Following his standout performance at Combo Breaker 2017, Michael Martin of Yahoo Esports got the chance to sit down with Sayed “Tekken Master” Hashim Ahmed to discuss his thoughts on Injustice 2, his local scene and his perplexing tag.
Before he got heavily into NRS fighters like Mortal Kombat X and Injustice 2, Ahmed was the Tekken master in his home country of Bahrain, winning multiple events for both Tekken 6 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2. For being the best in the Middle East, he was given the tag of Tekken Master and it just stuck.
While the Middle Eastern FGC has had trouble growing in the past, the success of players like Tekken Master has inspired more players to pick up fighting games and try competing in their local scenes. Despite it being a small island, his local Bahraini scene is growing and we’ll hopefully see more players attending big tournaments in the enar future.
As for Injustice 2, Tekken Master consciously swapped to Atrocitus so his opponents wouldn’t already be familiar with the play-style of his previous characters, Superman and Green Lantern. While it’s still early days, Tekken Master says his top five characters to be Supergirl, Deadshot, Black Adam, Catwoman and Aquaman. The two talk about much more in the interview, so the whole thing is worth a watch.
Source: Yahoo Esports