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Vietnam Championship Series
The Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) is a professional ''League of Legends'' esports league run by Riot Games and Garena. From 2013 to 2017, the VCS was a tier below Garena Premier League (GPL). In 2018, the VCS broke away from the GPL and became a separate tier one league. The Vietnamese teams have the opportunity to participate directly in international events of League of Legends organized by Riot Games without having to participate in the GPL. History 2012–2013 Before changing the name to the Vietnam Championship Series tournament that once named the Glorious Arena. Over 4 seasons from mid 2012 to the end of 2013 the tournament saw the dominance of Saigon Jokers with 3 times of champion and once champion of Full Louis. By the end of 2013, it was changed to Vietnam Championship Series. 2013–2015 The first tournament was held in 2013 with the name Vietnam Championship Series without qualifying, the participating teams were invited by Vietnam Esports and the total p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Legends
''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, ''Warcraft III'', Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre. Since its release in October 2009, ''League'' has been free-to-play and is monetized through Freemium, purchasable character customization. The game is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS. In the game, two teams of five players battle in player-versus-player combat, each team occupying and defending their half of the map. Each of the ten players controls a character, known as a "champion", with unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, champions become more powerful by collecting experience points, earning gold, and purchasing Item (game terminology), items to defeat the opposing team. In ''League' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LNG Esports
LNG Esports is a Chinese professional esports organization based in Suzhou. It was known as Snake Esports from its creation in 2013 until its acquisition by sportswear company Li-Ning in 2019. LNG's main ''League of Legends'' team competes in the ''League of Legends'' Pro League (LPL), the top-level league for the game in China. LNG plays its home games at the Yangcheng International Esports Center in Suzhou. History Snake Esports announced on 21 May 2019 that they had been acquired by athletic apparel company Li-Ning and that they were rebranding as LNG Esports. Top laner Li "Flandre" Xuanjun, jungler Lê "SofM" Quang Duy, mid laner Huang "Fenfen" Chen, bot laner Lu "Asura" Qi and support Hu "Maestro" Jianxin remained on the team following the acquisition. To complete LNG's inaugural roster, mid laner Bae "Plex" Ho-young and support Duan "Duan" De-Liang were acquired from Griffin and Vici Gaming respectively. LNG placed seventh in the 2019 LPL Summer regular season, qualifyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SofM
Lê Quang Duy (born February 5, 1998), better known as SofM (short for Style of Me), is a Vietnamese professional '' League of Legends'' and previous player for Weibo Gaming. SofM is widely known in the Vietnamese ''League of Legends'' community for his skills, tactics, and unique playstyle. He is regarded as one of Vietnam's best esports players in League of Legends. He had played at Jungler role for Suning and reached to the 2020 League of Legends World Championship finals, but lost to DAMWON Gaming DWG KIA, commonly referred to as DAMWON KIA ( ko, 담원 기아) and formerly known as DAMWON Gaming ( abbr. DWG; ko, 담원 게이밍, links=no), is a South Korean professional esports organization. Its ''League of Legends'' team competes in .... Notes References External links {{commons category, SofM Game statistics of SofM Living people Vietnamese esports players Sportspeople from Hanoi 1998 births League of Legends jungle players Coaches at the 2022 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Flash
Team Flash is a professional esports organization with ''FIFA Online 4'', ''Fortnite'', and '' Hearthstone'' teams competing in Singapore, and ''Arena of Valor'', ''Free Fire'', and ''League of Legends'' teams competing in Vietnam. Its ''Arena of Valor'' team was the runner-up of the 2018 AOV International Championship, champions of the 2019 AOV World Cup and 2019 AOV International Championship, and five-time winners of the regional Arena of Glory. Its ''FIFA Online 4'' team is a two-time winner of the prestigious EA Champions Cup (EACC), and its ''League of Legends'' team competes in the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS), the top-level league for the game in the country. Team Flash and the Singapore Sports Hub announced on 1 March 2019 that they were entering a talent development partnership and opening Singapore's first esports training facility. ''Arena of Valor'' History Team Flash acquired ProArmy, a team consisting of mostly former GameTV players, for the 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Vietnam
The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The number of confirmed cases is the highest total in Southeast Asia, and the 13th highest in the world. Hanoi is the most affected locale with 1,609,473 confirmed cases and 1,221 deaths, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 612,746 cases and 19,984 deaths; however, the Vietnamese Ministry of Health has estimated that the real number of cases may be four to five times higher. On 31 December 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The news of a "strange pneumonia" in China had been circulating on Vietnamese media since the beginning of January 2020. The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Vietnam on 23 January 2020, when two Chinese people in Ho Chi Minh City tested positive for the virus. Early cases were primarily imported until local transmission began to develop in February and March. Clusters of cases were later detected in Vĩnh Phúc, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EVOS Esports
EVOS Esports (briefly known as Zero Latitude) is a professional esports organisation based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It has competitive teams in ''Arena of Valor'', ''Free Fire'', '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'', ''PUBG Mobile'' and '' League of Legends: Wild Rift''. The organisation previously had a ''League of Legends'' team competing in the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS), the highest level of competitive ''League of Legends'' in the country. The team became VCS champions (a title held only by the GIGABYTE Marines at the time) on 7 April 2018, a feat accomplished during their first appearance in the league. This qualified them for the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), where they performed above expectations against other more well-known international teams. ''Arena of Valor'' EVOS Esports entered the competitive ''Arena of Valor'' scene in 2017 with its acquisition of an all-Indonesian roster. In August 2018, Hartawan "WyvorZ" Muliadi, Sultandyo "MythR" Raihan, and Harta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Spring Vietnam Championship Series
2018 Spring Vietnam Championship Series split (2018 Spring VCS) was the first half of the 6th season of the Vietnam Championship Series, a Vietnamese professional league for ''League of Legends'', the multiplayer online battle arena video game. It was the first VCS staging since Vietnam became independent competitive region from the Garena Premier League. The winner of the playoffs, EVOS Esports, automatically qualified for the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational. Format International tournaments spots After becoming an independent competitive region, Vietnam got their own spots in Play-in stage of the Worlds and MSI. Also it was placed in the Rift Rivals Green Rift zone to Turkey and CIS. Regular season The regular season began on January 18 and ended on March 18. Playoffs The playoffs started on March 30 and ended on April 7. Summer Promotion Promotion tournament for two spots in the 2018 VCS Summer was held from May 4 to May 8. Both VCS teams, FFQTV Gaming and Hall o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phong Vũ Buffalo
Saigon Buffalo is a Vietnamese professional ''League of Legends'' team competing in the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS). The team has been crowned VCS champions twice, and qualified for the World Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2022, as well as the Mid-Season Invitational in 2019 and 2022. History On 18 May 2018, Young Generation rebranded to Phong Vũ Buffalo after agreeing to a sponsorship deal with Phong Vũ, a major computer company in Vietnam. The team dominated in its first split in the VCS, losing only one series to EVOS Esports and one to GIGABYTE Marines, ending with a series record of 12 wins and 2 losses in the 2018 VCS Summer Split. This placement secured them a spot in finals of the VCS 2018 Summer Playoffs, where they defeated Cube Adonis 3–1 and qualified for the 2018 World Championship. Because of EVOS Esports' placement at the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Vietnam was given a spot in the main event at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GIGABYTE Marines
GAM Esports is a professional ''League of Legends'' team competing in the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS), the highest level of competitive ''League of Legends'' in Vietnam. The team first rose to international prominence in 2017, after their exceptional performance at that year's Mid-Season Invitational (MSI). History 2014 The team was founded in May 2014 after companies Tt Esports and Boba Net began a sponsorship with Team Miracle, which renamed to the Boba Marines five months later. During the 2014 VCS Summer Split, the team played as Tt Miracle Boba and finished the split in eight place with a 3–4 record. However, they were able to avoid relegation after the addition of former Saigon Jokers support and World Championship participant Junie. 2015 For the 2015 season, Archie, GoNy, and QTV rejoined their former teammates after leaving the Saigon Jokers, and the team renamed to the Boba Marines. The Marines failed to qualify for the spring split of the 2015 Garena Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summoner's Rift
''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, ''Warcraft III'', Riot's founders sought to develop a stand-alone game in the same genre. Since its release in October 2009, ''League'' has been free-to-play and is monetized through Freemium, purchasable character customization. The game is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS. In the game, two teams of five players battle in player-versus-player combat, each team occupying and defending their half of the map. Each of the ten players controls a character, known as a "champion", with unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, champions become more powerful by collecting experience points, earning gold, and purchasing Item (game terminology), items to defeat the opposing team. In ''League' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Secret
Team Secret is an esports team based in Europe formed in 2014, best known for their ''Dota 2'' team. In March 2016, Team Secret picked up an international female '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team. In April 2016, Team Secret expanded into the world of ''Street Fighter'' with Lee "Poongko" Chung-Gon as their first World Warrior, and also signed Otto "Silent Wolf" Bisno as a '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player. In July 2018 Team Secret entered into competitive ''Age of Empires 2'' after acquiring key members from Team TyRanT. In August 2018, Team Secret expanded into ''Rainbow Six Siege'' Pro League by signing Team IDK. ''Dota 2'' History 2014 N0tail and Fly were confirmed to leave Fnatic on July 27, 2014. On August 3, 2014, s4 left Alliance. Some rumors of a new all-star team began to rise on Reddit. Na`Vi posted on their website they released Puppey and KuroKy. On August 27, 2014, Team Secret debuted and showed their roster in a match against Alliance. 2015 Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
