The DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) is taking concrete steps to foster the growth of the WNB scene. The Prime League — comprising eight competitive divisions — is introducing a new regulation aimed at enhancing inclusivity for women: female players who are not from the region will now be eligible to join teams within the circuit without being counted toward the import limit. In ERLs, teams are typically restricted to no more than three non-resident players. This decision follows a newly announced partnership between the Prime League and the Girls Girls – Women Play (GGWP) community, made public this Wednesday on X.
Applicants seeking to enter the circuit will have their profiles verified by GGWP after joining the designated Discord server. Once verified, these players will be classified as DACH-LTR — considered residents of the DACH region for competitive purposes. Furthermore, as is customary in most competitions dedicated to marginalized genders, transgender women are also explicitly included in this framework. While this measure is unlikely to affect the upper tiers of the Prime League in the short term, it could significantly impact the lower divisions, where many of the most talented European female players — those currently without a team due to the lack of committed structures — may now be recruited more easily.
This change nonetheless marks another step toward the feminization of
League of Legends esports, a field still lagging behind
VALORANT in this regard. Riot Games' most effective tool for inclusion in its FPS title, the Game Changers program — long anticipated within the
League of Legends ecosystem —
has yet to be officially announced. As a result, WNB players have had few opportunities to compete this season. The Equal Esports Cup, which earlier this week revealed
the identities of its eight invited teams, remains, to date, the only major tournament set to bring together the top teams from the scene this year.
In the meantime, several women’s teams are "practicing" in the lower tiers of the mixed-gender circuit. G2 Hel, the women’s division of G2 Esports, recently achieved the remarkable feat of
qualifying for Split 3 of the Liga Nexo, the second division of the Spanish league. Still, the ecosystem remains unstable, and the Prime League initiative represents a tangible opportunity to provide these players with a stronger foothold in the competitive landscape.
