Interesting. Why are soviet sniper builds not dominating UTT then? Even on maps that are basically perfect for it like Crossing?
Maybe because they aren´t as OP as you make them out to be?
But yeah...you are super pro elite 1337 leet "nosliw". The god of the COH2 universe.
Just because not every team does it in the tournament doens't mean it's not too strong, man. The tournament is a small sample size. It has however showed up - just looked at game 4 of Brosras/Guard vs Rutra/Dzaraa - Dzaraa spams snipers and it's a very 1 sided, 30 minute victory for the soviets.
It just so happens that USF and UKF are also good in team games, and literallt everything soviets does is good, so you don't always see it (especially on maps like Elst).
Just think about it man: If 5 people show up to a party, and no one eats chicken wings, does that mean chicken wings are inherently disgusting? Of course not - by the same basic logic, if you are capable of following it, teams NOT using soviet snipers in every game does not mean that they are not too strong. There are so many variables to consider - Map pool, players, etc. Even the fact that certain maps are not in the tournament means there are less snipers. If a map like Alliance of Defiance were in the pool instead of Elst Outskirts, I'm willing to guess you'd see more snipers.
Now, after reading this, please take 5 minutes to reflect on why you're wrong before replying. Remember: just because not every team spams snipers in a handful of tournament games, does not mean that the sniper is not overperforming. You can, if you wish, take a look at the games where snipers are produced (particular watch Rutra/Dzaraa, as they are good soviet players) and you can see why its an issue.
Maybe play some games against Rutra as an example. I bet if you played 100 games against him, you would lose 100, and would probably kill a sniper in maybe ... 1 or 2, depending if the RNG gods bless you with laser mortar fire.