Sasha Hostyn, also known as Scarlett, her username, is a professional Canadian StarCraft II and Dota 2 video game player. She was the first to win the major tournament of StarCraft II by beating a number of professional players in the event held in Las Vegas. She has also achieved perfection in playing Dota 2 and participated in various Esports tournaments.
Sasha was born and brought up in Kingston, Ontario, on December 14, 1993, and since her childhood, she has been fond of playing video games. She started playing StarCraft II in April 2011 and made her first debut in the competitive gaming world in the same year while participating in an online female-only league and NESL Iron Lady. She won both tournaments in a row in the same year.
Hostyn is a transgender woman and, at the same time, has no issue carrying character. She stated that her gender identity has no connection to how she plays and that she is always focused on improving her game.
Scarlett: Gaming Career
Scarlett started playing games in 2011 but became prominent in 2012 when she was given an outstanding performance at the StarCraft II tournament in 2012. By 2013, she achieved rank 21 in StarCraft II and placed second position in NorthCon. Hostyn participated in seven esports tournaments, scored first position in all of them, and became the paid female gamer.
The turning point came in her career when she lost some of the competitive drive of StarCraft II. In 2015, she started playing Dota 2 and performed well in some of the biggest tournaments. By June 2015, she returned to StarCraft II by joining the Dead Pixel team and competing in Korean leagues.
Sasha Hostyn: Achievements
Scarlett has earned a total prize money of $465,550.06 From 278 Tournaments, holds a world ranking of 519, and ranks 20 in her country. She was titled “The Queen of StarCraft II,” a “Korean Kryptonite,” and “The Queen of Blades” while playing StarCraft II. The New Yorker owned her “The Most Accomplished Women in Esports,” and Polygon described her as a pro scene in StarCraft II in 2014.
Guinness Book of Record has also entered her as “the highest earning for female competitive video game player” on October 5, 2016. She also became the woman to win major tournaments of StarCraft II while winning the Intel Extreme Master tournament held in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang 2018.
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