Saloni Pawar is an Indian professional video gamer, YouTuber and live streamer. He is a professional Counter-Strike GO player, who represented India at the Central Asia qualifier for Legion by Lenovo in 2019.
Wiki/Biography
Saloni Pawar (aka Meow16k) was born on Monday, 20 September 1999 (age 23 years; in 2022) in Thane, Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Virgo. In an interview, Saloni said that his brother was fond of video games. One day, he started playing Counter-Strike 1.6 because he was bored and fascinated by it. In a season 1 episode of the MX Player Gamer’s Den series, Saloni said that it was his brother who recognized his gaming skills and encouraged him to become a professional gamer.
Saloni Pawar’s childhood photo with her mother
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Shirish Pawar. Saloni has an older brother named Sukrut Pawar.
Saloni Pawar’s parents
Saloni Pawar and her brother, Sukrut Pawar
Career
eGaming Streamers
He started playing video games at the age of 13. It 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. In an interview, Saloni talked about her screen time and said,
I played for approx. 4 hours every day. I share my system with my brother so I have to limit his use as he has to work on it most of the time.”
Pro-Gamer
Saloni ‘Meow16k’ Pawar represented India with his team GE. Rayne, the all-female Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) division, in the Lenovo Legion of Valkyrie 2019 held in Thailand. His team placed second in the competition and won USD 3000 in prize money.
The GE team. Rayne- First runner-up in Lenovo Legion of Valkyrie 2019
In 2020, Saloni and Team Rayne eSports participated in the Valiant Women tournament by Acer Predator India.
host
On July 18, 2022, he hosted a live viewing party at the Redbull Flick National Finals.
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Saloni Pawar was asked three words to describe herself and she replied,
Stubborn, determined, and lazy.”
- As a female pro player, Saloni hid her identity online for some time to avoid gender discrimination and cyberbullying.
- Saloni loves street food. His favorite snack is Pani puri.
- In an interview, while talking about his nickname ‘Meow16,’ he said,
It’s ‘Meow’ because I’m scared of cats and ’16K’ because I was 16 years old when I started playing CSGO, in 2016 and 16K is the maximum money you can get in CSGO.”
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
