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While some female players are forced to juggle esports with other jobs, others are considering switching disciplines. <strong>French player Mayline-Joy \u201cASTRA\u201d Champlio announced her move to VALORANT<\/strong>, explaining her decision by citing the decline of the women\u2019s CS2 scene and the lack of promising tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 ANNOUNCEMENT \ud83d\udea8<br><br>&#8211; CS2 to Valorant &#8211;<br>With the recent news of female CS falling apart and the lack of tournaments coming up, I find myself missing practice and competition. Therefore, I made the decision to transition to Valorant and to put my focus into a growing scene.<br><br>My\u2026<\/p>&mdash; ASTRA (@astramcs) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/astramcs\/status\/2085999455103541730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of 2025, ASTRA, together with BIG EQUIPA, won ESL Impact League Season 8. At the end of the season, the French player received the \u201cFemale Player of the Year\u201d award, and BIG EQUIPA was named \u201cWomen\u2019s Team of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, <strong>at the end of 2025<\/strong>, <strong>ESL suspended the ESL Impact series<\/strong>, after which a number of organizations began disbanding their women\u2019s teams. 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