| Id: | Liooon |
| 李晓萌 | |
| Name Trans: | Li Xiaomeng |
| Nationality: | Chinese |
| Team: | Victory Key |
| Game: | Hearthstone |
| Years1: | 2019–present |
| Team1: | Victory Key |
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Li Xiaomeng, better known by her in-game name Liooon, is a Chinese professional Hearthstone player. She is the first woman to win the Hearthstone Grandmasters Global Finals and to win a BlizzCon Esports tournament.
On November 2, 2019, representing China[1] in Hearthstone Global Finals, she defeated Bloodyface (Luna Eason, representing United States) to become the Hearthstone Global champion,[2] claiming a prize of $200,000 (USD). She was the first woman to win a BlizzCon Global Championship,[3] and the first Hearthstone Global Champion from mainland China since the start of tournaments in 2014.
In an interview after winning the championship, she shared a story that more than two years ago, she went to her first Hearthstone tournament as a backup for the game. While waiting in line, she was mocked by a male player, who said that: "If you are a girl, you should not wait in line here. It's not for you." She then gave a sentimental speech for women in Esports: "I want to say for all the girls out there who have a dream for Esports competition, for glory, if you want to do it and you believe in yourself, you should just forget your gender and go for it."[4]
Her Battle.net name "VKLiooon" is composed of the name of her team, "VK", and a deliberately misspelling of Lion.