Arslan Ash details his harrowing journey to Evo Japan | ESPN Esports
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- Evo Japan's TEKKEN champion Arslan Ash tells Kenny Omega about his struggle to even attend Evo Japan from Pakistan, after facing multiple flight cancelations and visa issues. Arslan also talks about the TEKKEN scene in Pakistan and how he would like to keep competing in the future.
dude went through all that and won anyway, legendary
he went thru all that and won, not one, not Two, not THREE, BUT FOUR EVO for Tekken 7
Respect from india, such dedicated kid.
@Araiz Sarwar some Indians like us respect Pakistan
@@ketankharadi8324 and some Pakistanis like us respect indian people aswell bro
@@Hamza-fr1gj good to hear that
@Prashanth Panicker ah Don't let me cry man
😁
Hm pubg khel k hi khus hi
I know Arslan personally and believe me i have never seen him this nervous....
Because he is having to speak English lol
Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰
It's adorable
@@Pan_Z Indeed
Arslan is a hero!
Of course all this is new to him
That interviewer seemed like such a nice person
darion smith, you gotta love Kenny Omega, whether he’s being an interviewer or beating up someone in the ring. Kenny is gold.
He is Kenny omega dude xD a pro wrestler
ITS KENNY OMEGA XD
He is Kenny omega bro
what you don;t Kenny Omaga 2018 best wrestler in the world
My boy Arslan. People called you a fluke when you beat knee, but I and a few other Kazumi players saw the raw talent you showed in that match and were eagerly awaiting you to prove to the world you weren't a fluke. All I can say now is well done, keep training, and cant wait to see Arslan be the new GOAT for the worldwide tekken scene.
He proves the world
Guess who's the EVO 2019 Champion? Our boy Arslan
Now he defeated Knee twice in EVO 2019
Wow! What a prediction
Well he was surely not a fluke
There is no word can describe what I think about him! He is Aweeeeeeesome
임상민
Love & Respect from Pakistan!
💓
I like this Arslan guy he is just humble.. and skilled.. Goodjob
Kenny Omega interviewing Arsalan. Thats awesome.
Wish all Pakistani players all the best for future Tekken tournaments
Selam from your brothers in Germany akhiii :)
Walaikumusalem dear brother
Walaikum aslam brother
Wa alaequm aslaam
From pakistan lahore
Walaikum assalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh ya akhi
Wasalam
His journey to championship was epic! Kudos Arslan from Philippines
No. Hes from Pakistan.
Dude is he is From Pakistan. Land of heaven.
@@cupidsalman100 "Kudos from Philippines" sounds better?
@@nitro1990 "Kudos from Philippines" sounds better?
Its correct in a sense of a way
Never underestimate the power of inner strength! If Arslan had let those logistical problems before the event get to him and gone home--we wouldn't have had such an exciting Top 8 and tournament arc. Sometimes you gotta make that extra push to persevere, you never know what's around the next corner. Congrats to Arslan_Ash--very inspiring stuff ^_^.
cutcc seriously, dude is incredible.
It would be really cool to see him coming to more tournaments.
👍
Cutcc i told you we need the spotlight and we'll show the world what we are capable of.
Can you can make a timestemp or montages
Thats heart. Like Sendo from Hajime no Ippo lvl heart.
Congrats to Arslan, pride of Pakistan
Why do you guys have to be so cringe?
Arslan is a brilliant player, and he is an inspiration. He plays like a beast. God bless this dude. He's dynamic. I enjoyed his matches. This is who the FGC needs to support. He's the EVO JAPAN 2019 TEKKEN CHAMP. He destroyed everyone. I'm proud of this dude. Pakistan representin'🇵🇰
Massive respect to Arslan from Bangladesh. It's always very heartwarming to see our brown brothers achieving such great heights in gaming. Keep at it brother!
Respect to you from Pakistan.
Amazing player. Can't wait to see more of this guy and more of the Pakistani Tekken scene.
If only tournaments would be held here, there are many players with untapped talent.
Twt in Pakistan and South America need to be more common
There are so much talented Street fighter in PAkistan but there lack of resources
This is amazing. I played with a guy in NYC back in the Tekken 6 days, who went by the nickname Rampage. He was one of the only people who could beat FightingGM and NYCFab and he was from Pakistan. He would go back and forth from NYC to Pakistan. They must have some great players.
no matter which place you visit in pakistan it will have arcades, in advanced cities it will have advanced arcades but even in places where you'd barely see any technology there will always be tekken 3 arcades old, custom made.
@@microRiZu hahah Yeah ! True
Anthony Carella aahhhh those were the good old days man.
Yes buddy that's true
An inspiring story of perseverance, undoubtedly Arslan is a champ in TEKKEN and in life.
Nice interview kenny.
This proves to me that Tekken is the healthiest of all fgs. Loving the community, loved how panda won last year, loving how this guy won this year. Hype sets, healthy community. Everyone playing seems to really enjoy the game and new characters are still coming... It's a good time to be a fg player, hope everyone notices that Tekken is the game to play right now.
Luchiop knee won evo Japan last year.
@@burnpisces7733 panda is not a player, is a character.
Luchiop did knee win with panda? No. I’m pretty certain he won with Bryan. Panda won TWT but not evo japan.
@@burnpisces7733 please direct me to the part where i talk about Evo specifically.
Mostly agree but the active player base is a dramatically smaller then other fg's
love u bro, from India.
may u perform this well in all future tournaments.
arka das Hey nice. More love between nations, please
Thanx & Love you t0o buddy from Pakistan.....
i hate india
Wow you are Good person bro
Not for nothing, but for someone who is from Pakistan and lives in Pakistan, his English is really good. Just very impressive all around.
Yeah, we still live in caves.....
Whats wrong with you man?
English isn't our 1st language... And the interview you came for have nothing to deal with english language.....
If you wanna listen english from Pakistanis there's hell lot of sources to hear that....
@King A H Khan Sorry if I offended. I didn't say anything about Pakistanis living in caves. I know English is not your first language, which is why I was impressed with how well he speaks it. On the contrary, I cannot speak any other languages as well as Arslan can speak English, so I was just stating how well he was speaking because I assumed English was not his first language.
I'm not sure how this is offensive, but I would like to know. If I tried learning Urdu and did an interview speaking Urdu, and someone typed "Wow! Your Urdu is really good!" I would take that as a compliment.
Please elaborate so I can get a better understanding on why my comment is offensive.
@@KingAHKHAN To clarify, I am not linking the ability to speak ENGLISH with being intelligent. In my original comment, I was simply stating that being that English is not his first language, nor is it the first language of the country he is from, he speaks it very well on a conversational level. I don't think that speaking English in particular makes someone better or worse. I'm simply pointing out as an English speaker that his ability to speak in English is good.
Most Americans can only speak one language anyway, which is also why I am impressed being an American.
Speaking English doesn't make you impressive
TheDangerbreed Is this in reply to my initial comment? Because if it is, then you didn’t read my entire comment. I typed that he was from Pakistan, and being that English is not his first language yet he is having an interview in English, THAT is impressive.
Congrats to Arslan! The man deserves a better esports sponsor!
I have played taken in my teen days alot . I know there are alot of really really good players in smaller cities . who barely know the gaming community exist out of pakistan. Their dreams end at the end of the day. They have no sponsors and visa issues and higher ping issues. If Taken community could organize a taken tournament in Pakistan that would explore a new raw talent like Arslan Ash.
Tekken* This is not a Liam neeson movie
@@warfighter1988 Hahaha...
On the other hand,Junaid Tanoli i agree with you mate as we have a lot of people who play Tekken,SF,COD,BF,etc. & they are really good in them but the only issue arises is the sponsers or participating in big tournaments outside Pakitstan.
Congrats Arslan_Ash !!! Respect for your Performance in this Tournament !!! Best Kazumi Player !!!
Selam from Germany😎
Wow 5 flights and being stuck in a foreign country, not knowing the language and having no money. I would’ve given up but props to him man. Thoroughly deserved win.
My goodness, Kenny Omega!
Becomes interviewer!
Interviewing the champ!
And his story is inspirational!
If you think this video is not awesome, you are not human!
Well well,
What have we here?
@@alvinauditia the guy who is interviewing arsalan is Kenny omega the best wrestler in the world
@@qwertynaughty3256 oh yes kenny and ash
@@qamarulhaqkhan700 amazing that well be my dream come true moment more then winning the tournament 💀 did u watched omega vs ospreay wrestle kingdom?
@@qwertynaughty3256 saw some highlights those were awesome...Kenny and Mox are my two most fvt
He didn't even mention the rejected visa applications beforehand
no he didn't... but he did say that its really "difficult" to get a passport in his country.
@@setoace not passport but
Japanese Visa
1:27 look at his hand play-style pretty different from usual fightstick players
He played like a piano
almost 90% of our community (Pakistanies) play like that , maybe it's weird for others but that is how we have been getting trained ...
His hand style is full claw, fingers on each button
They all play like that, dark way, bilal etc 😁
Yeah it looks like a HARD claw style haha, unusual for us normal for Pakistan players, works for them eh
Congratulations to Arslan, 2019 EVO Japan Champion!
Not only did he overcome some of the best players in the world, he did it after 2.5 days of frustrating travel complications. Also his English is really good! So impressive! Congrats Arslan!!
I come from a small city with no gaming community, however i love tekken and so my life goal is actually funding 1 or 2 kids from my hometown after i get a job and saved up money to let them travel for at least 2 yrs to attend the global tournaments, i know no one will give me a chance but i can at least pick the best 1 or 2 players by holding a few local tourneys and train them to be like this man. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Wow. Having a dream to be great-that's inspiring. Having a dream to enable other's dreams-I have no words for that!
What a humble interview by the Tekken Evo Japan champ. Pakistan zindabaad!!
What's funny is that Tony Khan (Owner/CEO of AEW) is a Pakistani-American. lol
And this kid just won the tournament for Pakistan being interviewed by AEW's top star.
Mustafa Ali from WWE is Pakistani as well.
(and so am I)
We can forget about 1D's Zayn Malik.
Sumail from dota 2 is also pakistani
Bro Pakistan Is Our Pride ❤️🇵🇰
Bilal? I believe there was a Bryan mirror match between Bilal and Knee.
Yeah when Knee vs Jimmy Mirror Match
Goodness! He is so likeable. His victory was well-deserved. This is what happens when you put everything on the line
I like your username.
I'd like to put everything on your line
I can teach you takken better then arslan :P
He came to win , he deserved and he won. Basically his tournament started from his home. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
He is the player to watch in the upcoming tekken world tour. Love to see him compete in France march 12
Arslan you are the pride of our country. We are all so proud of your accomplishment!. May Allah give you more success in your upcoming journey!. Truly the king of Tekken 7.
This guy is amazing and it was such a rare opportunity to see him perform on this international stage. I hope to see him more in the future!
Hope this guy gets sponsored. I wanna see him play in the next TWT this year.
Actually he already has a sponsor, visa issues are often the biggest problems to overcome for people in this region.
And it payed back. He just won Evo 2019. M A D L A D ❤️🇵🇰
3:48 This guy trained with bilal? No wonder he is such a good tekken player. Bilal is the best lei wu long I've seen. Ever.
Bilal is Brayn player
@@hayaate2402 I know that he plays more than one character I have also seen him play master raven. So Bryan is his main? Wow. His lei is phenomenal though.
Yeah☺️
His accent is so thick but it is understandable since different countries have different accent.
That's a local Pakistani English accent. English spoken in Islamabad and Karachi is alot closer to the British accent and more fluent. But we are understandable anyways
His first language is Punjabi,second is Urdu then it's english.The kid is doing much better than a lot of people when it comes to speaking different languages.
I mean English is his third language so as long as we can understand him that's what matters right
ESPN putting respect on his name too?? 🔥🔥💪💪
Who else loves my man kenny
❤❤❤❤
Kota Ibushi does
I really hope tournaments are held in Pakistan.
TWT was held in Pakistan last year. that's how tekken community first came to know about Arslan, because he rekt Knee twice.
@@setoace it was not in pakistan it was in dubai
That tournament was called oug gaming and was not a twt tournament
Knee and chanel were invited guest players there.
And arslan and bilal attended a tournament which was twt challenger event in malaysia before oug dubai tourney
@@taimoormubashir1907 Damn. Sounds like you know your shit. I didn't know oug wasn't in twt
1:51 arslan deserves that win. Props!!.he went through a lot.putting kazumi on the map.beat koreans and Japanese.
Tekken 7 is a great game. So many stories since the game came out.
1) 2015-2017 the dominance of Saint and JDCR (Jack and Dragonuv Era
2) 2017 TWT The re-emergence of a legend, Qudans, eventual TWT 2017 winner dethroning Saint and JDCR.
3) 2018 The Dominance of Knee and the TWT 2018 Panda (Rangchu) Champion
4) 2019 Evo Japan and the run of Arslan Ash.
I am eagerly awaiting the Knee (Pakistan) training arc saga ^_^
Edit: I forgot the kagamaru reverse OCV mastercup win.
Actually JDCR-Saint domination was 2016-2017, in 2015 Nobi won the biggest events (EVO and Global Finals) but otherwise i agree with you.
That's what sets apart Tekken community or Playstation community as a whole. No nationality barriers, no language barriers, no religion barriers, no politics in the name of any religion. Just pure love and passion for technology and gaming. It's really a shame that Arslan had so much trouble to get visa to come to Japan from Pakistan.
Being able to go through all that and keep the composure. Amazing, congratulations!
Proud to be a Pakistani and extremely proud and grateful for Arslan 😍🇵🇰
good job arslan
good job kenny omega.. you seem very professional and handle this interview well....
The God of wrestling interviewing the God of Tekken, love it!
@Daniel Ceballos Jr ALLAH is the real GOD, Arslan and Kenny both are humans/creation of ALLAH
Man, this guy is too good. Sad that gaming isn't much popular in countries like Pakistan or India. Hope his situation gets better now and get more chances to compete at International level.
Respect and support from India
Hopefully he competes more and there’s a lot less BS from traveling back and forth
Can't blame Japan for being very careful in regards to the country of Pakistan. While there are a lot of normal people living there (obviously), the place is a hotbed for terrorism unfortunately.
Muhammad the Pedophile yeah but I hope at some point Arslans reputation can get him through,
@@Spades20XX Now that the Japanese government knows he's on the up and up, he shouldn't face too extreme of travel issues in the future. This was his first time visiting Japan right?
Muhammad the Pedophile I believe so, so hey fingers crossed 🤞
Damn man he put in a lot of work. Looking forward to seeing him at more tournaments hopefully.
Two real world champs
Kenny Omega n Arslan Ash
Kenny Omega and Tekken in one video. Gotta love that!
Congrats to Arslan Ash!
Take a bow to this guy .
He make our country proud .
We salute you and love you .
the main thing is that we have many Arslan in our country but unfortunately we don't have support from government . so much hidden talent here 😈💪.
Arslan means tiger 🐅 and he is really a tiger 🐯
Tekken players think if arslan can defeat knee and all other best players and become Evo champion but defeated in Pakistan very easily then should try Pakistani players to learn tekken in Pakistan
Right brother I am also tekken player from Australia but Pakistani and I learnt tekken in Pakistan
Well arshlan Congratulation!! It was finally paid off bro!! so inspire me...
Lmao kenny when he heard arlsan say 5 flights
Unbelievably INSPIRATIONAL story. Way to go Kid. We Share the same name and same Country. You make us Proud brother and also the whole nation supports you. Expecting more superstars from Pakistan after this to dominate World Tekken scene in future. Best of Luck. Bleed Green 💚🇵🇰
hes like the opposite of ak, from ph but play shaheen. arslan from pakistan but play kazumi.
Wow.. amazing. Such passion. You deserve respect. Hats off from all Pakistanis
Kenny Omega the interviewer is one hack of a wrestler.. He won New Japan Heavyweight Championship and AEW Heavyweight Championship.. Good to see two legends of their games!
We Pakistani start playing tekken since our early school years. What to do expect 😅😅😅😅
And he won. Very happy to see you won. As a Pakistani and tekken fan thumbs up.
There are still unexplored areas in the world hope to see players from different countries.
omg kenny interviews the champion
proud of you Arslan Ash!
Great interviewer, rocking champion. Treat to watch that kid winning big tournament. English probably being his 3rd or 4th language, he spoke well. But he didn't need foreign language to show his amazing talent and astonishing skills. Being from poor background also, that kid is such an inspiration for the whole world.
The guy who is interviewing arslan is a famous pro wrestler, who works in AEW, which is owned by a Pakistani Billionaire Shahid khan. He probably asked kenny to interview arslan, so he gets more recognition and get famous. And he deserves it.
No, this happened way before AEW.
Thanks for posting. Congrats to Arlsan on EVO 2019! Looking forward to 2019 with him smashing the competition!
Dude he’s being interviewed by THE Kenny Omega, one of the biggest names in wrestling and literally the best wrestler in the world right now. He makes me proud to be a Pakistani.
Being a pro wrestling and tekken fan, it's good to see Kenny Omega interviewing this young rising tekken star from Pakistan. Well done to him and yeah Tekken is the most famous game in Pakistan.
Hats off to Arslan for bringing Pakistan Tekken community on the map after almost 2 dacades of being unnoticed despite the passion and love mutually shared amongst fans out here. Thanks for making us proud!
What a legend he is !
Arslan is so humble and having no clue that he is standing with the "THE FUCKING KENNY OMEGA" such a proud moment for a Pakistani. 2 legends in one frame
I'm from Pakistan ... Nice inspiration stuff. Now all korean and japanese players are coming to train Pakistan :D
I heard that he is Ranked 16 in Pakistan.
Appreciation from Germany 🇩🇪
but the problem is american or other countries media thinks that pakistan is teerroist country but its not.Just the bad media infuence in pakistan. pakistan is safe.As he ranked 16 in pakistan so for sure the one who is on no 1 wants to play international events but agian the visa issues.
There are many just like Arslan that don't get a chance to shine because it's almost impossible for them to travel. South America is another great example of talent just waiting for the chance to show case their skills on a big stage. Hopefully, Arslans story will inspire others to do as he did.
He is ranked 16th in Pakistan 🇵🇰 just imagine what other Top 15 would be like.
ItS Such AN Honor To MeeT Kenny Omega 😍😍😘😘😘❤❤❤
His voice was unexpected and made me laugh lol but still nice
jin kazama i feel like that tone of voice is kinda common with people from that area, I believe that it comes from the pronunciation in his mother language that carries along to his English. When I speak Japanese my voice also gets High pitched (not as much as his tho)
english isnt his first language, also the kids hella nervous
english is our language... we speak urdu...
😣
pakistan Zindabad don’t worry, you guys speak an amazing English for someone who’s not native, way above the English most Koreans / Japanese people speak.
@@felipechaves6100 yeah I'm not insulting them or anything it's just that looking at arsalan's serious face all the time I was expecting a deep heavy voice so it got me by surprise
Arslan gets interviewed by Kenny. Wooah 2 Legends side by side
Kenny Omega with Arslan i never clicked on a video faster in my life
The pride I feel for Pakistan and especially Arsalan Siddique, you're an inspiration to people out there who've struggled for years and not given up. With loads of love - an ordinary Indian guy
This guy got interviewed by Kenny fing OMEGA!! HOMG!!
Dude is as humble in the interview as I see JDCR when he attends an interview.
And now he has set off a chain of revolutionary events for Pakistan tekken. Arslan ash is the face of esports Pakistan and he single handedly raised Pakistan to the top of the tekken world
For those who don't know the interviewer, he is a popular wrestler and a gamer, he spent a long time in japan doing both of these things. He is KENNY OMEGA.
I salute u bro!! TUM ne pooray Pakistan ka sar uncha kr dia hai 💚💚
Love from India ...to world champion arsalan...
Proud of you ...
No rest no bath 2 and half days journey and straight to tournament from airport ...amazing
Legend of Tekken king Arslan 🇵🇰🕊️
Arslan Ash, i wonder if you will read my comment or not. May be someday. You did your best to raise the flag of Pakistan and make us proud. I am proud of your dedication and hardwork and being Pakistani i want to say, the way you were doing your best to speak English is Phenomenal, it literally made me love you and feel emotional about you. I hope someday i can meet you and give you a warm thankful Hug. I love you man, you are an inspiration for me from now on. May God help you succeed more and more in Life.
(Ali From Islamabad)
Pakistani people cute people
And talking like gentleman
No sport no much money no apertuneties but
Thay are brave and brave heart people
Long live pakistan
Make a Hollywood movie about his evo japan journey and win.
Man I WISH I COULD BE LIKE HIM RESPECT TO THIS PAKISTANI FROM PAKISTAN
Damnn love you arslan...he met Kenny omega🥰🥰