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Tekken 8 may have been divisive lately, with lots of pros arguing on the state of the game and some of its characters, but top level matches still deliver top-tier action. This year, like, well, every single year, Pakistani, Korean and Japanese players were favorites, and made up 100% of the top 8.
Arslan Ash, being in the winners, was the main favorite, and he faced off against Japan's NOBI in the first match. NOBI's Lars is fearsome, but Arslan's Anna was too much to handle. The second winners matchup saw chikurin beat LowHigh's Bryan with his Clive.
Losers saw Mulgold enact a team kill on Meo-IL, and ATIF dispatched the veteran JDCR. Then, Mulgold beat LowHigh, and ATIF beat NOBI.
Winners final saw a very close battle between Arslan Ash and chikurin, and 5-time Evo winner made it back where he, at this point, belongs.
In the losers final, ATIF also beat chikurin and made the grand final all-Pakistani.
The grand final was very tense in the Anna mirror, both playing almost flawlessly, but at every point that mattered, ATIF had just a little bit more to give. He swept Arslan 3:0 and reset the bracket. After a ponderous game with Anna, Arslan switched back to his tried and true Nina, and proved once again that he is the best Tekken player in the world!
Arslan Ash is a six-time Evo champion!