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It turns out that recent Chinese victories in esports tournaments has inspired fans to take on the sports themselves, in a country where 30% of esports fans are women -- far higher than the US, where just 17% of esports fans are women. Female players are so common in China that there might be a different barrier: Streaming is so lucrative that some talented players are shunning esports teams to strike it out on their own. "You earn much more and there’s less pressure," says former pro Siqi "Nara" Chen.
It turns out that recent Chinese victories in esports tournaments has inspired fans to take on the sports themselves, in a country where 30% of esports fans are women -- far higher than the US, where just 17% of esports fans are women. Female players are so common in China that there might be a different barrier: Streaming is so lucrative that some talented players are shunning esports teams to strike it out on their own. "You earn much more and there’s less pressure," says former pro Siqi "Nara" Chen.
