The only female-driven Esports tournament series in the United States, the Super Girl Gamer Series, kicks off its Spring Season with a four-week Valorant qualifier event starting May 15.
ASA Entertainment, the action sports pioneer behind the Super Girl Gamer Series, announced that the 2021 campaign will begin with weekly online tournaments for various titles: League of Legends, Valorant, Hearthstone, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Fortnite - starting from May 15 up until November 21. The events will feature the world's top female professionals and top-ranking amateur esports contenders - competing for $100,000 in cash and prizes.
For its first series, the Super Girl Gamer Spring Season will start with a four-week Valorant open qualifier for female players from North America. The top four Valorant teams emerging from the first round will advance to the Super Girl Gamer Valorant Championships set on June 19 and will be matched based on a cumulative ranking points system.
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Supporting Women in Gaming
"This is a really important series for women, and I am so happy to be a part of it," said Emmalee "EMUHLEET" Garrido, a Los Angeles-based gamer and captain of the women's CS:GO and Valorant teams for the professional esports organization Dignitas. She adds that it is "a great step" for Super Girl Gamer to expand its reach across North America through the seven-month seasonal campaign.
"Most people recognize how critical it is to create meaningful opportunities for women, and it's been gratifying to watch the progress Super Girl has made over the past five years," Garrido added.
Additionally, the entire Super Girl Gamer Series will be available for gaming fans everywhere via Twitch and Facebook Gaming.
With Support from Industry Leaders
Now in its fifth year, the Super Girl Gamer Series was originally created to create a platform for female gamers - a safe environment that fosters empowered women in the industry and takes a larger role in esports. It ultimately aims to create a level playing field between men and women in the gaming world. As part of its mission, the series creates chances for female gamers of all skill levels to gain additional recognition, access, and acceptance in the competitive gaming scene.
The Super Girl Gamer Series continues to achieve new heights because of its partners, like-minded giants in the industry, including automotive icon Nissan, gaming glass pioneer Zenni Gaming, streaming platform Twitch, electronics retail chain GameStop, the US Marines, esports broadcast company Space Productions, and Facebook Gaming.
Sean Pate, Zenni's Brand Marketing & Communications Officer, explains that when they launched the "Hater Blocker Campaign," coinciding with the Super Girl Gamer Pro championships last year, they "couldn't have imagined the level of support we've seen in the community" that worked to end online harassment and bullying.
"We are exceptionally grateful to have such a committed group of brand partners who are zealous about creating more diversity and inclusion in gaming," said ASA Entertainment CEO and Super Girl Series producer Rick Bratman. He adds that their partners understand the value of them working together in order to "change the culture and eliminate the toxicity," preventing women from taking a more active role in esports.
More information is available on the Super Girl Gamer Pro website.
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