anyone knows why so many russian players play for Japanese teams? something, vici, kr1stal, jemkin. they all seem good enough to play in emea tier 1 so why are they all in tier 2 asia
This is a question that happens frequently, but the Russian players who play in JP reside in the Russian Far East. This is a geographically difficult ping to play in EMEA.
The Japanese server is more convenient.
However, as the Chinese competitive scene flourishes, we expect to see an exodus to Chinese teams.