Dota 2 around the world – Brazil

posted by Smyke,

In a series of three short documentaries broadcasted during The International 2018, Valve showed us a little bit behind the scenes from different Dota 2 events around the world. In this recap, we take a look at the first event, the Rainha de Copas in São Paulo, Brazil. Not many women compete on the highest level in the most popular esports titles. While CS:GO still has an active female scene with some known players, Dota 2's female competitors don't get into the spotlight at all. A tournament series in Brazil tries to change that: for the second time the Rainha de Copas is played in Brazil's biggest city, São Paulo.

Valve sent the most famous female Dota 2 caster Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden to the event to talk to the girls at the tournament about their experiences and dreams in Dota 2.

The female Dota 2 professionals don't have many opportunities to compete with each other in tournaments, but are still aiming for the big goals - they want to compete at Major tournaments against the best male players.

Being in Sao Paola for Reinha de Copas was very special for me. It felt so good seeing women support each other to grow and get better at a game that we all love. Truly inspirational
— Sheever (@SheeverGaming) 23. August 2018