{"id":26380,"date":"2021-12-30T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/montecristo-slams-riot-esports-head-for-disingenuous-thorin-take"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:05:06","slug":"montecristo-slams-riot-esports-head-for-disingenuous-thorin-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/montecristo-slams-riot-esports-head-for-disingenuous-thorin-take","title":{"rendered":"MonteCristo slams Riot esports head for “disingenuous” Thorin take"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite the fact that competitive gaming is almost as old as video games themselves, the esports industry is still relatively young and not fully developed. In that process of growth, there are people with different ideas in which direction that journey should go, and when fierce opinions clash on the internet, drama often ensues.<\/p>\n

The latest hot debate that has overtaken the esports corner of Twitter is related to the announcement of ESL’s CS:GO Women’s Circuit for 2022 with $500,000 in prize money, and Duncan “Thorin” Shields, a veteran esports journalist and analyst, is once again in the centre of the drama.<\/p>\n

This CS:GO Women’s Circuit is a part of ESL’s “GGForAll<\/a>” initiative which aims to tackle “discrimination and toxicity” in gaming and to make esports into an environment where “everyone is welcome to play.”<\/p>\n

\"gg
The ongoing “Twitter war” started with the announcement of the Global Women’s circuit in CS:GO. (Picture: ESL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The announcement sparked controversy, and some industry veterans, like Thorin and Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat, claim that the initiative is dishonest. They argue the focus should be on promoting women in esports rather than labelling the industry as toxic.<\/p>\n

They think that making separate leagues with huge prize pools will only further discourage women to play together with men, as there’s “free money” in female-only competitions, which they find to be the opposite of inclusiveness.<\/p>\n

The debate quickly spiralled into a war on Twitter, with less meaningful discussions and more ad hominem attacks and insults.<\/p>\n

LoL head of EU Esports claims Thorin had no positive impact on esports<\/h2>\n

Maximilian Peter Schmidt, head of LoL Esports in Europe, joined the heated debate by siding with those who oppose Thorin’s views.<\/p>\n