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VCS Winter Split tournament will be held later this year in light of the region’s absence from Worlds

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 8:50 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Vietnamese League of Legends fans have had a rough couple of years, being without representation at three straight international events. Now, however, the region will have at least something small to look forward to during what would have been another disappointing offseason. The VCS will be playing an entire extra split of games, starting Nov. 16 and running until Dec. 31. Dubbed as the VCS’ Winter Split, the eight franchised teams GAM Esports, Saigon Buffalo, Team Secret, CERBERUS Esports, SBTC Esports, Team Flash, Burst the Sky Esports and Luxury Esports

The VCS hasn’t given up on Worlds 2021, continues to work with Riot to find a solution to travel restrictions, reports say

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 5:15 AM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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VCS team GAM Esports has been working closely with Riot Games to find a solution to Vietnam’s woes at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, according to a report by TheThao. The top teams representing the region, GAM Esports and Saigon Buffalo Esports, had been ruled out of the end-of-year event due to “travel restrictions,” having failed to acquire the necessary visas to travel to Iceland in time.  But, during the past few weeks, GAM has been communicating with Riot’s team in Singapore via emails to find a way

Worlds 2021 format, explained

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Time Stamp: September 13, 2021 6:14 AM - Modified On: September 13, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will host 22 teams in a three-stage, month-long tournament in Iceland, Reykjavík’s Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6. Here’s everything you need to know about the format for the event. Play-in stage The play-in stage of the event will take place from Oct. 5 to 9 and feature 10 teams, including: The first seeds from Brazil’s CBLoL, Japan’s LJL, Oceania’s LCO, the Commonwealth of Independent States’ LCL, Latin America’s LLA, and Turkey’s TCL. RED CanidsDetonatioN FocusMEPEACEUnicorns of LoveInfinity EsportsGalatasaray

Team Secret signs former Bren Esports roster

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Jim “BORKUM” Timbreza, Kevin “dispenser” Te, Jessie “JessieVash” Cuyco, Jayvee “DubsteP” Paguirigan, Riley “Witz” Go, and head coach Gilbert “Gibo” Sales Jr have signed a contract to play for Team Secret following their departure from Bren Esports yesterday. The decision to part ways with Bren Esports came after the all-Filipino team qualified for VCT Masters Three Berlin as the No. 1 seeded SEA VALORANT squad, but were unable to attend the international tournament due to not securing visas in time. Riot said it tried to work out a solution with relevant governmental

Power rankings for VCT Masters Berlin

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The VALORANT Champions Tour Masters Berlin tournament is just a few days away. The top 16 teams in the world have secured their spot in the international event, where they’ll fight for crucial circuit points in hopes of qualifying for the Champions tournament later this year. The winner will automatically earn a spot in the Champions tournament, further cementing the importance of this event.  But fighting through the best teams from each region is no easy task. Some teams should make it through the group stage and playoffs without issue,

Bren Esports releases VALORANT team after missing VCT Masters Berlin

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Bren Esports has parted ways with its VALORANT players after the team decided to explore other opportunities, the organization announced today. They were the No. 1 seeded SEA VALORANT team for the VCT Masters Three Berlin, but the Filipinos were unable to secure visas in time to leave the country and compete in the international LAN event. Riot Games had no other choice but cut Bren Esports from the tournament last week and award the squad with 175 VCT points and the associated prize pool for qualifying for Berlin. Jessie “JessieVash” Cuyco, Jayvee “DubsteP” Paguirigan,

When does VCT Masters Berlin start?

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VCT Masters Berlin gets underway this week.  The 10-day tournament includes 15 teams in a four-group double-elimination bracket. To compensate for Bren Esports forfeiting their spot after failing to acquire the necessary travel visas in time, Group D has been converted to a double round-robin. The top two teams from each group will advance to the eight-team, single-elimination playoffs. The winner will receive a spot at VALORANT’s end-of-year Champions event, and the runners-up will earn valuable circuit points. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize winnings will also be up

Sources: Worlds 2021 to take place at Iceland’s Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6

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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will take place from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6 in Reykjavík, Iceland, at the Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena, the same venue that previously hosted Riot Games’ VALORANT Masters and Mid-Season Invitational events, sources familiar with the plans told Dot Esports. The event will be broken down into five stages, the same as the previous format of the annual event. The play-in stage will take place from Oct. 5 to 9 with the group stage running from Oct. 11 to 18. The playoffs will

VCS reportedly won’t attend Worlds 2021 due to visa issues and COVID

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It’s been a rough year for Vietnamese League of Legends fans, who haven’t been able to see their representatives play at international tournaments throughout the 2021 season. And now, the region won’t be attending the 2021 World Championship, according to a report by TheThao.vn. This will reportedly be confirmed by Riot Games after the venues for the event are announced. Riot recently announced that the global team was making the tough decision to move Worlds from its original host location of China to Europe. Riot’s head of global esports John

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship has reportedly been moved from China to Europe

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Time Stamp: August 23, 2021 5:13 PM - Modified On: August 23, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will be held in Europe instead of China, according to a report by Upcomer. Originally reported by Upcomer and confirmed by Dot Esports, issues apparently cropped up for Riot Games when the team ran into difficulties securing travel for its production crews to China. Additionally, LCS teams were still reportedly working to secure visas to enter China as of this past Friday, Aug. 20. The decision to change the host country was reportedly made very recently, though. This year, the World Championship was