Women in Esports Announce Inaugural Lioness Cup

British Esports’ award winning Women in Esports initiative launches the Lioness Cup, a competitive esports tournament open to women and marginalised genders. 

Sunderland, UK, 27th September, 2022 – British Esports, the national body set up to support grassroots esports in the UK, is pleased to announce as part of its award winning Women in Esports initiative, the launch of the Lioness Cup, an on-going series of free to enter competitive esports tournaments designed exclusively for women and marginalised genders.

Following the huge success of the Women in Esports VALORANT showmatch at Insomnia 69, the inaugural Women in Esports Lioness Cup is open to players aged 16+, and will feature 32 teams of 5 (+2 subs) from across the EMEA region, where players will compete in the fast-paced first-person-shooter VALORANT, to be crowned the inaugural Lioness Cup Champions.

Offering a prize pool of £500, games will take place on the 8th and 9th October 2022 and will be live streamed on the Women in Esports Twitch channel.

As part of Women in Esports ongoing commitment to deliver more esports tournaments that cultivate an inclusive and productive space for women and marginalised genders, the Lioness Cup will help provide those competing with the opportunity to be recognised for their talents and potential minus the traditional levels of toxicity and discriminatory abuse found in amatuer gender split esports competitions.

Closing date for applications to the Lioness Cup are 5th October 2022.  To register a team or simply gather more information, head on over to the Women in Esports Discord server.

For more information on the Women in Esports initiative, please visit https://bit.ly/3KKl2ii.

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Contact

Billie Purdie | Women in Esports Manager | British Esports | Email: bp@britishesports.org

Adam McGowan | Marketing Director | British Esports | Email: press@britishesports.org  

About British Esports 

British Esports is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2016 to support and promote esports in the UK. As a national body, its aims are to foster future British talent, increase the awareness of esports and provide expertise and advice. It’s focused on the grassroots level of esports and is not a governing body. The Federation helps educate the masses – including parents, teachers, media and government – around what esports is and what its benefits are. Its three goals are to promote, improve and inspire. For more information and all the latest news, visit www.besports22.wpengine.com or follow British Esports on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitch, YouTube, TikTok.