Tournaments always play an important role, even serving as the core for the maintenance and development of the entire Vietnamese Age of Empires community. We have witnessed this importance during times when the Vietnamese AoE scene was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. That was when the entire tournament system, both domestic and international, came to a standstill. The AoE community became dim and frighteningly bleak.
However, in the past few months, as the pandemic situation has begun to stabilize, good news has continuously arrived for our AoE community. Not only have traditional tournaments like the Hanoi Open and the AoE Bé Yêu Cup been restarted, but also new and exciting tournaments have emerged with enormous prize pools, notably the Super AoE 4 Season SuperCup – The Age of Esports, which kicked off at the end of April. This super tournament not only gathers the top talents from the Vietnamese and Chinese AoE scenes but also introduces innovative organizational elements, promising to elevate AoE towards becoming a professional Esports game.
With that ambition, GTV has partnered with iTel Mobile Network to bring a top-notch quality tournament in parallel with AoE 4 Season. Speaking more about the program’s sponsor: iTel Mobile Network (number 087) uses VinaPhone mobile network to provide optimal telecommunication services with superior cost and customer experience. iTel is favored by the youth for its extremely robust 4G data packages at incredibly low prices, nationwide 4G coverage, and no spam SMS. It can be said that iTel is the network born for gamers, allowing you to indulge in your passion, play for pleasure, and surf without worrying about losing connection.
According to leaked information, this tournament will be for semi-professional AoE gamers with the largest prize pool ever.
Official announcement for the AoE Training Ground Tournament – ITEL “Watch and Enjoy”
Sponsor: iTel (iTel Mobile Network)
Organizer: GTV
Total prize pool: 140,000,000 VNĐ
Prize structure:
– First prize: 12,000,000 VNĐ + jersey + 1 year VIP GPlay and many other privileges from GPlay.
– Second prize: 8,000,000 VNĐ + jersey + 1 year VIP GPlay and many other privileges from GPlay.
– Third prize: 5,000,000 VNĐ + jersey + 1 year VIP GPlay and many other privileges from GPlay.
– Fourth prize: 3,000,000 VNĐ + jersey + 1 year VIP GPlay and many other privileges from GPlay.
– Fifth prize: 2,000,000 VNĐ + jersey + 1 year VIP GPlay and many other privileges from GPlay
Time – Location:
Competition time: Tuesdays & Wednesdays from May 10th – May 31st
Location: Online competition on the GPlay platform
Participating Athletes:
– 4 AoE Clans and the SBS clan.
Competition format:
– 2vs2 Random
– League round:
● 5 clans will compete in a round-robin format for points (5 rounds)
+ Each round will have 2 clan pairs competing
+ Each pair competes in a Bo9 – First to 5
+ When 2 clans in the table have the same score, the goal difference will be considered first, then head-to-head, and when all 3 clans are tied in points, goal difference, and head-to-head records, the number of wins will be considered. In case the number of winning clans is also equal, the Organizing Committee will draw lots to determine rankings in the League.
-. Final round:
– TOP 4 vs TOP 3 (Free 1 win) Bo13 – First to 7
– Winner of Match 1 vs TOP 2 (Match 2) Bo13 – First to 7
– Winner of Match 2 vs TOP 1 Bo17 – First to 9
The AoE – ITEL “Watch and Enjoy” tournament will be streamed live on GameTV Fanpage, GameTV Tournament Fanpage, and the Vietnam GameTV YouTube channel.