Girlaxy HoN to strut their stuff at the Garena Star League 2013

 

 

Despite being only six months old, the girls of Girlaxy’s Heroes of Newerth division are going places. Making the trip north at the end of the month, the team will play Thai all female outfit, WilloWy, in a show match at the Garena Star League 2013 in Thailand—the battleground for The Asia DreamHoN tournament with a prize pool of US$60,000. One Girlaxy girl in particular, aRies, is relishing the prospect of playing on such a grand stage.

 

“We’re thrilled! When Garena approached us to ask if we were keen on attending the event for a show-match we were not only excited but also honoured to be given the opportunity to make new friends, gain more experience and exposure in a different gaming scene!” However, while the girls will not be playing for a slice of the $60,000 on offer, aRies, the team’s support and ganker, finds that there still remains an air of expectation and pressure on the team.

 

“We want to give the audience an exciting match but considering that we have minimal experience under our belt, we are worried that we will disappoint the people who have been rooting for us and aiding our growth,” she conceded. Nevertheless, the candid gamer reassured the Girlaxy faithful that the team will be putting on a performance that she hoped would make them proud.  Ramping up the number of training sessions from what used to be a weekly affair; aRies reveals that they are currently experimenting with different combinations of heroes so as to make the encounter on 30 March more interesting.

 

 

Commenting on the probable lineup against her Thai sister team, as both WilloWy and Girlaxy are affiliated due to an existing partner arrangement, she expects to field their strongest lineup with the exception of Neko. “Neko will not be able to attend the event due to school commitments; Mirth will be playing in her place.”

 

“WilloWy is a team well liked by their community,” revealed aRies after carefully studying her opponents, “we’ve watch some of their games and their understanding of the game is very good. They [often] showcased great teamwork and synergy, plus they are really aggressive!” Regardless of the outcome of the match though, the support player, who favours characters such as Blacksmith, Myrmidon, Behemoth and Aluna, believes the biggest take away from the show-match there would be a better working relationship with team WilloWy.

 

 

Seeing that this will be the first time the girls will be playing overseas, team manager Check has laced the trip with several items of interest, one of which, as aRies bashfully admitted to being very excited about, would be the shopping experience. “I wouldn’t deny that shopping isn’t one of the priorities aside from the show-match,” she laughed, “after all, we are all girls right?”

 

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Garena HoN on behalf of the team for giving us the opportunity to play at the event! As well as our sponsors, Illuminary Entertainment, Ttesports, Colosseum, Quirky Designs, Creative and MyRepublic for their generous sponsorship!” She added, “We’ve been putting a lot of effort into preparing for this match so please support WilloWy and ourselves when we play our exhibition match!”

 

The Garena Star League 2013 will take place at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Thailand, on 30-31 March 2013. For more information on aRies and the rest of the team, head on down to the Girlaxy official Facebook fanpage at http://www.facebook.com/thegirlaxy.