On 18th March, Riot Games and Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) announced the indefinite postponement of the remainder of the VCS 2024 Spring Split due to an internal investigation into some of the teams participating in the league. The VCS said that the split would be postponed indefinitely due to a possible breach of competitive integrity and also cancelled the matches and results of Week 8.
The VCS investigated into all eight participating teams in the league including Cerberus, GAM Esports, MGN Blue Esports, Rainbow Warriors, Team Flash, Team Secret, Team Whales, and Vikings Esports. Following this, the league released a list of all pro players who are temporarily suspended in light of the investigations.
Pro Players Temporarily Suspended From Competing in the VCS
After indefinitely postponing the Spring Split, the VCS released a list of pro players who have been temporarily suspended after an official investigation concerning several teams in the league. On 28th March, VCS officials announced a list of 32 players and personnel suspended due to the VCS Spring 2024 investigations.
The league however clarified that this is not the definitive list of suspension as it stated all 32 individuals are under “temporarily suspend” for the investigations.
The temporarily suspended players are also banned from engaging in Riot Games esports which includes tournaments hosted by third parties. It was also made clear that the suspension will last until the investigation is complete, and the VCS will not resume until it is fully done.
The pros who are temporarily suspended from competing in VCS and other League of Legends esports are as follows:
Cerberus Esports
Nguyễn “Pun” Đăng Khoa
Trần “Ikigai” Bảo Quang
Nguyễn “Richard I” Hoàng Phú
Nguyễn “Slowz” Huy Hùng
GAM Esports
MGN Blue Esports
Võ “Ryuk” Hoàng Lê Khang
Nguyễn “Sorn” Minh Hào
Bùi “Froggy” Văn Minh Hải
Tiêu “Zodiac” Quốc Lương
Đào “Rigel” Văn Tuấn
This development has thrown the region in disarray and could potentially impact the participation of teams from VCS in the upcoming international League of Legends tournaments such as the Mid Season Invitational (MSI) 2024 in May, which is set to happen in China.
