While yes, I can also argued that the reason CS only succeeded in EU is that valve and most TOs have neglected Asia. Look at what happened when they weren't neglected, overwatch dominated by Korean players, League of Legends eastern hemisphere is known to be kings, valorant actually have fair international competition in that any region have a chance, look at this year alone where Asia make top 3 twice, top 2 once, NA EU presence is always in the top 4 and top 1, SA has loud and lev to bring the region up.