Atif won the first set, but Ash rallied back with a decisive 3–1 comeback, earning the championship title. Alongside the championship, Arslan earned $12,000 and 800 tour points.

Ash used Anna Williams, later switching to Nina after Anna failed to work against Atif’s mirror Anna match. EVO posted the winning moment on X with Ash using Nina Williams and Butt using Anna Williams, characters from the Tekken fighting game franchise who are sisters, terming it “greatness on another level”.

This is not the first time Arslan has won the EVO game field. In fact, the victory marks his 6th win, making him the ultimate GOAT of Tekken.

Arslan first made waves by winning EVO Japan and the US editions in 2019. has consistently dominated the Tekken scene, capturing titles at EVO Japan 2023 and EVO 2024 before this latest triumph.

His consistent dominance makes him one of the only players to achieve six EVO championships within a single game franchise.

With this win, he joins a rare elite group of EVO legends who have captured six or more titles, putting him alongside icons such as Infiltration and Daigo Umehara.

Ash himself said in a post on Instagram: “Six EVO titles. What started as a kid grinding in gaming arcades became something I never imagined. Thank you to everyone who believed in me. This is for Pakistan.”

 

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The E-Sports Potential of Pakistan

EVO, one of the world’s most prestigious fighting game tournaments, hailed the moment as “greatness on another level”, giving a nod to Arslan’s consistency and Pakistan’s dominance in the global Tekken scene.

Ash’s victory reflects Pakistan’s meteoric rise in competitive Tekken. In 2023, a Pakistani team ended South Korea’s long-standing reign by winning the Tekken Nations Cup in Seoul.

With Atif Butt also excelling internationally, Pakistan now boasts two world-class players spearheading its golden era of e-sports, leaving the rest of the world to struggle while it tries to catch up.