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Kat says women's CS2 teams get far less club support than men's
CS2 pro Katarina Vashkova, known as Kat, says women's teams get much less support from organizations and her teams always had only a coach.
Key facts
- WhoKatarina "Kat" Vashkova, a pro CS2 player since 2022
- Prize$108,000 earned in four years, per Cybersport.ru
Professional Counter-Strike 2 player Katarina “Kat” Vashkova spoke about the gap in support between women’s and men’s teams, Russian-language outlet Cybersport.ru reported on Oct. 20. According to the outlet, she said clubs would not allow extra staff to be hired to develop women players.
What Kat said
Kat said, as quoted in Russian by Cybersport.ru, that women’s teams generally get much less support from organizations than men’s teams. In her own case, she said, the team only ever had a coach and nothing beyond that. She added that this was true regardless of the tournament, including tier-1 events.
She also said some women could succeed if their talent were developed and they were helped to grow in the same way as young male players.
Kat’s career
Cybersport.ru wrote that Kat has played professionally since 2022. The outlet said she won six of the eight seasons of the ESL Impact League, the women’s league, that have been played. It put her prize money at $108,000 over four years.
Why it matters
Kat says women's teams get much less support from organizations than men's teams and that her teams had only a coach, even at tier-1 events.