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Vietnamese e-sports teams to compete at ASIAD 19’s demonstration events

Vietnam’s e-sports teams will compete in two demonstration events, namely AIES Robot Sports – Ultimate Battle Robots and AIES XR Sports – Steelraid in Hangzhou city of China on November 11 and 12 within the framework of the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19), according to the Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association (VIRESA).
Vietnamese e-sports teams to compete at ASIAD 19’s demonstration events ảnh 1 Illustrative image. (Photo courtesy of the organisers)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s e-sports teams will competein two demonstration events, namely AIES Robot Sports – Ultimate Battle Robots and AIES XR Sports – Steelraid in Hangzhou city of China on November 11 and 12 withinthe framework of the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19), according to the Vietnam Recreationaland Electronic Sports Association (VIRESA).

The two events are jointly organised by MIGU, a subsidiary company of China Mobile Communications Group and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation(AESF). They aim to help the public understand more about how digitaltechnology can seamlessly integrate with traditional sports, opening up newperspectives on a different aspect of eSports, according to the organisers.

Seven countries and territories will participate in the competition,including Vietnam, China, Hong Kong (China), Thailand, Tajikistan, Kazakhstanand Kyrgyzstan.

All five Vietnamese representatives competing in the AIES Robot Sports event come from Lac Hong University, one of the universities with many remarkableachievements in competitions related to technology and Robotics. The universitytriumphed at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robo Contest three times, won the first prize at VietnamRobot Contest (Robocon Vietnam ) nine times and other technology and scienceand innovation awards.

Five Vietnamese representatives at AIES XR Sports are membersof Holomia virtual reality technology team with a lot of experience. They will compete with rivals from China, Hong Kong (China), Thailand, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan./.

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