We're thrilled to have Jessica Estephan as the first woman to join the MPL. Estephan was the first woman to win a Grand Prix, had the highest number of Pro Points of any woman during the 2017--18 season, and made a strong Top 16 finish at the Mythic Invitational. She is also the first MPL player from Australia, a region that historically has fewer opportunities for high-level competitive play. She is an accomplished, talented player, and we're proud to have her representing the MPL.
The lack of inclusion and diversity in esports and competitive gaming, especially when it comes to women, is an embedded, long-standing issue. With the MPL and MTG Arena opening up the playing field in a big way, we want to state in no uncertain terms that we know the pool of talent is broad, and that we think it should be represented in a concrete way to the viewers and fans of competitive Magic.
The barriers women face when attempting to play competitively are significant. The MPL is making a purposeful effort to remove barriers and invite a slate of accomplished players who more fully represent the complete Magic community.
Eine der dümmsten Aussagen ever, und noch dazu vollkommen falsch und unwahr.
To further this goal, the MPL is adding sixteen discretionary slots to each of the MTG Arena Mythic Championships for the 2019 season. These discretionary slots will be used to invite a broader representation of the Magic competitive community to high-level play. These sixteen slots are in addition to the existing MPL, prior performance, and direct qualification slots.
Man wird also in Zukunft 16 "Wildcards" vergeben.
PS: Estephan hat zwar mal einen Grand Prix gewonnen, aber man sollte hier vll. noch anmerken, dass das ein Team Event war.
Jedenfalls ist sie kein Vollscrub und als Wildcard macht es schon Sinn sie einzuladen.
Der Savj ist auch kein Scrub, aber auch wenn beide gute Spieler sind macht es halt keinen Sinn die unzähligen anderen Leute zu übergehen, die bisher mehr Leistungen und Erfolge vorweisen können.
Wenn man von Anfang an Wildcardslots vorsieht und vergibt ist das für mich ok, aber ich finde es sehr traurig, dass man die beiden frei gewordenen Slots nun auf so eine Weise füllt.