China's women e-sports players defy sexism for love of the game

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Women e-sports players in China are carving out a place for themselves in a field dominated by men as they compete not for wealth or fame but equality, visibility and community.

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00:00Shao Siyuan's team is leading the team fight.

00:03Fnatic is on fire.

00:04Fnatic's backline is easy to expose their vision.

00:08Yeah, yeah.

00:09It's pretty bad.

00:10You're the only one at the front.

00:11It feels like you're a hero.

00:13Yeah.

00:14If Nezha flies in blindly at this time,

00:17it's very likely that he won't be able to pull back.

00:18He's going to fly.

00:19Let's see how Fnatic breaks through to the end

00:25What can you sing for your opponent?

00:35There's a lot of discrimination in the game.

00:39When people know you're a girl,

00:41they'll be mean to you.

00:43So at first I wanted to prove myself.

00:49Then I slowly became more competitive.

01:10Although women's e-sports is developing,

01:14I don't think it's the same as men's e-sports.

01:19I don't think it's the same.

01:39Who can see us?

01:41Very few people can see us.

01:43Whether it's our backline or our resource circle,

01:47even if they see us,

01:51very few people will stay.

02:11I think Fnatic wants to bring more people to the table.

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