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Having lost some of her "competitive drive" for ''StarCraft'', Hostyn switched to playing ''[[Dota 2]]'' in February 2015, saying "I’ve been playing a lot of ''Dota 2'' so I'm going to |
Having lost some of her "competitive drive" for ''StarCraft'', Hostyn switched to playing ''[[Dota 2]]'' in February 2015, saying "I’ve been playing a lot of ''Dota 2'' so I'm going to practice and see if I can get good at that."<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/06/sacha-hostyn-scarlett-starcraft-dota2-video-gaming | title=StarCraft II’s high-flying ‘Scarlett’ is turning to Dota 2. Does success await? | work=The Guardian | date=February 6, 2015 | accessdate=February 24, 2015 | last=Parkin | first=Simon}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:47, 13 January 2018
| Scarlett | |
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 Hostyn at the North American Star League Season 3 in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | Sasha Hostyn |
| Born | December 1993 (age 30) |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Career information | |
| Games | Starcraft Starcraft II Dota 2 |
Sasha Hostyn (born December 1993),[1] also known by her username Scarlett, is a Canadian professional video game player. She is most known for her performance in StarCraft II, but in 2015, she began making the switch to playing Dota 2 instead. After not meeting any success in Dota 2, she has returned to playing Starcraft II for Team Expert as of August 17, 2016.
Biography
Hostyn grew up in Kingston, Ontario[2] and played games as a hobby during school and began to enter tournaments in 2011, leading on to her career as a professional player. She is a transgender woman. Regarding her gender identity, Hostyn has said it has "absolutely no relevance" to how she plays and that she has "always tried to make it a complete non-issue".[3][4]
StarCraft
Hostyn became prominent in the StarCraft scene in 2012 when she beat a number of highly ranked professionals at an event in Las Vegas.[4] In 2013, she climbed the global StarCraft 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.[5] Since she began competing in tournaments, Hostyn has won over $110,000.[2]
During her time playing StarCraft, Hostyn has been called "the queen of Starcraft II" and the "Korean Kryptonite".[4][6] 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.[7] 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 2 pro scene".[8]
Dota 2
Having lost some of her "competitive drive" for StarCraft, Hostyn switched to playing Dota 2 in February 2015, saying "I’ve been playing a lot of Dota 2 so I'm going to practice and see if I can get good at that."[1]
Return to Starcraft 2
As of June 2015, Hostyn has returned to Starcraft 2, joining the Dead Pixels team [9] and will compete in Korean leagues.
On August 17, 2016 Scarlett joined Team Expert.[10]
Awards
Scarlett was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as Highest career earnings for a competitive videogame player (female) on October 5, 2016.[11]
References
- ^ a b Parkin, Simon (February 6, 2015). "StarCraft II's high-flying 'Scarlett' is turning to Dota 2. Does success await?". The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c McGrath, Ben (24 November 2014). "Good Game: The Rise of the Professional Cyber Athlete". The New Yorker. 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. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ a b c O'Neill, Patrick (21 December 2013). "Meet Scarlett, the 20-year-old woman who's blazing trails in 'StarCraft'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Levy, Karyne (10 June 2014). "15 Of The Highest-Paid Professional Female Video Gamers". Business Insider. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Robertson, Adi (5 February 2014). "Meet Scarlett, the queen of 'Starcraft II'". The Verge. 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 December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Campbell, Colin (30 December 2014). "Polygon's 50 admirable gaming people of 2014". Polygon. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Scarlett and FeaR join Dead Pixels".
- ^ @expertesport (17 August 2016). "A selection of our new roster. Do you recognize any of them?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/383251-highest-career-earnings-for-a-competitive-videogame-player-female