Sasha Hostyn (born December 1993),[1] also known by her username Scarlett, is a Canadian professional video game player. She is most well known for playing StarCraft II, and is the first woman to win a major StarCraft II tournament. She has also played Dota 2.
Hostyn grew up in Kingston, Ontario[2] and played games as a hobby during school and began to enter tournaments in 2011, leading to her career as a professional player. Hostyn is a transgender woman, and has said that her gender identity has "absolutely no relevance" to how she plays and that she has "always tried to make it a complete non-issue".[3][4]
Career
StarCraft II
Hostyn at the North American Star League Season 3 in 2012
Hostyn became prominent in the StarCraft II scene in 2012 when she beat a number of highly ranked professionals at an event in Las Vegas.[5] In 2013, she climbed the global StarCraft II rankings to rank 21 and placed second at NorthCon.[3] By mid-2014, Hostyn had taken first place in seven tournaments, making her the second highest-paid professional female gamer at the time.[6] By 2014, Hostyn had won over $110,000.[2]
During her time playing StarCraft II, Hostyn has been called "the queen of StarCraft II", "Korean Kryptonite", and "The Queen of Blades".[5][7]The New Yorker called her "the most accomplished woman in e-sports".[2] She was the only Red Bull Battle Grounds 2014 finalist from a country other than South Korea.[8] In 2014, Polygon named her one of 2014's 50 admirable gaming people, describing her as "one of the few women succeeding at the top level of the StarCraft II pro scene".[9]
Dota 2
Having lost some of her "competitive drive" for StarCraft II, Hostyn switched to playing Dota 2 in February 2015, explaining "If I can be good at both it’ll be something nobody has really done before."[1]
Return to StarCraft II
As of June 2015, Hostyn has returned to StarCraft II, joining the Dead Pixels team[10] and will compete in Korean leagues.
On August 17, 2016, Scarlett joined Team Expert.[11]
Scarlett was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as "highest career earnings for a female competitive video game player" on October 5, 2016.[16]
References
^ abParkin, Simon (February 6, 2015). "StarCraft II's high-flying 'Scarlett' is turning to Dota 2. Does success await?". The Guardian. from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ abcMcGrath, Ben (24 November 2014). "Good Game: The Rise of the Professional Cyber Athlete". The New Yorker. from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ abSmith, Ryan (5 February 2014). "How a transgender "foreign hope" is challenging the pro StarCraft world". The AV Club. from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^McGrath, Ben (2014-11-17). "Good Game". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ abO'Neill, Patrick (21 December 2013). . The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^Levy, Karyne (10 June 2014). "15 Of The Highest-Paid Professional Female Video Gamers". Business Insider. from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^Robertson, Adi (5 February 2014). "Meet Scarlett, the queen of 'Starcraft II'". The Verge. from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^Aidan, Julian (September 24, 2014). "Red Bull Battle Grounds 2014 Comes To Stunning Conclusion". Hardcore Gamer Magazine. from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
^Campbell, Colin (30 December 2014). "Polygon's 50 admirable gaming people of 2014". Polygon. from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^"Scarlett and FeaR join Dead Pixels". from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
^@expertesport (August 17, 2016). "A selection of our new roster. Do you recognize any of them?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Donnelly, Joe (2018-02-07). "Scarlett wins Intel's pre-Winter Olympics 2018 StarCraft 2 event". PC Gamer. from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
^Bell, Brian (2018-02-07). "Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn Becomes First Woman to Win a Major StarCraft 2 Tournament". Pastemagazine.com. from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
^@newbeecn (November 10, 2018). "The QUEEN is here~ Welcome to Newbee @onfireScarlett" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^. Daily Esports. 2021-02-19. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
^"Highest career earnings for a competitive videogame player (Female)". from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
External links
Twitch channel
January 01, 1970
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Sasha Hostyn born December 1993 1 also known by her username Scarlett is a Canadian professional video game player She is most well known for playing StarCraft II and is the first woman to win a major StarCraft II tournament She has also played Dota 2 ScarlettHostyn at BlizzCon 2014Personal informationNameSasha HostynNickname s The Queen of BladesKorean KryptoniteBornDecember 1993 age 30 Kingston Ontario CanadaCareer informationGamesStarCraftStarCraft IIDota 2Playing career2011 present Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 StarCraft II 2 2 Dota 2 2 3 Return to StarCraft II 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPersonal lifeHostyn grew up in Kingston Ontario 2 and played games as a hobby during school and began to enter tournaments in 2011 leading to her career as a professional player Hostyn is a transgender woman and has said that her gender identity has absolutely no relevance to how she plays and that she has always tried to make it a complete non issue 3 4 CareerStarCraft II nbsp Hostyn at the North American Star League Season 3 in 2012 Hostyn became prominent in the StarCraft II scene in 2012 when she beat a number of highly ranked professionals at an event in Las Vegas 5 In 2013 she climbed the global StarCraft II rankings to rank 21 and placed second at NorthCon 3 By mid 2014 Hostyn had taken first place in seven tournaments making her the second highest paid professional female gamer at the time 6 By 2014 Hostyn had won over 110 000 2 During her time playing StarCraft II Hostyn has been called the queen of StarCraft II Korean Kryptonite and The Queen of Blades 5 7 The New Yorker called her the most accomplished woman in e sports 2 She was the only Red Bull Battle Grounds 2014 finalist from a country other than South Korea 8 In 2014 Polygon named her one of 2014 s 50 admirable gaming people describing her as one of the few women succeeding at the top level of the StarCraft II pro scene 9 Dota 2 Having lost some of her competitive drive for StarCraft II Hostyn switched to playing Dota 2 in February 2015 explaining If I can be good at both it ll be something nobody has really done before 1 Return to StarCraft II As of June 2015 Hostyn has returned to StarCraft II joining the Dead Pixels team 10 and will compete in Korean leagues On August 17 2016 Scarlett joined Team Expert 11 In February 2018 Scarlett won the Intel Extreme Masters tournament held in the leadup to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang becoming the first woman to win a major StarCraft II tournament 12 13 Following this in November 2018 Scarlett joined Newbee 14 In February 2021 she joined the newly formed Shopify Rebellion 15 AwardsScarlett was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as highest career earnings for a female competitive video game player on October 5 2016 16 References a b Parkin Simon February 6 2015 StarCraft II s high flying Scarlett is turning to Dota 2 Does success await The Guardian Archived from the original on September 1 2017 Retrieved February 24 2015 a b c McGrath Ben 24 November 2014 Good Game The Rise of the Professional Cyber Athlete The New Yorker Archived from the original on 18 November 2014 Retrieved 27 January 2015 a b Smith Ryan 5 February 2014 How a transgender foreign hope is challenging the pro StarCraft world The AV Club Archived from the original on 12 July 2022 Retrieved 27 January 2015 McGrath Ben 2014 11 17 Good Game The New Yorker ISSN 0028 792X Retrieved 2024 03 28 a b O Neill Patrick 21 December 2013 Meet Scarlett the 20 year old woman who s blazing trails in StarCraft The Daily Dot Archived from the original on December 21 2013 Retrieved 27 January 2015 Levy Karyne 10 June 2014 15 Of The Highest Paid Professional Female Video Gamers Business Insider Archived from the original on 6 February 2015 Retrieved 27 January 2015 Robertson Adi 5 February 2014 Meet Scarlett the queen of Starcraft II The Verge Archived from the original on 10 August 2018 Retrieved 27 January 2015 Aidan Julian September 24 2014 Red Bull Battle Grounds 2014 Comes To Stunning Conclusion Hardcore Gamer Magazine Archived from the original on September 28 2014 Retrieved December 2 2014 Campbell Colin 30 December 2014 Polygon s 50 admirable gaming people of 2014 Polygon Archived from the original on 31 December 2014 Retrieved 27 January 2015 Scarlett and FeaR join Dead Pixels Archived from the original on 2023 04 10 Retrieved 2016 06 17 expertesport August 17 2016 A selection of our new roster Do you recognize any of them Tweet via Twitter Donnelly Joe 2018 02 07 Scarlett wins Intel s pre Winter Olympics 2018 StarCraft 2 event PC Gamer Archived from the original on 2019 04 18 Retrieved 2020 02 10 Bell Brian 2018 02 07 Sasha Scarlett Hostyn Becomes First Woman to Win a Major StarCraft 2 Tournament Pastemagazine com Archived from the original on 2018 02 09 Retrieved 2020 02 10 newbeecn November 10 2018 The QUEEN is here Welcome to Newbee onfireScarlett Tweet via Twitter Shopify forms Rebellion and signs StarCraft II pro Scarlett Daily Esports 2021 02 19 Archived from the original on 2022 01 28 Retrieved 2022 01 25 Highest career earnings for a competitive videogame player Female Archived from the original on 2016 10 28 Retrieved 2016 12 08 External linksTwitch channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scarlett gamer amp oldid 1217792538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
