July 11, 2023
ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani videogaming trio on Sunday won the Gamers8 Tekken 7 Nations Cup in Saudi Arabia with a 3-2 win over South Korea.
The tournament was organised by the Saudi Esports Federation in Riyadh from July 6-9 with a total prize pool of $1 million, while 16 national teams participated from all over the world.
The Pakistani team included Arslan “Ash” Siddique, Atif Butt and Imran Khan.
The trio reached the final after beating United Kingdom 2-1 in the semi-final and South Korea 3-0 in the upper-bracket final.
They have done it! Pakistan wins the #Gamers8 TEKKEN 7 Nations Cup! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🇵🇰 Pakistan 3⃣ – 2⃣ South Korea 🇰🇷 pic.twitter.com/llI0B05R0D
— Gamers8 Esports (@Gamers8GG) July 9, 2023
“Pakistan is the best Tekken [playing] region in the world,” Siddique tweeted after the win.
Pakistan is the best Tekken region in the world pic.twitter.com/UhsHE5rucS
— Arslan Ash (@ArslanAsh95) July 9, 2023
Meanwhile, Butt said he was grateful for his time in the tournament and lauded his teammates.
I felt grateful to have had my time in @Gamers8GG arena and representing a proud TEKKEN Nation 🇵🇰 Thank you for having me. I enjoyed it a lot! An amazing franchise and incredible teammates! @ArslanAsh95 @Khanimran675 also, I want to thank @FATEesports for believing in me! pic.twitter.com/Kx2PT2t89u
— ꜰᴀᴛᴇ | ᴀᴛɪꜰ (@AtifButt540) July 10, 2023
In April, Siddique won the Tekken 7 competition at EVO Japan 2023. In 2019, he won the Tekken 7 tournament in Japan as well as the Evolution Championship Series in the United States.
In August last year, he had finished third in the EVO 2022 Tekken 7 competition while Khan had secured second place in the competition.
Meanwhile, Butt had emerged as the new “King of the Iron Fist” in February after winning the Tekken World Tour 2022 videogame tournament in Amsterdam, Netherlands.