Parma, 2 March 2026 – Parma Esports returns to compete at the national level in women’s VALORANT: tonight at 19:00 CET, the VALORANT Game Changers Italy: Genesi officially kicks off. The Club enters this national tournament, which leads the way in Italy’s Game Changers, as the reigning champion.

The competition is played over two Regular Season days (2 and 9 March), both using a Best-of-1 format, while the Playoffs will take place on 13 March (Best-of-3). The Grand Final is scheduled for 14 March from 18:00 CET (Best-of-5), live-streamed on King Esports’ Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/king_esport

As well as securing the national title, the winning team will qualify for the Promotion/Relegation stage for Stage 2 of VALORANT Game Changers EMEA, a competition that unites the best women’s teams from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Parma Esports come into the tournament on the back of their title win in May 2025 at Comicon Napoli, where they defeated NOVO Esports in the Grand Final to become the national champions.

2026 ROSTER

For the first split of Genesi, Parma Esports’ women’s team will consist of:

Daniela “Effy” Vrabie – in-game leader, a key player from last season

Sara “Aranel” Lippolis

Veronika “Riri” Čulkova

Beril “Naksu” Özdemir

Sinem “Sinommi” Zeybek

An international roster combining consistency and experience with new, highly-skilled additions

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

The Regular Season features: Parma Esports, NOVO Nightingale, HUSKIES Esports, SillyPuff Girls, Macko Esports GC, Najin GC, Banshee, and EKO Esports GC.

Parma Esports’ first three matches will take place today, Monday, 2 March:

Round 1: Najin GC vs. Parma Esports

Round 2: Parma Esports vs. NOVO Nightingale

Round 3: Parma Esports vs. HUSKIES Esports

The rest of the matches will be played on Monday 9 March:

Round 4: Parma Esports vs. Banshee

Round 5: Macko Esports GC vs. Parma Esports

Round 6: EKO Esports GC vs. Parma Esports

All matches start at 19:00 CET as Parma Esports begin their quest for the new national title.