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Great news! From now on, female Starcraft II tournaments on ESL are to become monthly recurring events, so you will always have another all-female cup to look forward to! The next one takes place this Sunday May 18th at 5 pm CEST.
As always, these tournaments are open for players from ALL LEAGUES and ALL REGIONS (Note: the cup will be played on EU, unless otherwise decided). We were very happy to have players from Bronze to Master in the last tournament and hope to continue in the same community building spirit!
So that everyone gets her fair share of playing, we decided on on doing a double elimination bracket.
Also note that there is no price money, but the winner will be interviewed on our news page.
Find the sign-up page, rules, bracket and other infos on the page of the cup.
Hope to see you too! And feel free to promote the cup as big as you want.
If you have any questions, please post it in our ESL female Forum or contact an admin.
For more info on the tournament go to its page directly.
We are trying to get the tournament streamed and will let you know as soon as we can confirm a streamer.
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If females want to integrate in eSports, how come they participate in events like this that only segregate them further?
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On May 15 2014 06:00 KenZee wrote:
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If females want to integrate in eSports, how come they participate in events like this that only segregate them further?
Why foreigner only tournaments...?
Why bronze/silver/gold league only tournaments...?
Why Americas only tournaments...?
Because these tournaments allow certain groups to gain experience and that is good for the development of the whole scene!
And if someone takes the time to organize a tournament for females only, let them. It's not hurting anyone or anything!!
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And there I thought we would have to wait at least half a page before the first stupid comment.
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On May 15 2014 06:00 KenZee wrote:
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If females want to integrate in eSports, how come they participate in events like this that only segregate them further?
Because it's an intimidating environment being a female gamer at times and thus this is a more comfortable way for many female players to get into the more competitive side.
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On May 15 2014 07:20 Boucot wrote:
And there I thought we would have to wait at least half a page before the first stupid comment.
Contrary to your opinion, I was actually asking a legitimate question without the intention to be passive-aggressive. 'The fuck is your problem?
Sorry I can't be as educated as you.
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On May 15 2014 08:02 KenZee wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2014 07:20 Boucot wrote:
And there I thought we would have to wait at least half a page before the first stupid comment. Contrary to your opinion, I was actually asking a legitimate question without the intention to be passive-aggressive. 'The fuck is your problem? Sorry I can't be as educated as you.
Because this is how the shitstorm starts.
On Topic: Excited to see how this plays out--been a bit since we've seen the top females play
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On May 15 2014 08:37 Onekobold wrote:
I literally can't find the rules on your website, so I will ask here:
do you accept transgender players?
Probably not, since i guess that would spawn a large wave of dudes who suddenly turned transgender. 
"Sign-up ends at 4.30 CEST. Check-in is between 4.30 and 4.55 CEST. Voice confirmation on Team Speak is required (an e-mail with the server details will be sent to all registered players on cup day)."
// To avoid further confusion: I am not one of the organizers of this event. However in the past, as far as i know, no tournaments broadly specified if TGs can participate or not. So it would seem that they decide on a case per case basis.
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On May 15 2014 07:00 Rustug wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2014 06:00 KenZee wrote:
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If females want to integrate in eSports, how come they participate in events like this that only segregate them further? Why foreigner only tournaments...? Why bronze/silver/gold league only tournaments...? Why Americas only tournaments...? Because these tournaments allow certain groups to gain experience and that is good for the development of the whole scene! And if someone takes the time to organize a tournament for females only, let them. It's not hurting anyone or anything!!
It is a completely different thing to discriminate between players in terms of ability, e.g. Bronze, Gold etc, than it is to discriminate against them based on their gender or color. Black players only cup - are you comfortable with that? Maximus Black so has that one.
However, when a certain group is under represented in an activity then it is good to see efforts being made to address the issue. I hope that they can stream it.
This one belongs to Scarlett. You go, girl!
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On May 15 2014 09:18 Onekobold wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2014 08:45 icydergosu wrote:Probably not, since i guess that would spawn a large wave of dudes who suddenly turned transgender. "Sign-up ends at 4.30 CEST. Check-in is between 4.30 and 4.55 CEST. Voice confirmation on Team Speak is required (an e-mail with the server details will be sent to all registered players on cup day)." // To avoid further confusion: I am not one of the organizers of this event. However in the past, as far as i know, no tournaments broadly specified if TGs can participate or not. So it would seem that they decide on a case per case basis. well I mean I'm on drugs right now, I could show them a picture of my prescription. It's unfortunate, but I'm not delusional enough to think I would make it past the first round on anything but a bye.
I really don't think there's an argument that a trans woman on HRT would have any advantage in a female-only video game tournament, probably opening a can of worms here but oh well.
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On May 15 2014 08:45 icydergosu wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2014 08:37 Onekobold wrote:
I literally can't find the rules on your website, so I will ask here:
do you accept transgender players? Probably not, since i guess that would spawn a large wave of dudes who suddenly turned transgender. "Sign-up ends at 4.30 CEST. Check-in is between 4.30 and 4.55 CEST. Voice confirmation on Team Speak is required (an e-mail with the server details will be sent to all registered players on cup day)." // To avoid further confusion: I am not one of the organizers of this event. However in the past, as far as i know, no tournaments broadly specified if TGs can participate or not. So it would seem that they decide on a case per case basis. no trans people? so no scarlett?
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On May 15 2014 06:00 KenZee wrote:
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If females want to integrate in eSports, how come they participate in events like this that only segregate them further?
For the same reason WCS is region locked. (sort of)
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voice confirmation? I guess Selendis is on vacation that day
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On May 15 2014 10:34 Skamtet wrote:Show nested quote +On May 15 2014 08:45 icydergosu wrote:On May 15 2014 08:37 Onekobold wrote:
I literally can't find the rules on your website, so I will ask here:
do you accept transgender players? Probably not, since i guess that would spawn a large wave of dudes who suddenly turned transgender. "Sign-up ends at 4.30 CEST. Check-in is between 4.30 and 4.55 CEST. Voice confirmation on Team Speak is required (an e-mail with the server details will be sent to all registered players on cup day)." // To avoid further confusion: I am not one of the organizers of this event. However in the past, as far as i know, no tournaments broadly specified if TGs can participate or not. So it would seem that they decide on a case per case basis. no trans people? so no scarlett?
Do you really think a pro player like Scarlett would compete in a "no prize money" tournament ?
It would like your boss telling you : "Hey you're going to work on sunday and i won't pay you", and you would be like : "hey yeah no problem"
She needs to pay bills you know
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