>>718967753
It used to be novel when Japanese players would travel for supermajors or Summit. Now Japanese players are just regularly farming NA players and the only one who can consistently stop them is Sparg0. Just look at 2025's notable Western tournaments:
>Supernova
Miya, Doramigi, Hurt, and Sparg0 taking 1st - 4th in that order
>Smash Factor
Sparg0, Hurt bustered out in bracket
>GoML
Sparg0
>that tournament in France with an orchestra
Miya
>LVL UP
Doramigi
>BoBC
Rare Gluttony win
>Genesis
Hurt, Acola, Zomba, Shuton, Tea, Luugi (Luigi), Tweek, and Miya in that order
>LMBM
Sprag0, with Hurt (the only notable Japanese player present) taking 2nd
No one likes watching the Japanese players that make it to these top 8s, or more accurately the characters they play. No one likes Steve. No one likes G&W. No one likes Min-Min, Snake, or Luigi. And even when these players and characters aren't present, all that means is you get joke top 8s where you get shit like Pikachu timing out Mega Man.