Women-Only Esport Competitions Are on the Rise — But Where’s the Money?

‘If you want to get more women in the door, offer them $100,000 instead of $50,000’

Luke Winkie
OneZero
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6 min readJun 21, 2019

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Illustration: Lauryn Siegel

Earlier this year, Emmalee “EMUHLEET” Garrido and her Dignitas Female teammates took first place playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at the Intel Challenge Katowice, one of the most prestigious…

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