Girl Power in eSports! See why this ROG Showdown Valorant event is FIRST of its kind

Asus India is hosting the ROG Showdown on Women’s day to allow for more inclusivity of women gamers in the eSports category.

The ROG Showdown esports tournament on Valorant will be an all-women affair. (Representative Image) (HT Tech)

All all-women eSports tournament for Valorant! That is what Asus is doing this Women's Day. In a bid to offer more inclusivity for female gamers, Asus India is hosting a #WomenInEsports tournaments that will have only women gamers from across the country and beyond. New players can also register for the tournament by heading to Asus' website. And as with regular eSports tournaments, there are cash prizes to be won.

The all-women tournament will have professional women gaming teams and esports enthusiasts from South East Asia to participate in the tournament and win lots of cash prizes. The event will be hosted over a span of three days, with the winning team having chance to win Rs. 75,000 cash prize. The game of choice will be Valorant and players will need to be familiar with the title in order to have a good chance.

ROG Showdown for women only

The event will be hosted over a span of three days. The Qualifiers will be held on March 7 and March 8, while the Semi Finals will be held on March 9. The Grand Finale will be held on March 10.

“The winning team will take home Rs. 50,000 and the first runner up will win Rs. 25,000. With this initiative, ASUS India aims to celebrate the increasing gender diversity in the realm of e-sports,” says Asus.

“A number of teams have expressed keen interest to participate with members belonging to various geographies including India, Singapore, Philippines, and Vietnam. To name a few basis invitations, VLT x Asteria and Lethal esports Blue are a few popular teams that have signed up for this one of its kind tournament already,” says Asus in a media note.

The registration for the tournament begins from March 2 to March 6. Players will be able to register it via this link. Players can find more details on the ROG Showdown series website.

This will be the first all-women Valorant eSports tournament to be held on such a large scale. Note that Asus will hosting another tournament for the Rainbow Six Siege and Valorant League in March 2022 itself.

On an unrelated note, Asus also solidified its position in the mobile gaming segment with the recently announced ROG Phone 5S and ROG Phone 5S Pro. The ROG Phone 5S is essentially a tricked up variant of the ROG Phone 5 from last year, with the Snapdragon 888+ being the only upgrade.