"We launched in
1997, and we've been doing large tournaments since then.
The motivation behind the female tournament is that we
feel there are some incredibly talented female gamers
that get overshadowed in our normal tournament, because
they are dominated by male players."
Munoz suggests that
from over 500 gamers at a normal tournament less than
ten will be female.
"We think that this
small tournament will give attention to the top 20
females in the world, and we like that.
"The intention
behind it is not to segregate, but to bring attention to
hard working female gamers that can't get the attention,
because they are overwhelmed by the sheer number of male
gamers. Especially when playing Quake I, II, and III, it
is so much larger. We want to promote the concept that
women can come and also make a living out of being a
pro-gamer. It is not just a male thing, and not just an
American phenomenon. We want it to be an international
event that works across all genders..."
