The great Dota 2 migration: Chinese and NA pros are relocating to other regions due to lack of internal competition

China’s once-thriving Dota 2 community faces a decline as top players flee to the Southeast Asian (SEA) server, seeking tougher competition and shorter queue times.

Given the number of talents that each region developed over the years, the leaderboards continued to grow in size, some even housing over 5,000 players compared to China’s mere 1,400.