Spotlight on Strobe

Posted by: xilef

Ruth Harrison comes into the CGS with a unique story. Earlier this year, Ruth and her sister Sarah were drafted to the only two professional gaming teams in the UK, and it came as more of a surprise to Ruth than anyone else.

Since Dead or Alive 2, Ruth and Sarah have played the series together, and from the very start of their career they had a natural talent for the game. Ruth has always considered DoA2 the most fun chapter of the game's, and looks back on the period fondly.



After DoA2 the girls moved on to DoA Ultimate, which is a hybrid of the original Dead Or Alive and Dead Or Alive 2. Although the girls did not start playing competitions here, their competitive career undoubtedly started here, as they played a lot of the top faces in the game you see today, including her partner Paddaman, and San Francisco Optx's Vanessa.

Strobe being drafted to London Mint.

As many gaming series do these days however, the game moved on after a short period of time, and the sister's had to move with it to keep up with the scene. Through DoA 3 and onto DoA 4, the girl's continued to train together, and maintained their growth in the game. It was in Dead or Alive 4 that Sarah Lou, Ruth's sister, decided she wanted to try her hand competitively. Having seen the CGS videos online after season 1, Sarah began to train vigorously for the combine, and Ruth was there to help her in the process. Although Ruth initially had no intentions of attending the combine, as their training developed, Ruth decided she would go with her sister to keep her company. Neither of them had any intentions of being drafted, as they assumed Snuggles and Ricochet would be a class above, and were merely attending for the experience.




However, her intentions and her achievements did not lie hand in hand, as both sister's had an astounding competition, and trounced all the other players. Beating the Magnetik player Miss 5-0, the old Mint player Snuggles 5-1, and every other competitor she faced except her sister, Ruth was a sure pick for the draft.




Drafted alongside Avtar "Padda" Paddaman, Ruth is confident she still has a lot to learn however, and is eager to play alongside the DoA superstar. Since the combine they have been training with each other almost non stop, and their work ethic has been remarkable. Although Ruth acknowledges Messy's amazing commitment to the game, she thinks Paddaman will surprise in LA.

Strobe, Sarah Lou and iPicaso post combine.

Their training has been incredibly odd however, as Sarah and Ruth both train in the same room. The two supposed rivals have struggled to get used to their rivalry, having played as partners for the past half a decade. Although there is a lot of friendly banter exchanging between the two, Ruth remains adamant that they are sisters before opposition.




However, with LA coming up in a week's time, the sky is the future for the two sisters, and they will need to pull out all the stocks if they wish to remain in LA for the world finals, and face up against the best in the world. Ruth has admitted she has huge amounts of respect for both Vanessa and Kasumi Chan, and considers them the biggest competition in the world at the moment, and looks forward to playing them in LA.




Ruth has come a huge way in such a small time with regards to competitive gaming, and her progress really shows that you can achieve whatever you want if you put your mind to it. Congratulations to both her and her sister, and we look forward to seeing you both in LA later this year!