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Catherine ‘Cath’ Leroux

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Nov 03, 2017

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Catherine ‘Cath’ Leroux

Catherine ‘Cath’ Leroux is a Canadian esports player from Montreal, practicing and competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for top Team Dignitas. Training for six hours a day, Cath has risen to be a top CS player to help DIG win esports matches.

DIG Cath played Diablo

Before becoming a top esports player, Catherine studied Finance and Business Administration in University. Giving her a break from her studies, she would play video games like Smite, Diablo and Counter-Strike 1.6. If she was not playing video games, you would find her playing her beloved sport, Soccer or Basketball to practice shooting hoops.

DIG Cath pet Arthur

In Cath’s free time, away from playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, she likes to go out with her team mates doing some sightseeing together or celebrating their successes, while competing internationally. Back home she loves to spend time with her pug named Arthur, taking him for his daily walk to the dog park.

Where it all began:

Catherine was introduced to gaming by her older sister who used to play video games for hours. One occasion, Cath saw her sibling play Counter-Strike 1.6 and was encouraged to give it a shot. From that moment on Leroux never stopped playing CS with the aim that one day she could live off her hobby.

CStrike 1.6

Years later, Leroux made the switch to CS: GO to fulfill her dream of becoming a professional gamer. In July 2014, she joined Ubinited to compete in her very first CS tournament ESWC 2014 Female competition. A few months later she moved on to play for top esports team, Counter Logic Gaming and then on to Selfless Gaming.

The Team:

Team Dignitas is a European gaming organization was launched in September 2003 with a goal to be the best gaming squad in the world. DIG began with two pro teams that specialized in Battlefield 1942. As esports grew over the years so did Dignitas to support Heroes of the Storm, League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Smite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

Team Dignitas female CSGO2

Team Dignitas created their CS: GO female team in February 2017 by acquiring the former Selfless Gaming Female roster. The North American team consists of EMUHLEET as captain, artStar, rain, GooseBreeder and Cath who will take their gaming levels to new heights.

Competition Participation and Winnings:

The greatest earnings won by Cath and Team Dignitas was at the Intel Challenge Katowice 2017. The CS: GO squad reached the finals but lost to Team Secret with a record of 0-2. DIG finished in second place to win Leroux’s highest prize of $8K.

Cath second achievement was while playing for Counter Logic Gaming Red. The CS team defeated Games4u at the Electronic Sports World Cup 2015 Women with the score 2-0 to win a cash prize of $7K.

The most recent CS: GO tournaments that Cath and Dignitas participated include the GirlGamer Esports Festival 2017, Fragadelphia 11, Copenhagen Games 2017 Female, IEM Katowice 2017. DIG Cath has also attended the Qualifiers of the World Gaming Canadian Championship Series 2017, World Cyber Arena 2017, DreamHack Austin 2017.