Arslan Ash

competitive gamer and Twitch partner

Compiled from 1 recorded interview. Every statement below is drawn from the passage cited beside it.

Arslan Ash is a Twitch streamer. Ash says the first time he played live, he went and won. He says he won in a field of roughly 200 to 300 players.

Early life and background

Ash says his family was middle class. His mother invested heavily after his father died. He says his mother always taught him that he had to win. [1]

He says token-game arcades were common in almost every neighbourhood, and that games were available at a spot directly in front of his home. He says one reason gaming declined in Pakistan was that these places drew children who smoked and used drugs. Families feared that gaming places would corrupt their sons. His family first asked why he played games, and later asked why he did not. [1]

Education

Ash says he has always been a topper and that he also ranked at the top at college. He says he was studying for CA. [1]

Competitive career

Ash says the first time he played live, he went and won. He says he won in a field of roughly 200 to 300 players. He calculated that he was 13 years old in 2012. After the win, people from other cities invited him to play and offered sponsorship. He says that after he felt no one in Pakistan was beating him, he started playing another game. He says that while watching matches, he thought he could easily beat the players. [1]

Ash went to Oman and won there. A company from Dubai and the UAE was there and noticed him. The company's owner had watched his game videos on YouTube, and Ash says the owner then sponsored him. He says Red Bull supports him heavily, and two other brands also support him. [1]

Playing and streaming

Ash says he is still an active player. He says he is sometimes invited as chief guest, where he has to hand out prizes. He plays on an arcade stick. [1]

Ash is a Twitch partner who streams there. He says he sometimes streams for eight hours and sometimes for five, and that his streams average 300 to 500 viewers. He says about 60 percent of his YouTube audience is based in the US. He says the Pakistani audience is all on YouTube, and that Twitch is not popular in Pakistan. [1]

Esports development in Pakistan

Ash had a meeting with the government, with the sports minister. COVID began just as he was about to travel to Islamabad for a meeting, for which he had booked a ticket. [1]

He runs a boot camp where players live, train and receive a salary. He says he called the top player from Faisalabad, one from Sialkot, one from Gujranwala and one from Karachi. He went to Karachi, streamed there, and saw talent there, including two or three players. [1]

Ash says Lahore has the most Tekken talent and more tournaments. He has a team of his own. [1]

Views

Ash says esports is the future. He says the government in Japan gives support and events are held there. He says that in Tekken, international companies saw that Pakistan has talent. He says Pakistan already has six to seven sponsored players. He says an Australian company sponsored two Pakistani players before any Pakistani company did, and both won abroad. [1]

He says Tekken has the most players across Pakistan. He says the FGC includes Tekken and other fighting games. He says a game lasts five to six years. He prefers offline play because online Tekken has too much lag. [1]

Ash says he believes in taking risks. He says he only had belief within himself that he might manage it, and that he would never regret not having tried. He says a lack of government support should not stop people from trying. He urges people to keep working on their own efforts even when no one supports them. [1]

Personal life

Ash says many people in Pakistan know him now. He says he is very attached to his relatives. He says he likes Pakistan very much, and that he did not want to leave everything behind and was comfortable in Pakistan. [1]

Timeline

2012
Ash was 13 years old.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-02-12 Pakistan's esports path without government support Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors Arslan Ash?

Arslan Ash says Red Bull supports him heavily, and two other brands also support him. He says the owner of a company from Dubai and the UAE sponsored him after noticing him in Oman. That owner had watched his game videos on YouTube.[1]

Is Arslan Ash a Twitch partner?

Yes, Arslan Ash is a Twitch partner who streams there. He says his streams average 300 to 500 viewers. He says Twitch is not popular in Pakistan, and that the Pakistani audience is all on YouTube.[1]

What is Arslan Ash's boot camp?

Arslan Ash runs a boot camp where players live, train and receive a salary. He says he called the top player from Faisalabad, one from Sialkot, one from Gujranwala and one from Karachi.[1]

References

  1. Pakistan's esports path without government support . Thought Behind Things , 2021-02-12.
Show the source passages (62 statements)
  1. The episode description names the guest as Arslan Ash. In conversation with Arslan Ash, this episode explores his journey and e-sports industry in Pakistan.
  2. He says games were available at a spot directly in front of his home. woh mere ghar ke bilkul samne games hua karti thi
  3. He says his mother always taught him that he had to win. ammi hamesha sikhate thi ke jeetna hai
  4. He says his family was middle class. kyunke maine bataya ke hum middle class se hain
  5. His mother invested heavily after his father died. toh ammi ne bahut zyada invest kiya tha Abu ki wafat ke baad
  6. He says he has always been a topper. main hamesha se topper raha hoon
  7. He says he also ranked at the top at college. college ke andar bhi top karta tha main
  8. He says he was studying for CA. aur toh main CA kar raha tha, inter, matlab ke CA kar raha tha
  9. He says token-game arcades were common in almost every neighbourhood. toh har jagah token wali games hua karti thi, kisi na kisi mohalle ke andar koi na koi dukan lazmi hoti thi
  10. He says one reason gaming declined in Pakistan was that these places drew children who smoked and used drugs. one of the reasons why gaming industry puri decline ki Pakistan ke andar ke ek yeh ban gaya ke wahan toh bachche ajeeb se cigarette nosh, charsi bachche aate hain
  11. Families feared that gaming places would corrupt their sons. unki niyat yeh thi ki game mein jaana wahan pe ladke kharab hain, hamara beta kharab ho jaaye
  12. His family first asked why he played games, and later asked why he did not. Pehle kehte the game kyun khelte ho, padho. Ab kehte hain game kyun nahi khelte
  13. He says the first time he played live, he went and won. Toh woh main gaya hoon pehli dafa khelne, uh, live mein aur woh main jeet gaya ja ke
  14. He says he won in a field of roughly 200 to 300 players. koi 200, 300 logon ke andar main jeeta hoon
  15. He worked out that he was 13 years old in 2012. Haan, 2012 mein, toh yeh 13 saal, 13 saal bante hain
  16. After the win, people from other cities invited him to play and offered sponsorship. Uske baad se sab ne mujhe bulana shuru kiya hai, koi Gujranwala se call aa rahi hai, aao hamare paas aa ke khelo, wahan se hum sponsor karte hain
  17. He says that after he felt no one in Pakistan was beating him, he started playing another game. mujhe laga ke yaar ab mujhe Pakistan ke andar toh koi hara nahi raha. Uh, toh maine King of Fighter start kar di
  18. He says that while watching matches, he thought he could easily beat the players. toh main match dekh ke kehta tha ke yaar inki game ko main hara sakta hoon easily
  19. He asked for a full year, saying he would freeze his studies and return if it did not work out. Toh mujhe ek proper saal chahiye aur, uh, main study freeze karwaunga, agar main, uh, nahi hua toh wapis aa jaunga
  20. A man who supported him paid for his ticket costs. Danish ladka hai. Toh usne meri support ki, usne mujhe sara ticket-shicket ka kharcha kiya
  21. A man who supported him first sent him to Oman. Toh usne sara mujhe pehli dafa Oman bheja
  22. He says one supporter covered about 70 to 80 percent of the costs. lekin main support thi woh Danish ne ki thi, like 80%, 70% usne sara kharcha kiya
  23. His family also gave some support. phir thodi ghar walon ne bhi support kar di thi
  24. He went to Oman and won there. Toh Oman gaya, Oman ja ke phir, uh, main jeet gaya
  25. A company from Dubai and the UAE was there and noticed him. Toh wahan se yeh company thi, V Slash ki. Woh puri Dubai, UAE ki company thi, woh wahan pe aayi hui thi, toh usne dekha ke yeh ladka hai.
  26. The company's owner had watched his game videos on YouTube. Woh company ka owner King of Fighter khelta tha aur meri King of Fighter game woh dekha karta tha YouTube ke upar
  27. He says the company's owner then sponsored him. Toh usne mujhe sponsor kar liya
  28. He says Red Bull supports him heavily, and two other brands also support him. Red Bull support kar rahi hai uske andar bahut zyada, is tarah ke do aur brands hain woh support kar rahe hain
  29. He says he is still an active player. main khud bhi active player hoon
  30. He says he is sometimes invited as chief guest, where he has to hand out prizes. mujhe woh bula lete hain chief guest, wahan jaake mujhe inaam dena padta hai
  31. He is a Twitch partner who streams there. Haan, Twitch pe stream kar rahe hain, Twitch partner hoon main
  32. He says he sometimes streams for eight hours and sometimes for five. kabhi kabhi main 8 ghante kar leta hoon, kabhi kabhi 5 ghante
  33. He says his streams average 300 to 500 viewers. meri stream average dekhte hain 300 se 500
  34. He says the Pakistani audience is all on YouTube. Pakistani audience saari YouTube pe hai, isliye
  35. He says Twitch is not popular in Pakistan. Twitch popular nahi hai Pakistan ke andar
  36. He says about 60 percent of his YouTube audience is based in the US. meri jo YouTube ki sari jo audience hai, woh US based hai, 60%
  37. He plays on an arcade stick. to main arcade stick pe khelta hoon
  38. He says a game lasts five to six years. ek game 5 saal to 6 saal chalti hai
  39. He says Tekken has the most players across Pakistan. Tekken mein sabse zyada log khelte hain, poore Pakistan ke andar
  40. He says the FGC includes Tekken and other fighting games. FGC ke andar aati hai Tekken, fighting games sari ki sari
  41. He says the government in Japan gives support and events are held there. Japan ke andar government support karti hai, events hote hain wahan ke andar
  42. He says that in Tekken, international companies saw that Pakistan has talent. Tekken ke andar international companies ne unhone dekh liya na ki Pakistan mein talent hai
  43. He says Pakistan already has six to seven sponsored players. Iske alawa Pakistan ke andar already 6 se 7 sponsored player hain
  44. He says an Australian company sponsored two Pakistani players before any Pakistani company did, and both won abroad. Iske baad ek company aayi GG ke naam se, Australian company. Isse pehle ki Pakistan ki company sponsor karti, unhone do players Pakistan ke andar sponsor kiye aur dono hi bahar jaake jeete bhi
  45. He had a meeting with the government, with the sports minister. Meri meeting thi government se, jo sports minister tha uske saath
  46. COVID began just as he was about to travel to Islamabad for a meeting, for which he had booked a ticket. To exact unhi dino covid shuru ho gaya aur main Islamabad mein jaane wala tha, ticket book karayi thi aur meri meeting thi isi mutaliq
  47. He says esports is the future. Matlab e-sports is the future
  48. He says he believes in taking risks. main risk lene pe bahut believe karta hoon
  49. He says he only had belief within himself that he might manage it. sirf mujhe apne andar yaqeen tha ke shayad main kar loonga
  50. He says he would never regret not having tried. khair, haar gaya toh main koi nahi, lekin yeh mujhe regret nahi hoga kabhi ke try nahi kiya na
  51. He says a lack of government support should not stop people from trying. Lekin ab yeh nahi hai ki agar government ki support nahi milti to aap kuch karna chhod do
  52. He urges people to keep working on their own efforts even when no one supports them. ki agar koi support nahi kar raha, filhal iska matlab yeh nahi hai ki khud bhi karna chhod dein
  53. He runs a boot camp where players live, train and receive a salary. ek main boot camp hai, wahan pe rehte hain woh, khelte hain, unko salary milti hai
  54. He says he called the top player from Faisalabad, one from Sialkot, one from Gujranwala and one from Karachi. is tarah maine Faisalabad ka top player, is tarah maine ek Sialkot ka, ek Gujranwala ka, ek Karachi ka top player, unko maine bulaya
  55. He went to Karachi, streamed there, and saw talent there, including two or three players. main Karachi gaya tha, wahan main jaake stream ki, kaafi wahan pe jaake talent ko maine dekha, do teen players ko
  56. He says Lahore has the most Tekken talent and more tournaments. Lahore ke andar Tekken mein sabse zyada talent hai aur Lahore ke andar tournament zyada hote hain
  57. He has a team of his own. meri apni team, Team Ashes hai
  58. He prefers offline play because online Tekken has too much lag. Online main prefer nahi karta khelna kyunki lag aata hai Tekken ke andar bahut zyada
  59. He says many people in Pakistan know him now. Pakistan ke andar kaafi log jaante hain mujhe
  60. He says he is very attached to his relatives. mujhe apne rishtedaron se bahut bahut attachment hai
  61. He says he likes Pakistan very much. mujhe Pakistan bahut pasand hai
  62. He says he did not want to leave everything behind, and he was comfortable in Pakistan. main nahi chahta ki main sab kuch chhod ke jaaun aur main bahut comfortable hoon yahan ke andar