Russian CS:GO player Dosia talks about the real problem in women’s esports

During a recent stream on Twitch, Mikhail “Dosia” Stolyarovone of the players Most popular CS:GO in Russiatalked about women’s esports and shared her opinion. Dosia appreciates female athletes, he even thinks that many top female players are ready to play as equals with male players. Also, he pointed out the main problem that women’s esports currently suffers from.

The only problem with women’s esports is the number of female players. Compared to the boys, very few of them play, so the competition is not so important. Consequently, the development [des joueuses] is not very important. If there were a lot more girls playing, it would be better. […] there are some girls who are ready to compete with the boys. But you can count them on the fingers of one hand. Imagine that instead of 10 players like that, there were 1000. This discussion would be completely different, right?

Currently, women’s esports are gradually developingespecially on titles like CS: GO and Valorant, which have Dedicated competitive circuits to support female pro players like the Chat Banned team. However, it is certain that in many other esports circles, the female scene is set back.