Major League Gaming: 'All players, regardless of gender' should have right to compete in e-sports

A Finnish e-sports league is drawing criticism for prohibiting women from competing in a number of its pro-gaming tournaments. This has other e-sports associations speaking out.

Major League Gaming told GamesBeat that it has never segregated its competitions based on gender. The association holds huge in-person events for games like StarCraft II, Call of Duty, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Women are fully permitted to enter and win those events. MLG also has a huge online platform for gamers to compete online. The company enables women to compete equally in those events as well. E-sports is a growing market. It attracts millions of viewers, and the prize pools for the biggest events are now larger than for traditional sports like pro golf.