Top 5 Most Skilled Female Players in Professional eSports

Sports is a majorly male-dominated industry. However, many trailblazers have paved the way for women in eSports, which has proven to be quite effective. And now, we have several female players whose nicknames have entered the top-tier lists and betting markets on leading sportsbook gg.bet. So, let us introduce the top five most skilled professional women’s eSports players in no particular order.

1: Sasha “Scarlet” Hostyn

Sasha Hostyn, a trans woman from Sweden, is arguably the most successful female player in eSports of all time. She is better known as Scarlett among players. Thanks to her brilliant career in StarCraft II as a Zerg player under the nickname “The Queen of Blades,” Scarlett has earned a revenue of $471,250 and has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records as a competitive female video game player.

Sasha started playing professionally in 2011 and has since then achieved victories in 18 S and A-Tier tournaments (43 victories till today). The most notable event in her career, however, was becoming the first woman to win the Intel Extreme Masters Tournament, held in South Korea. Today, Scarlett is a part of the Shopify Rebellion team and keeps on playing further.

2: Ava “florescent” Eugene

Ava Eugene, more widely known as “florescent” among Valorant players, is from Canada. This trans woman started her professional career with the Game Changers and rose to Tier-1 eSports, making Valorant history. Ava joined the competitive play at the age of 14 and was already a champion in Valorant by 18. In 2024, she became the first Game Changers player signed to a Tier-1 VCT roster.

According to the stats, Eugene has earned around $95-106 K in prize money so far across over a dozen events. She took a break from professional competitions in April 2025 due to family issues and has cited difficulty in adjusting to Berlin’s lifestyle.

3: Ksenia “vilga” Klyuenkova

Ksenia Kluenkova is a Russian eSports player, the most accomplished female one in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2 games. She plays under the nickname “vilga.” Ksenia started her career back in 2008 and won first place at the WESG 2017 World Finals Female tournament along with her Russian Forces team. It was here that vilga earned the first huge prize at $200,000.

Ksenia has made a name thanks to her entry-fragging and high-impact riffling. As a leader, she perfectly balances IGL responsibilities and aggressive opening play. These qualities became especially apparent when she founded her own team, Fearless Cheetahs. She became the team captain of NIP Impact in 2024.

4: Katherine “Mystik” Gunn

Another remarkable female eSports legend with years of experience and multiple victories under her belt is Katherine Gunn from California, US. She is widely known by her alias Mystik. Katherine started her career two decades ago by joining the PMS female gamer clan. She didn’t stay here long and soon teamed up with the Carolina Core via a Dead or Alive player after getting an invitation to the Championship Gaming Series in 2007.

The next venture was the WCG Ultimate Gamer reality TV show, where Mystik won $100K. She was also included in the Guinness World Records as the highest-earning woman gamer. Katherine Gunn also has her own cosplaying pro team, Less Than 3 (LT3). Mystik is active today, streaming on Twitch.

5: Li “Liooon” Xiaomeng

A Hearthstone player, Li Xiaomeng, is a professional eSports player from China who has made a name at Hearthstone thanks to the Blizzard strategy with an online moniker Liooon. Li Xiaomeng was the first female player to win the Grandmaster Global Finals at Hearthstone in 2019. As a result of nine tournaments, she earned a total of $241,500. Most of these victories were from the Grandmasters’ victory. She also received a card tribute in Hearthstone, showing up with a card titled Mok’Nathal Lion–a lioness with pride on the line.

Li Xiaomeng has retired from Heartstone. Despite this, her legacy is still highly inspiring for women participating in eSports tournaments.