The Bangladesh esports gaming scene has reached a new milestone, as for the first time in history, an all-female team has represented Bangladesh in the official esports tournament ‘Global Esports Games 2022’, competing at Dota 2.

The members of the team are Nushin ‘Mirajane’ Reza (captain), Anika ‘Nooblet’ Tabassum Medha, Aushnandrilla ‘Bombastic Potato’ Saha, Tasneem ‘Legal Girl’ Taufiq, Subrima ‘SunShine’ Sumiya. The coach of this team is Sadman ‘Jimmy’ Abidur Rahman.

The Global Esports Federation and Bangladesh Youth Development and Electronic Sports Association (BYDESA) collaborated to host the Dota 2 women’s national team tryout for Bangladesh. On September 26, the event was held in Auroral Gaming Lounge, in which ‘Team Mayhem’ was chosen to represent Bangladesh after winning the audition.

The team faced Team Singapore and Team Sri Lanka in the South Asia group stage of Global Esports Games 2022, in hopes of making the playoffs. The final rounds of this competition will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from December 14-18, 2022.

The team is dynamic, ranging from A-levels completing students to university graduates. Yet, regardless of their differences, they have come together for their shared love of esports. The team captain, Nushin, an undergraduate student, remarked, “It is our passion for the game that has helped us stick together regardless of our ups and downs.” She explained that although…