What people need to realise in regards to the leagues on SEA is that at the masters/GM level. There are literally no active players. Because of this, top Dia players get catapulted into GM when other ppl get kicked for inactivity. You just have to look at the masters/gm leagues to know. There are probably 20 GM's instead of 200. Anyone who is actually GM/masters lvl plays on KR or NA because it actually has competition. I personally feel like GM and masters is just an extension of high diamond.
As for Diamond KR, has it actually been empirically proven that the skill cap at Dia is that much higher on korea? I'm sure that everyone agrees that GM and Masters level KR is obviously a much higher skill level, but is Dia actually that much different? KR still has casual players like SEA too..
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