Accordingly, 6 athletes of the Lien Quan Mobile category were conferred with the rank of general and 3 athletes of the Mobile Legends category: Bang Bang were conferred with the rank of first-level athlete. These are all athletes who have left many impressions at the 2024 Asian Esports Games.
In addition, 7 Esports units and partners who have made many contributions to the development of the Vietnamese Olympic movement and 11 athletes with excellent competition achievements at major international tournaments in 2024 also received certificates of merit from the Olympic Committee.
Including the first round taking place in early 2025 in Hanoi, a total of 48 athletes/coaches have been awarded certificates of national athletes/coaches.
Mr. Do Viet Hung, Chairman of VIRESA, emphasized that the event to honor and confer the status of Vietnamese Esports athletes is an opportunity to recognize the individuals and groups that have contributed to building and enhancing Vietnamese e-sports in recent times.
This is also an opportunity for VIRESA to encourage athletes, together looking forward to major tournaments in the future such as the 33rd SEA Games, the Asian Youth Sports Festival and the 20th ASIAD. In addition, the honoring ceremony is also an opportunity for Vietnamese Esports to be more widely recognized by society.
In recent years, Vietnamese Esports has had a strong development. The number of people participating in e-entertainment in Vietnam reached 28.2 million people, accounting for 28.7% of the population. The total revenue of the Vietnamese Esports industry in 2023 is 5.78 million USD, and it is expected that the market size of the industry will reach 8.73 million USD in 2027.
According to VIRESA, the 33rd SEA Games is scheduled to take place from December 9 to 20, 2025 in Thailand. According to information from the organizing committee, Esports at the 33rd SEA Games will have a total of 4 sports with 6 competition events. At the previous 2 conventions, Vietnamese Esports won a total of 14 medals including 5 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 4 bronze medals.
