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This 16-Year-Old Bahrain-based Gamer Is GCC’s First Female To Join the G2 ESports Valorant Team!

This 16-Year-Old Bahrain-based Gamer Is GCC’s First Female To Join the G2 ESports Valorant Team!

G2Esports has announced that 16-year-old Bahrain-based gamer – Maryam ‘Mary’ Maher is the newest addition to its G2 Valorant team!

The G2 Valorant team, known as G2 Gozen, includes Julia “Juliano” Kiran (Sweden), Michaela “Mimi” Lintrup (Denmark), Petra “Petra” Stoker (Netherlands), Anastasiya “Glance” Rival’evna Anisimova (Russia) and most recently, Maryam “Mary” Maher (Bahrain).

Since 2017, Maryam has been showcasing her skills in online video games such as Fortnite. In 2018, Maryam uploaded footage of herself taking out 24 opponents in a row, which helped her establish a solid reputation within the esports community. She has since established herself as one of the very first female esports athletes in the region, bagging a sponsorship with Lenovo Legion.

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