Saloni Pawar is an Indian professional gamer, YouTuber and live streamer. He is a professional Counter-Strike GO player who represented India in the Central Asia Qualifier for Legion by Lenovo in 2019.
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Wiki/Biography
Saloni Pawar (aka Meow16k) was born on Monday, 20 September 1999 (age 23 years; as in 2022) in Thane, Mumbai. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. In an interview, Saloni told that her brother was fond of video games. One day, she started playing Counter-Strike 1.6 out of boredom and became fascinated by it. In an episode of Season 1 of the MX Player series Gamers’ Den, Saloni said that it was her brother who recognized her gaming skills and encouraged her to become a professional gamer.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Shirish Pawar. Saloni has an elder brother named Sukrit Pawar.
livelihood
e-gaming streamer
He started playing video games at the age of 13. This was the beginning of his career when Saloni played Counter Strike 1.6. Later, he played other games including Road Rash, GTA Vice City, and Far Cry. In 2013, he created his YouTube channel, Meow16k. Talking about her screen time in an interview, Saloni said,
I play for approx. 4 hours every day. I share my system with my brother so I have to limit his usage since he has to work on it most of the time.
Pro gamer
Saloni ‘Mev16k’ Pawar represented India with her team GE. Renee, all-female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) division at Lenovo Legion of Valkyrie 2019 held in Thailand. His team placed second in the competition and won prize money of US$3000.
In 2020, Saloni and Team Rene Esports participated in the Valiant Women’s Tournament by Acer Predator India.
host
On 18 July 2022, he hosted a live watch party at the Red Bull Flick National Finals.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, Saloni Pawar was asked three words to describe herself, to which she replied,
Stubborn, determined and lazy.”
- Being a female pro gamer, Saloni kept her identity hidden online for some time to avoid gender discrimination and cyberbullying.
- Saloni loves street food. His favorite breakfast is Pani Puri.
- Talking about his nickname ‘Mew16’ in an interview, he said,
It’s ‘meow’ because I’m afraid of cats and ’16K’ because I was 16 when I started playing CSGO, it was 2016 and 16K is the maximum amount of money you can get in CSGO.’
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