Li Xiaomeng

Li Xiaomeng
Player information
Full name	Li Xiaomeng
Nickname	VKLiooon, Liooon
Date of birth	May 12, 1996
country code	People's Republic of China
game	Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
team	VK

Li "VKLiooon" Xiaomeng (* 12. May 1996 , Chinese:李晓萌) is a professional Chinese E-athlete in the game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft . She was the first woman to win the "GrandFinals" and is therefore reigning world champion. She remained undefeated throughout the tournament. After the Canadian Sasha Hostyn, Li is currently second on the list of the most successful e-athletes in terms of prize money (603 in the overall ranking).

Li advocates more women in esports. After her World Championship victory, Li shared how one day she stood in line to register for a Hearthstone tournament and a male player came over to tell her not to compete because she was a woman. She advised all women to forget their gender and just give it a try.

Individual evidence

1. ^ André Linken: Hearthstone: For the first time a woman wins the world championship. PC Games , November 4, 2019, accessed February 1, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Robin Ahlert: VKLiooon wins Hearthstone Globals. Sport1 , November 4, 2019, accessed February 1, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Li "Liooon" Xiao Meng - Female Hearthstone player. esportsearnings.com, accessed February 1, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Hawken Miller: 'Just forget your gender': Xiaomeng 'VKLiooon' Li becomes first female Hearthstone Grandmasters Global Finals champion. Washington Post , November 3, 2019, accessed February 1, 2020 . 

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Li is the family name here, Xiaomeng is the first name.