On November 13 2015 07:29 Incognoto wrote: wasn't aphrodite a legit good player?
she used to stream, did quite well on Korean ladder. not GM but top masters
Which is FAR from being able to compete.
She actually was GM! I remember playing her and thinking "that wasn't the real Aphrodite." and I turned on her stream after the game to check and it was.
She can certainly compete in online cups. Not sure if you'd consider that 'pro' but she's the closest thing the female SC2 scene has.
They must be quite talented to be able to pursue careers as both singers and progamers. In other news, on Monday I will seek to begin my career as both a pro golfer and an astronaut - wish me luck.
On November 13 2015 09:27 TheFish7 wrote: They must be quite talented to be able to pursue careers as both singers and progamers. In other news, on Monday I will seek to begin my career as both a pro golfer and an astronaut - wish me luck.
Hype! Will you be practicing golf while on the moon?
On November 13 2015 09:27 TheFish7 wrote: They must be quite talented to be able to pursue careers as both singers and progamers. In other news, on Monday I will seek to begin my career as both a pro golfer and an astronaut - wish me luck.
Hype! Will you be practicing golf while on the moon?
Yes. The low gravity is basically like the hyberbolic time chamber of golf training.
On November 13 2015 09:18 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: if female are getting signed, I hope Jin Air signs Saint, aka Maru-girl, next. She already has a shirt even.
On November 13 2015 09:18 SetGuitarsToKill wrote: if female are getting signed, I hope Jin Air signs Saint, aka Maru-girl, next. She already has a shirt even.
On November 13 2015 03:10 Noonius wrote: kpop and sc2 finally coming together like they should. I wanna see k-pop StarLeague. Idols playing sc2. Choa vs Jiyeon Seolhyun vs Nana
On November 13 2015 10:14 BreAKerTV wrote: Don't ask me how I know this, but the team's sponsorship by IB Sports was worth at least 125,000 USD yearly.
Sponsoring these battle-vixen keyboard warriors probably wasn't initially in the deal, but was definitely a product thereof.
I don't understand this much at all. Why would you get 2 non-players and a Gold zerg to replace a high master (sometimes GM) player? I guess that the singing part of their contract is going to be their primary focus. Is this how Choya is going to help fund the team? Heck, Aphrodite won the MSI WSL 2015, and I don't think she dropped a map in the process.
On the one hand, it's great that we're seeing more female pro-gamers. On the other hand... pro-gaming takes an awful lot of dedication, and so does singing. Are they going to be focusing on one or the other, or be mediocre at both? I question their dedication.