Since the beginning of electronic sports, rumors have been a part of the daily activities of the scene. As soon as a player misses a tournament, due to whatever reason, the entire community starts to speculate who the next player in the team will be – even if the player is actually just sick with the flu.
We are driven by rumors. Rumors are what keep us active in the forums, where we socialize with others who share our interest in discussing certain topics. One topic that we really like to discuss is “female gaming”, because truth be told, everyone has an opinion about it.
ZOWIE knows that female gamers are trying very hard to be accepted in the community for their effort and dedication in the games they play, rather than just for “being a girl in a male world”, but as many girls are driven to play with other girls, it is hard for them to be generally accepted for their individual skills.
Those of you who have been following ZOWIE GEAR actively knows that we are not only about developing competitive gear, but that we are also taking an active effort into developing and promoting electronic sports in general.
The time has come to take an effort in establishing female gaming as a serious part of a professional industry. We have developed a tournament concept called “ZOWIE DIVINA” where we will gather the best girls we can find from around the world and bring them to a given location to participate and compete against other girls in StarCraft 2.
The first edition of ZOWIE DIVINA will take place from the 11th to the 13th of November 2011 in Taicang City, China and is co-sponsored by BenQ. We have invited six girls who have proven to take their gaming seriously and shown great dedication to the development of their own talents. These girls will compete against each other for a chance to win the biggest prize purse seen for a female 1on1 tournament ever.
1st prize: 5000 USD + a golden ZOWIE MiCO mouse
2nd prize: 3000 USD
3rd prize: 2000 USD
The girls are attending the tournament as real professionals with all of their expenses taken care of by ZOWIE GEAR, so they are able to focus solely on their individual performances. All matches will be broadcasted live so you can follow the games and see that these girls deserve recognition for their skills.
All girls attending ZOWIE DIVINA will be chosen based on a combination of skill, effort and dedication. It will never be possible to “qualify” for ZOWIE DIVINA through online tournaments, as we believe that in order to measure true skill, the games has to be at LAN – where everyone is equal, and there can be no doubts about the outcome. We have chosen to invest a lot in this concept, as we hope that ZOWIE DIVINA can help to unite a broken community and set new heights for competitive female gaming.
Through ZOWIE DIVINA we want to encourage more female gamers to play hard and be serious – because it’s not just a game! It’s a lifestyle. To show how serious we are, we have designed a special series of competitive gaming products together with our partner BenQ, who shows their support to the growth of female gaming, through their sponsorship of ZOWIE DIVINA.
We will release more information about the girls, the products and the event in the coming days. We hope that you are as excited about the tournament as we are, and that you are already looking forward towards some exciting games.
