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Some of you may remember me; others may not – so allow me to (re) introduce myself.
My name is Susie Kim and I am currently your ESGN TV News Correspondent for South Korean E-Sports.
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What does that mean? Basically, I go to just about every single E-Sport event in Seoul and try to bring coverage for ESGN TV Daily News.
This includes the big games: Starcraft (GSL, Proleague, Sonic, Classic, and other various events), League of Legends (Champions, NLB, Masters, Ladies League, etc.), and DOTA 2 (NSL, KDL) but I also cover bits of Sudden Attack, World of Tanks, FIFA Online 3 and.. anything else that might be important.
I also get to go to all sorts of game qualifiers and final events :D
You can find my segments in the ESGN Daily News:
ESGN TV Main Site
YouTube Channel for ESGN
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I guess the purpose of this blog is to say hello as I jump back into the scene. And before haters start hating (as I know being a girl in E-Sports is tough!), this is an attempt to preempt the hate by giving you my history with E-Sports and TL
It all started back in 2007 when I found Team Liquid…
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=78570
Since then, I have casted along side of Nick ‘Tastless’ Plott in GOM Classic Season 2 in 2008 (I use the word casted very loosely here because I was absolutely awful!), arranged a handful of swag sales for the TL Broodwar community,
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Here are the shirt sales, over the years. (I think there might have been another one but meh. Can’t remember.)
Hwaseung Oz shirts:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=107269
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=109440
SK Shirts (Round 1):
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=92312
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=92813
SK Shirts (Round 2):
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=94562
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=97783
SK Shirts (Round 3):
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=357097¤tpage=18
MBC Hero Hoodies:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=95540
Proleague Shirts:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=203087
organized TL meet ups in Seoul and NY (I’ve blogged a bunch of those), among other things. All these things were done on my own time, as I had been working full time in Education for the past 7 years.
However, once BW died, my passion for E-Sports died with it. I just could not get myself to love SC2 as I did its predecessor and although I still attended events, such as IPL 3, 4 and 5 as a translator for the Korean players, my heart just wasn't in the game. The only redeeming factor was the community.
I have always been a people person. I love getting together with people who can share passions; the beauty of life is in the encounters one has with various individuals who have their own stories and experiences to share. It was in the relationships I had created within E-Sports that always kept me in the “loop” of sorts. I’ve met some incredibly interesting people during my journey with E-Sports.
With the revival of BW and my new found interest in LoL, (and also my growing disdain for the Korean education system) I contacted some people to see what I could do to get back into E-Sports, but this time, as a full time career, not just a side gig. E-Sports had changed immensely since I was involved, and seemingly for the better.
Badabing, badaboom. Here I am again.
Time for self-promotion!
You guys can follow me on Twitter, as that’s where I post most of my E-Sports related stuff. I hear this is what new generation gamers are supposed to do. I just follow along with what is “hip” among you young whipper-snappers.
My Twitter!
ESGN is just starting up and I am hoping to be able to bring more content to the community soon, including interviews with Korean players, aspects of Seoul and Korean culture, and even perhaps behind-the-scenes things like team house or studio tours.
Of course, Broodwar will ALWAYS be #1 in my heart, but in this day and age, it is all about living in peace with other E-Sports too. All in all, I am excited to be back!
I hope I'm able to bring you what you want to see - and if anyone has any requests, you can always let me know - I'm all ears! <3+ Show Spoiler +
A few pictures from my most recent events:
Pictures from Monsterzym with Nal_rA, YellOw, Reach and Goodfriend!
Pictures from the 2013 E-Sports Awards Ceremony
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