Anonymous (ID:l9WPFqQY):
Every time at the Tekken World Tournament, it's almost always Korea and Japan competing. But suddenly, an unknown Pakistani player burst onto the scene, defeating both and taking the victory.
The Pakistani player said, "There are still many people in my home country who are stronger than me." The industry was abuzz.
Japanese professional players went to Pakistan for training and ended up losing to an unknown powerhouse.
Half a year later, at another tournament, two new Pakistani players appeared. These two were overwhelmingly powerful and made it to the finals without losing a single match.
The victorious Pakistani player said, "I only have the skills of a 17th place finisher in local tournaments. My next goal is the Tekken World Tour."
Pakistani players mentioned that their consoles and venues are almost always borrowed from others because Pakistan's geographical peculiarities make it difficult to formally import necessary gaming items, and new items are extremely expensive. This caused quite a stir in the Tekken industry.
Pakistan's local tournaments attracted global attention. A French player, who was ranked sixth in the world and attended as a guest, surprisingly dropped out after finishing 65th in the preliminary selection.
In the World Tour, Japan finally beat Pakistan and Korea. The winning player was the one who went to train in Pakistan.
That extremely powerful Pakistani player, Arslan Ash, ultimately received sponsorships from Red Bull and Twisted Minds. The same two companies also sponsor 'Oil King', a well-known Tekken player from Taiwan.
Arslan Ash was the champion of Tekken 7 at EVOJP2019, EVO2019, and EVOJP2023.
Anonymous (ID:g.cdPQ/w):
This is like a surreal mystic land, LOL.
Anonymous (ID:QHf.nyzA):
The land of the asuras really does exist.
Anonymous (ID:TRiCOvVM):
The countries considered the strongest in Street Fighter now are Arabia and the Dominican Republic.
Anonymous (ID:l9WPFqQY):
The countries considered the strongest in Street Fighter now are Arabia and the Dominican Republic.
MenaRD from the Dominican Republic has won the Capcom Cup twice and just recently took the championship at CEO2023. The CEO can be considered a prelude to EVO.
However, his house was still completely robbed by thieves (an event that occurred in 2017).
Anonymous (ID:Tc0VlK0A):
The countries considered the strongest in Street Fighter now are Arabia and the Dominican Republic.
The player who defeated Tokido and became the preliminary champion can only achieve a Diamond II rank in South Africa.
Anonymous (ID:AFy.YbAk):
Tekken World Tournaments are primarily dominated by South Koreans. Before the mysterious nation of Pakistan entered the world stage, at least half of the top eight players in virtually all important global tournaments were Koreans. Sometimes Japan would only have one player in the top eight.
The world's sixth-ranked French player - who? The strongest Tekken player in France should be SuperAkouma. Like Knee, he also traveled for cultural exchange, but he didn't participate in the local competition, did he?
Arslan Ash's journey to participate in EVO was quite extraordinary. He nearly didn't make it. If you're interested, you can look it up.
But I think the most incredible thing is about the South Korean player, Rangchu. He achieved impressive results throughout the year playing as the lowest-ranked character, Kuma, and won the championship at the Tekken World Final. Moreover, he did this by facing off against legendary players Knee in the Loser's Final and the veteran Qudan in the Grand Final. Both were exceptional performers in 2018. His victory was well deserved.
Anonymous (ID:Wqg6FwH6):
Arslan Ash's journey to participate in EVO was quite extraordinary. He nearly didn't make it. If you're interested, you can look it up.
When he participated in EVO Japan as a relatively unknown player, his team managed to secure a visa for him with great difficulty. However, there were no direct flights to Fukuoka, Japan. Therefore, he had to first fly from Pakistan to Malaysia, and then transfer to Korea.
After Arslan Ash arrived in Malaysia, he was refused transit because he didn't have a Korean visa. So he had to change his flight to Tokyo Haneda Airport in Japan.
When he arrived in Tokyo, Haneda Airport was unable to exchange his rupees for yen. Therefore, he couldn't take a car to Narita Airport, and at 2 AM, all transportation had stopped running.
After sitting in the airport lobby in despair for an entire night, he called his team and asked them to buy him a ticket to go home. In the end, his team managed to get him a ticket to Fukuoka. But when he arrived, there were only 20 minutes left until the competition started.
Anonymous (ID:5nZbwXQY):
So, he traveled thousands of miles, endured hardship, didn't have a good rest or time to adjust, and under these circumstances, he competed in EVO Japan, faced a group of top players, and still won the championship??
Anonymous (ID:VtUCNO0A):
This is eye-opening, thank you for sharing. I must say, seeing them play on the arcade machines like this, I am quite envious.