Activision is working on a CoD league for women and marginalized genders

Tournament organizers and game developers have been analyzing the huge growth of esports for women and marginalized genders, and many of them have decided to enter this world. As a result, the Call of Duty League, through Activision, intends to introduce a women’s and marginalized gender league soon.

In recent years, we have watched Riot Games and ESL step up on this topic with Game Changers (VALORANT) and the ESL Impact League (CS:GO). However, with the recent announcement that OWL will host a women’s league, the CDL is considering making this foray.

Activision is working on launching a CDL for women and marginalized genders

While it is true that there have been different COD women’s tournaments throughout the history of this popular title, they have not been as successful as expected. First, Activision did not directly support many of these tournaments, so they did not meet expectations.

Now that Activision has seen the success of the different titles, it has decided to replicate them to give more prominence to women in the COD world. Although this video game is one of the most popular on the planet, there is no doubt that, in COD esports, marginalized genders and women have not succeeded.

According to Daniel Tsay, the General Manager of COD Esports, Activision has some concepts but is still working hard to achieve this. He also adds that he hopes that women and marginalized genders will not feel forgotten.

Very few women have managed to step forward in the COD scene

Very few women have said presently in COD tournaments alongside male competitors. However, we can mention Emily-Rose “Emilia” Worrall and Kelsie “Kels” Grieg, who has managed to play in second-tier tournaments. This gives us a clear example that a way is needed for non-male players to develop and reach the highest competitive level.

Precisely, Emilia was in charge of uncovering this information. Finally, the player refers that the organizers do not try to support women in the COD scene, so Daniel Tsay took the trouble to respond to her Tweet.

Women’s COD?

As we mentioned, only two female players, Emilia and Kels, are currently in the COD competitive scene. However, suppose Activision decides to create a league for the non-male genders. The community will likely increase exponentially in that case, as many women content creators are currently in MW2 and Warzone 2.

The capabilities and qualities of women and other marginalized genders can be equal to or even better than those of men, just like in VALORANT. Thus, women’s teams shouldn’t be restricted to competing exclusively against other women’s teams.

There is no doubt that a Call of Duty women’s league would help create a much larger and more diverse community that allows women and marginalized genders to develop against each other and then measure themselves against any team of any gender.

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