Five Asian women’s e-sports teams to watch

Aug 22 , 2017

Team members of PandaCute, Hong Kong's first all-female professional video gaming team, From left to right: Rispy Lau Lai-fong, Momo Mo Tsz-ching, Deer Chan Ka-ching and Dream Shek Hoi-yee. Photo: SCMP / Xiaomei Chen

Women’s gaming is taking off in Asia. These are the most impressive teams from Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea

The jury is still out on whether e-sports will be included in the 2024 Olympics. In the interim, some of the region’s top women’s teams are making history and growing fanbases.

The first women’s e-sports event in Hong Kong, the Shero Invitational, will form part of the Hong Kong Computer and Communications Festival at the Convention and Exhibition Centre this weekend. League of Legends gamers will compete to make their mark in the male-dominated gaming scene.

While the competition will draw some well-known names, there are other impressive teams in the region worth watching:

PandaCute

Founded: 2016

Home: Hong Kong

The full-time professional video gaming team used to work with J Team owned by Mando-pop singer Jay Chou. They took part in the 2017 EWG tournament as Hong Kong’s representative, and were crowned Shero and HKXP champions in 2017, and League of Legends 5v5 Tournament champions in 2016.

LLG

Founded: 2015

Home: Shanghai

LLG will be competing at the Shero Invitational in Hong Kong on August 26. 2017, against Blossom, HLL and JK.

Five Asian women’s e-sports teams to watch

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PandaCute

LLG

Women’s gaming is taking off in Asia. These are the most impressive teams from Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and South Korea