Pakistani esports star Arslan Ash claimed his eighth Evolution Championship Series (EVO) title on Monday after defeating South Korea’s Rangchu in the Tekken 8 grand final at EVO 2026 in Las Vegas.
It should be noted that EVO is regarded as the world’s premier fighting game tournament, attracting elite players from across the globe.
The tournament organizers confirmed on X that Arslan had successfully defended his Tekken 8 crown, making it his fourth consecutive EVO title in the game. The victory further cements his status as one of the greatest competitive Tekken players in history.
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2026 🏆Arslan Ash wins TEKKEN 8 at #Evo2026, claiming his 4th Evo Las Vegas Championship in a row and bringing his total up to 8. pic.twitter.com/qOS84UOR1T
— Evo (@Evo) June 29, 2026
Arslan has built an extraordinary record at EVO over the years. After finishing third in the EVO 2022 Tekken 7 tournament, he won the EVO Japan Tekken 7 title in 2023, followed by his fifth EVO championship in 2024. He added a sixth title at EVO 2025 and a seventh at EVO France later that year. His breakthrough came in 2019 when he captured both EVO Japan and EVO USA Tekken 7 titles.
This year’s EVO tournament was held from June 26 to 28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Celebrating his latest triumph, Arslan wrote on X: “8x EVO champion. Alhamdulillah.”
