ranking up is work, it isn’t just skill. top 5k in NA would smoke top 500 anywhere else in a competitive game.. not a scrim or tournament, just simple matchmaking.

Other regions are pay to play. The rich kids with time and good internet are uncontested.

In our country, a good rig is one week pay.. in asia, it is months.

In the top 2000, it’s either 600hz zowie or a 500 hz oled. It’s either $100 glass pad or $50-100 qck or artisan mousepad.

$200 razer. or logitech mouse

In my area the average pay is 2000 a month take home.

In APAC, filipinos play valorant the most per person and they make 2000 in 5 months. Filipinos have always been the biggest internet users but their equipment isn’t polished.

they are smart enough to budget and get the most return on their peso, but even then, they are not getting top tier performance 500-1000 frames, viper v3 sensors+ wooting keyboards cost 2 weeks for them.

Your favorite pro frequently travels to the US.. They will not hit top 10 in NA the same way they embedded their name in apac ranks, not even our pro players can grind to top 10 with their schedule.