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NESL Iron Lady Launches!

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This is not a discussion topic on whether you think women should run separate tournaments. This is a thread for the NESL Iron Lady events.

If you would like to sign up or wish them well or offer aid and support, this is the place. If you want to complain about the work they've put in or their message, don't. This is your warning. - Jibba 16:18PM EST / 05:18 KST
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 19:57:22
June 09 2011 17:33 GMT
#1
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With much anticipation and some hard work, National Electronic Sports League (NESL) is proud to present our new Starcraft 2 section for female gamers: Iron Lady. It will be a place for high level tournament play and fun. Check all the latest news on up coming cups and leagues at ironladysc2.com or follow us on twitter @IronLadyESL!

The Vision
To start off, some may be wondering, why a section only for girls? The vision behind the Iron Lady section is to provide a place for female gamers to thrive in a male dominated sport. The goal will be to provide the highest quality tournaments and leagues, so that the top female gamers can finally shine just as much as the top male gamers do with no intimidation. The idea was prompted to us by ESL EU Female Gaming in order to provide a tournament ground for western based female players. You have seen several successful cups from their end, and now we will provide the same.

The Events
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Every month you will get to play in a cup and compete for cash prizes. They will run on Saturdays at an early afternoon time unless too many players are having an issue with the time. Top place finishes will receive the money prize and the recognition on the Iron Lady homepage. As popular and activity increases, more cups will be ran throughout the month. As the section grows you will find more events in higher frequency. Frequently check ironladysc2.com or subscribe to our forums to be the first to hear about any new upcoming events.


Want to run your own event?
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We can provide the system for you should you want to run your own female event! NESL Iron Lady can provide female cups, leagues, and ladders to anyone with a passion or a dream to run their own female event. If you request more information on this, please send an inquiry by clicking Here


The Community
It is important that we build a community of motivated and strong gamers that is united. Our forums and events is not the only grounds for meeting up with the other female gamers of Starcraft 2. We invite you to like and join the facebook communities below to stay connected with other female gamers who share your passion and love of the game!

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The Staff
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My name is Daniel Brooks, known as D4nny at NationalESL, and better known as pHaRSiDe.358 on battle.net. I head all SC2 operations at NESL.
I am joined by Andrea Soto aka Yui , and is also known as Yui.183 on Battle.net. She is the Master League Admin of Iron Lady.

Not a female player but looking to help out? We are always looking for help! Join our staff by sending an application here


Sponsors / Partners
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We are on the hunt for sponsor support and/or coverage partners for our organization. If your organization or company is looking to help out with prize support, merchandise support, or coverage please email me at D4nny@staff.esl-america.net


Links
ironladysc2.com
@IronLadyESL
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Ojahh
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Ireland728 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 20:02:44
June 09 2011 19:59 GMT
#2
Nice to see female ESPORTS getting more attention. Especially with the ESL section and Facebook page you give easy access to Female gaming events with out to much hassle.

Nice job, good luck.
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AceLessons
Profile Joined May 2011
United States12 Posts
June 09 2011 20:02 GMT
#3
haha good stuff.
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Alabasern
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4005 Posts
June 09 2011 20:05 GMT
#4
FESPORTS revolutions incoming
Support your esport!
Yareq
Profile Joined June 2011
United States39 Posts
June 09 2011 20:06 GMT
#5
interesting, I wasn't aware that there was female leagues.
Cheetahlol
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States19 Posts
June 09 2011 20:19 GMT
#6
Is it just me, or am I the only one who doesn't understand the purpose of having a female gaming league?
krazymunky
Profile Joined June 2008
United States727 Posts
June 09 2011 20:29 GMT
#7
On June 10 2011 05:19 cheetahlol wrote:
Is it just me, or am I the only one who doesn't understand the purpose of having a female gaming league?


so girls can play and compete? I think that would be like asking " why have bronze/silver/ lower league tournaments?".
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SaYyId
Profile Joined August 2010
Portugal277 Posts
June 09 2011 20:41 GMT
#8
I still don't know: why are females and males separated?
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
June 09 2011 20:43 GMT
#9
Come on guys, read the actual Vision, and you will see why xD
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Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
June 09 2011 20:49 GMT
#10
On June 10 2011 05:05 Alabasern wrote:
FESPORTS revolutions incoming


FESPORTS LOL

Hahahaha, I think lack of sleep made this a ton funnier than it actually was. xD

Good luck ladies, I know a few who are going to be playing. Hope everything goes well! Good luck!
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Zumm
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany122 Posts
June 09 2011 20:55 GMT
#11
On June 10 2011 05:41 SaYyId wrote:
I still don't know: why are females and males separated?


The few women playing professionally normally don't stand a chance against the male competitors.
SixPackAbs
Profile Joined September 2010
United States160 Posts
June 09 2011 20:57 GMT
#12
its like womens tennis vs. mens tennis, golf, hockey etc.

maybe.
RoyalCheese
Profile Joined May 2010
Czech Republic745 Posts
June 09 2011 21:02 GMT
#13
GL HF...if at least 1 female progamer comes out of this, it will be worth it ^_^
Kennigit: "Chill was once able to retire really young, but decided to donate his entire salary TO SUPPORT ESPORTS"
jenzebubble
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States183 Posts
June 09 2011 21:05 GMT
#14
Western gender roles dictate that masculinity be expressed through competition. Competition, then, becomes the domain of men. Women who compete in sport must then be "father-didn't-love-me-enough" cases or "bull dykes" for the want for competition is not a quality seen as feminine. Men separate themselves from their peers through competition, women by cultivating and maintaining relationships. Video games have been, for the most part, designed by men for boys and men. If the goal is to grow the StarCraft 2 scene (read as: bigger market, more money, larger talent pool, mainstream exposure) beyond the typical demographic (teenaged/20 something males) then efforts must be made to reach out to those groups of people. Things like IronLady do just that.
"It's like waxing your balls, it hurts like a biiiitch but after they are silky smooth...." -Kennigit
Mikey
Profile Joined January 2011
United States277 Posts
June 09 2011 21:12 GMT
#15
Kind of stupid if you ask me. No offense to female gamers, but why should they get there own tournaments that exclude male players? Do tournaments exclude women from them? No. I think this is just meant to make female players stand out, but should they stand out if they aren't achieving results in normal tournaments?
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Ruscour
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
5233 Posts
June 09 2011 21:13 GMT
#16
On June 10 2011 06:12 Mikey wrote:
Kind of stupid if you ask me. No offense to female gamers, but why should they get there own tournaments that exclude male players? Do tournaments exclude women from them? No. I think this is just meant to make female players stand out, but should they stand out if they aren't achieving results in normal tournaments?

Yeah, it's sad, but more tournaments is good I suppose, and it encourages female participation which the game does lack. I think it's sexist as hell, but oh well.
Willkins
Profile Joined May 2011
Norway8 Posts
June 09 2011 21:15 GMT
#17
On June 10 2011 05:55 Zumm wrote:
The few women playing professionally normally don't stand a chance against the male competitors.


That's not because men have a natural advantage though, they're probably just a lot more dedicated and practice more. This is not a game of physical strength or endurance, if women wanted to compete with men they could, however it seems like they'd rather not as the pro scene is highly competitive and requires an immense amount of dedication and training to get into in the first place.

Much like chess, this is more a game of the mind than it is of the body (Of course dexterity is very important aswell, but women aren't at a particular disadvantage there either.)

As jenze so eloquently stated above me, men are just generally more competitive than women and tend to put more time and effort into beating others and being the best, therefore these tournaments are created that are a little bit more casual and not so intimidating as some of the bigger events.

This is all just one opinion of stereotypes and gender roles that do not necessarily apply to the individual. I apologise if I have offended anyone with this statement / rant, I sincerely hope the Iron Lady succeeds and I wish it well.
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
June 09 2011 21:16 GMT
#18
On June 10 2011 06:12 Mikey wrote:
Kind of stupid if you ask me. No offense to female gamers, but why should they get there own tournaments that exclude male players? Do tournaments exclude women from them? No. I think this is just meant to make female players stand out, but should they stand out if they aren't achieving results in normal tournaments?

Why is there a German only online SC2 league? Why shouldn't Swedes be allowed to play in it? I think it's just meant to make Germans stand out, but should they stand out if they aren't achieving results in tournaments that have Swedes?
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 21:25:57
June 09 2011 21:16 GMT
#19
On June 10 2011 06:12 Mikey wrote:
Kind of stupid if you ask me. No offense to female gamers, but why should they get there own tournaments that exclude male players? Do tournaments exclude women from them? No. I think this is just meant to make female players stand out, but should they stand out if they aren't achieving results in normal tournaments?


Can you say with a straight face that there is a lack of open tournaments available to male gamers?
Realize this is not meant for just excluding male gamers because their male, its about growing a community that is very small, but is there. You can't grow a female community in open cups because they are hidden behind the male gamers.

NESL, as well as ESL EU provides several open tournaments, including Go4SC2, and Dailymotion, as well as ladders. That is just ESL, now think of all the other tournaments available.

Please try to understand this, and not look at it from a selfish stand point

If roles were reversed and you had to deal with something like this :

you would want a place to game freely as well :D
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Regina
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands148 Posts
June 09 2011 21:23 GMT
#20
I think women esports should be compaired to golf, with the distance pentaly for man females are hitting the ball far enough (lets say a drive is +- 30 yards less for women). Their putting and and approaches should be onpar with the male competitors because that isnt all about power, but still the male competitors are putting wayyy better then the females. So i can totally understand the female competition instead of a mixed competition
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