Coverage of Ellie before she was confirmed fake

Kotaku: [Overwatch Pro Quits After Harassment Over Whether She Was Really Playing](http://archive.fo/vJxdp)

PCGamer: [Overwatch Contenders player steps down from team after conspiracy theory doubts her existence](http://archive.fo/iHyiX)

Polygon's Overwatch sub-site "Heroes Never Die": [Overwatch Contenders team embroiled in identity controversy (update)](http://archive.vn/3wfVM)

Variety: ['Overwatch' Contenders Team Loses Female Player After Community Harassment](http://archive.fo/Riiis)

GameRant: [Female Pro Overwatch Player Ellie Quits After Harassment and Threats](http://archive.fo/UIk20)

Game Informer: [Overwatch Pro Ellie Steps Down From Team Amidst Harassment And Doxxing Threats](http://archive.fo/gCehz)

Paste Magazine: [The First Woman to Join a North American Overwatch Contenders Team Has Dropped Out](http://archive.fo/zPll2)

PCGamesN: [Overwatch Contenders player leaves team after threats of doxxing](http://archive.fo/E70Yq)

DualShockers: [Overwatch Team Loses Pro Female Player Over Continued Harassment and Accusations](http://archive.fo/5IihH)

Green Man Gaming: [Overwatch Pro Player Quits Following Harassment Over Her Identity](http://archive.fo/tipGC)

Wired: [Ex-Hearthstone Designers Are Working on a New Marvel Game](http://archive.fo/PJSzQ) (actually a roundup article including "Another Overwatch Controversy Shows the Ugly Side of Competitive Gaming (Again)")

The Mirror: [Overwatch pro QUITS after harassment over whether she was really female](http://archive.fo/5rGei)

ComicBook.com: ['Overwatch' Pro Player Quits Following Toxic Harassment About Her Skills](http://archive.vn/GTOWi)

Bleeding Cool: [Overwatch Team Second Wind Loses Female Player Due to Doxxing Threats](http://archive.fo/lwOgG)

ScreenRant: [Overwatch Team Loses Only Female Player Due to "Unforeseen Reactions"](http://archive.fo/YpFcQ)

The Mary Sue: [Female 'Overwatch' Pro Quits After Nonstop Harassment](http://archive.vn/nWhhF)

ShackNews: [Overwatch League pro steps down after harassment over her identity](http://archive.fo/BYcjC)

Twin Galaxies: [Second Wind Overwatch Player Ellie Quits Following Harassment](http://archive.fo/BUjPz)

GameBoss: [Overwatch Pro Ellie Steps Down From Team Amidst Harassment And Doxxing Threats](http://archive.fo/GVXG4)

Frag Hero: [Overwatch Pro Quits After Conspiracy Theories Suggest She Isn’t Real](http://archive.fo/DwFvS)

Daily Esports: [Overwatch Contenders’ first female pro resigns](http://archive.vn/xUgBn)

Dot Esports: [What is doxxing, and why Overwatch Contenders player Ellie could’ve been a victim](http://archive.fo/AJwy6)

Cog Connected: [Who is Ellie?: Overwatch Pro Ellie Quits After Negative Online Reactions](http://archive.fo/WdYoM)

Sports Monks: [Ellie steps down from Second Wind without playing a single match.](http://archive.fo/Lq6hi)

Blizzard Watch: [Overwatch Contenders player quits after criticism over her gender](http://archive.fo/aLl4r)

Akshon Esports: [Overwatch Contenders Player Ellie Steps Down After Threats of Doxxing and Harassment](http://archive.fo/odeSV)

Kwonlog: [Overwatch Pro Ellie Steps Down From Team Amidst Harassment And Doxxing Threats](http://archive.fo/k3unK)

EGamersNews: [Overwatch Professional Ellie Steps Down From Crew Amidst Harassment And Doxxing Threats](http://archive.fo/Cse15)

The Newcastle Herald: [Woman gamer quits team, citing harassment](http://archive.fo/rh2wF)

Vaaju: [Overwatch Pro concludes after harassment over whether she really played](http://archive.fo/tlfw6)

Non-English articles, Google Translated except for a couple where the whole-page translation didn't work:

GameStar: [The first female Overwatch Contenders player has already quit online harassment](http://archive.vn/v38H9)

GameBlog.fr: [Overwatch Contenders: Victim of Harassment, Ellie Leaves North American League](http://archive.fo/n8h1u)

Numerama: [A pro player in Overwatch forced to leave her team after harassing her identity](http://archive.fo/yHnV3)

IGN Hungary: [Harassers have shortened the career of a professional female Overwatch player](http://archive.fo/HjDCR)

IGN Latin America: [Overwatch: professional Ellie retires from her new team due to harassment and threats](http://archive.fo/wd2q1)

Xataka eSports: [The case Ellie, the professional Overwatch player who could not debut due to the harassment of the community](http://archive.fo/RyeZY)

VMag: [Ellie, a professional Overwatch player, retires after being harassed](http://archive.fo/Dmqe9)

Proximus Sports: [Female Overwatch-pro stops after bullying](http://archive.fo/oRSpY)