Malaysia’s e-sport team aims for medal at SEA Games 31
eRimau, Malaysia’s football e-sports team that will compete in multiplayer football simulator FIFA Online 4 at SEA Games 31, is aiming high with a strong bond among the members.
Captain of eRimau Muhammad Luqman Haziq Hajiman (Photo: www.thestar.com.my)
Hanoi (VNA) – eRimau, Malaysia’s football e-sport🔯steam that will compete in multiplayer football simulator FIFA Online 4 at SEAGames 31, is aiming high with a strong bond among the members.
Captain of the newly-formed team Muhammad Luqman HaziqHajiman (LuqmanHzq) admits it will be a new experience for him to lead a teamin a major tournament, but is confident they can reach their full potential. His three teammates are Muhammad Asyraf Kamal (AK31), GanMun Kiat (RippedJeannn), and Wan Muhammad Hakimm Wan Narizan (P3rlisTeamJr). After training with others, Haziq Hajiman expressed hisbelief that each member can contribute something unique to help them grow as ateam. The squad has undergone centralised training on top of theirusual training routine in preparation for their two-day FIFA Online 4competition event. Other than daily practice, members also went through aone-week bootcamp to sharpen their skills and increase their chemistry as ateam. Haziq Hajiman said he believes the amount of practice canprove that his team is among the favourites to win a medal. At SEA Games 31, e-sports consists of eight games and 10events, including League of Legends: Wild Rift-Mobile, PUBG Mobile, and MobileLegends: Bang Bang. The event, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia”, is beingheld in the capital and 11 neighbouring provinces and cities until May 23. Featuring 40 sports with 523 events, it is expected toattract around 10,000 participants. The biennial event was initially slated forlate 2021 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic./.
Six teams from Vietnam, Laos and Thailand will compete at the E-Sports Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament titled ‘MSC Mekong Qualifier 2022’, ahead of the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) scheduled for May, the Vietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA) announced on April 15.
The 22nd SEA Games was held in Vietnam on December 5-13, 2003. For the first time in history, Vietnam led the medal count, with a total of 346, including 158 golds, 97 silvers, and 91 bronzes.
Vietnam’s FIFA Online 4 team will face a major challenge at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) despite home advantage, as its Thai rival is of international calibre.
With the progress seen through recent tournaments held both at home and abroad, Vietnamese free fire teams have high hope to bring gold from SEA Games 31.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
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The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Captain of eRimau Muhammad Luqman Haziq Hajiman (Photo: www.thestar.com.my) 
