Due to COVID-19 Restrictions, Vietnam Will not be Represented at Worlds 2020
The League of Legends World Championship will start in Shanghai on Sept. 25 with 22 teams instead of the 24 teams initially set for the competition. The qualified teams from Vietnam have withdrawn from the competition, citing a re-entry barrier back into Vietnam due to COVID-19 precautions, according to Vietnamese news site Gamek. The report came down as teams were competing to qualify for Worlds 2020 during the summer Vietnamese Championship. Vietnam has had 1,040 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 32 deaths (from Jan. 24 – Aug. 31), according to