Team Pakistan wins Tekken 7 world championship

ISLAMABAD: In a remarkable achievement, players from Pakistan have emerged triumphant in the Gamers8 Nations Cup for Tekken 7. Representing Pakistan were professional Tekken players Atif Butt, Arslan Ash, and Khan Imran.

After a commanding 3-0 victory over Korea on Sunday, Team Pakistan advanced to the Grand Finals. With a strong performance throughout the tournament, the Pakistani players were an audience favorite. The tournament boasted a generous prize pool of $1 million, with the winning team securing $500,000.

Pakistani Tekken players have made a significant impact globally, attracting top players from around the world like Korea to visit the country for practice. The participation of renowned gamers such as Knee, Ulsan, Chikurin, and Nobi from Japan and Korea made the tournament highly competitive, featuring intense matches and unexpected outcomes.

Pakistani gamers have gained significant recognition in recent years, with victories in prestigious tournaments such as EVO, Combo Breaker, and the Tekken World Tour finals.

Arslan is known as one of the best Tekken players in the world, who has won three EVO titles in Tekken 7. He won the EVO Japan 2019 Championship and EVO Championship Series 2019, becoming the only player to have won both at that time.

He was also awarded the best E-Player of 2019 by EPSN. Arslan is a CEO 2021 Champion and the 2022 Combo Breaker Tekken 7 tournament winner, where he grabbed the title after defeating all of his 10 opponents.

Atif is the current Tekken World Tour Finals champion after winning the title in 2022 while remaining undefeated in the tournament. Meanwhile, Khan was the runner-up at EVO 2022.