how tf them being one of the biggest viewership in vct have the lowest prizepool of all region(15k), even latam have 50k
It's true that the prizepool is huge, but each players can only received a certain share amount of money unless they have a "Pro Gamer License" which is again another odd part of the JP government law regarding on addressing esports and associating them with gambling activity.
One of the example is this one.
https://www.thegamer.com/street-fighter-tournament-winner-loses-45000-protest-japan-pro-gamer-laws/
Basically a JP player won 46k dollars but only received 930 dollars since he doesn't have this pro gamer license.