Hafu (gamer)
Rumay Wang (born April 18, 1991), better known as Hafu, is an American Twitch streamer and professional World of Warcraft and Hearthstone player.
| Hafu | |
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| Rumay Wang | |
 Wang in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 18, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| Games |
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| Role | Streamer |
Career and personal life
Rumay Wang was born in Newton, Massachusetts to Chinese immigrant parents from Beijing. She grew up in Lexington. Rumay was introduced to the MMORPG World of Warcraft in high school by her friends.[1] She later studied at Bentley University, but dropped out to focus on gaming.[1]
Several thousand people regularly view her Twitch streams, and she has over 700,000 followers on her channel.[1] In late 2015, she appeared on Smasher's Legends of Gaming.[2] On August 15, 2019, Hafu joined G2 Esports as a Teamfight Tactics streamer.[3]
She has spoken out against sexual harassment in gaming.[4][5]
References
- Yap, Audrey Cleo (April 26, 2016). "In the World of Professional Gaming, Rumay 'Hafu' Wang Found Her Niche". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017.
- Gu, Rachel (September 9, 2015). "HotshotGG and Hafu Will Be Coaches in New Esports Show "Legends of Gaming"". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017.
- Abbas, Malcolm (August 15, 2019). "Hafu joins G2 Esports". Dot Esports. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- Procter, Richard (September 25, 2015). "How Women In eSports Deal With Twitch Toxicity Every Day". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017.
- Chalk, Andy (February 19, 2016). "Hearthstone pro Hafu speaks out about sexist trolling on Twitch". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017.
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