The underdog never has it easy.
The odds are always stacked against them, often from birth.
There are dozens, hundreds of obstacles standing between them and greatness.
But in the end, when it really matters, they beat those odds.
Arslan Ash came out of nowhere to win Evo Japan. But his underdog story didn’t start with the grand finals.
Written and hosted by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Edited by: Simmy Fong (@Sifolyy)
Graphics by: Diego Bernal
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25 comments
I saw his run live in fukuoka, shit was surreal
Way to go Arslan and I want to congratulate you for representing Pakistan and winning the EVO Tournament!!!
Wow, his road was tougher than I ever imagined when I saw him won Evo Japan.
Pakistan gang ?
that is how a champion is made. they get beaten down by all odds. fucking god given shit odds.
He makes me wanna try go pro again.. I suffered similar problems with travelling issues but now I might try again
Is it just me but I cant stand this guy anymore after that "woke ok" video?
Gang Gang
"THE HELLSWEEP , YOU IDIOT" 😀
Incredible story. Hope we will be able to see more miracles out of the small regions.
Such an inspiration.
love 4rm India
Kinda Happy as Indian To see Fellow Pakistani player Doing good in Esports Love From India.
I was interested with arslan until I saw AK…
I was like what?! Philippines in a fighting game tournament and got to the finals!
I was on edge of my seat my butt clenched so hard and goosebumps.
It was underdog vs underdog man I wanna learn more bout AK.
Thanks for this vid!
This guy is all in all one of the best motivational player in esports. unknown Tekken GOD. Respect
now i wanna face him and im in pakistan and no joke there are stupidly good players over here i mean people here know how to do the gigaton punch for jack 7 like what the hell now that i know that people go and do this stuff im gonna try my best
We cant get enough with tekken videos pls more ❤️
Thank you
theScore esports !!!
Arslan Ash Zindabad, Pakistan Zindabad
Love this story. As a Filipino, my heart broke when AK was destroyed in the Grand Finals. Knowing Arslan's story now, I would've been fine with either players winning. Salute to Pakistan.
This Is just Tekken and i know that Soon enough South Asian players whence they get the ease of travel will dominate most gaming Scenes cuz As much as i know SE Asians guys have really unreal Deft and dexterity and Arsalan was just a little exemplification of the hidden talent. Props to them.
Arsalan is a beast no doubt about that. but you know why he beat them? they dont respect him because he is an underdog to the point that they underestimated him. As a pro? you should never do that to an unknown opponent, because you dont know whats comming every single match, till you face defeat.
Irish tekken try us ?
This is some anime story type shit right here…
Loved this mini documentary. I’m gonna make it out to Evo vegas this year. Congrats to arslan ash
Good stuff.
We need a documentary on AK's side. Or any Filipino player for that matter. Tekken is like everywhere here and almost every kid knows how to play it but only a few truly devote themselves to mastering it.