Kayane

Kayane
Marie-Laure Norindr

Kayane at Monaco Anime Game Show ġ2013
Status Active
Date of birth (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991
Nationality French
Current team Red Bull
Games Dead or Alive
Soulcalibur
Street Fighter Tekken
Nickname(s) Kayane
Official website

Marie-Laure Norindr (born 17 June 1991, in Paris, France), also known as Kayane, is a French electronic sports player and journalist. She specializes in fighting games, in particular in the titles in the Dead or Alive, Soulcalibur and Street Fighter series,[1] and has been playing competitively since 2001. Since then, according to Guinness World Records in 2011, she has been the most successful female participant in fighting game tournaments, especially regarding the Soulcalibur games. She is currently sponsored by Red Bull.[2]

Biography

Kayane at Bushido International 2010

Marie-Laure Norindr was born June 17, 1991 in Paris and grows up in Argenteuil, a north-western suburb.[3] She is of Laotian and Vietnamese descent[4] and her nickname Kayane comes from conjunction of the names of Dead or Alive characters Kasumi and Ayane.[5][6]

Kayane has been a gamer since her early childhood, interested in a variety of genres.[7] In 2001, she won the second place in France's vice-champion in Dead or Alive 2 at an age of nine; it was the first tournament that she has ever participated in.[1] Since then, she has competed in scores of gaming competitions in France and around the world (over 80 in total by 2012[8]), winning many of them;[9] her Major League Gaming record includes second place in Soulcalibur V in 2012.[10] She has been a member of the Mad Catz pro gaming team[11] and was sponsored by eLive.pro.[12] In 2014, Kayane became the first electronic athlete from France to be sponsored by Red Bull.[13][14]

Kayane has co-organized various gaming events (including charity events[15] and "Kayane Session" events[12]), became a brand ambassador for the French Soulcalibur V launch event and advertisement campaign,[16][17] and worked as an e-sports writer and journalist. Since October 2013, she has been co-hosting the TV show Game One e-Sports on French television channel Game One.[18][19][20] As of 2012, Norindr has been studying business; she said she sees herself playing professionally for ten more years "before starting a family."[8]

Accolades

In 2012, Kayane entered Guinness World Records in the categories "First Female Super Street Fighter IV World Champion"[21][22][23] (EVO 2010, playing as Chun-Li, regarded by Kayane as a personal role model[8])[24][25] and "Most Podium Placements in a Fighting-Game Tournament for a Female (2001-2011)".[26] According to Guinness, she has been ranked top three in 42 fighting games tournaments by 2011. Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition also awarded her the title of "Most Successful Female SoulCalibur Player" for her 48 Soulcalibur series podium placements between 2002 and 2012.[27][28]

In 2009, Namco created a tribute AI named "Kayane" for the character Xianghua (Kayane's favourite Soulcalibur character[7]) in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, imitating Kayane's playing style.[1][29] A character named "Kayane" appeared in 2012's Soulcalibur V. In 2012, Forbes called Kayane "the most consistently successful female fighting game competitor of the 21st century,"[30] and French magazine Le Point called her the "queen of fighters";[8] in 2013, Complex included her beating members of the audience without looking at the screen[31] among the "most incredible performances in video games".[32]

Tournament record

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Interview: Kayane". Iplaywinner. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Kayane revient sur l’EVO et le sacre de Luffy - Actualités - 14/07/2014". JeuxVideo.com. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  3. ↑ Words: Alex Nassar / Photos: Olivier Metzger (1991-06-17). "Kayane: Born to Win". The Red Bulletin. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Videogame/ Bella e "cattiva": Kayane, campionessa mondiale di picchiaduro, si racconta ad" (in Italian). Affaritaliani.it. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  5. ↑ "Kayane Interviews DOA5 Team". Put That Back. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Kayane: le Pro Gaming au féminin | Kayane’s journey in US #1 : E3 with IGN Pro league and my Dead Or Alive experience !". Kayane.fr. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  7. 1 2 "Marie-Laure "Kayane" Norindr - fightingfenomenet". Skillpoint.se. 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Kayane, reine des combats - Le Point" (in French). Lepoint.fr. 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  9. ↑ TOURNAMENT RESULTS (2001-2012)
  10. ↑ gamespotesports (2012-06-11). "Keev and Kayane Soul Calibur V 1st and 2nd place Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  11. ↑ "Marie-Laure "Kayane" Norindr". Mad Catz. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  12. 1 2 Derek Boleware Jr. (2014-02-18). "Old Interview with Kayane (January 2013)". Rokthereaper.com. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  13. ↑ Ian "iantothemax" Walker (2014-02-14). "Marie-Laure "Kayane" Norindr Announces Red Bull Sponsorship". Shoryuken. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  14. ↑ "Hall of Games". Hallofgames.ch. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  15. ↑ "A Golden Opportunity | Fight For Relief". Fightforrelief.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  16. ↑ "Namco Bandai team up with Gamespot to bring UK fans a SOULCALIBUR V launch event - Namco Bandai Games Europe". Uk.namcobandaigames.eu. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  17. ↑ "SoulCalibur V - Le Making-Of De La Publicité". YouTube. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  18. ↑ "Kayane rejoint l’équipe de Game One" (in French). Vsftv.com. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  19. ↑ "Kayane: le Pro Gaming au féminin | Kayane devient animatrice E-Sport sur Game One" (in French). Kayane.fr. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  20. ↑ "Kayane: le Pro Gaming au féminin | Kayane & Genius animent la nouvelle émission 100% E-sports de Game One !" (in French). Kayane.fr. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  21. ↑ "Kayane and Ryan Hart Added to the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2012". Shoryuken. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  22. ↑ "Feature: The Greatest Gaming Guinness World Records - Gaming News". Digital Spy. 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  23. ↑ "MSN Games UK | Best video game world records". X.games.uk.msn.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  24. ↑ "aAa Kayane Wins Evo 2010 Women’s Super Street Fighter IV Invitational". Kineda. 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  25. ↑ "Video: World’s largest video game controller touches down in London". Guinness World Records. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  26. ↑ "'Guinness Gamer World Record' Winner". Ibtimes.co.uk. 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  27. ↑ "Kayane, une ambassadrice de charme et de choc pour" (in French). Japon Facile. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  28. ↑ "Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition – Gamer Girls Records". Nulliparaora.com. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  29. ↑ Versus FightingTV (2011-09-24). "VERSUS FIGHTING TV#5 feat. Kayane & Daishi Odashima (producer of Soul Calibur V)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  30. ↑ "Sex and the Street Fighter: Pro Gaming's Image Problem". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  31. ↑ "Watch ‘Soul Calibur V’ Pro Kayane Dominate Without Looking at the Screen". EmpireStateGamer.com. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  32. ↑ "Big Mama Kayane — The 12 Most Incredible Performances In Video Games". Complex. 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-10-04.

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