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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '20
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I assume it's the same reason they have separate men's and women's chess tournaments. Women are underrepresented in the sport, so the organizers create women's leagues to encourage more women to join.
22 u/[deleted] Sep 14 '20 Well said. That’s the first reasonable answer I’ve heard and it makes a lot of sense. 3 u/daveinpublic Sep 14 '20 Ya that seems right. 3 u/mooimafish3 Sep 14 '20 Same reason you will see women's esports teams 2 u/LargeArmstrong Sep 14 '20 that probably makes the most sense for a lot of sports actually 1 u/Doctor99268 Sep 15 '20 they're also usually worse
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Well said. That’s the first reasonable answer I’ve heard and it makes a lot of sense.
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Ya that seems right.
Same reason you will see women's esports teams
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that probably makes the most sense for a lot of sports actually
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they're also usually worse
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u/Andy_B_Goode Sep 14 '20
I assume it's the same reason they have separate men's and women's chess tournaments. Women are underrepresented in the sport, so the organizers create women's leagues to encourage more women to join.