Asya Shavinskaya - player of the elite club "What? Where? When? ": Biography, personal life

The transfer of the elite club "What? Where? When? ", Which has been going on for more than forty years on domestic television, has been popular for a long time. As a rule, its participants are permanent "experts" with a huge experience of participating in the game. However, for a certain variety, rarefaction of the atmosphere or simply on the mind of the directors, among them new faces appear. Many - only once, but some remain for a long time. One of these is Asya Shavinskaya. Who is she? What did she achieve by playing at the club? And for what reason did she leave the project?

Short autobiographical information

Asya Ilyinichna Shavinskaya was born on April 22, 1981. She grew up in a typical Leningrad family, where she was taught to respect the opinions of others and not to forget about her personal interests.

At school she stood out with a great sense of humor and incredible artistry. For this reason Asya took part in various competitions, KVN, and also was involved in the school theater studio. But the girl did not have a career as an actress. But she showed herself in a completely different direction. By the way, as a child Asya attended the same school as the daughter of one of the most famous experts - Inna Druz. They were not very friendly, but sometimes they communicated.

Higher education, activity and work by profession

After graduating from school Asya Ilinichna Shavinskaya submitted documents to St. Petersburg State University. In connection with the positive decision of the admissions committee, the girl was forced to move to St. Petersburg, where she lived first in the hostel, then in a removable apartment, and afterwards in her own apartment.

While studying at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, our heroine successfully combined attendance at classes with an individual education. She loved to stay long in the reading room of the local library, always wrote something out and singled out in the fields. After receiving the diploma almost immediately I got a job as a programmer.

Briefly about hobbies, favorite pursuits and hobbies

Despite her incredible desire for knowledge, Asya Shavinskaya never had a reputation as a "botanist" and "zaznayka." On the contrary, it was a very active and cheerful young woman with great joy in her eyes and an unusually strong inner energy.

In addition to books and programs, our heroine has always been interested in active recreation. She perfectly manages to combine her intellectual work with the lessons of ballroom dancing and gymnastics. From time to time, she also practices equestrian sports. According to her, she even has a favorite horse, which she often combs and occasionally feeds fresh carrots.

In addition, Asya Shavinskaya seriously takes a great interest in rock climbing, badly rolls balls in bowling, plays billiards and even goes on camping trips with a tent. According to the stories of her closest associates, the company girl is a frequent participant in various country hikes. She happily conquers the peaks of the hills, climbs the mountains and quickly copes with the breeding of the fire in extreme conditions.

Asya Shavinskaya: "What? Where? When?"

To get on the well-known intellectual game our heroine was possible by chance. And also did not do without a long and fruitful work. During the telephone competition, which, together with MTS, held an elite club "What? Where? When? ", Our heroine answered all the questions correctly.

Eventually she won this tournament and was invited by the club's managers to cast "young experts". Here Asya Shavinskaya easily passed the qualifying round and got into the newly formed young team under the symbolic name "MTS".

Participation in the program and dizzying wins

Despite the fact that before getting into the elite club our heroine did not have any gaming experience, she had already managed to successfully fit into the team. To the issues of the program, she prepared with great zeal and incredible seriousness. In her own words, she was looked at as a white crow, so I did not want to lag behind the old-timers of the project. In addition, her dream was "The Crystal Owl, " which she dreamed of from the beginning. However, before that, she had to go through a difficult path, to which she was already morally ready.

His first game Asya Shavinskaya (personal life at that time she did not stick) held in the winter of 2003. The second game with her participation took place exactly one year later. At the same time, she was named one of the most erudite players with incredible intuition.

Honorary awards and victorious trophies

In the summer of 2004 our heroine again waited for the victory and the quite expected " Crystal Owl ". Recall that this award was first established in 1984. Since that very moment, it has been awarded annually to the best players actively working during the year. At the same time, both the connoisseurs and the spectators who actively participate in the club's life could claim this prize. For example, in 2013, this award was given to Gunel Babayeva, and 2015 brought another beautiful woman, Julia Lazareva, to the "owl".

At the end of 2004, Shavinskaya Asya Ilinichna (her family, of course, supported) received another honorable award. This time in her hands got the most that neither is "Diamond Owl". This award is also given to the best players since 2002. It was received by other experts, for example, Boris Burda in 2007, Balash Kasumov in 2010, as well as Ilya Novikov in 2014.

A few words about your personal life and the reason for leaving

After the dizzying victories, Asya disappeared from the club somewhere. According to many viewers, it evoked the sympathy of many. The reason for her departure, as it turned out, was family problems and a long-awaited maternity leave. Despite the fact that it is very difficult to find any data about her husband or family, by all accounts the child should have already been born.

According to the leaders of the club, Asya decided to leave herself. This was associated with her pregnancy, and with the construction of a personal life. And she also had enviable prospects at her main place of work. As a result, it was decided to leave the club and return to their everyday life. After some time after her departure, the MTS team itself broke up. It is rumored that in it players could not come to a common opinion in building relations. Moreover, the team strongly quarreled with their sponsors. In general, Asya left, and the team fell apart.

The opinions of the audience were divided

After the departure of Shavinskaya from the club, the opinions of users regarding her personality were divided. Part of the audience froze in amazement and insisted on the immediate return of the girl. Others, on the contrary, expressed their distrust of her and the whole MTS team. According to them, the girl knew all the answers in advance, and the game itself simply "merged". They called Asya a wonderful actress, scolded the judges for incorrectly counted points and talked about the unjustly received awards Shavinskaya. But both of the disputing camps agreed that this person is respectful and easily available to her.