Equal Esports Cup for women and non-binary players

The German telecommunications company Telekom has teamed up with the esports player foundation, as well as Riot Games and SK Gaming to create the Equal Esports Cup in League of Legends for women and non-binary players!

With the Equal Esports Cup there are now even more opportunities on the German esports scene for players of marginalized genders to live out their passion on a big stage. 

The new mode of the Equal Esports Cup

The Equal Esports Cup is a League of Legends competition for women and non-binary players who don’t identify as males. This year, the format of the cup has changed a bit. There are 11 seeded teams, a flexible slot that is yet to be allocated and an additional 4 teams qualify via the Open Qualifier for the Closed Qualifier.

The four teams that will earn the most points after the qualifiers will get a spot in the Grand Final of the Equal eSports Festival Vol. 3. There they play for €10,000 in prize money.

Teams

Among the participating teams are 14 renowned esports organizations from the LEC and Prime League!

Among others, the LEC teams SK Gaming, Team Vitality, G2 and KOI will each compete in the cup. Moreover, the Prime League teams including BIG, Eintracht Spandau, NNO, Unicorns of Love, Eintracht Frankfurt Esports, MOUZ, GamerLegion, E WIE EINFACH E-SPORTS will also be there, i.e. almost the entire first division of the Prime League! Even the teams Austrian Force and TeamOrangeGaming from the second Prime League Division will take part.

How to register for the cup

If you’re a woman or a (serious) non-binary player, you can join the cup! There are some teams whose line-ups are not yet complete and you can apply to become a member of those rosters. These include GamerLegion, MOUZ, Eintracht Spandau, Unicorns of Love, Eintracht Frankfurt, E WIE EINFACH E-SPORTS, KOI, NNO, Austrian Force and Team Orange Gaming. NNO already had the first tryouts!