After almost 10 years of competing as a 'part-time, non-sponsored, zero-budget' team, Grills Gaming shares what it is like to push forward in the male-dominated arena of esports.
Until recently, Adeline Foki worked as a casual factory pick-packer during the day and battled in-game "heroes" at night.
In the game, two teams of five battle each other with selected "heroes", until one side's base camp is destroyed.She became interested in competitive gaming last year when she played in a minor tournament with her husband, a professional Australian Dota 2 player." it's more intense, and there is more strategy involved ... I loved it.
It estimates 37 per cent of gamers in Asia are women, and the number of women playing — both computer and console games — is growing by 11 per cent annually. According to Esports Earnings as reported by the BBC, only 0.002 per cent of the $358 million awarded in Dota 2 competitions up to 2021 was won by women.
"If you don't feel comfortable competing as yourself, that's a lot for a young athlete to handle," she said. Grills Gaming's Tan Lyn Xhin, one of the earliest female players on the Dota scene, said it was also difficult to form mixed gender teams. "Male players tend to be more assertive or decisive; where females are usually inclined to make decisions after communicating as a group," she said.But female players were often just seen as "good content for marketing", Stephanie said.Stephanie said she heard men's teams often underwent intense training comparable to "a military boot camp".
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