Pakistan’s Atif Butt emerged victorious in his first ever Tekken 8 tournament held at the prestigious CEO 2024 on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
We made it to the Esports World Cup with winning my first ever Tekken 8 tournament CEO! See you all in Riyadh!
Atif defeated Keisuke by a score of 2-0 in the semi-final and Doujin by a score of 3-1 in the final. In the grand final, Atif once again encountered Japanese Keisuke, who had defeated Doujin 3-0 in the losers final.
Atif maintained his exceptional performance during the grand final, defeating his opponent 3-2 to secure the title.
The national gamer has received prize money of more than $6,000. The contest featured 60 players from different countries, including Japan, Korea, United Kingdom and USA.
Following his success, Atif Butt has qualified for the eSports World Cup, which will be held in Riyadh from July 3 to August 25. CEO has its place on the Tekken World Tour as a Master Event for Tekken 8.
In addition to Arslan Ash, Atif is regarded as one of the finest Tekken players produced in Pakistan.
Atif came into the spotlight when he won the Tekken World Tour 2022 Finals beating top players from across the world, including Jeon Ding from South Korea in the grand finals.
