Women
Finding the courage to speak out about harassment in esports: Opinion & list of UK-focused accusations
Image source: Oleg Laptev, Unsplash.com Esports News UK editor Dom Sacco offers his take on the disturbing spate […]
July 3, 2020
Interview with British W Series driver and sim racer Alice Powell: ‘Hopefully we’re going to encourage lots of young girls to take up esports and get behind the wheel’
Image credit: 2019, Colin McMaster/LAT Images/W Series The W Series Esports League for female racing drivers gets underway […]
June 10, 2020
Interview with Endpoint CEO Adam Jessop: ‘We are trying to make Sheffield our home ground, we are banging that drum to say there are teams local to you competing on the international stage’
Esports News UK’s Craig Robinson had the opportunity to speak with Adam Jessop, owner and CEO of recently […]
February 26, 2020
'This criminal behaviour needs to get out of society' – UK FGC host Logan Sama on disturbing reports from EVO after-party
Logan Sama, British fighting game host and owner of event organiser Winner Stays On, has spoken out over […]
August 11, 2019
Apparel firm criticised after announcing 'esports dress' for women
A company claiming to have made the first ‘esports dress’ for women has received a largely negative reaction […]
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March 4, 2019
Warnings issued to LCL teams RoX and Vega Squadron for discrimination and unsportsmanlike behaviour towards all-female side Vaevictis
Last weekend, all-female League of Legends team Vaevictis Esports heavily lost their first few matches in the Russian LCL. […]
February 21, 2019
All-female Russian LoL team Vaevictis Esports lose 52-2 in the LCL: Is this really about giving women a platform or is it just an unfair publicity stunt?
Article contains affiliate links UPDATE (February 18th 2020): Vaevictis Esports have been kicked out of the LCL, one […]
February 17, 2019
Champion Athleticwear excited to refresh Team Dignitas brand and create more opportunities for women in esports
Team Dignitas, the esports organisation founded by British manager Michael “Odee” O’Dell, has announced a multi-year partnership with […]
September 9, 2018
Female Legends gains £400k investment, wants to investigate 'why so many' girls stop playing esports in their early teens
Sweden-based female esports community Female Legends has secured 5.3m Swedish Crowns in investment (around £430,000), and detailed its ‘future of […]
April 13, 2018
UK player Scarakye advances to WESG Women's Hearthstone Global Grand Finals
UK’s Cordelia “Scarakye” Chui has finished third in the WESG Women Hearthstone Europe tournament. She beat German player Kristin “Deela” Bender […]
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November 25, 2017
First female-only esports racing tournament launches in London
A new female-only esports racing game tournament – Women and Wheels – has been announced. Its launch event will take […]
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September 5, 2017
Esports stars nominated for Women in Games Awards
UPDATE (May 19th): Veronique Lallier, Hi-Rez Studios CEO, has won the Esports Contender award. Original article (April 11th): The […]
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April 11, 2017
Team Dignitas announce female CSGO team
Team Dignitas, the esports org from the UK and now co-owned by the Philadelphia 76ers, have signed their […]
February 28, 2017
BBC TV show on women in eSports makes further inaccuracies following article backlash – opinion & video link
The BBC aired a questionable news show on women in eSports yesterday, following the furore surrounding an article […]
November 24, 2016
'Overwatch may bring more women into eSports'
Industry pros have weighed in on the women in eSports topic, and have spoken about the lack of […]
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August 12, 2016