The Outsider Looking In

"We all know that the pool of females in the competitive field is way smaller than the pool of men. But, you'll see in a few years, and there's people like Mary, who comes in 16 years old destroying everyone. There will be these girls come out dominating." - Michaela "Mimi" Lintrup, Female Pro VALORANT Player for G2 GOZEN (From 'Changing the Game : A VCT Documentary')    Last November, Top 8 female teams of VALORANT has come together into Sao Paulo, Brazil, to be a world champion for VCT Game Changers Championship. This year, after six consecutive days of fierce competition, Shopify Rebellion has finally crowned after defeating the Home team, Team Liquid Brazil. (Shopify Rebellion's Florescent.  ⓒ  : Valorant Champions Tour) I have to ask, was it meant to be? It was only a year ago that we saw G2 GOZEN's 16 year old Maryam 'Mary' Maher crowned as MVP and lifting a trophy as an upcoming superstar. But now, a 17 year-old Vietnamese Cana