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UK and Pakistani fighting games player Hussain ‘Gosain’ Shah won the Tekken 8 tournament at MCM x EGX 2024 on the weekend.
He defeated French player Jodd 3-2 and 3-1 in the EGX Arena grand final at Excel London on the weekend, to take home the €3,000 first-place prize.
It was revenge for Gosain, who had previously been knocked into the losers final after a 3-2 loss to Jodd in the upper final. In the losers final, Gosain beat third-place UK player Kaneandtrench 3-2 to progress.
Other players in the top eight included NRC (Pakistan), K-Wiss (UK), K-TOP (Greece), Sensei Salam (UK) and Niam Raeb (UK), with other notable entrants also including the likes of Roo Kang, KingJae and Ayorichie from the UK.
Gosain said after the win: “Alhamdulillah, won a big major in the UK which has given me a huge head-start in the EU Cup leaderboard.
“I had a gameplan in mind in each game and it worked out well. I was able to calm my nerves and stay composed. Just wanted to say GGs and much love to everyone supporting.”
Long Nguyen, community and events manager at Bandai Namco UK (pictured with Gosain, top), added: “Your EGX Arena 2024 Champion – Gosain – a truly special performance from a player with a lot of heart.
“Thank you everyone involved in making this a memorable event, I can’t appreciate the UK community enough.”
MCM x EGX event organiser ReedPop first announced the Tekken 8 2024 tournament early last month.
We’ll leave you with some tweets from the community on the Tekken 8 tournament at EGX 2024 below.
Last year, the EGX 2023 Tekken 7 tournament was interrupted by Just Stop Oil protestors.
Last month, Red Bull Golden Letters 2024 also took place in London, with South Korean player Ulsan winning.
MCM Comic Con Tickets Now on Sale for May 2025 in London
Following the MCM Comic Con x EGX event this past weekend, organisers ReedPop have announced that tickets are now on sale now for the first MCM Comic Con of 2025 – taking place on May 23rd to 25th at ExCeL London.
Organisers said: “From Artist Alley, Cosplay Central, Writers Block, the family-friendly Treehouse area, Side Quest, Pop Asia, meet and greets, signings and more, attendees can expect an incredible variety of things to do, all included in one ticket.”
Fans, media and creators can also join the MCM Comic Con Birmingham 2024 event taking place from November 29th to December 1st at NEC Birmingham.
MCM Comic Con weekend and daily tickets are available here.
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