At the beginning of May, the Chinese Macau Olympic Committee announced the list of the glorious regal squad to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Team EMC with 5 members will represent Macau to compete at Asiad 2022.
The 5 players of EMC are: Li Jun Da (Aolin), Zheng Lu Yi (LuiS), Lin Jia Zhu (CHU), Xu Jun Jie (ACE), Si Tu Zhi Gang (KoNG) and Zheng Zhang Nan (SUN).
EMC is a famous team in Macau region, having participated in the 2018 Glorious Royal Championship held in Mainland China
It is worth noting here that the average age of the 5 players representing Macau to compete in the next Asiad is more than 30 years old. EMC captain and founder Trinh Lo Dich is 35 years old this year. EMC is really a team that gathers veteran “seniors” in the glorious Royal world in particular and the e-sports village in general. In the past few years, these players are still pursuing the dream of Esports. Although the team had a period of disbandment in 2020, but now they are reunited again to conquer the prestigious gold medal of the glorious regal subject at Asiad 2022.
Although they have left the professional arena, the former teammates of EMC do not feel strange. They play Glorious Reign together almost every day online, which helps the 5 players maintain skill and team cohesion. Hearing about the Asian Games, captain Zheng Lu Yi organized a small party to gather the old comrades of the first generation of EMC.
Captain Zheng had a very sincere share with his old teammates: “I used to think, because of Covid or some other reason, our competition days seem to have ended. But no, Asiad gave us the chance to play together again. No matter the outcome, let’s fight hard like this is our last battle. I want to fight with everyone again in the Asiad arena, if that is really the perfect end to my playing career.”
Since the last competition, the age of the team members has increased by two years. This time, Zheng Lu Yi is 35 years old and in the team there are also some members who are 30 years old. Perhaps they will be the oldest players in Esports competitions at Asiad 2022. But these “old boys” still decided to once again gather together to compete to realize the dream of Esports. mine.
At the beginning of May, with the knowledge of the game and outstanding skills, the EMC team excellently qualified for the Macau Asian Games. Although they have successfully passed the qualifying round, their Asian dream is only taking the first steps. They will face many challenges, and the first one is the postponement of the Asian Games.
“Next year I will be 36 years old, 1 year later, when our age is ‘advanced’, our physical strength and competitive spirit will not be compared with young players” Zheng Lu Yi shared. , the team needs to try a lot to maintain their ability as well as playing skills. If the Asiad is postponed to 2023, the spiritual leader of EMC is worried that the knowledge of the games of other regions will surpass them, which is really a worrying thing. “If the Asian Games can be held this year, we will have more advantages in the meta. But if unfortunately delayed, other teams will have more time to practice and adapt to the meta and BP skills. This is a real challenge for our team.”
In addition, the problem of the squad is also a point that worries this captain. In the qualifying round, Zheng Lu Yi gave up his forte position to play Assistant. The reason is that EMC is temporarily not looking for a suitable player to play as an Assistant. Zheng also hopes that in the future the team can find suitable Support players, coaches and captains. “Everybody is working hard for this goal. I also hope that the whole team has no regrets when participating in this Asiad.”
Having participated in the competition for the first time since 2012, until 2022, Zheng Lu Yi has had 10 years of participating in professional Esports competitions. Now when I think back to the first time I played, people’s understanding of Esports was quite limited. But now, the e-sports industry has taken a huge leap forward. In recent years, the field of Esports in Macau has also developed very quickly. With their passion, the “old” boys of EMC once again returned to the professional arena. Let’s wait and see what surprises these players will bring to the audience and fans at the Hangzhou Asian Games China.
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