Aphrodite
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| Name: | 김가영 Kim Ga Young |
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| Birth: | November 4, 1988 |
| Country: |  South Korea
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| Race: | Terran |
| Team: | StarTale |
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Kim "Aphrodite" Ga Young is a Terran player from South Korea, currently playing for StarTale. She is best known for her participation in the female-only tournament Zowie Divina.
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[edit] Wings of Liberty
Aphrodite became initially known as a guest streamer on RainBOw's stream. Her first appearance in a notable event occurred in November 2011, when she competed in Zowie Divina, a female-only invitational tournament held in China with a $10,000 prize pool. She attended this event with her team mate RainBOw and StarTale's coach.
Despite losing her two first matches in the group stage, she eventually made it to the playoffs after tie-breakers against SsQ and DaSakura, and faced ColaGirl in the semifinals. Though considered the underdog, she eventually won 2-1 and proceeded to the finals against flo. She flawlessly defeated her, therefore earning the $5,000 winner prize.
She joined the team StarTale on November 13, 2011, hence becoming the second female to join a South Korean pro-gaming team.[1]
In January 2012, Aphrodite unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for 2012 GSL Season 1 Code A, citing her nervousness as the reason why she wasn't able to play at her best.[2] A few days later, she competed in a female-only online tournament, the NESL Iron Lady Champion Cup #6, which she eventually won.
Aphrodite participated in the WCS Korea Preliminaries. She was eliminated by Stork in the second round.
[edit] Trivia
- She is ranked in South Korean Master League.[3]
- Aphrodite is the first player to win a Heart of the Swarm game at the GomTV studio. This was during the very first match in the 2013 GSTL Preseason against Eve.
[edit] Achievements
| Date | Event | Result |
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| 2012-11-24 | Zowie Divina Asian Championship |   Aphrodite 4 : 1  MisS
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| 2012-04-28 | Iron Lady Leetgion Tournament |  Aphrodite 0 : 2  Scarlett
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| 2012-01-07 | Iron Lady Champion Cup #6 | Aphrodite 4 : 3 DaSakura
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| Date | Event | Result |
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| 2011-11-13 | Zowie Divina | Aphrodite 2 : 0 Flo
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[edit] Interviews
[edit] 2012
- 2012-10-04 | IeSF Female Winner by This Is Game
- 2012-05-12 | StartaleAphrodite Interview by This Is Game
- 2012-01-16 | Iron Lady Player Spotlight: Aphrodite by Daniel Brooks of ESL
- 2012-01-11 | Interview with ST_Aphrodite by Castor (translated by dearyuna)
[edit] 2011
- 2011-11-18 | ZOWIE DIVINA Aphrodite Interview by Antoine (translated by MrHoon) of TeamLiquid.net
[edit] Gallery
Aphrodite during her first appearance in an official event, the Zowie Divina.
[edit] References
- ↑ "Aphrodite joins StarTale". TeamLiquid.net, 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Kim Ga Young, Failed First Attempt at Code A… Will Continue to Attempt!". Thisisgame.com, 6 January 2012. Translated version / TeamLiquid.net Forum thread
- ↑ "Zowie Divina preview". TeamLiquid.net, 11 November 2011.
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