In a clip on Twitter, FaZe Clan presented their first e-sports team that consists only of women and will compete in the shooter Valorant. The community is excited.
FaZe Clan is an American esports organization that has various professional teams for games such as Call of Duty, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and the shooter Valorant.
Recently, the company tweeted the introduction of a special new team: 5 players form FaZe Clan’s first all-women esports team. And that’s pretty unique in esports.
These are the 5 Valorant players
FaZe Clan posted a video clip on Twitter on March 7th, 2023, announcing the five players as the new team for Valorant in a humorous introduction.
FaZe Clan writes the caption “FaZe Clan’s first all-female roster is introduced”:
Who are the players? The Valorant team consists of:
The women have played together in various professional teams in the past. All 5 first competed together in 2022 at the Champions Tour Game Changers Series III in North America under the team name Hamboigas.
When can you see the team in action? The team will make their first major appearance with FaZe Clan in the Game Changers program’s upcoming Valorant Champions Tour (VCT).
The new team aims to complement the well-known VCT competitive season “by creating new chances and opportunities for women and other marginalized genders in VALORANT esports” (via playvalorant.com).
How is the community reacting? Under the Twitter post, the community reacted enthusiastically about the new team. Many FaZe members and Twitter users welcome the players and are excited that FaZe now has its first team of 5 women.
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