To be fair though with his "anti-guest Character agenda" he always goes "Akuma Geese Noctis" whenever you ask him who the Top 5 is. Noct has way too many distinct weaknesses to be Top 5 for some people so that statement was hard to believe without any strong evidence to go with.
what Arslan was doing in 7:57 was a tech. It would seem like he dropped the combo but it's a setup for him to dash to the standing up opponent and perform a mix-up, either a grab or a low attack. He's done it a couple of times with kuni.
From listening to PhiDX on his channel I know he's struggled with nerves before (like many tournament players do) . This has probably got to be the biggest test of that and he was cool as a cucumber. I'm thinking he's either worked on it a lot with maybe a sports therapist, possibly a dietician or Zoloft. Just speculation though. He truly did play a great tournament here.
This match was totally different from other matches. I rarely see Arslan lose any match. But in this match, arslan was actually getting dominated. This could be the first time seeing a match like this. Arslan is one of the greatest player of all time. And phidx just beat him like this? He beats knee too. I think Phidx is one of the legends who just don't get enough appreciation. Props to both Arslan and Phidx. They both are legends.
True! NA players always give Arslan tough time. But, I don't know the reason why. That doesn't mean I am denying their strength but they're still yet to reach the level of Korea, Japan and Pakistan.
@@SalmanMalik-eo8uo i think it's a rock paper scissors between NA, Korea and Pakistan style wise. Pakistani players can crack Korean defense, and NA players can mindgame Pakistani players, while Koreans out fundamental NA players.
@@Geheimnis-c2e they're kind of the wild card, but consistency (outside of super akouma) seems to be the issue. Once in awhile someone will go on a crazy run, but then you won't hear about them except they got bounced in pools 6 times in a row. Ryan Hart had a great run, SA is doing his thing now, but the region as a whole can't seem to maintain a big presence on a worldwide level.
Like another comment said he's BEEN doing that. But also he got 7th in Tekken and 5th in KOF overall that's pretty good. 65th in SF6 is rough but that's not his game. Y'all make it sound like he drowned in pools when he got top 8 at one of the hardest fighting games lol
Arslan didn’t have the answer to phidx defense, phidx on the other hand read arslan movements since ar arslan kept doing the same thing and didn’t have any answers to notics counters.
honestly, imo if we are talking about the very best, I would expect them to win everything but even certain legendary status people (see Magnus Carlsen, Aryton Senna, Mokhtar Dahari) do fall down from grace
As good as Arlsan is, i feel like he has a little trouble with the US style of play. It's kind of surprising to see this trend because he dominates against Koreas best.
Arslan Ash wasn't motivated to play the game. He confessed to Kokoma and he was rejected. He tried to flirt more when they fought and tried to peak inside Kokoma's red shirt but was quickly told off. He was very sad in this tournament. So sad that he even let himself get DQ'd in street fighter 6.
Didn't arslan tweet something like he's going to CEO just to block people getting to finals since he already had a spot? Or maybe I'm mixing it up with someone else...
@@WitchHunterRobintekken world tour 2022-pakistani winner Evo japan- pakistani winner But if a player looses a tourney you people start talking shit...
@@DRheisenberg6000and because of that i think reducing characters movelist to at least 2/3 of their actual moves should happen in t8 Recently i tried guilty gear strive and characters don't have much moves but game still have depth. But that's my opinion, I may be wrong
@@baku4471 yea, I would say you are wrong… you are comparing a 2D game with special moves to a 3D game with emphasis on animation interactions and martial art styles….. players are free to limit their playstyle to a few select moves but why take away the freedom of other players creating their own style? There’s no benefit aside from making the game easier for people who struggle against deep move list
@@jimdino77 yeah, I get your point. Just having to deal with that much moves is annoying, for me at least. Game becomes just giant test with thousands of questions that have little time to answer. Even pros have trouble dealing with that, but maybe thats the key that brings balance to this game idk. Im nowhere near pro, just rajin on heihachi, maybe I will understand it better someday. Cheers
Nah, this isnt a DLC game. Feng is literally dominating everything right now. Overbuffed to fuck. Paul is insanely underrated with that broken ass safe df2
@@ItsRandomGames-irg i said "might", i didnt say that was what happened for a fact. I'm not giving anybody any excuses. i couldnt careless if he won or lost.
@@ItsRandomGames-irgIt's a fact you dumbass! When your mental focus and attention is divided and directed towards multiple things you're not as efficient as when you aim at something with undivided attention and focus. It's a fact not an excuse.
@@mizukumecasko1216 Arslan won Combobreaker and also ended up 3rd place in KOF. It's definitely doable, but i still think stretching themselves thin between 2 or 3 games can potentially affect their performance.
@@rajaomair No. Event was held in Pakistan many Pakistani players took part. Arslan lost in finals to Atif and if you notice he was deeply frustrated at the end when he lost to Atif. In fact, once he lost he started packing rather then waiting for Atif to be crowned champion 😢
@@radeonblue1816after Arslan lost to Atif, Arslan won Combo Breaker. Arslan beat Atig at regional finals and Takra cup. Arslan competed at 3 games in this event which is ridiculous.
Mm.. This is interesting.. 🤔 So the Koreans (generally) beat the Americans, Arslan beats the Koreans, but he has trouble against the Americans? So I guess who’s the ‘best’ is kind of ‘relative’, really in the sense of who relates ‘how’ to who
@@radeonblue1816 Arslan also lost to Shadow 2-0 at Evo last year, right? But I agree I think Arslan has lost to just as many Koreans as Americans which isn’t very often
@@radeonblue1816 No, Main man also mentioned other Americans that he had trouble with, but anyway don’t take it too seriously, I just think it’s interesting 🙂
They went toe to toe. Arslam is the best in the world in this season but this Phidix is the real deal broh. By the way that match could be the match of the year both of them were fantastic almost perfect
This comment is probably going to get hate regardless even if there's make a point to be made. I find it amusing how if Arslan Ash ever loses to someone there be Korean/ anti Pakistan fanatics who'll be saying 'oh see he isn't that great' or 'flukistan'. You do realise that he is human right? Every player will lose eventually no matter what, no one's unbeatable. What matters is how perform against opponents or play characters. Losing doesn't make you bad .The Tekken community can be a joke at times, the amount of toxicity is ridiculous.
When arslan got a victory against knee first time in Evo japan grand final I think he control his excitement and be patients so this is the difference between arslan and Phdexx
@@bryanfurious6100 no its not. There are multiple pple that did it (jeondding got super high in both sf6 and tekken), sonic fox doing FOUR shall I go on??
@@bryanfurious6100 go1 and kazunoko both participating in 3 separate games (sf5, skullgirls, and fighterZ), leffen in both smash and mk, daigo in marvel vs Capcom and sf are a few others I remember off the top of my head
Looks like Arslan wasn't familiar with the matchup. Not many people play Noctis. Especially when T8 is right around the corner and Noctis isn't coming back.
@@zazenboYou can't punish Noctis Spear as proficiently as Arslan did during Game 2 if he didn't have matchup knowledge. Noctis Spear can be difficult to punish due to weird hitbox interactions and pushback but Arslan punished it perfectly. He just got outplayed.
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Very very sneaky
My favourite floor slapper! Will be rooting for ya in all future matches
this fvcker is everywhere, lol. try winning a tourney next time boy 👦
jk, good stuff tho
Everyone a month ago doubting Knee putting Noctis in his top 5. Now they acting like they didnt go against his opinion
thats how tekken always has been
@@AidsTiger thats how all new age gamers are....fanboys and Fgtts
Man, Tekken fans have short-term memory loss or something
When Ranchu won TWW. Oh God, Panda is actually top tier?
Tale as old as time
To be fair though with his "anti-guest Character agenda" he always goes "Akuma Geese Noctis" whenever you ask him who the Top 5 is. Noct has way too many distinct weaknesses to be Top 5 for some people so that statement was hard to believe without any strong evidence to go with.
So happy you aknowledged PhiDX, he is an insanely good player and over the top Noctis.
@@ItsRandomGames-irg yea so
@@ItsRandomGames-irgok
@@ItsRandomGames-irg kkokoma also beat arslan so??
@@ItsRandomGames-irg so did Arslan
@@ItsRandomGames-irgboy 95% of the comment section would curbstomp you
what Arslan was doing in 7:57 was a tech. It would seem like he dropped the combo but it's a setup for him to dash to the standing up opponent and perform a mix-up, either a grab or a low attack. He's done it a couple of times with kuni.
yeah? thts so stupid
From listening to PhiDX on his channel I know he's struggled with nerves before (like many tournament players do) . This has probably got to be the biggest test of that and he was cool as a cucumber. I'm thinking he's either worked on it a lot with maybe a sports therapist, possibly a dietician or Zoloft. Just speculation though. He truly did play a great tournament here.
Zoloft, LOL.
Most likely he just accepts it and he just works with it, instead of fighting it.
I’m so happy for PhiDX. Seems like a great guy
Phi has been grinding and analyzing every week. Inspirational fella right there.
yeah he deserves that he defeat the one of the best tekken player
@@nusty786He deserved defeating one of the best Tekken players.
This match was totally different from other matches. I rarely see Arslan lose any match. But in this match, arslan was actually getting dominated. This could be the first time seeing a match like this. Arslan is one of the greatest player of all time. And phidx just beat him like this? He beats knee too. I think Phidx is one of the legends who just don't get enough appreciation. Props to both Arslan and Phidx. They both are legends.
Arslan: "How can I lose? I only pick top tier. :'( "
11:30 don't forget Jimmy taking him the distance at EVO and then beating him at WSOE.
True!
NA players always give Arslan tough time. But, I don't know the reason why. That doesn't mean I am denying their strength but they're still yet to reach the level of Korea, Japan and Pakistan.
@@SalmanMalik-eo8uo i think it's a rock paper scissors between NA, Korea and Pakistan style wise. Pakistani players can crack Korean defense, and NA players can mindgame Pakistani players, while Koreans out fundamental NA players.
@@skyefoxThat's a pretty interesting take.
Where do the EU players fall into this though?
@@Geheimnis-c2e they're kind of the wild card, but consistency (outside of super akouma) seems to be the issue. Once in awhile someone will go on a crazy run, but then you won't hear about them except they got bounced in pools 6 times in a row. Ryan Hart had a great run, SA is doing his thing now, but the region as a whole can't seem to maintain a big presence on a worldwide level.
Also fighting gm beating arslan in a whole ft10
We’ve been training up the noctis of America and he finally did, what we knew he was capable of! So proud of him!
wonder what he'll play in t8
Knee tried to tell us, but we "made fun of him."
Noctis is good. I wouldn't say Top 5 but definitely underrated.
Now let's wait for Arslan to come up with an AntiNoctics style in TWT 2023 finals, that's how it mostly happens.
PhiDX vs Chikurin is also a very worth-to-mention match. Would be very nice to see your reaction to that one too, TMM, if you feel like it
7:45 love when u talk about the backdash and noctis ff1+2 whiffed inside her
competing in street fighter 6, king os fighter and tekken 7 at the same time was a dumb idea for arslan
He’s BEEN doing that. I think one time he won a tourney for tekken and kof at the same day
@@vergiljerome9126street fighter just came out tho
@@vergiljerome9126that was just tekken 7 and king of fighters and now even sf6 is too much even for him
@@pranavjain8774 lets give him couple of months lmaoo
Like another comment said he's BEEN doing that.
But also he got 7th in Tekken and 5th in KOF overall that's pretty good. 65th in SF6 is rough but that's not his game.
Y'all make it sound like he drowned in pools when he got top 8 at one of the hardest fighting games lol
Arslan didn’t have the answer to phidx defense, phidx on the other hand read arslan movements since ar arslan kept doing the same thing and didn’t have any answers to notics counters.
Top tier commentary on this one, props to you tmm
sometimes i still can’t believe noctis is even in tekken LOL i love him
Amen
you cant expect even best player in the world to win everything
honestly, imo if we are talking about the very best, I would expect them to win everything but even certain legendary status people (see Magnus Carlsen, Aryton Senna, Mokhtar Dahari) do fall down from grace
but phidx was so dominant it was not a lucky win by any means
No one said its a lucky win. Arslan was playing in three tournaments at the same time. He is testing his limits.
@@greenbillugaming2781ah so not lucky.. but ofcourse excuses in joing other fightng games lol
@@Darkknightrexx lol
Really glad you showed this game, Phi also had really good series against Raef and also Chikurin
That pop off was so hype even SuperAkuma gave props
One of the pop-offs of all time.
Thanks for the video and insights man, you're doing a great job for Tekken man.
My friend said Arslan lost from playing too much Street Fighter, lol. I think PhiDX just read him so well.
He got dq'ed in 165th position so I call cap
Kinda sad to hear TMM say he's not a huge fan of Noctis after all the good times he's given
He was so dominant has additional meaning now 😂 FF people lessssss gooo!
Lezzz GOOO
PhiDX went super saiyan on the pop off.
And now gud ol Church of an "Holy Ora" welcoming you...great sun of a Pakistan - Arslan Ash!
As good as Arlsan is, i feel like he has a little trouble with the US style of play. It's kind of surprising to see this trend because he dominates against Koreas best.
Lmao Noctis’ demo man
”Emo man” thats hilarious :D
3:01 jyotaro also has a very solid noctis, but he doesnt paticipates on tournaments if im correct.
Still worse than both of em
Very nervous series for Arslan and PHIDX,cool emotions after the game
Phidx will take the Tekken World Tour's best crowd reaction of the year award.
He did Paul's win pose😂
Arslan Ash wasn't motivated to play the game. He confessed to Kokoma and he was rejected. He tried to flirt more when they fought and tried to peak inside Kokoma's red shirt but was quickly told off. He was very sad in this tournament. So sad that he even let himself get DQ'd in street fighter 6.
Thats a lie and low tier god will prove it!
…wot, wtf u even talking about weirdo lol
Lame excuse...
No way! No wonder Arslan is so devastated....
@@YaBoiJeffe he's joking lol (mirroring the excuses that arslan fanbois like using)
Didn't arslan tweet something like he's going to CEO just to block people getting to finals since he already had a spot? Or maybe I'm mixing it up with someone else...
yea he did, he wouldn’t get any points even if he won, rules only count top 2 masters placing which he had (evo jap + combobreaker)
villain arslan lmao
Man Arslan Ash fans sure are coping
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Korea > Pakistani
Pakistani should be humble, not like toxic Kids
The fact that he said arslan is the greatest based off resume is insanely cringe
@@WitchHunterRobintekken world tour 2022-pakistani winner
Evo japan- pakistani winner
But if a player looses a tourney you people start talking shit...
@@ashasking7876 and the years of tournament before that, who won those? :)
I really thought the church of the ORA will be the champion all the way for the first time 👍.
11:30 finally someone has notice
Just goes to show that no matter what your status is? Character match up knowledge always matters. 😌
agreed
@@DRheisenberg6000and because of that i think reducing characters movelist to at least 2/3 of their actual moves should happen in t8
Recently i tried guilty gear strive and characters don't have much moves but game still have depth. But that's my opinion, I may be wrong
@@baku4471 yea, I would say you are wrong… you are comparing a 2D game with special moves to a 3D game with emphasis on animation interactions and martial art styles….. players are free to limit their playstyle to a few select moves but why take away the freedom of other players creating their own style? There’s no benefit aside from making the game easier for people who struggle against deep move list
@@jimdino77 yeah, I get your point. Just having to deal with that much moves is annoying, for me at least. Game becomes just giant test with thousands of questions that have little time to answer. Even pros have trouble dealing with that, but maybe thats the key that brings balance to this game idk. Im nowhere near pro, just rajin on heihachi, maybe I will understand it better someday. Cheers
Character matchup knowledge??
He's just a noctis main.
You a real dude for giving PHIDX a shoutout
A real dude making content for a living
Agreed props main man. As a noctis main, we've been hiding in the shadows
so happy to finally see phidx get the respect he deserves
I didn't know about PhiDX but he's is one patience player. Like he doesn't press at all in very stressful situations.
momodog is also insane on noctis
Shootout to the guys who been a noct main from the start ! I’m a purple rank noct
Nah, this isnt a DLC game. Feng is literally dominating everything right now. Overbuffed to fuck. Paul is insanely underrated with that broken ass safe df2
Not sure if participating in Tekken 7, KOF XV and SF6 in the same event messed with Arslan's mind a bit. Anyways, props to PhiDX!
Probably, playing too much you tires out!
Arslan be losing to Americans.
@@wind5039kkkoma knocked him out not this guy
@@wind5039many koreans also lost to american players
Bruh jeondding competed in sf6 as well but he's still popping off in t7. Stop the fanboy excuses.
Noctis is amazing
low parry at 3:30 gave me chills.
Did it give your boyfriend chills as well?
is arslan slowly getting more jacked living in the US or is it just me?
Champ will roar again strongly just wait for it 😁
Patience was PHIDX strategy.. kunimitsu is still stupid to me
he was soooo happy
Waiting for osjoj to give excuses for his boyfriend
Knee did say Noctis was top 5, did he not?
Props to PhiDX, he was playing out of his mind, but i also think Arslan competing in 3 games at the same time might have affected his performance.
Lame excuse....
@@ItsRandomGames-irg i said "might", i didnt say that was what happened for a fact. I'm not giving anybody any excuses. i couldnt careless if he won or lost.
@@ItsRandomGames-irgIt's a fact you dumbass!
When your mental focus and attention is divided and directed towards multiple things you're not as efficient as when you aim at something with undivided attention and focus. It's a fact not an excuse.
Didnt jeonding won this tournement while also competing in a streer fighter tournament
@@mizukumecasko1216 Arslan won Combobreaker and also ended up 3rd place in KOF. It's definitely doable, but i still think stretching themselves thin between 2 or 3 games can potentially affect their performance.
Bro noctis is my main. Got to TG with him. He’s got solid fundamental moves and has a lot of “dampener” arsenals that rips momentum players apart
Bro we was losing it when he beat chick an ash I was trippin.
Would you get tired..if ash keeps
Winning all the time??
Love the videos man. Can’t wait for tekken 8
Whole word tekken professional players into problem against arslan. Doesn't matter if he lose a match in CEO 2023
After that unfortunate loss to Atif it is getting difficult for Arslan to recover 😥
that happened after combobreaker ?
@@rajaomair no, Takedown in Pakistan was before that, then Arslan destroyed Knee at Combobreaker, so idk what the original commenter is talking about.
@@rajaomair No. Event was held in Pakistan many Pakistani players took part. Arslan lost in finals to Atif and if you notice he was deeply frustrated at the end when he lost to Atif. In fact, once he lost he started packing rather then waiting for Atif to be crowned champion 😢
@@AysarAburrub thats what I figured too, i thought maybe some FT matches or local tournament happened after CB
@@radeonblue1816after Arslan lost to Atif, Arslan won Combo Breaker. Arslan beat Atig at regional finals and Takra cup. Arslan competed at 3 games in this event which is ridiculous.
11:08 Shadow 6 - 0ed Arslan on his sleep. Any atp stoners know what I mean.
Shadow is one of the few players to consistently have Arslan sweat for real
Is someone mad arslan has gotten diffed (on camera/video btw)?
Phidx looks kinda like Pepperbeef and they have the same kind of pop offs
Worthy celebration not gonna lie.. Well deserved
"greatest T7 player of all time" lmao that's a bold claim
7:58 thats a setup I think
No knee or jdcr in this tournament?
Mm.. This is interesting.. 🤔 So the Koreans (generally) beat the Americans, Arslan beats the Koreans, but he has trouble against the Americans? So I guess who’s the ‘best’ is kind of ‘relative’, really in the sense of who relates ‘how’ to who
Okay. So one loss to an American makes you say so?? That's stupid.
Arslan lost to noctis playing with kuni.Thats all.Would phidx win if arslan played kazumi?we don't know
@@radeonblue1816 Arslan also lost to Shadow 2-0 at Evo last year, right? But I agree I think Arslan has lost to just as many Koreans as Americans which isn’t very often
it’s about titles, he has most in T7, 🐐 of T7, thats all that matters
@@radeonblue1816 No, Main man also mentioned other Americans that he had trouble with, but anyway don’t take it too seriously, I just think it’s interesting 🙂
Wow that Noctis got to be one of the best in the world because he manage to defeat Arslam which is also now a days the best player Tekken all around
5:46 Arslan Ashes facial expression after losing game 1, looks very dissappointed
Thats probably why hes the GOAT! guys to hard on himself 🔥
once a pakistani player said noctis is for kids, but today i see different
His name is pronounced "fee-dee-ex"
It's prounounce "fee -d.x"
Arslan is the greatest tekken 7 player.... that you know of
Very well played this is no luck but actual skill best noctis player I have ever seen beating a god of tekken
PhiDX is the peoples champ.
They went toe to toe. Arslam is the best in the world in this season but this Phidix is the real deal broh. By the way that match could be the match of the year both of them were fantastic almost perfect
I would say this phidex is a genius in tekken playing like this against Arslan
why bro arslan wearing a size xxs shirt tho
This comment is probably going to get hate regardless even if there's make a point to be made.
I find it amusing how if Arslan Ash ever loses to someone there be Korean/ anti Pakistan fanatics who'll be saying 'oh see he isn't that great' or 'flukistan'. You do realise that he is human right? Every player will lose eventually no matter what, no one's unbeatable. What matters is how perform against opponents or play characters. Losing doesn't make you bad .The Tekken community can be a joke at times, the amount of toxicity is ridiculous.
I completely agree
@@HyperFangz_YT thanks
@@raiaanahmed8804 Anyone can lose no matter how good they are you have to remember that they are PEOPLE not robots. Anyone can make mistakes
@@HyperFangz_YT Unfortunately, there's people who cannot see that way.
@@raiaanahmed8804 I'm at Tekken God with Gigas and even I mess up and lose sometimes
Arsalan Ash is playing in tournament in 3 different games. Him losing in Tekken is not a surprise. Tekken is a game that requires all your focus.
Sounds like a him problem (it's also not An excuse as he isn't the only one who's done such a thing and won)
Tmm has betrayed the church of ora
When arslan got a victory against knee first time in Evo japan grand final I think he control his excitement and be patients so this is the difference between arslan and Phdexx
Feng is not dlc either and you are forgetting that
you just really call phiDX phiDix. ok.
now arsalan again champion
Idk y Arslan competed in different 3 games in this tournament
Because he’s capable of doing it…..that’s not the reason he loss
@@jimdino77 that’s exactly y he lost he’s focusing on 3 different games and it can b very draining we’re human after all
@@bryanfurious6100 no its not. There are multiple pple that did it (jeondding got super high in both sf6 and tekken), sonic fox doing FOUR shall I go on??
@@wanted2657 yes
@@bryanfurious6100 go1 and kazunoko both participating in 3 separate games (sf5, skullgirls, and fighterZ), leffen in both smash and mk, daigo in marvel vs Capcom and sf are a few others I remember off the top of my head
PhiDX is pronounced Fee-D-X
Church of Ora W
Always great to see Noctis. Especially against Kuni (Noct > Kuni don't @ me)
Noctis chad
Eh, everyone would do it.
fidix LMAO
Tifa/Ayane for tekken 8 please.
Half Asian.
Let's go!
Looks like Arslan wasn't familiar with the matchup. Not many people play Noctis. Especially when T8 is right around the corner and Noctis isn't coming back.
he got outplayed.
@@zazenboYou can't punish Noctis Spear as proficiently as Arslan did during Game 2 if he didn't have matchup knowledge. Noctis Spear can be difficult to punish due to weird hitbox interactions and pushback but Arslan punished it perfectly. He just got outplayed.
@@kylefields3951this. I’ve seen hundreds of excuses why arlsan lost but rarely ever see anyone acknowledge that he got outplayed.
Thank god🙄
Arslan literally fought cbm a Korean noctis who's dominated for abit now. He 100% had match up knowledge
Saying arslan is the greatest based off of resume is insane and stupid. Knee really doesn't get the credit he deserves
Your comment/opinion lacks logic
@@xWillWaltx Knees been dominant for way longer, maybe recency bias is clouding your brain buddy
true. Knee has been dominant in tekken for nearly 2 decades
@skadoosh4951 he specified Tekken 7 though.
@@skadoosh4951Arslan is the best at Tekken 7, THIS GAME specifically
Not the greatest Tekken player of all time
love to see it
"Greatest t7 player of all time"
Bro just say the t7 goat 😂
same shit bro