ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s 23-year-old Arslan Saddique – aka “Arslan Ash” – is now officially the world’s reining Tekken 7 champion.
Saddique defeated Jae-Min “Knee” Bae at the grand final of the 2019 Evolution Championship Series (EVO) in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on August 5th, 2019. In addition to the bragging rights of credentials putting his skillset at the very top of the fighting video game, Saddique walked away with nearly USD $14,000 in prize money.
Saddique has faced Bae, a well-known player in the international gaming community, on three different occasions. The last time was at EVO Japan where Saddique hailing from a relatively uncharted gaming world (Re: Pakistan) was applauded but mostly dismissed according to VICE’s article on his win, but to win back to back in Japan and at the more prestigious North American finals? Something that cannot be ignored.
Saddique is the first player from Pakistan to participate in the Tekken 7 leg of the EVO, and the first player from Pakistan to participate at large at EVO since 2011. He became a player of note in 2018 during the FV x SEA Major Malaysia where he finished in 9th place. Saddique plays Tekken for team VSlash a competitive e-sports team.
Saddique tweeted out about his win writing, “All thanks to Allah Almighty for making me gain success and be an evo champ. Twice consecutively,” further thanking his team and his mom.
Pakistani youth becomes world’s top Tekken 7 player
Pakistani youth becomes world’s top Tekken 7 player
- “Arslan Ash” bagged nearly $14,000 in prize money after beating Jae-Min “Knee” Bae in EVO grand final in Las Vegas
- He is the first player from Pakistan to participate in the Tekken 7 leg of Evolution Championship Series
Pakistanis among six injured by debris in Abu Dhabi as UAE intercepts drones
- Iran launched drone attacks and missiles at Gulf nations, including UAE, since Saturday after it was attacked by US and Israel
- Minor injuries reported among six Pakistani, Nepalese nationals in two locations across Industrial City of Abu Dhabi Phase 2
ISLAMABAD: Six people were injured by falling debris in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, among them Pakistani nationals, after the UAE’s air defense system intercepted drones, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said in a statement.
Iran has launched a barrage of missiles and drone attacks at the UAE and other Gulf countries to target facilities hosting US troops since Saturday. The attacks come in response to coordinated strikes by the US and Israel against Iran last week after months of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The Abu Dhabi Media Office, in a post on social media platform X, said authorities responded to an incident of debris falling in two locations across the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi Phase 2 (ICAD II) “following the successful interception of drones by air defense systems.”
“The incident resulted in minor and moderate injuries to six Pakistani and Nepali nationals,” the statement said.
The statement did not mention how many Pakistani nationals out of the six were injured in the attack.
The Abu Dhabi Media Office urged the public to seek information from only government sources and avoid spreading rumors or unverified information.
Pakistan has asked its citizens in Gulf states to exercise caution, avoid travel and strictly follow official adviseries ever since tensions escalated in the region on Saturday.
The UAE is home to over 1.5 million Pakistani expatriates, one of the largest communities of overseas Pakistanis worldwide.
Pakistan has condemned the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran but also criticized Tehran’s attacks that have targeted countries in the Gulf region, advising all parties to exercise restraint.
