Starcraft 2: Transgender gamer quietly wins, in more ways than one
Canada's newly crowned Starcraft 2 champion has done more than just beat the best.
by Jeb Boone
July 16, 2012 13:15
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/the-grid/starcraft-2-sasha-scarlett-hostyn-transgender-gamer-champion (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/the-grid/starcraft-2-sasha-scarlett-hostyn-transgender-gamer-champion)
The 18-year-old transgendered female from Ontario continued to dominate in Blizzard's Starcraft 2 World Championship in Toronto on Sunday, becoming Canada's national champion and earning $15,000.
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Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn often shies away from the spotlight. Clutching a Canadian flag onstage in front of hundreds of people just after winning the Canadian national championship, she was asked if there was anything she's like to say to Canada.
"Not really," she replied, visibly shaken by the amount of attention.
While Scarlett has acknowledged that she is transgender, she hopes e-sports fans will focus on her play rather than her gender.
I just seen this!
I am also an avid SC2 player and pro gamer for Starcraft. This is a great thing to see, but oddly enough I hadn't heard about it on any of the gaming forums or shows. Hopefully this will start to get out and help LBGT and eSports.
Thanks for sharing!
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Scarlett wins WCS: North America Grand Finals!
By Sebastian 'EggY' Swierad
Aug 26, 2012 19:31
http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/55505-Scarlett_wins_WCS_North_America_Grand_Finals (http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/55505-Scarlett_wins_WCS_North_America_Grand_Finals)
After a tough weekend for all competitors the WCS North American Champion has been crowned and bags a hefty $24,000 cash prize.
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The Queen of the North seems to show no weakness when she plays and only time will tell if anyone else in the world can find her weakness when she plays in the World Finals in Shanghai, China.
After her win Scarlet said that she wants to show the world that Europe is not better than North America and she is hoping to finally solve the long time debate that the European server is dominant to the North American.