Saigon Buffalo

Saigon Buffalo[n 1] is a professional League of Legends team competing in the Vietnam Championship Series (VCS), the top-level league for the game in Vietnam.[1] It is one of only three teams to hold the title of VCS champions, and the only Vietnamese team to make two consecutive appearances at the League of Legends World Championship, in 2017[2] and 2018.[3]

Saigon Buffalo
Short nameSGB
GameLeague of Legends
FoundedNovember 2016 (2016-11)
Based inHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Head coachHuỳnh "Yuna" Văn Tân
ManagerNguyễn "Grandon" Vũ Đôn
Vũ "Nellie" Hồng Nhật
PartnersSaigon Heat
Dashing Shampoo
Nimo TV
Biti's Hunter
Websitewww.saigonbuffalo.com

History

On 18 May 2018, Young Generation rebranded to Phong Vũ Buffalo after agreeing to a sponsorship deal with Phong Vũ, a major computer company in Vietnam.[1] The team dominated in its first split in the VCS, losing only one series to EVOS Esports and one to GIGABYTE Marines, ending with a series record of 12 wins and 2 losses in the 2018 VCS Summer Split.[4] This placement secured them a spot in finals of the VCS 2018 Summer Playoffs, where they defeated Cube Adonis 3–1[5] and qualified for the 2018 World Championship.[6][7]

Because of EVOS Esports' placement at the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Vietnam was given a spot in the main event at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship,[8] allowing Phong Vũ Buffalo to avoid the need to qualify through the play-in stage. For the group stage, Phong Vũ Buffalo was drawn into Group A, along with the Afreeca Freecs, the Flash Wolves, and G2 Esports.[9] The team ended the group stage with 2 win and 4 losses, failing to qualify for the knockout stage.[10]

Phong Vũ Buffalo placed 1st in the 2019 VCS Spring Split regular season, with a record of 13 wins and 1 loss. This directly qualified the team for the finals, where they defeated EVOS Esports 3–1 to qualify for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational as Vietnam's representative.

Phong Vũ Buffalo was placed in Group A of the first round of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational play-in stage, along with Turkish team 1907 Fenerbahçe, Australian team Bombers, and Latin American team Isurus Gaming.[11][12] The team ended the group round robin with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, tying 1907 Fenerbahçe for 1st and forcing a tiebreaker match, which 1907 Fenerbahçe lost. Phong Vũ Buffalo's victory qualified them for the second round of the play-in stage,[13] where they lost 0–3 to Team Liquid.[14] This result forced Phong Vũ Buffalo to play in a third round against Vega Squadron, who they defeated 3–2 in a close series, securing themselves a spot in the main event.[15] Phong Vũ Buffalo placed last in the group stage of the main event with a 2–8 record, failing to advance to the knock-out stage.

On 31 May 2019, the organization announced it was renaming to Dashing Buffalo to reflect a change in its sponsorship, with Dashing Shampoo becoming its primary sponsor.[16]

Dashing Buffalo renamed to Saigon Buffalo on 26 May 2020 to reflect its partnership with the Saigon Heat.[17]

Roster
Saigon Buffalo roster
PlayersCoaches
RoleHandleNameNationality
Top Hasmed  Lâm Huỳnh Gia Huy  Vietnam 
Jungle BeanJ  Trần Văn Chính  Vietnam 
Mid Froggy  Bùi Văn Minh Hải  Vietnam 
Mid Rby  Tạ Đình Huy  Vietnam 
Bot Arrietty  Nguyễn Phước Nghĩa  Vietnam 
Support Jad  Trần Công Hưng  Vietnam 
Support Taki  Đinh Anh Tài  Vietnam 
Head coach

Nguyễn "Ren" Văn Trọng

Assistant coach(es)

Trần "Ciel" Tiến Thịnh

Legend
  • (2W) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: 26 November 2020.

Tournament results
Placement Event Final result (W–L)
Qualified VCS A 2017 Spring Promotion 2–0 (against Cherry Gaming)
2nd VCS A 2017 Spring 10–2
2nd VCS A 2017 Spring Playoffs 0–3
2nd VCS A 2017 Summer 10–4
2nd VCS A 2017 Summer Playoffs 0–3
2nd GPL 2017 Summer 3–2 (against Ascension Gaming)
17th–20th 2017 World Championship 0–3 (against Team WE)
4th VCS 2018 Spring 8–6
4th VCS 2018 Spring Playoffs 1–3 (against GIGABYTE Marines)
1st VCS 2018 Summer 12–2
1st VCS 2018 Summer Playoffs 3–1 (against Cube Adonis)
13th–16th 2018 World Championship 2–4
1st VCS 2019 Spring 13–1
1st VCS 2019 Spring Playoffs 3–1 (against EVOS Esports)
6th 2019 Mid-Season Invitational 2–8 (main event)
3rd Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS 0–3 (against LPL)
4th VCS 2019 Summer 8–6
4th VCS 2019 Summer Playoffs 0–3 (against Lowkey Esports)
6th VCS 2020 Spring 5–9
2nd 2020 Pulsefire Cup 1–3 (against GAM Esports)
7th VCS 2020 Summer 3–11

Notes
  1. Formerly known as:
    • Young Generation (November 2016 – 18 May 2018)
    • Phong Vũ Buffalo (18 May 2018 – 31 May 2019)
    • Dashing Buffalo (31 May 2019 – 25 May 2020)

References
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  2. "Young Generation | LoL Esports". www.lolesports.com. LoL Esports. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. "Worlds 2018: Meet the Teams". na.leagueoflegends.com. LoL Esports. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. "VCS 2018 Summer - Leaguepedia". lol.gamepedia.com. Leaguepedia. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. "VCS 2018 Summer Playoffs - Leaguepedia". lol.gamepedia.com. Leaguepedia. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. "2018 World Championship group draw results". cybersport.com. Cybersport. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. "PVB, G-Rex qualify for World Championship". Gwinnett Prep Sports. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. "World Championship 2018 | About". www.lolesports.com. LoL Esports. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. Erzberger, Tyler (14 October 2018). "Phong Vũ Buffalo's Naul: '[We can] get out of groups'". ESPN. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. Chouadria, Adel (15 October 2018). "Phong Vu Buffalo blow Worlds 2018 Group A open despite elimination". cybersport.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  11. Amos, Andrew (23 April 2019). "Here are the groups for the MSI 2019 play-in stage". Dot Esports. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. Ridgely, Brandon (28 April 2019). "MSI 2019 Play-In Stage breakdown: Group A". RealSport. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  13. Leckie-Zaharic, Alex; Li, Xing (2 May 2019). "Phong Vũ Buffalo win Group A and advance to face Team Liquid at MSI 2019". Dot Esports. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  14. Esguerra, Tyler (6 May 2019). "Impact and Jensen lead Team Liquid to a convincing sweep over Phong Vũ Buffalo at MSI 2019". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  15. Leckie-Zaharic, Alex (7 May 2019). "Phong Vũ Buffalo downs Vega Squadron to head to the MSI group stage". Dot Esports. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. "Dashing Buffalo's Facebook post". www.facebook.com. Dashing Buffalo. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  17. Hưng, Thành (26 May 2020). "Dashing Bufffalo thay đổi tên trước mùa giải mới: Saigon Buffalo". Webthethao (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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