ESL launches season 2 of it’s all women’s esports league — ESL Impact.
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ESL Impact, an all women’s CS:GO league, has finished its qualifiers for season 2. ESL, the esports league organization, started Impact as part of their #GGForAll initiative. The main focuses of Impact are to attract more women to CS:GO, create more opportunities, increase awareness and reduce toxicity.
“We work on creating opportunities in all areas where we operate, not only offering opportunities for women players in the ESL Impact tournaments, but also for women that want to pursue a career in esports whether it being as a director or sound engineer for the live show, tournament admin or social media manager etc … ,” said Charlie Sirc, Product Lead, in a press release.
Along with the new season, some popular esports organizations are announcing their rosters. Among the new additions is Danish esports organization Astralis. In a recent interview, Anders Hørsholt, CEO of Astralis, spoke on the positivity of Impact and their impending roster.
“In Astralis we want to champion the positives of esports and gaming,” said Hørsholt. “On the women’s side, our Brazilian FIFA player Stephanie ‘Teca’ has been a great ambassador for years and I can confirm we will continue our investment in this field. This also goes for CS:GO, and even though we can’t say much right now, we’re really pleased to see the efforts that have gone into the women’s CS:GO scene over the last 12 months – such as ESL Impact Season 1 and the set up of multiple, talented rosters. This is something that will shape the future of esports, and just like in FIFA, very soon we will be
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