AK

Alexandre Gabriel Laverez, known professionally as AK, is a Filipino Tekken player.

Early life and education Alexandre Gabriel Laverez was born in to a businessman father and a corporate manager mother. It was his uncle introduced him to the Tekken franchise and taught him the basics and how to execute combos. He began attending the De La Salle University College of Law by 2026. Career Gaming Alexandre Laverez, later known by his handle AK, has been competing in domestic and international Tekken competitions since he was 13 years old.

At the 2013 Global Championship in Seoul for Tekken Tag Tournament 2, AK finished third behind Korean players Saint and JDCR. This earned him a berth at the 2015 The King of Iron Fist Tournament (KoIFT), the first global tournament for Tekken 7.

At the 2019 SEA Games hosted at home in the Philippines, AK as part of the Sibol national team finished as silver medalist in the Tekken 7 tournament losing to Nopparut "Book" Hempamorn of Thailand in the final.

AK played at The Nationals representing Laus Playbook where he won four titles in Tekken 7.

He won another silver medal as part of the national team at the 2023 IESF World Esports Championship held in Romania.

AK joined Natus Vincere (NAVI) in June 2024. He stayed until NAVI disbanded its Tekken team in August 2025.

Events organization By 2026, AK is managing Playbook Events, along with Pocholo Estrada and Kevin Mando. The organization bears the same name but is unrelated to AK's previous esports organization.