The Female Progamers of BW

Shalashaska_123

United States142 Posts

September 06 2013 09:10 GMT

The Female Progamers of StarCraft: Brood War

Hello, Teamliquid.

In this thread I will present the profiles of some of the most skilled female progamers to ever play StarCraft: Brood War, and I will provide coverage of the entire 1st Ladies MBCGame Starleague to give an idea of how strong each of them were. Finally, I will show some of the most notable games of this league's champion against the best male players, including (but not limited to) SlayerS_`BoxeR`, Reach, and Stork.

Who's Who Among Female Brood War Progamers

Player Information

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Zerg Players

l3etty (More Information)

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Fish (More Information)

January (More Information)

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An Epic Moment with January

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Cheers to the man, Daniel~

Special thanks to ZergHero on Youtube for posting the video.

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JongMi (More Information)

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KangHyun (More Information)

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Navy (More Information)

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Tulip (More Information)

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Terran Players

anna (More Information)

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PuzZle(3.33) (More Information)

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sunhee (More Information)

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ToSsGirL (More Information)

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Protoss Players

Arima (More Information)

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Berry (More Information)

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Carot (More Information)

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Gano (More Information)

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LenA (More Information)

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Y'-'o (More Information)

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The 1st Ladies MBCGame Starleague

MBCGame hosted its first starleague for women in 2005, which lasted from February 17 to April 7. It was a double elimination tournament (with brackets for winners and losers) that featured eight of the world's strongest female players at the time. Each of the matches was a best of 3 except for the Losers Bracket finals and the Grand Finals, which were best of 5 matches. All of the VODs have been provided as a courtesy of powerpoint98765432 on Youtube.

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The Players

1.

[NC]...l3etty (l3etty)
2.

Qoo)JOnGmi (maRie/Jongmi)
3.

Navy)N(exus (Navy)
4.

Pretty)LeaDer (KangHyun)
5.

7ColoR-RuBy (anna/Ruby)
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[SouL]ToSsGirL (ToSsGirL)
7.

LetterOfSouL (PuzZle(3.33))
8.

Berry[NC] (Berry)

The Maps

1. Luna (Map Statistics)
2. Raid Assault (Map Statistics)
3. Into the Darkness 2 (Map Statistics)

The Theme Music

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Special thanks to EgonPrzemo on Youtube for posting the video.

The Rules

Just to clarify how the tournament works--all 8 players start in the round of 8. The 4 players who lose their best of 3 matches go into the Losers Bracket, and the 4 players who win their best of 3 matches go into the Winners Bracket. Players in the Winners Bracket who win their best of 3 matches remain in the Winners Bracket; those who lose go into the Losers Bracket. Players in the Losers Bracket who win their best of 3 matches remain in the Losers Bracket; those who lose are eliminated from the tournament. The last woman remaining in the Winners Bracket will face the last woman remaining in the Losers Bracket in the Grand Finals, a best of 5 match, for the 1st place prize.

You know the players. You know the maps. You know the music. You know the rules. Let's start!

Round of 8 - Day 1 (February 17, 2005)

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Match 1: ToSsGirL(T) vs. Berry[NC](P)

Game 1 - Luna

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Player Introductions - 7:26 (In order: TossGirl, Berry[NC], Navy, l3etty, Jongmi, Ruby, Pretty)LeaDer, and PuzZle(3.33))

Game Start - 15:28

Game 2 - Raid Assault

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Game Start - 2:28

Game 3 - Into the Darkness 2

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Match 2: Navy)N(exus(Z) vs. [NC]...l3etty(Z)

Game 1 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Start - 7:40

Game 2 - Luna

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Game Start - 2:47

Game 3 - Raid Assault

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Results

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ToSsGirL and Navy)N(exus go into the Winners Bracket, and Berry[NC] and [NC]...l3etty go into the Losers Bracket.

Round of 8 - Day 2 (February 24, 2005)

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Match 1: Pretty)LeaDer(Z) vs. PuzZle(3.33)(T)

Game 1 - Luna

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Game Starts - 22:25

Game 2 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 4:48

Game 3 - Into the Darkness 2

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Match 2: Jongmi(Z) vs. Ruby(T)

Game 1 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 10:43

Game 2 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 2:50

Game 3 - Luna

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Game Starts - 3:38

Results

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Pretty)LeaDer and Jongmi go into the Winners Bracket, and PuzZle(3.33) and Ruby go into the Losers Bracket.

Losers Bracket (March 3, 2005)

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Match 1: Berry[NC](P) vs. Ruby(T)

Game 1 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 7:18

Game 2 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 2:30

Game 3 - Luna

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Game Starts - 1:59

Match 2: [NC]...l3etty(Z) vs. PuzZle(3.33)(T)

Game 1 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 5:57

Game 2 - Luna

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Game Starts - 1:54

Game 3 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 1:53

Results

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Berry[NC] and [NC]...l3etty remain in the Losers Bracket, and Ruby and PuzZle(3.33) are eliminated from the tournament.

Winners Bracket - Semifinals (March 10, 2005)

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Match 1: ToSsGirL(T) vs. Jongmi(Z)

Game 1 - Luna

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Game Starts - 10:35

Game 2 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 5:17

Game 3 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 4:25

Match 2: Navy)N(exus(Z) vs. Pretty)LeaDer(Z)

Game 1 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 9:57

Game 2 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 2:25

Game 3 - Luna

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Game Starts - 2:04

Results

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ToSsGirL and Navy)N(exus remain in the Winners Bracket, and Jongmi and Pretty)LeaDer go into the Losers Bracket.

Losers Bracket (March 17, 2005)

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Match 1: Jongmi(Z) vs. Berry[NC](P)

Game 1 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 9:41

Game 2 - Luna

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Game Starts - 2:56

Game 3 - Raid Assault

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Match 2: [NC]...l3etty(Z) vs. Pretty)LeaDer(Z)

Game 1 - Luna

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Game Starts - 12:32

Game 2 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 3:42

Game 3 - Into the Darkness 2

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Results

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Jongmi and Pretty)LeaDer remain in the Losers Bracket, and Berry[NC] and [NC]...l3etty are eliminated from the tournament.

Losers Bracket (March 24, 2005)

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Match 1: Jongmi(Z) vs. Pretty)LeaDer(Z)

Game 1 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 17:55

Game 2 - Luna

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Game Starts - 1:45

Game 3 - Raid Assault

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Results

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Jongmi remains in the Losers Bracket, and Pretty)LeaDer is eliminated from the tournament.

Winners Bracket - Finals (March 24, 2005)

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ToSsGirL(T) vs. Navy)N(exus(Z)

Game 1 - Raid Assault

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Game Starts - 8:12

Game 2 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 5:34

Game 3 - Luna

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Results

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ToSsGirL remains alone in the Winners Bracket, and Navy)N(exus goes into the Losers Bracket.

Losers Bracket - Finals (March 31, 2005)

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Jongmi(Z) vs. Navy)N(exus(Z)

Game 1 - Luna

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Game Starts - 6:45

Game 2 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Starts - 2:37

Game 3 - Raid Assault

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Game Start - 2:35

Game 4 - Luna

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Game Starts - 3:29

Game 5 - Into the Darkness 2

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Results

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Navy)N(exus remains alone in the Losers Bracket, and Jongmi is eliminated from the tournament in 3rd place.

Grand Finals (April 7, 2005)

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ToSsGirL(T) vs. Navy)N(exus(Z)

Game 1 - Luna

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Game Starts - 21:30

Game 2 - Raid Assault

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Game Start - 1:57

Game 3 - Into the Darkness 2

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Game Start - 3:40

Game 4 - Luna

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Game 5 - Raid Assault

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Closing Ceremony (April 7, 2005)

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Final Results

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1st Place:

ToSsGirL

2nd Place:

Navy)N(exus
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3rd Place:

Jongmi

Congratulations to the champion of the 1st Ladies MBCGame Starleague, ToSsGirL!

Other Notable VODs

The Female Champion vs. The Kings

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ToSsGirL vs. SlayerS_`BoxeR`
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The game was played in the e-Stars Seoul StarCraft Heritage League in July of 2009.
The map is Neo Medusa.
Special thanks to Klazart for posting the videos and for providing excellent commentary.

ToSsGirL vs. [NC]YellOw
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The game was played in the 2006 SKY All-Star Proleague in August of 2006.
The map is The Eye.
Special thanks to nevake on Youtube for posting the video.

ToSsGirL vs. [Oops]Reach
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The game was played in the e-Stars Seoul StarCraft Heritage League in July of 2009.
The map is Python.
Special thanks to nevake on Youtube for posting the video.

ToSsGirL vs. UpMagiC
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The game was played in the 2008-2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague in January of 2009.
The map is Destination.
Special thanks to Cholera for posting the videos and providing entertaining commentary.

ToSsGirL vs. Effort
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The game was played in the Averatec-Intel Classic 2008 Season 1 in April of 2008.
The map is Bluestorm.
Special thanks to MickeyToss on Youtube for uploading the video and Nick "Tasteless" Plott for providing excellent commentary.

ToSsGirL vs. Stork
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The game was played in the Shinhan Bank Proleague Finals Preshow in August of 2009.
The map is Python.
Special thanks to nevake on Youtube for posting the video.

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4th GameTV Womens' Starleague

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GameTV organized several tournaments for women before the 1st Ladies MSL was hosted. Here I provide VODs of games I was able to find that were played in the 4th GameTV Womens' Starleague. I would like to give special thanks to MickeyToss on Youtube for posting these videos.

SunHee_gm vs. Tulip[gm]
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The game was played in the 4th GameTV Womens' Starleague in December of 2004.
The map is Lost Temple.

[NC]_l3etty vs. SaSin)Y'-'o
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The game was played in the 4th GameTV Womens' Starleague in December of 2004.
The map is Lost Temple.

Navy)N(exus vs. SaSin)Gano
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The game was played in the 4th GameTV Womens' Starleague in December of 2004.
The map is Lost Temple.

ToSsGirL vs. Carot_[gm]
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The game was played in the 4th GameTV Womens' Starleague in December of 2004.
The map is Lycosidae.

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Miscellaneous Games

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Here are some other interesting games I have found of female progamers.

ToSsGirL & Jongmi vs. 3 Amateurs (2v3)
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The game was played during Episode 97 of the Live Battle show in September of 2008.
The map is The Hunters.
Special thanks to Cholera for uploading the video and providing entertaining commentary.

ToSsGirL vs. Jongmi (Showmatch)
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The game was played in Proleague in January of 2009.
The map is Rush Hour III.
Special thanks to Cholera for posting the videos and providing entertaining commentary.

Coaches 2v2 Game (featuring January)
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The game was played in the 2008 Proleague All-Stars Match in September of 2008.
The map is The Hunters.
Special thanks to Cholera for posting the video and providing entertaining commentary.
Note: Kingdom is not in this game, but Sea and Firebathero are casting it!!

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Awards & Acknowledgements

I would like to give big shout-outs and awards to:

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1st Place: ToSsGirL, for being arguably the best female StarCraft player of all time.

2nd Place: Tie between January, Navy, and Jongmi.

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3rd Place: Tie between all the other lovely progamer ladies.

I would like to give a huge thanks once again to powerpoint98765432 on Youtube for posting every VOD in the 1st Ladies MSL and allowing us all to re-live that event in history.

I would like to thank MickeyToss on Youtube again for providing the GameTV VODs. I hope he or she will post more videos from that tournament!

I'd like to give special thanks again to nevake for providing some of the highest quality StarCraft VODs.

I would like to give special thanks again to Klazart, Cholera, and Nick "Tasteless" Plott for providing excellent and entertaining commentary.

I would like to thank EgonPrzemo on Youtube again for providing the music video and lyrics of the theme music of the 1st Ladies MSL. Also, thanks again to ZergHero on Youtube for posting the January video. Special thanks to TheBestOldies on Youtube for posting The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" music video.

My drawing is dedicated to Nekotrap for posting FPVODs of sAviOr. I hope you post more soon!

I'd like to thank starcraftiskool on Youtube for making the following tribute video to ToSsGirL:

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Song: White Houses
Artist: Vanessa Carlton

And there you have it, folks! I hope you enjoyed... and that no one had any heart attacks.

Questions, comments, suggestions, and criticisms are highly encouraged. If any of you know of any other female progamers or have extra pictures that I haven't posted, then please share them.

There are some more pictures of Navy and l3etty on their respective Daum sites, ncnavy and l3etty. If someone who knows Korean could help me obtain them, I would really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Shalashaska_123

vndestiny

Singapore3449 Posts

September 06 2013 09:30 GMT

And I thought this is a MDT thread. Shame on me ...
p/s: great article and research btw. Usually the female progamers all were forgotten ( except Tossgirl ). Didn't know so many of them tried

riyanme

Philippines940 Posts

September 06 2013 10:38 GMT

cool to to who's who in the female starleague...
i only remembered jongmi... haha...
interested to watch those games...

LRM)TechnicS

Bulgaria1565 Posts

September 06 2013 11:05 GMT

amazingly awesomely nice job, Shalashaska! so good to have all this information together! (don't know if there was such thread before)
:O how did you find all this stuff after so much time?
also - imo January is 2nd and is not even close, might be even a tie with ToSsGiRL (terran imba! (back then))

Coaching for so much time

Jaevlaterran

Sweden578 Posts

September 06 2013 11:15 GMT

Really awesome post! These girls sure deserve it. Thanks.

BisuDagger

Bisutopia19307 Posts

September 06 2013 11:17 GMT

I love reliving memories. Thanks for this. But we really need to see another woman's tourney!

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

September 06 2013 13:14 GMT

Thanks for this! Didn't even realize there was a women's league lol. I can only recogize tossgirl from the list.

Terrorterran

Peru256 Posts

September 06 2013 14:24 GMT

So I was checking some VODS and seems like tossgirl used the +1 build vs effort I was surprised because I always thought flash was the first player using this b.o, at least on tv.

thezanursic

5497 Posts

September 06 2013 14:52 GMT

LenA looks adorable!

As in progamers you mean - they won courage and got a progaming license?

thezanursic

5497 Posts

September 06 2013 14:54 GMT

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQAVoCOtvmo

Hahaha gonna watch this!

January 2v2ing - sounds awesome!

L_Master

United States8017 Posts

September 06 2013 15:07 GMT

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Berry looks like a female movie tbh.

Caladbolg

2855 Posts

September 06 2013 16:43 GMT

#12

Tossgirl is imba. The prettiest AND the best! I wonder... if the Ladies MSL took off, would we eventually have competitive female gamers in the main leagues? Tossgirl was able to take games off other, full time progamers, so that doesn't seem like too much of a pipe dream. Imagine a female Flash, taking proleague by storm, all-killing and taking names like nobody's business. That would have been amazing, and would have been a giant leap towards removing the gamer bias that exists presently across all game genres.

KristofferAG

Norway25712 Posts

September 06 2013 16:47 GMT

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Thanks, this is pretty cool! All of the vods linked on LP were set to private so I hadn't gotten around to watching all of them yet.

itsdaniel

Austria334 Posts

September 06 2013 16:58 GMT

#14

i knew i wouldnt be left out haha

Azerbaijan

United States660 Posts

September 06 2013 17:05 GMT

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I can't look at this picture without seeing foregg's face cause of the nada's body thread :/

L1ghtning

Sweden353 Posts

September 06 2013 18:03 GMT

#16

Is Carot Hyuk's sister? She looks so much like him, and they have the same last name, (although Park is a common name).

oDieN[Siege]

United States2905 Posts

September 06 2013 18:42 GMT

#17

<3 TosSGirL
Nice thread.

chaosTheory_14cc

Canada1270 Posts

September 06 2013 19:04 GMT

#18

Cool stuff, thanks. I want more Tossgirl Medic Dates.

Kittan

Poland3999 Posts

September 06 2013 19:12 GMT

#19

Nice work, but I have to say I don't quite like the wording of the thread title....

It's like it's (un)intentionally trying to steal the spotlight from this thead :D

Arceus

Vietnam8333 Posts

September 06 2013 19:23 GMT

#20

weird, I was almost certain to see awkwardly cross-dressed dudes when looking at the sidebar :/

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