Pakistan’s Arslan “Ash” Siddique clinched his seventh Evolution Championship Series crown, lifting the Tekken 8 trophy at EVO France 2025 and celebrating with a post on X: “I may be the one holding the trophy, but this win belongs to everyone who believed.”
From losers bracket to grand final reset and a win over JeonDDing
Ash battled through the losers side, defeated Fergus in the losers final, then beat South Korea’s JeonDDing. In the grand final 3–1 in the first set to reset the bracket and 3–2 in the decider using Nina (and earlier Anna) against JeonDDing’s Eddy.
Tournament footage and logs show his run through top 8 and the two part finale.
Seven EVO titles across three EVO regions underline historic dominance
The victory adds France to Ash’s list of EVO stages after wins at EVO Japan 2019, EVO Las Vegas 2019, EVO Japan 2023, EVO Las Vegas 2023, EVO Las Vegas 2024, and EVO Las Vegas 2025 now capped by EVO France 2025.
| No. | Event | Location | Year | Cumulative EVO Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EVO Japan | Japan | 2019 | 1 |
| 2 | EVO (Las Vegas) | Las Vegas, USA | 2019 | 2 |
| 3 | EVO Japan | Japan | 2023 | 3 |
| 4 | EVO (Las Vegas) | Las Vegas, USA | 2023 | 4 |
| 5 | EVO (Las Vegas) | Las Vegas, USA | 2024 | 5 |
| 6 | EVO (Las Vegas) | Las Vegas, USA | 2025 | 6 |
| 7 | EVO France | France | 2025 | 7 |
Community trackers and player databases list him as a seven time EVO champion and one of Tekken’s all time greats.
His current team, Twisted Minds, also hailed the milestone, noting the comeback from losers side.
Ash’s sustained excellence, spanning the end of the Tekken 7 era and Tekken 8’s global circuit continues to anchor Pakistan’s rise in competitive fighting games.
For fans at home, the seventh EVO title is another landmark in a run that has repeatedly placed Pakistani talent at the centre of the FGC’s biggest stages.
