Li Xiaomeng (Chinese: 李晓萌), better known by her in-game name Liooon, is a Chinese professional Hearthstone player. She is the first woman to win the Hearthstone Grandmasters Global Finals and to win a BlizzConEsports tournament.
On November 2, 2019, representing China[1][2] in Hearthstone Global Finals, she defeated Bloodyface (Luna Eason, representing United States) to become the Hearthstone Global champion,[3] claiming a prize of $200,000 (USD). She was the first woman to win a BlizzCon Global Championship,[4] and the first Hearthstone Global Champion from mainland China since the start of tournaments in 2014.
In an interview[5] after winning the championship, she shared a story that more than two years ago, she went to her first Hearthstone tournament as a backup for the game. While waiting in line, she was mocked by a male player, who said that: "If you are a girl, you should not wait in line here. It's not for you."[5] She then gave a sentimental speech[5] for women in Esports: "I want to say for all the girls out there who have a dream for Esports competition, for glory, if you want to do it and you believe in yourself, you should just forget your gender and go for it."[6]
Her Battle.net name "VKLiooon" is composed of the name of her team, "VK", and a deliberately misspelling of Lion.
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^Hearthstone Global Finals - Player Spotlights: VKliooon, from the original on 2020-01-31, retrieved 2019-11-04
^"Sina Visitor System". passport.weibo.com. from the original on 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^Esports, Hearthstone (2019-11-02). "A CLEAN SWEEP!! VKLIOOON HAS WON THE HEARTHSTONE GLOBAL FINALS!!!pic.twitter.com/3PwNX0qcBq". @HSesports. from the original on 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^"VKLiooon Becomes First Woman to win a BlizzCon Championship". dbltap.com. 3 November 2019. from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
^ abcHearthstone Global Finals - Finals - VKLiooon vs bloodyface, from the original on 2019-11-04, retrieved 2019-11-04
^Esports, Hearthstone (2019-11-02). ""This is the best way to strike back at those people who doubted me only because I am a girl. It proves that girls can be strong pro players, just as guys do." - Xiaomeng "VKLiooon" Lipic.twitter.com/1PQczUHwim". @HSesports. from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
April 13, 2024
liooon, this, chinese, name, family, name, xiaomeng, chinese, 李晓萌, better, known, game, name, chinese, professional, hearthstone, player, first, woman, hearthstone, grandmasters, global, finals, blizzcon, esports, tournament, current, teamteamvictory, keygameh. In this Chinese name the family name is Li Li Xiaomeng Chinese 李晓萌 better known by her in game name Liooon is a Chinese professional Hearthstone player She is the first woman to win the Hearthstone Grandmasters Global Finals and to win a BlizzCon Esports tournament LiooonCurrent teamTeamVictory KeyGameHearthstonePersonal informationName李晓萌 Li Xiaomeng NationalityChineseTeam history2019 presentVictory KeyCareer highlights and awardsHearthstone World Champion 2019 On November 2 2019 representing China 1 2 in Hearthstone Global Finals she defeated Bloodyface Luna Eason representing United States to become the Hearthstone Global champion 3 claiming a prize of 200 000 USD She was the first woman to win a BlizzCon Global Championship 4 and the first Hearthstone Global Champion from mainland China since the start of tournaments in 2014 In an interview 5 after winning the championship she shared a story that more than two years ago she went to her first Hearthstone tournament as a backup for the game While waiting in line she was mocked by a male player who said that If you are a girl you should not wait in line here It s not for you 5 She then gave a sentimental speech 5 for women in Esports I want to say for all the girls out there who have a dream for Esports competition for glory if you want to do it and you believe in yourself you should just forget your gender and go for it 6 Her Battle net name VKLiooon is composed of the name of her team VK and a deliberately misspelling of Lion References edit Hearthstone Global Finals Player Spotlights VKliooon archived from the original on 2020 01 31 retrieved 2019 11 04 Sina Visitor System passport weibo com Archived from the original on 2020 10 05 Retrieved 2019 11 04 Esports Hearthstone 2019 11 02 A CLEAN SWEEP VKLIOOON HAS WON THE HEARTHSTONE GLOBAL FINALS pic twitter com 3PwNX0qcBq HSesports Archived from the original on 2019 11 02 Retrieved 2019 11 04 VKLiooon Becomes First Woman to win a BlizzCon Championship dbltap com 3 November 2019 Archived from the original on 2019 11 04 Retrieved 2019 11 04 a b c Hearthstone Global Finals Finals VKLiooon vs bloodyface archived from the original on 2019 11 04 retrieved 2019 11 04 Esports Hearthstone 2019 11 02 This is the best way to strike back at those people who doubted me only because I am a girl It proves that girls can be strong pro players just as guys do Xiaomeng VKLiooon Lipic twitter com 1PQczUHwim HSesports Archived from the original on 2019 11 04 Retrieved 2019 11 04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liooon amp oldid 1194485865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
