ISLAMABAD: Pakistani gamer Arslan Ash Siddique added another feather to his cap on Sunday after winning the ‘Uprising Korea 2023’ Tekken tournament in Seoul.
Considered one of the greatest Tekken players in the world currently, Siddique became the first professional gamer in August to win the global Tekken 7 title four times.
According to popular gaming website Event Hubs, over 110 players signed up for the ‘Uprising Korea 2023’ tournament. Siddique beat fellow Pakistani Atif Khan 2-1 in the semifinal before marching on to a win over South Korea’s Galgonge 3-0 in the final.
“Alhamdulillah, I was able to take #Uprising2023 Challenger event in Korea,” Siddique wrote on social media platform X on Sunday night. “This win is special as I was able to win in Korea on my first time here with many of the top players.”
Khan, on the other hand, finished at number five in the tournament. He took to X to congratulate Siddique for bagging the title.
“I was upset due to my bad performance, I wanted to win this for the TWT points but I guess this is how things work,” Khan wrote.
Siddique was also part of the Pakistani trio that won the Nations Cup in Riyadh in July. The tournament was the first country-based Tekken tournament in which Pakistan emerged as winners by remaining unbeaten throughout the cup.
