Dark days of Vietnamese e-sports.

At noon on March 28 (Thursday), the organizing committee of the Vietnam League of Legends championship tournament – Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) announced a `black list` of members suspected of unsportsmanlike conduct.

Accordingly, 32 players and coaches have been `suspended`, banned from participating in any tournament under the Riot Games system until the final investigation results are available.

Rainbow Warriors:

1. Nguyen Ky Vuong / Raze

2. Nguyen Hoang Nghia / HinieeeC

3. Nguyen Trung Hieu / Hyo

4. Nguyen Anh Kiet / Yuki

5. Nguyen Phan Dinh Khoi / Spot

6. Nguyen Van Hau / Artifact

7. Vu Quoc Hung / K1ller

8. Nguyen Trong Tri / 2T

GAM Esports:

1. Do Dinh Sang / Blazes

2. Le Viet Huy / Pyshiro

Team Flash:

1. Le Minh Dung / Dzung

2. Dinh Bui Quoc Cuong / Marcus

3. Le Ngoc Toan / Draktharr

4. Nguyen Hoang Khanh / Jane

5. Luong Thanh Tai / Puddin

Team Secret:

1. Hoang Cong Nghia / Eddie

2. Quach Khanh Hoang / Qiang

Vikings Esports:

1. Luong Hai Long / Gury

2. Nguyen Vu Khang Nguyen / Bunn

3. Vo Van Phi / Kairi

4. Ngo Duc Khanh / Kratos

Cerberus Esports:

1. Nguyen Dang Khoa / Pun

2. Tran Bao Quang / Ikigai

3. Nguyen Hoang Phu / Richard I

4. Nguyen Huy Hung / Slowz

MGN Blue Esports:

1. Nguyen Minh Hao / Sorn

2. Bui Van Minh Hai / Froggy

3. Vo Hoang Le Khang / Ryuk

4. Dao Van Tuan / Rigel

5. Tieu Guoliang / Zodiac

Team Whales:

1. Tran Van Chinh / BeanJ

2. Le Ngoc Vinh / Gloryy

All 8 VCS teams have been named

The VCS organizers did not specifically mention the violations of the players/coaches mentioned above.

It should be emphasized that this is not the final conclusion of the investigation and the players have the right to appeal and provide more evidence to Riot Games.

Team Whales immediately removed the names of two members, Gloryy and BeanJ, and accepted to give up the award

Even a team with a rich tradition like GAM Esports cannot help but be concerned when two of their members, mid laner Blazes and ADC Pyshio, are on the blacklist.

GAM Esports seems to be in a tense meeting to find a solution to handle the media crisis.

Two members of GAM Esports are also suspects

With two members of Team Whales having their contracts terminated, many viewers believe that there will be many more names on the blacklist that will have to receive punishment from the management team and the organizers.

In the worst case, if all 32 players are not cleared, the 2024 VCS Spring tournament will have to be canceled because there is no longer a team with enough people to compete.