China has had two world-class, domestically dominant teams since its level of play improved post-APAC 2016: wNv.KR and Miraculous Youngster. Both were seemingly treated as outsiders rather than celebrated as the best in the region, both disbanded. It's lonely at the top.
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It's hard to know them when there is little cross-region play with the big Leagues. They were treated as outsiders because they were. Most people followed West/KR, and even then Apex was a big boost for KR. People I know were impressed by MY at Seoul Cup and would've liked more.
I didn't mean 'treated as outsiders' by the global community, MY were in fact lauded for their Seoul Cup performance as you mention. I mean by the Chinese scene, and fans as well in the case of wNv.KR. They were both excluded from the inner Shanghai circle to their demise.
