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*14 year old prodigy athlete | *14 year old prodigy athlete | ||
*Father: [[Klaus Lowrie]] | *Father: [[Klaus Lowrie]] | ||
*The eighth youngest player ever admitted into [[PCAG]] competition | *The eighth youngest player ever admitted into [[PCAG]] competition | ||
*Recognized as being one of the best young players on the scene since [[Serena Duncan]]'s debut eight years ago | *Recognized as being one of the best young players on the scene since [[Serena Duncan]]'s debut eight years ago | ||
*Defeated [[Bryce Goran]], eliminating him from competition (surprisingly early in the season) | |||
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*The controversy is about her participation and the fundamental definition of cognitive enhancement by drugs | *The controversy is about her participation and the fundamental definition of cognitive enhancement by drugs | ||
*A campaign against her entrance into the [[PCAG]] is being led by [[Jonas Sawgrass]] of the [[Alliance for Clean Players]] | *A campaign against her entrance into the [[PCAG]] is being led by [[Jonas Sawgrass]] of the [[Alliance for Clean Players]] | ||
* | *On 17-JUN-05, during her debut match (against [[Mikhail Terpening]]), protesters bought out a block of tickets and jeered the 14-year-old athlete. | ||
**She left the stage crying. | **She left the stage crying. | ||
**She still managed to win against Terpening. | **She still managed to win against Terpening. | ||
*Following her 13-JUL-05 win against [[Bryce Goran]], opponents to Champaign insisted it to be clear evidence of "enhanced" players defeating "clean" players. | |||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
*Perplex City Sentinel | *'''Perplex City Sentinel''' | ||
**article, 31-MAY-05 "[[Myra_Champaign|Champaign]] Accepted into [[PCAG|Competition]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/champaign_accep.html link]) | **article, 31-MAY-05 "[[Myra_Champaign|Champaign]] Accepted into [[PCAG|Competition]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/05/champaign_accep.html link]) | ||
**article, 10-JUN-05 "View from Earth: Prodigal Prodigy" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/view_from_earth_5.html link]) | **article, 10-JUN-05 "View from Earth: Prodigal Prodigy" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/view_from_earth_5.html link]) | ||
**article, 17-JUN-05 "[[Myra_Champaign|Champaign]] Leaves Match in Tears" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/champaign_leave.html link]) | **article, 17-JUN-05 "[[Myra_Champaign|Champaign]] Leaves Match in Tears" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/06/champaign_leave.html link]) | ||
**letter, 13-JUL-05 "Good Sportsmanship" [(http://qube.netninja.com/pxcmirrors/20050714-070000/perplexcitysentinel.com/letters/index.html link]) | |||
**article, 14-JUL-05 "[[Bryce Goran|Goran]] Out of [[PCAG|Games]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/07/goran_out_of_ga.html link]) | **article, 14-JUL-05 "[[Bryce Goran|Goran]] Out of [[PCAG|Games]]" ([http://www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2005/07/goran_out_of_ga.html link]) | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 14 July 2005
General
- 14 year old prodigy athlete
- Father: Klaus Lowrie
- The eighth youngest player ever admitted into PCAG competition
- Recognized as being one of the best young players on the scene since Serena Duncan's debut eight years ago
- Defeated Bryce Goran, eliminating him from competition (surprisingly early in the season)
Scandal
- As a child, suffered from cognitive and developmental disorders, and was treated with a range of experimental enhancement medications
- These enhancements are considered to be very unsporting, by some in the community.
- A specially convened committee of PCAG officials judged in favour of allowing her to compete
- The controversy is about her participation and the fundamental definition of cognitive enhancement by drugs
- A campaign against her entrance into the PCAG is being led by Jonas Sawgrass of the Alliance for Clean Players
- On 17-JUN-05, during her debut match (against Mikhail Terpening), protesters bought out a block of tickets and jeered the 14-year-old athlete.
- She left the stage crying.
- She still managed to win against Terpening.
- Following her 13-JUL-05 win against Bryce Goran, opponents to Champaign insisted it to be clear evidence of "enhanced" players defeating "clean" players.
References
- Perplex City Sentinel
- article, 31-MAY-05 "Champaign Accepted into Competition" (link)
- article, 10-JUN-05 "View from Earth: Prodigal Prodigy" (link)
- article, 17-JUN-05 "Champaign Leaves Match in Tears" (link)
- letter, 13-JUL-05 "Good Sportsmanship" [(http://qube.netninja.com/pxcmirrors/20050714-070000/perplexcitysentinel.com/letters/index.html link])
- article, 14-JUL-05 "Goran Out of Games" (link)
