Thus, at the present time, except for CBLOL, all teams that can attend MSI 2024 have been fully revealed. At the first major international tournament of the League of Legends village in 2024, there will be many new formats applied. Among them, the most interesting thing is that Riot divides teams from Majors regions into the Play-In round. First, to increase the attractiveness of this round. And next, Riot also wants really quality names to be eligible to continue into the group stage. Of course, this also has both advantages and disadvantages.
GAM will represent VCS at MSI 2024
The advantage as mentioned above will improve competitiveness and quality for the Play-In round and the group round. But for teams in small regions, MSI's ability to get into the Main-Event is a bit smaller now that they have to compete with the runner-up of 4 Majors regions. Like the case of GAM Esports when they had to clash with Fnatic and Top Esports. However, it's not because the opponents ahead are tough that GAM doesn't have a chance to “make things happen”.
GAM's extremely difficult group at MSI 2024
Young players' desire to show off
Perhaps, the lineup GAM brings to MSI 2024 will be the weakest lineup in the past few years that they have been able to bring to an international tournament. But that doesn't mean GAM can be underestimated when Emo has shown that he also possesses quite good skills. Of course, facing an experienced player like Humanoid will still be too challenging. But remember, Kati, in her first appearance at Worlds, caused a famous player, Knight, to be blocked. Therefore, there is absolutely enough basis to believe that Emo will bring surprises.
Players like Emo will want to do their best at MSI 2024
And young players can only shine if they have seniors to guide them, in this case Levi – Kiaya. In the recent VCS Spring playoffs, Levi – Kiaya helped Emo maximize his abilities. And if they can repeat these things, GAM can completely surprise powerful opponents.
The opponent has also weakened
In this season, specifically after the LPL Spring 2024 final, people can clearly see how many difficulties TES is facing. Despite the addition of 369 and Meiko, the important position Creme played too “cute” in the match against BLG. In the opening match, if Creme had handled Azir more properly, TES might have won. No one understands why TES has so many advantages, and then continuously handles errors, for which Creme is the one most responsible because Azir is a general who plays an extremely important role in combat.
SofM “dried” TES's Mid Lane
Of course, FNC or even TES are still very strong names. It was TES who turned JD Gaming into a former king even before MSI 2024 had not yet begun. But VCS always knows how to surprise. At Worlds 2023, GAM defeated TL. The current squad may have a hard time winning, but who knows, unexpectedly, when GAM is underestimated, they can “make things happen”.
There's nothing left to lose
GAM reaching MSI 2024 was a great effort of this team, as well as VCS and Riot organizers. In a season with so many fluctuations, GAM itself probably doesn't expect too much from the upcoming international tournament. Not to mention, whether they enter the group stage or not, it is likely that VCS will still have 2 spots in the 2024 World Championship Kick-off round. Therefore, the mindset of GAM players can be completely comfortable and not under pressure. as every year.
This time, GAM will not face much pressure
VCS audiences understand well enough: GAM is currently the weakest GAM in at least the last 3 years. Therefore, no one will direct too much expectation or criticism towards the players. For the current VCS audience, perhaps just GAM playing with 200% effort and dedication to the final situation is an extremely valuable thing for Vietnamese League of Legends, amidst the doubts and negative ghosts. still weighing heavily as it is now.