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**cure** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 5:44 AM

So i got this from TL

SlayerS recruits first female StarCraft II professional gamer.

During 2011 GSTL Season 1 Jupiter league week 4 on the 14th, a beautiful girl was spotted in the waiting area. She is the first female SC2 progamer that SlayerS has recruited and trained.

Kim Shee-Yoon will turn 22 this year and uses the handle, Eve. She has won first place in an amateur tournament before but has no other experience with e-sports. SlayerS_Jessica herself scouted based on her skills and looks.

Joining the team in their game vs TSL in week 4 of 2011 GSTL Season 1 Jupiter league, she said, "I am very happy to join such a respected professional gaming team SlayerS." She also added that she played the original game in elementary school where she mained Terran, and her choice has subsequently remained the same.

She said she is a fan of MMA and looks forward to practice with her new teammates and become an integral part of the team.

You maybe be able to see her play in GSTL. SlayerS has expressed that they plan to field her this season.

Ok basically they have a female Progamer on their team. Her name is Slayers Eve
She is on the bench for the Slayers vs TSL game.

Thoughts ?

**Dox** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 6:39 AM

Hope she does well and makes a splash for girl gamers!

sykora · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 6:47 AM

good move by SlayerS. Hope she does well

Nobunaga · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 7:31 AM

Her looks are so strong. Hopefully her Terran is strong too!

Would've liked to see a girl play protoss though...is it because the protoss army lacks females?

AlphaWhale · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 8:26 AM

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Originally Posted by cure

SlayerS_Jessica herself scouted based on her skills and looks.

I love how shallow Koreans are. They don't give a ****, hotties 4 president.

**nirvAnA** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 8:59 AM

really cute. hope shes good in stacraft 2.. she won a tournament she should be! go slayers!

**Dox** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 9:15 AM

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Originally Posted by AlphaWhale

I love how shallow Koreans are. They don't give a ****, hotties 4 president.

Korean culture is all about glamour!

**JacziE** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 10:02 AM

LenA[SainT] !!!!!

Aean(: · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 11:54 AM

i want to see her play D:
edit: tl thread says shes diamond -__- and slayers plan to send her in gstl?

**Dox** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 12:07 PM

'Cos the whole point of being on a pro team and living in a team house is to practice and improve on ladder, right??

**yongming** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 12:07 PM

tbh she looks just about any other girl on the street in korea.

**nirvAnA** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 12:13 PM

Diamond in KR is high masters SEA btw

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ke_ivan:

Bwahaha makes me feel sad that I'm Bronze now...

ToRDeathsFang · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nirvAnA

Diamond in KR is high masters SEA btw

no.1 Diamond can even be low Grandmasters on SEA

ke_ivan · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 12:46 PM

Well, it's a nice surprise. Her handle, btw, is SlayerS_Eve. People are hoping that she will be the next ToSsGirl. She won an amateur tourney that probably has a lot of aspiring progamers. She's probably better than most players. I hope people are expecting her to be decent rather than roflstomp good.

I think it opens up a lot possibilities for SlayerS. It's a great business move, regardless of its outcome. SlayerS might attract more fans now (not like they don't have enough) and if she's good enough, she'll attract more sponsors from a wider range of products and services. If she's just good, then she can just say she tried.

Now that Eve is on SlayerS, it also opens the avenue for SlayerS to possibly recruit other female gamers like ToSsGirl to SC2, which would be great. As a small possibility, SlayerS could very well snatch a SC:BW B-team progamer like ToSsGirl off the benches to start playing in international tournaments.

Like IdrA, ToSsGirl is a B-teamer at STX Soul. Seeing the success of ex-SC:BW B-teamers (Nestea and MC were B-teamers in SC:BW), it could potentially be a wise move for ToSsGirl to move over. Plus there would be another girl on the team, so they wouldn't feel so lonely, and SlayerS_Jessica is big sister/ mother/ manager material.

That said, it looks pretty exciting for esports!

Cute · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 1:39 PM

This is pretty cool, hope she does well

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!
She's not allowed to play in this gstl though is she?

LennX · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 1:45 PM

Wait till week5 when they update the team roster. As she is not in the team roster at the moment, she can't play. Until week5, when they update the roster, we can only watch her from the sidelines.

Her fan club link @ http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/view...opic_id=243983

NDG.Stitch · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 2:12 PM

Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!

Xeen · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 2:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nirvAnA

Diamond in KR is high masters SEA btw

That's absolutely terrible in terms of being a progamer.

Esports already has too many girls getting by on the fact they're girls while not having the skill to back up their position.

Don't say she should be the next Tossgirl - Tossgirl was a joke, only kept on STX because she was a girl. She practiced far less than any progamer, and her lack of effort resulted in a lack of results, to the point even IdrA rolled her in BW (and made her cry, hoho). I'd really like to see a girl earning her place through actual ability like every other player has to.

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ZergGirl · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 2:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Xeen

That's absolutely terrible in terms of being a progamer.

Esports already has too many girls getting by on the fact they're girls while not having the skill to back up their position.

Don't say she should be the next Tossgirl - Tossgirl was a joke, only kept on STX because she was a girl. She practiced far less than any progamer, and her lack of effort resulted in a lack of results, to the point even IdrA rolled her in BW (and made her cry, hoho). I'd really like to see a girl earning her place through actual ability like every other player has to.

Yeah. She's currently not that good but if she's dedicated enough, it really won't take long to be decent

She was picked up for a reason so there has to be many positives and I can't wait to see.

PLZPLZ BE MORE THAN TEEEHEE, need someone to cheer for. (better be a macro terran and not a lame one

)

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	Maynarde:
	ke_ivan:	for sure!
	nirvAnA:	she has a great enviroment going for her too :) love story with MMA please!

**Maynarde** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 2:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ZergGirl

Yeah. She's currently not that good but if she's dedicated enough, it really won't take long to be decent

She was picked up for a reason so there has to be many positives and I can't wait to see.

PLZPLZ BE MORE THAN TEEEHEE, need someone to cheer for. (better be a macro terran and not a lame one

)

If she's tee hee I've lost all interest, and lost a little stock in SlayerS for the PR stunt D: I'm sure she's there to impress though.

Nothing hotter than a lady playing macro and owning face at a high level

And now I need a cigarette :|

**cure** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cure

She said she is a fan of MMA

Korean love drama inc.

Xenomorph · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ZergGirl

She was picked up for a reason so there has to be many positives and I can't wait to see.

A big reason for picking her up may already be apparent, it gives SlayerS even MORE publicity. Also maybe Cella wants a good time

. jks jks.....but on srs note, it's really positive to see SlayerS are creating more gender diversification on the pro level scene. Thumbs up for slayers ^^

Cyanide · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 3:02 PM

how about pikachu?

remember her from watching my local drama many years back

disclaimer: this comment was made with my 2nd brain.

**Maynarde** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 3:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyanide

how about pikachu?

remember her from watching my local drama many years back

disclaimer: this comment was made with my 2nd brain.

Lol. Easy there tiger.

She got picked up by Razer a while back but haven't seen her do much for a while! Would love to see her come back. Hopefully on the bench for SlayerS, this new girl Eve will get a shot.

That comment was made with my 1st brain.

Daboo · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 3:36 PM

We need a kelly vs eve show match!

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	nirvAnA:	so true

ZergGirl · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 4:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyanide

how about pikachu?

remember her from watching my local drama many years back

disclaimer: this comment was made with my 2nd brain.

faded a bit once the immortal timing push was 'nerfed'

**kellyMILKIES** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 4:41 PM

She seems pretty cute and its great that slayers picked up a female player! Hope more of that coming!
Plus she's terran as well. Not protoss like soooo many other female players T.T
Good luck plus she gets a +1 because of her slayers uniform. Very cute. I approve

ToRDeathsFang · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 5:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kellyMILKIES

She seems pretty cute and its great that slayers picked up a female player! Hope more of that coming!
Plus she's terran as well. Not protoss like soooo many other female players T.T
Good luck plus she gets a +1 because of her slayers uniform. Very cute. I approve

Cute? You got a thing for her now Kelly eh?

**iMSystem** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 5:21 PM

Is it Eve, or Ebu?

ikki · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 5:38 PM

She's like 5 out of 10 for looks, but she plays sc2 so I'd marry her

Wouldn't mind seeing her play, hopefully there isn't too much of, "you lost to a girl" or "he only beat a girl" ect ect

ke_ivan · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 6:14 PM

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Originally Posted by System

Is it Eve, or Ebu?

Ebu is Korean for Eve.

Xeen · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 6:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kellyMILKIES

She seems pretty cute and its great that slayers picked up a female player! Hope more of that coming!

Honestly, the last thing Esports needs is a high-profile unqualified girl to ruin everyone's impression of females in the scene even more.

**kellyMILKIES** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 6:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Xeen

Honestly, the last thing Esports needs is a high-profile unqualified girl to ruin everyone's impression of females in the scene even more.

?
She's a female player that is picked up by SlayerS and I'm sure with the amount of insanely good terrans in the team house, she will become a really good player in no time.

If a team is willing to invest time and effort into grooming a player, male or female, it is a good thing, no?

I don't see how shunning female players will help with anything lol.

I support all female presence in SC2, and one that is going to be in a professional team even more.

Last thing eSports need are people pissing on females. General stereotype reaction of an angry male "She's female, she's doing this for attention, she's never gonna be as good".

Yeah, sure, that kind of attitude are the minority of people who has a "bad impression" of females in esports. We definitely need that.

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nirvAnA:

this is that positive attitude that helps build and foster esports :)

Xeen · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 6:56 PM

Don't be naive. It's publicly known she's below progamer level (diamond~, and her Clan account is gold), yet is brought to games and paraded rather than being kept on the SlayerS clan until she's at the level to play for the team itself. It's also been said she was scouted due to her looks. People see this, and draw conclusions.

The netizen responses have been anything but positive so far.

I really do hope she ends up pulling her weight, but using girls as publicity moves simply segregates them further by declaring the gender special.

**iMSystem** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 6:58 PM

Ah, well that makes sense then, also I won't judge her until she plays

AlphaWhale · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 7:04 PM

It's quite a feat if Eve is actually willing to live starcraft. If she's GSL quality that'll be amazing but there's no reason she couldn't be playing in foreign tournaments within a reasonable amount of time.

It's obvious Jessica is very media savvy and with the foreign scene's explosion that this definitely turns heads.

There's no other example like that right now for other girls to take interest.

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nirvAnA:

So true jessica with all the gosu contacts and experience

**kellyMILKIES** · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 8:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Xeen

Don't be naive. It's publicly known she's below progamer level (diamond~, and her Clan account is gold), yet is brought to games and paraded rather than being kept on the SlayerS clan until she's at the level to play for the team itself. It's also been said she was scouted due to her looks. People see this, and draw conclusions.

The netizen responses have been anything but positive so far.

I really do hope she ends up pulling her weight, but using girls as publicity moves simply segregates them further by declaring the gender special.

I agree with what you say Xeen. But I still wish her all the best! To be given a chance to practise and learn in a pro-gaming house to eat, live, and breathe SC2 is just such a great opportunity!

Fierypower · Fri, 15th-Jul-2011, 9:05 PM

Another terran? SlayerS is already full of top level terrans, they really need to get more good toss/zergs into their roster. Seeing a terran play half the time in SlayerS matches gets a bit boring after a while. =/

EscapisT · Sat, 16th-Jul-2011, 3:56 AM

She's only diamond on ladder? She might be rank1 Grandmaster in the art of seduction, ezpz wins

SLCN.Kez · Sat, 16th-Jul-2011, 11:50 AM

Definitely agree with what xeen is saying, to pick up a high diamond player for a professional team is bad if it was purely based on skill, which it obviously isn't. Yeah she will most likely get better but will she get as good as the other slayers players? Only time will tell I suppose. However it is still an incredible opportunity and I hope she plays well

EveMassacrisM · Sat, 16th-Jul-2011, 12:05 PM

It'd be lol if she ever gets to play at all.

Maybe SlayerS could use her to finish an opponent clan after dorminating them. Like a way to

other clans.

Monk · Sat, 16th-Jul-2011, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MassacrisM

It'd be lol if she ever gets to play at all.

Maybe SlayerS could use her to finish an opponent clan after dorminating them. Like a way to

other clans.

They've got plans to field her in the GSTL, so I think it's entirely possible she'll be a starter.