The Vietnamese gaming and e-sports industry has grown to such an impressive size that it is turning heads across the globe Photo: Le Toan 11 PM is time for bed for most people, but it is when Dung CT, one of the most popular game streamers in Vietnam, gets down to work to live stream. Starting only about two years ago, the two YouTube channels – Truc tiep game and Streamer Dung CT – lured in millions of viewers, and Streamer Dung CT received the YouTube gold play button for getting a million subscribers. Each of his 11PM streams have an average of 15,000 viewers. Before the fame, Dung CT was just a normal streamer without any special aptitude for gaming. He prefers to play less well-known video games like The Wolf Among Us and We Happy Few instead of the more popular League of Legends and Counter-Strike. At first, he was quite shy and restricted interactions with viewers down to the minimum, but viewers were attracted by his sense of humour and the mystery as Dung CT has … [Read more...] about Rising star of e sports world
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Vietnam to host League of Legends e-sports tournament
The tournament will be held in May, the game’s developer Riot Games announced Tuesday. The 2019 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) will also be hosted by Taiwan the same month, making it the first time the league has one of its major international tournaments hosted in Southeast Asia. The tournament’s play-in stage will be held in Hanoi from May 1-7, before moving on to the group stage in Saigon from May 10-14 and then the knockout stage in Taipei, Taiwan from May 17-19. "Riot hopes to recognize the tremendous progress of the region and the enthusiasm of the players by hosting one of the largest global e-sports events in the area," Dot Esports quoted a press release by the California-based game developer as saying. It also said that the launch of the Vietnam Championship Series in Saigon, the only professional League of Legends e-sports tournament held in the country, was one of the reasons why the upcoming MSI would be hosted in Vietnam. The region’s growing interest … [Read more...] about Vietnam to host League of Legends e-sports tournament
Vietnam’s V-League 1 gets Best Developing League of the Year award
By Dang Khoa  November 22, 2018 | 02:20 pm GMT+7 Vietnam is the first recipients of the newly-introduced award recognition, according to Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Photo by VnExpress/Quang Minh The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has chosen Vietnam’s V-League 1 as the Best Developing League of the year. India’s I-League came in second and Indonesia’s Liga 1 took the third spot. Vietnam is the first recipient of the newly-introduced award. The new award categories aim to reward Asia’s best and most promising leagues, graded on their management and administration, financial performance, competitiveness, marketing and promotion and media and communications, the AFC said. On Tuesday, Vietnam Professional Football Company’s General Director Tran Anh Tu received the award and certificate from AFC at the Asia’s Sports Industry Awards and Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. "Football is a very popular sport in our country and … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s V-League 1 gets Best Developing League of the Year award
V-League 1 wins gold in “Best Developing Football League of 2018” category
This is the first time Vietnam’s V- League honorly received the awards. During two recent days, the SPIA Asia has organized seminars about sport sectors in Thailand with attendance of Asian sport companies and businesses. SPIA Asia last night also held a solemn awards aiming to announce and honor 20 winners in sport categories. Vietnamese fans at Thien Truong stadium (photo:Minh Hoang) In the category of “Best Developing Football League of the Year, Vietnam’s V- League 1, Indonesia’s Liga 1, the Philippines’s PFL, Singapore’s S- League, India’s I- League, Bhutan, Guam, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were in a list of top ten nomination. Vietnam’s V- League - a representative runner up from the Southeast Asia earned gold. The silver and bronze awards belonged to India and Indonesia respectively. Vietnam’s V- League 1 wins gold in “Best Developing Football League of the Year” category BY … [Read more...] about V-League 1 wins gold in “Best Developing Football League of 2018” category
China Arena of Valor champ as esports make Asian Games debut
Competitive video gaming, dubbed esports, is appearing for the first time at a major multi-sport event. Organizer Kenneth Kwok, who heads the Asian Esports Federation, opened the competition by saying it was a “historical moment” for esports and the first step towards inclusion in the Olympic Games. Huddled over smartphones in a Jakarta arena, eight teams duelled throughout Sunday for supremacy in Tencent’s online game Arena of Valor (AOV), trading supernatural blows, slaying dragons, and invading enemy towers. On Sunday, esports behemoth China rapidly emerged on top and dominated the finals, scoring an early lead against Taiwan thanks to dual kills and a destruction of their territory. Each victory brought passionate cheering from the audience, some of whom held up signs emblazoned with Chinese players’ names. Arena of Valor’s Chinese version, known as “Honor of Kings,” has an estimated 200 monthly million players in China. Female fans … [Read more...] about China Arena of Valor champ as esports make Asian Games debut