{"id":67807,"date":"2024-09-22T21:54:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T21:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/interview-the-peach-cobbler-the-milk-cup"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:47:24","slug":"interview-the-peach-cobbler-the-milk-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/interview-the-peach-cobbler-the-milk-cup","title":{"rendered":"Interview: ThePeachCobbler \u2014 \u201cThe Milk Cup Isn\u2019t Just a Tournament, It\u2019s Where Change Starts\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re counting down the days until The Milk Cup Finals<\/a>. A LAN that’s bringing together 33 all-women Fortnite teams to compete for a share of North America’s biggest prize pool ever offered in women’s esports. It’s an important event in the esports calendar, and one that has so far garnered over 2.5 million views across its three qualifiers. <\/p>\n

Behind the tournament are some of the most prominent names in women’s esports, including ThePeachCobbler who, not only knows Fortnite like the back of her hand, but believes we shouldn’t be shocked to see women’s esports pull in such serious numbers.<\/p>\n

“I think there’s a stereotype around women in gaming that they just play cozy games,” Peach said. “Or if they’re gaming, they took a controller from their boyfriend or their brother and they’re just not good at the game. Regardless of people admitting they have that stereotype in their head, it’s definitely there. So when you see someone compete, especially a female and they bring in their energy, it’s captivating.”<\/p>\n

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Peach is part of the talented production behind The Milk Cup. (Picture: GonnaNeedMilk)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peach is one of the main partners of The Milk Cup, alongside Women of the eRena (WOTE), and Raidiant’s all-women production team. It’s a tournament that not only aims to give platforms to upcoming women pro players and talent, but also offers a safe space for anyone who identifies as a woman to compete to the best of their ability.<\/p>\n

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I wanted a level playing field. I wanted qualifiers, and I wanted no invites. I didn’t want people to be invited because of their following. I wanted them to be able to make it because of their skill. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“The Milk Cup is literally a dream come true,” Peach said. “I worked with them on a project, an activation out in California. After we were done, I was really inspired by just their passion to see more, not just quantity, but quality in gaming for the people that were participating. Especially for women. The event that they had me at had all women competing on stage, and I thought that was really cool. And so I had this idea: with Fortnite there’s the FNCS and that’s really male-driven. I thought it’d be so cool to have a female version of this. Something that displays women’s ability to compete on a different level, and they loved the idea.<\/p>\n

They absolutely wanted to be here for women in gaming and wanted to make that space happen, which I was blown away by. Because a lot of people are like, ‘Sure that sounds good, but how can we benefit from this.’ But from the very get-go, GonnaNeedMilk has always been like ‘How can we help you benefit from this.’”<\/p>\n

For Peach, The Milk Cup is all about offering a tournament of quality, and one that allows any woman to compete based on their skill and hard work. To ensure this, there were certain key elements to nail down.<\/p>\n

“I wanted a level playing field,” Peach said. “I wanted qualifiers, and I wanted no invites. I didn’t want people to be invited because of their following. I wanted them to be able to make it because of their skill. So, the fact that [GonnaNeedMilk] did not just one qualifier but three separate qualifiers, over 800 women were able to sign up through their own hard work.”<\/p>\n

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