Let’s see what the international press has to say about Team Whales, the new representative of Vietnamese League of Legends at the 2023 World Finals.
With the victory over Team Secret in the final of the VCS 2023 Hoang Hoang losing bracket (which took place on September 3), Team Whales officially became the second representative of Vietnam to participate in the World Finals.
It has been a long time since a team outside of GAM Esports and Saigon Buffalo has represented Vietnamese League of Legends in the international arena.
League of Legends’ official X channel posted a congratulatory message to Team Whales on winning tickets to Worlds 2023 (Photo: X)
Immediately after the losing bracket final, the news site Win.gg published an article titled `Who is Team Whales?`, which introduced the Whale Corps, emphasizing that since 2019 up to now no
Article introducing Team Whales on Win.gg news site (Screenshot)
On the Korean website Naver Sports, an article was also published with the title `Vietnam’s Team Whales reached the final for the first time since its establishment… Won tickets to Worlds`.
Article about Team Whales on Naver Sports (Screenshot)
On the famous e-sports news site Dot Esports, author Michael Kelly posted an article titled `After 4 years, a brand new team represents Vietnam at Worlds`.
`This year, Team Whales will be the first team other than the GAM Esports/Saigon Buffalo duo to represent VCS on the global stage since Lowkey Esports did the same in 2019. Team Whales is the second-placed team at the
Article about Team Whales on Dot Esports news site (Screenshot)
For a long time, GAM Esports and Saigon Buffalo have become familiar names that international audiences will immediately think of when talking about Vietnamese League of Legends.