The article only mentions SEA, OCE, JP and KR for Asian league
Holy fuck that's disappointing.
But I'm pretty sure they will have their chance in the upcoming years.
I personally am hoping that if Valorant could be the gateway for more Indians to be a part of the bigger landscape of esports, my country will also get a boost. Cuz India is the biggest South East Asian country...
1.4 billion ppl but playerbase still less than majority and the existing playerbase is inexperienced af, even most "pros" from india have 5k~6k hours in cs which isnt that high when u compare it to certain apac/emea pros
fr doe give us a few more yrs (1 and a half max) and we will see where things will be :)
also yes dont forget the highly unsupportive household ecosystem when it comes to gaming in general, its easy to speak from outside since u cant put urself in our shoes but its fr not so easy to game as a kid/teen in india and trust me its harder than any average asian household which are already known to be very strict