It’s been two days since it was revealed that Riot Games will be hosting the VALORANT Women’s World Cup, the Game Changers Championship, at its central studios in Brazil.. That in itself doesn’t seem like a bad idea, the problem is seeing how many spectators it can accommodate.
The maximum women’s world competition can only accommodate 150 spectatorssomething very small considering that a few days ago it was announced that the Masters, which is not even the biggest competition in the world, will have two stadiums, both with more than 2,000 people .
Leo Faria, the head of VALORANT as an esport, has spoken out in defense of the decision, and with an argument that I consider correct.. VALORANT is not split into male and female, and therefore the GC Championship should not attempt to match master or champion numbers.
It is commendable that a unity between the two scenes is sought, and that professional VALORANT players can gain a foothold among the best in the Masters or Champions., regardless of gender. But currently this is not the case. It’s true that there are high-level players, but we don’t give them the opportunity.
It is true that the way they are perceived is to create this type of tournament, purely female, but this is still very limited. A month ago ended the Lock In, which was purely male, with 32 teams. Why will the GC Championship only have eight? More teams would mean focusing on more players, and therefore more opportunities.
And speaking of focus. Will a GC Championship in a big stadium not be seen more, and will it be considered more important, and therefore give more options? I don’t think it needs to go past the masters, as I understand one scene doesn’t go like the other, but, from 150 to 2000, there are a lot of people.
That’s why I know the idea of doing and fighting for the community to be mixed and the competition to be mixed is good, but the way you try to get there, not growing high-level women’s competition in infrastructure is wrong.