The ‘Overwatch’ League launched with no female players, but plenty of excuses

It’s a game that’s been acclaimed for its diverse and inclusive cast of characters, but somehow Overwatch‘s premier esports league has launched without a single female player.

Blizzard’s ambitious new esports league Overwatch League kicked off its inaugural season on Wednesday, and not one of the 12 teams has a single female player on its roster. Even worse: One of the best players in the world, Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon, was overlooked explicitly because she’s female.

Before the Overwatch League took over the top tier of Overwatch esports, Korean player Se-yeon played with one of the top teams in the world, ROX Orca. ROX Orca competed in the highest league of competitive Overwatch at the time, APEX, where Se-yeon cemented herself as one of the best Zarya players ever. Read more…

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