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08-03-2016, 09:36 PM
Skylla bolsters female 'Counter-Strike' players with inclusive tournaments
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Female players and teams do **t get e**ugh opportunities to practice against better teams, and don't have nearly as many sponsors, former professional Counter-Strike player Petya Zheleva said.*
"The current situation in the competitive female scene is far from good," Zheleva told Mashable.
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While there are some women's CS:GO tournaments throughout the year, they feature fewer teams than male tournaments and much lower prize pools. The 2015 Electronic Sports World Cup had 16 all-male teams fighting for a $75,000 prize pool, the women's tournament only had eight teams and a $15,000 prize pool.That's better than past years, but there are still significantly fewer tournaments for female CS teams. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/counter-strike-skylla/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Female players and teams do **t get e**ugh opportunities to practice against better teams, and don't have nearly as many sponsors, former professional Counter-Strike player Petya Zheleva said.*
"The current situation in the competitive female scene is far from good," Zheleva told Mashable.
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While there are some women's CS:GO tournaments throughout the year, they feature fewer teams than male tournaments and much lower prize pools. The 2015 Electronic Sports World Cup had 16 all-male teams fighting for a $75,000 prize pool, the women's tournament only had eight teams and a $15,000 prize pool.That's better than past years, but there are still significantly fewer tournaments for female CS teams. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/counter-strike-skylla/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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