Recently, according to information posted on the official VCS fanpage, the results of the group stage draw as well as the match brackets for the League of Legends (LoL) event at ASIAD Hangzhou have been announced. This time, ASIAD is receiving special attention as Esports in general and LoL in particular will have the opportunity to compete for medals as an official sport. Not to mention, teams like South Korea and China are bringing their strongest and most famous stars to this tournament.
According to the group stage information released by VCS, Vietnam can be considered to have drawn a “manageable” group. Vietnam’s opponents in the group stage are Japan and Palestine. While the LJL region has never caused any “upheaval” against Vietnam during MSI or the World Championship, Palestine doesn’t even have an official LoL league and there is no information about any LoL players from this country.
If they advance past the group stage, Vietnam will face India in the quarterfinals. Similar to Palestine, India has never been highly regarded in terms of LoL or Esports in general. Therefore, the chance for Vietnam to reach the semifinals is very high. Although they are likely to encounter Chinese Taipei (a team predicted to advance from the group stage and defeat Malaysia), for Vietnamese LoL fans, the path to a medal looks very promising.
However, certainly, the Vietnamese players cannot afford to be complacent. Because the group stage will only be a single round-robin BO1, and just one loss can end a team’s ASIAD journey immediately. Thus, Vietnam needs to maintain the highest level of focus. They know well how dangerous the group stage can be, as GAM Esports eliminated Top Esports from the 2022 World Championship after just one BO1 match.
The group stage matches for LoL will begin on September 25th.