Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka’s women Esports athletes step-up at Gamer.LK’s Women’s Cyber Games

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Gamer.LK, the premier Esports company in

Sri Lanka announced the fourth edition of its annual Women’s Cyber Games (WCG). The event was conceptual­ised and executed by Gamer.LK is dedicated to the female Esports athletes in Sri Lanka with the aim of empowering them to excel in Esports.

This year’s tournament will be an online event, allowing participan­ts to play remotely. Female gamers from many leading corporates, schools and all social background­s take part in the event each year. Those interested to take part can register at https://www.gamer.lk/ womens.

Since 2015, Gamer.LK has conducted activities dedicated to women gamers at its major tournament­s which have seen an increasing number of participan­ts. In 2019, Gamer. LK began the Women’s Cyber Games with the intention of providing a dedicated platform for female gamers to showcase their skills. Since then, it has now grown to

Since 2015, Gamer.LK has conducted activities dedicated to women gamers at its major tournament­s which have seen an increasing number of participan­ts. In 2019, Gamer.LK began the Women’s Cyber Games with the intention of providing a dedicated platform for female gamers to showcase their skills.

be one of the largest female-only sporting events in the country.

Gamer.LK has consistent­ly promoted more female representa­tion in the field of Esports, where women’s participat­ion is limited only due to conservati­ve social norms which are now increasing­ly being corrected globally. Sri Lanka’s National Esports athletes are set to take the global stage at events such as the 19th Asian Games, Esports World Championsh­ip, Commonweal­th Esports Championsh­ip, Global Esports Games and many more. South Asia’s first Women’s National Esports team came from

Sri Lanka, setting the benchmark for women’s participat­ion in Esports in the region.

The tournament has the following titles that gamers are able to register -PUBG Mobile (solo battleroya­le), Free Fire (mobile solo battleroya­le), Call of Duty Mobile (solo battleroya­le), Valorant (PC solo free-for-all), Valorant (PC team 5v5), Mobile Legends (team 5v5), Clash Royale (mobile solo), League of Legends (PC solo), Dota 2 (PC solo), Real Cricket (mobile solo), Mario Kart Tour (mobile solo), Counter Strike Global Offensive (PC solo) and Call of Duty 4 (PC solo free-for-all).

 ?? ?? The participat­ion of women in Esports in Sri Lanka has increased
The participat­ion of women in Esports in Sri Lanka has increased

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