2 weeks of professional and eye-catching competition, 485 people fighting hard for the colors of the flag!
After sea Games 30, once again eSports was included in the medal competition, this time Vietnam is honored to be the host country. Leaders of the General Department of Physical Education and Sports, the Vietnam E-Sports and Entertainment Association participated with the high consensus of GARENA, VNG, VTC enterprises – organized into a collective, unified action with the purpose. successfully organize eSports at SEA Games 31 of the highest quality, creating the best conditions for all participating countries, bringing eye-catching matches to satisfy Southeast Asian audiences and fans.
One year of preparation, two postponements, 10 participating countries, 70 international arbitrators working professionally with a fair and integrity attitude. 485 athletes and coaches competed in 10 sets of medals with 101 group stage matches and 140 finals matches continuously for nearly 2 weeks. The national teams have all played their best for the colors of the flags and shirts, hoping to bring glory to the Fatherland!
Photo: Leaders of e-sports federations at the National Convention Center
Two Novotel hotels are open to welcome guests. The National Convention Center operates at full capacity with 5 competition spaces at the same time, including gymnasiums that are rated by international friends to meet Olympic standards.
Photo: The big stage of eSports
Applause, smiles, sweats, emotional tears came from athletes, coaches, volunteers, logistics team and guest audience.
The medal table changes every hour, strong countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines continuously change positions in the top 5 of the whole team. There were 3 competitions, although they tried very hard, in the end, the Vietnamese team did not have a medal, that’s what sports are! In the end, Vietnam ranked first in the whole team with 4 gold medals and 3 silver medals. Through this, we also look at ourselves and assess the strength of the countries from which to have a plan to select and train athletes for the next tournaments including ASIAD 2022, SEA Games 2023…
Photo: Table of eSports medals
Similar to Football, the content of the matches is transmitted to the participating countries with English commentary or clean waves for local commentators to best serve the audience. According to incomplete statistics, the number of viewers is very large, in some countries, the number of viewers is more than Football.
Photo: MLBB viewership at SEA Games 31
The Organizing Committee was also honored to welcome domestic and foreign leaders to attend and award medals.
Mr. Le Hai Binh – Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Mr. Nguyen Huy Dung – Deputy Minister of Information and Communications visited and attended the audience.
Here are some quotes from other countries:
Ms. Low Yen Ling, Minister of Culture, Community and Youth & Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry:
“Esports made its debut in 2019 and has returned for the 2021 SEA Games due to its popularity and high audience.
I witnessed it first-hand at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, when I cheered for our League of Legends (PC) team at the bronze medal match.
The arena has competition zones on each side, with vibrant flashing lights that change with each action move. The content is projected live on the big screen, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in the match. And the audience cheered and clapped enthusiastically as the players displayed strategic skills and mental strength in the match. Our Singapore players competed and beat Malaysia 3-1 to take the bronze medal.
Our other esports players also performed well, we won a bronze medal in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, a silver medal in League of Legends: Wild Rift (Mobile) for women and one another bronze medal in League of Legends: Wild Rift (Mobile) for men.
All of you esports have done a great job. Singapore will be with you every step of the way.
Mr. Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand:
“I came to watch and cheer the Thai e-sports team to compete in RoV (VN: AoV) at the Hanoi National Convention Center. At the 31st SEA Games in 2022, the Thai team defeated the Thai team as a result. Philippines and entered the gold medal match with host Vietnam All the athletes are really good, I want to thank the team and coaches so much for supporting and promoting the new generation of sport .
E-sports is a sport where I think the young generation of Thailand will have the opportunity to step out into the international arena like the Olympics. Currently in the group of Southeast Asian countries, Thailand is considered the leader. I think this is not only a sport but also creates new jobs and contributes to the promotion of the digital economy, which will be an opportunity for mutual development if we promote it in the right way, keeping up with the changes. “
Mr. Vath Chamroeun, Secretary General of the Cambodian Olympic Committee – Permanent member of the 32nd SEA Games Organizing Committee attended and participated in the signing ceremony of cooperation to support eSports implementation at the 32nd SEA Games, he believes in this support. VIRESA means a lot, especially when Cambodia first holds the position of the host country of the SEA Games.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we would like to thank Leaders at all levels and the 31st SEA Games Organizing Committee for attending and awarding medals. Garena, VNG, VTC businesses, arbitration team, Production, Logistics teams, volunteers, traffic police officers, drivers, security, medical team, National Convention Center tried to complete their job very well and contributed greatly to the great success of the season.
Photo: Volunteers and logistics forces take a souvenir photo
The event ended, the distinguished guests finally returned home with good memories of the country and people of Vietnam. Joining in the bustling and joyful atmosphere of the largest Sports Festival in the region, the whole country with new health and spirit, started restarting everything as if it had never experienced a pandemic. The Prime Minister has decided to award certificates of merit to 19 e-Sports athletes who won gold medals. Today, Vietnamese e-Sports coaches and athletes who won medals attended the Party’s commendation ceremony. , the government and receive the reward they deserve.
Photo: Athletes attend the commendation ceremony in Hanoi
It can be said that eSports athlete is already a professional profession full of challenges but glory. To develop a long-distance career, athletes need to have enough cultural knowledge, physical fitness, psychology and competition skills. Through this fact, many young people will realize that it is not easy to follow the path of a professional athlete, thereby choosing a balance in study, work and entertainment towards a good life. And that is the ultimate goal of every sport!
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