G2 Hel has done it. After a strong start to the year in Spain’s third League of Legends division, G2's women team qualified for the promotion tournament and, on Tuesday, clinched their spot for the Split 3 of the Liga Nexo—the 2nd division, just below the Superliga. Rym “rym” Salloum and her teammates narrowly prevailed in a nail-biting best-of-five series (3–2) against Dream Makers, the eighth-place team from Split 2 of the Liga Nexo. Just a few days earlier, G2 Hel had earned the right to play this decisive match by defeating Sportia Khore in a best-of-three series.

"We make history"

“Today we make history as the first women's team to qualify for a 2nd division league, can't wait to see how much further we can go,” responded Maya "Caltys" Henckel, the team’s AD Carry, on X. The achievement is all the more notable considering G2 Hel was the only team in the promotion tournament to actually earn promotion. The remaining two slots in Split 3 of the Liga Nexo were indeed retained by Kawaii Kiwis and Monta Club—teams that had already competed in the second division during the previous split and successfully defended their positions. In total, eight teams competed for three available spots.

In fact, playing at this level won’t be an entirely new experience for some of the G2 Hel players. The club’s women’s roster competed in one split in ERL2 last season as part of the NLC2. However, that participation came by invitation. This time, they have earned their place through merit—by being the strongest team on the Summoner’s Rift. For that reason, G2 Hel may have a stronger chance of performing well this time around, especially considering last season’s outcome, when the team finished last in NLC2 with only two wins and sixteen losses.