ISLAMABAD – Arslan Ash has undoubtedly been in the spotlight in Esportsthis year. For those who don’t know, the Tekken star went on to win boththe Japanese and the US-based Evo Championship Series tournaments in thesame year, prevailing over elite players from all over the world.
He became the first Pakistani player to win in a large scale internationalfighting game tournament, and also became the country’s first Red Bullathlete.
The Pakistani Esports star made quite a name for himself and his country,which has now earned him ESPN’s Esports Player of the Year Award.
The ESPN Esports Awards took place on Friday and highlighted the bestperformances and moments throughout the year.
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Arslan Ash won fan polls and Esports choice amongst 3 other playersincluding Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, Xiaomeng “Liooon” Li, and Jay “Sinatraa”Won for their incredible performances in Fortnite, Hearthstone, andOverwatch respectively.
Arslan’s wins in the big leagues have put Pakistan and its fighting gamecommunity on the map with many top-notch players, most notably Knee,expressing wishes to visit our country and practice against Pakistanitalent.
