Vietnam’s e-sports scene has grown strongly in recent times and its top players will be keen on competing for gold at the regional tournament in the Philippines.

VTV Live and several partners will organize the tournament in four games: Dota 2, Hearthstone, StarCraft II and Tekken.

Vietnamese players win the Arena of Valor World Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, July 2019.

The qualification rounds will be played online to choose the best players and teams to compete in the final round in Hanoi on August 23 and 24.

Another sport that Vietnam will compete in at the SEA Games 30, Arena of Valor (AOV), will have its own selection process. Four top teams of the national AOV competition, which will conclude on October 12, will represent Vietnam at the SEA Games 30.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is also a game that Vietnam has registered to compete at the SEA Games this year. It will send the champion of 360mobi Championship Series tournament.

SEA Games 30 will be the first edition to feature e-sports, with six games: Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Tekken, StarCraft II and Hearthstone.

Vietnam’s Team Flash won the Arena of Valor World Championship that was held last month in Ho Chi Minh City.

High hopes for Vietnamese football at 30th SEA Games

Vietnam’s national men’s and women’s football teams are expected to bring home gold medals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30), which will take place in the Philippines later this year, said Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

Kwiatkowski to become Vietnamese citizen for SEA Games

Tennis player Thai Son Kwiatkowski, ATP world rank 275, will become a naturalized Vietnamese citizen to take part in the Southeast Asian Games later this year.

Track-and-field events removed from 30th SEA Games

The Philippines will not hold several key track-and-field events at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2019, a decision that will likely affect Vietnam’s achievement level in the games as one of the leading athletics teams in the region.

Vietnam awarded more SEA Games 2017 medals

Vietnam was awarded more medals from the 29th Southeast Asian Games held in Malaysia in 2017, as athletes of Thailand and the host country tested positive for doping, the Vietnam Olympic Committee (VOC) has announced.

Hanoi plans 40 sports for 31st SEA Games

The 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will have more sports than in the past, according to the Vietnam Sports Administration.

Source: VnExpress