Usama Abbasi edges out Farzeen, wins Tekken 8 Tournament Takedown 2025
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Key points
- Usama Abbasi won Takedown 2025, beating Farzeen in the grand final.
- Arslan Ash also participated in the tournament but was eliminated before the top eight.
- Most of the players in the top eight were unknowns on the international stage.
Usama Abbasi has defeated Muhammad “Farzeen” Farzeen at Tekken 8’s Takedown 2025 tournament in Lahore, Pakistan. Abbasi looked unstoppable until the grand final, where Farzeen quickly defeated him in the first set and reset the bracket.
However, Abbasi quickly found an answer and was able to fight back against Farzeen’s Lydia, ending the tournament 3-1 and bringing home the Takedown 2025 trophy.
A lot of strong Pakistani players were in attendance, including Evo France 2025 champion Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique; however, in a stunning upset, he was sent to the loser’s bracket by a Reina player called Abid Rajpoot and then finally eliminated by a Zafina player called Shehram Tariq.
Nopparut “Book” Hempamorn, another Evo champion, was also eliminated before the top eight, exiting the tournament in 17th place. He was eliminated by another strong Pakistani player, Hafiz Tanveer, who also did not get into the top eight.
What was amazing about this tournament is that most of the players in the top eight had next to zero international exposure — a sign that the region has a deep pool of talent, which struggles to compete on the international stage due to visa restrictions.
Takedown 2025 is a part of the Tekken World Tour 2025, classified as a Challenger-tier tournament, which is a tier lower than Master tier. The winner of the tournament took home $4,449 and gained 300 points in the circuit leaderboard.
