Parma, 6 May 2025 - On 4 May, at Naples Comicon, in front of a great crowd, Parma Esports became Italian Champions in Valorant Game Changers Italy - Genesi, the official Riot tournament for competitive female players.

It is a win that means way more than a trophy: it crowns a journey that began only a few months ago in October 2024, when the female Valorant team was formed. It was an ambitious project with both proven talent and young rookies involved, led by our IGL Effy and supported by a staff and a Club that have always believed in this project.

11 teams from all around Italy took part in the tournament, but only eight competed in the regular season. Parma Esports ended the campaign with an impressive record: six wins and only one loss, against Novo Exports who we then beat in the final in Naples. The semi-final against Axolotl Esports GC finished as a clean 2-0 win, but it was in the final that our side really impressed: down 0-1 after the first map, the girls turned it around to win 3-1 in the Bo5 that won us the title. It was a deserved triumph, celebrated on the Comicon Esports' stage in front of hundreds of spectators.

Un successo frutto anche delle iniziative che hanno preso parte alla comunicazione del progetto: Breaking Grounds, la docu-serie lanciata nei mesi scorsi, ha raccontato le storie, le sfide e le ambizioni delle nostre player. E oggi si può dire che, quelle storie, hanno trovato una prima, fantastica conclusione.

Parma Esports's Valorant team

• Daniela “Effy” Vrabie – Captain e IGL
• Martina “Marti” Marini - Player
• Beatrice “Lily” Caputi - Player
• Mayssam “May” Achour - Player
• Veronika “Riri” Čulkova - Player
• Davide “Byron” Bicocca – Coach

The season isn't over with this win: in a few weeks, there will be the second split of Game Changers Italy where Parma Esports will be looking to defend their title.