Team Flash CBL (Source: Team Flash LOL FB)

When you take a quick glance at the VCS teams, you might notice a big disparity in players that you do know and don’t know. GAM Esports is by far the most known team through their international successes, followed by teams that you might’ve seen in the past international events representing Vietnam such as Dashing Buffalo (Phong Vu Buffalo a.k.a. Young Generation), Team Secret (Lowkey Esports) and EVOS Esports. All of them have memorable moments in international events.

But I like highlight one specific team that hasn’t made their debut on the international soil: Team Flash.

Lets take a quick look on how Team Flash is a dark horse for this split and why you should look forward to them in following international events!

Why is Team Flash a dark horse this split?

GAM Esports exists, and that is a big stumbling block for Team Flash. A lot of fans, analysts and players are on the opinion that GAM Esports is the clear favorite for winning it all. Due to their dominance in previous splits, it is easier to point GAM Esports as the favorite than Team Flash.

Another point to make is that their midlaner and main leader in Optimus left the team prior this split. Optimus was a very big part of Team Flash their foundation, which goes far back to their old team: Sky Gaming. With Optimus leaving the team, Kati has stepped up as their new midlaner for this season.

Team Flash their playstyle

The playstyle of Team Flash differs from the usual VCS team. Whereas a lot of VCS teams are very bloody, Team Flash is very slow paced and methodical. Usually the team likes to play around their jungler YiJin and create CS leads through superior laning power. Once ahead, the team plays around objectives with skirmishes that will most of the time lead in victory because of the item disparity. They are excellent in maintaining their leads, but are sufferable once set behind. Their problem when behind is that there isn’t a clear plan model on returning to leads, which causes them to just fall over.

What makes Team Flash special in comparison to other teams?

Team Flash is special and at the same time very interesting. Special, because there are very few teams in the VCS that can play like Team Flash in a standard traditional way. Interesting, because ever since Optimus left, people had little expectations of the team. Team Flash was supposed to be the second team to represent Vietnam at worlds 2019, which didn’t happen. The team was bounded as the second super team in Vietnam. A team with broken promises, that wants to fulfill their needs this year.

Who is their best player to look forward for?

Of all the six players on the roster, the player to look out for is YiJin. The jungler has a tremendous track record in destroying the opposing jungler, and is no slouch, nor is he much worse than GAM Levi. With champions such as Qiyana, Rek’sai and Nidalee he attains a very high CS/PM and is often the reason why they win the early game by a large amount.

Team Flash YiJin with Minh Nghi (Source: VETV FB)

Could they actually win it all?

There is a world where Team Flash could win the VCS in spring. GAM Esports is still the main favorite for most of the fans, but after the match where both teams collided, many fans started to believe more and more into the Team Flash hype. And even when the past before that match didn’t show much hope for the team (especially in 2019), we should be very excited on what this roster could bring on the table.

Will Team Flash do it all? Watch the next VCS match first!

So you want to watch the next VCS match? Join us on the live broadcast on either the official Vietnamese broadcast or the English broadcast! Starting next Friday on 11AM CET, the first match that will be played is going to be FTV Esports versus. V Gaming Adonis.

You can also join our VCS English Discord to discuss even more about VCS.

I hope you had a wonderful read about the dark horse in the VCS, and on every Tuesday I will post an new article which features various things about the VCS as well. So stay tuned!