The countries in turn announced the League of Legends lineup for ASIAD, what is the chance for the Vietnamese team to win a medal?
According to the published information, the League of Legends at ASIAD will compete in the qualifying round to prepare for the official tournament in September. Countries with a strong esports background have also quickly completed the selection process and released a list of the best players who will represent their countries. So what is special about the national teams and what opportunities are there for the Vietnamese team to compete for medals with other countries in Asia, let’s find out.
Korean team
Despite the relative defeat at MSI 2023, the Korean team is still considered the No. 1 candidate for the ASIAD gold medal when the Koreans always make a difference.
Last year when ASIAD had not announced the postponement because of covid, fans were waiting for the day when the Korean national team was announced. However, after dozens of dramas without being able to finalize the final lineup, the fans were really worried if the Korean team failed, Faker had to go to the army, coach kkOma left the position of Head Coach… The tournament was postponed for 1 year to give the Korean team more time to prepare more carefully for the Asian Games.
After nearly a year, the 2023 LCK Spring Split is over and the selection story is taking place once again. The first list of the Korean team includes a lot of excellent players playing in the LCK and LPL, about 3-4 names each and most of them are worthy to represent their positions. compete.
However, everything changed after MSI 2023 when the Korean players in the LCK region performed much worse than expected from fans and spectators. Both GEN and T1 failed in front of BLG and indirectly brought the MSI 2023 championship to JDG – a team that owns superstar players from both regions.
The excellence of Kanavi and Ruler throughout the tournament greatly influenced the selection and summoning of the Korean League of Legends team. And recently, the list of players participating in ASIAD of the Korean team has been announced with:
Top lane: Zeus Jungler: Kanavi Mid: Chovy/Faker ADC: Ruler Support: Keria
Perhaps this is already a list of the best Koreans that could be selected. Kanavi and Ruler performed well, Keria is still the #1 support in the world. Although Chovy can’t carry Gen.G, Chovy’s laning, handling, and macro skills are still extremely optimal. Faker is probably the most wanted person to attend ASIAD so 6th place is perfectly reasonable. The top lane position may be somewhat controversial, but for now, Zeus will still be the best choice. And of course this team can completely compete for the gold medal.
Chinese team
Direct competition with the Korean team is none other than the Chinese team. Both the LPL and LCK regions have taken turns to dominate the world of LoL and their clash at the next ASIAD will surely be extremely tense.
It doesn’t take much time like the Korean team, the Chinese League of Legends team always makes a selection list as well as training and recruiting early. Right after the end of the 2023 LPL Spring, there was information that the squads were called to assess their qualifications and participate in the selection process.
Similar to the Korean region with about 20 players called up, 4 people per position and only 6 players. There has been no official announcement about the selection process but the end of MSI 2023. The most deserving players to be selected appear to be revealed:
Top: Bin/369 Jungle: Jiejie, Tian (rumored) Mid: Knight AD carry: Elk, Light, JKL, GALA Support: Meiko
The positions will almost certainly be Knight’s mid lane and Meiko’s support. The position of gunner after the excellent performance of Elk is the most deserving. Elk is also more stable than JackeyLove and Leave but also more explosive than GALA. Even so, many people are spreading the word that Elk is the first to be eliminated and the ticket will go to the remaining 3. Meanwhile, Bin and 369 are good candidates for the top lane position, the jungle area is really a mystery when nothing is certain. The Chinese junglers have not achieved stability and perhaps the Chinese team should get more subs for this position.
Taiwan team
If Korea and China compete for the gold medal, the Taiwanese team will be our opponent in the bronze medal competition. The Taiwan team’s selection list has been announced and it’s really not easy at all. Many excellent Taiwanese players are competing in LPL, PCS and other major regions. It will be a big obstacle for us if we have to face this lineup:
Top: Zest/Azhi Jungle: Karsa Mid: FoFo AD carry: Doggo/Betty Support: SwordArt
It’s like we’re facing an LPL team.
Vietnam team
Finally will be our League of Legends team. No exact information has been released yet, not even a list of selected players, but there are probably some positions that we can completely close the bright player to represent. Along with that, a number of reliable sources have announced that SofM will become the coach for the Vietnamese League of Legends team after deciding to retire recently. The list will include:
Top: Kiaya Jungler: Levi Mid: Kati/Glory AD carry: Slayder/Shogun/Artemis Support: Bie/Palette Coach: SofM
In addition to the other solid top and jungle positions for Kiaya and Levi, Kati’s choke at international tournaments is also a factor to consider in whether the national team should reunite GAM’s top wing or not. Are not. AD carry Slayder is probably the brightest name and Bie is the support that many people want to play but Palette is the rumored team that has been selected.
To sum up, it seems that the possibility of us getting a medal at ASIAD is very difficult, Korea – China certainly we can’t beat them. Meanwhile, the Taiwanese team has a lot of experienced players playing in the LPL. Even having SofM in the lineup doesn’t guarantee victory, let alone the current lineup in VCS. After GAM’s defeat to R7 at the last MSI 2023, perhaps the probability of getting a bronze medal of the Vietnamese League of Legends team cannot exceed 25%. However, hopefully the Vietnamese LoL team will still fight hard in the regional tournament that will take place next September.