Saigon Buffalo
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| Team Location | Vietnam | ||
| Region | Vietnam | ||
| Sponsor | WeScan Dashing | ||
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Saigon Buffalo is a Vietnamese League of Legends team sponsored by Vietnamese basketball team Saigon Heat. They were previously known as Dashing Buffalo.
History[edit]
2019 Season[edit]
Before the summer split, Phong Vũ Buffalo renamed to Dashing Buffalo to match their new sponsor. Additionally star Top laner Zeros left the team, without their star player the team struggled with new top laners Raizo and Kaido the team finished 4th with a 8-6 in the VCS Summer Season and lost 0-3 in the first round of Playoffs to Lowkey Esports
Timeline[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- May 31,
Phong Vũ Buffalo renames to Dashing Buffalo.[1][2]
Raizo,
Meliodas,
XuHao,
Naul,
Bigkoro,
Palette, Ren (Head Coach), Ling (Analyst), and Nellie (Manager) join.
Pun joins as trainee.[3][4] - June 3, Ling (Analyst to Head Coach) and Ren (Head Coach to Assistant Coach) change positions.[5]
- June 4,
Raizo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 25 March 2020.
Meliodas,
Xuhao,
Naul,
Bigkoro,
Palette, and Ren (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 31 January 2021.[6] - July 20, Pun renames to Kaido.
Kaido moves to starting roster.[7] - September 16, Ren (Assistant Coach) leaves.[8][9]
- November 7, Ling (Head Coach) leaves.[10]
- November 15,
Xuhao leaves.[11] - December 6,
Palette leaves.[12] - December 8,
Naul and
Bigkoro's contracts are extended.[13]
- January 6,
DK,
Hai, Wolf (Coach), and Grandon (Manager) join.
Kaido,
Raizo, and
Meliodas will remain with the team for 2020.[14] Raizo renames to Hasmed.[15] Kaido renames to Pun.[16] - January 15,
Hasmed's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 1 May 2022.
Pun's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 5 October 2020.
DK's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2022.
Meliodas' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2020.
Naul,
Bigkoro, and
Hai's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 14 November 2021.[17] - February 29,
Hinn joins.
Jad joins as substitute.[18] - March 5,
Hinn's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 5 March 2022.
Jad's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 24 February 2021.[19] - April 19,
DK,
H3, and Fenry (Coach) leave.[20] - May 12,
Pun leaves.[21]
Froggy joins.[22] - May 17,
Genz and
Style join.[23] - May 18,
Kuroko joins.[24] - May 21,
Bigkoro leaves.[25] - May 23,
Naul leaves.[26] - May 25, Dashing Buffalo renames to Saigon Buffalo.[27]
- May 26, Yuna (Head Coach) and Iris (Analyst) join.[28]
- June 15,
Jad is removed from the GCD.[29] - June 16,
Genz leaves.[30] - July 21, Ren (Coach) rejoins.[31]
- August 2,
Jad is readded to the GCD.[32]
Jad's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 24 February 2021.[33] - August 18, Yuna (Head Coach) and Iris (Analyst) leave.[34]
- August 31,
Kuroko leaves.[35] - September 1,
Style leaves.[36] - September 2,
Hinn leaves.[37] - September 12,
Froggy's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 5 June 2022.[38] - November 2,
Meliodas leaves.[39] - November 26,
Bean J,
Rby,
Arrietty, and
Taki join from academy roster. Ren (Coach to Head Coach) changes position.[40]
- January 6,
Jad is removed from the GCD.[41]
Hasmed and
Froggy's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.
BeanJ,
Rby,
Arrietty, and
Taki's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2023.[42] - January 10, Ren (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[43]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
- Contract Expiration Notice: To prevent over-reporting of changes, we are keeping players with expired contracts listed here until either (a) an announcement is made from the player or the team about their departure; (b) the player joins another team; or (c) the 2021 season begins & the player is not re-added to the GCD, whichever happens first.
| Player | Name | Role | Contract Ends | Joined | ||
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| Hasmed | Lâm Huỳnh Gia Huy | Top Laner | 2022-11-21 | May 20192019-05-31 | ||
| Bean J | Trần Văn Chính | Jungler | 2023-11-21 | Nov 20202020-11-26 | ||
| Froggy | Bùi Hải Minh | Mid Laner | 2022-11-21 | May 20202020-05-12 | ||
| Rby | Tạ Đình Huy | Mid Laner | 2023-11-21 | Nov 20202020-11-26 | ||
| Arrietty | Nguyễn Phước Nghĩa | Bot Laner | 2023-11-21 | Nov 20202020-11-26 | ||
| Taki | Đinh Anh Tài | Support | 2023-11-21 | Nov 20202020-11-26 |
Former[edit]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
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| Jad | Trần Công Hưng | Support | Aug 20202020-08-02 | Jan 20212021-01-06 | None | ||
| Meliodas | Hoàng Tiến Nhật | Jungler | May 20192019-05-31 | Nov 20202020-11-02 |  FL | ||
| Hinn | Đinh Quang Huy | Support | Feb 20202020-02-29 | Sep 20202020-09-02 | None | ||
| Style | Nguyễn Hoàng Sơn | Bot Laner | May 20202020-05-17 | Sep 20202020-09-01 |  GAM | ||
| Kuroko | Trần Tuấn Anh | Jungler | May 20202020-05-18 | Aug 20202020-08-31 |  BTS | ||
| Genz | Nguyễn Chí Anh Cao | Top Laner | May 20202020-05-17 | Jun 20202020-06-16 |  NG | ||
| Jad | Trần Công Hưng | Sub/Sup | Feb 20202020-02-29 | Jun 20202020-06-15 |  SGB | ||
| Naul | Võ Thành Luân | Mid Laner | May 20192019-05-31 | May 20202020-05-23 | FL | ||
| Bigkoro | Đặng Ngọc Tài | Bot Laner | May 20192019-05-31 | May 20202020-05-21 |  PER | ||
| Pun | Nguyễn Đăng Khoa | Top Laner | May 20192019-05-31 | May 20202020-05-12 |  CES | ||
| DK | Nguyễn Đăng Khoa | Jungler | Jan 20202020-01-06 | Apr 20202020-04-19 |  OPG | ||
| H3 | Lê Hoàng Hải | Support | Jan 20202020-01-06 | Apr 20202020-04-19 | OPG | ||
| Palette | Nguyễn Hải Trung | Support | May 20192019-05-31 | Dec 20192019-12-06 | GAM | ||
| Xuhao | Bùi Hoàng Sơn Vương | Jungler | May 20192019-05-31 | Nov 20192019-11-15 | CES |
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
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| Grandon | Nguyễn Vũ Đôn | Manager | |
| Nellie | Vũ Hồng Nhật | Manager | |
| Ren | Nguyễn Văn Trọng | Head Coach | |
| Ciel | Trần Tiến Thịnh | Assistant Coach | |
| ThanhDat | Nguyễn Thành Đạt | Social Executive |
Former[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
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| Yuna | Huỳnh Văn Tân | Head Coach |  CERBERUS Esports
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| Iris | Hồ Minh Triệu | Analyst |  Burst The Sky Esports
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| Fenry | Trần Hữu Vinh | Coach | None | |
| Ling | Nguyễn Mạnh Linh | Head Coach |  Vietnam Esports TV
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| Ren | Nguyễn Văn Trọng | Assistant Coach | Saigon Buffalo
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Tournaments[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Saigon Buffalo Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2020-11-30 | Q | VCS 2021 Spring Promotion | Hasmed, BeanJ, Froggy, Arrietty, Taki, Ren | ||
| 2020-11-13 | 2 | All For One Season 1 | Hasmed, BeanJ, Froggy, Arrietty, Taki, Ren | ||
| 2020-08-16 | 7 | VCS 2020 Summer | 3 - 11  RR | Hasmed, Meliodas, Froggy, Style, Hinn, Jad, Iris, Yuna, Ren | |
| Total Prize:USD 0 • VND 0 | |||||
As Dashing Buffalo[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Dashing Buffalo Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2020-05-24 | 2 | ₫50,000,000₫50,000,000₫50,000,000 | Pulsefire Cup 2020 | Hasmed, Meliodas, Froggy, Style, Hinn | |
| 2020-04-05 | 6 | ₫85,000,000$ 3,607.05€ 3,336.86 | VCS 2020 Spring | 5 - 9 RR | Hasmed, Pun, Meliodas, Dk, Naul, Bigkoro, H3, Hinn, Fenry |
| 2019-08-31 | 4 | ₫125,000,000$ 5,386.7€ 4,702.39 | VCS 2019 Summer Playoffs | Raizo, Xuhao, Meliodas, Naul, Bigkoro, Palette, Ren | |
| 2019-08-11 | 4 | VCS 2019 Summer | 8 - 6 RR | Raizo, Kaido, Meliodas, Xuhao, Naul, Bigkoro, Palette, Ling, Ren | |
| 2019-07-07 | 3 | Rift Rivals 2019 LCK-LPL-LMS-VCS | Raizo, Meliodas, Xuhao, Naul, Bigkoro, Palette, Ling | ||
| Total Prize:VND 260,000,000 • USD 0 | |||||
Media[edit]
- 2019
- July 3, [Rift Rivals] Interview with the Players of VCS' Dashing Buffalo: "During MSI, we scrimmed G2 twice. Each game was a bloodbath... about 80 total kills per game." with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Hongje "Koer" Kim, Woo "Ready" Hyun, and Takyun "Laff" Pack on Inven Global
External Links[edit]
Images[edit]
Dashing Buffalo's 2019 VCS Summer Roster
References[edit]
- ↑ Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ Vietnam Esports TV's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Vietnam Esports TV's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ Phong Vũ Buffalo' Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2019-05-31; after change - VN - 2019-06-04
- ↑ Vietnam Esports TV's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ren's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2019-11-11; after change - VN - 2020-01-15
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Về bờ cùng Pelu" - Nhận định và dự đoán lượt về VCS Xuân 2020 (Vietnamese) youtube.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2020-03-03; after change - VN - 2020-03-05
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Pulsefire Cup 2020 Group B Rosters imgur.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Dashing Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2020-06-14; after change - VN - 2020-06-15
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2020-08-01; after change - VN - 2020-08-02
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2020-08-01; after change - VN - 2020-08-02
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2020-09-11; after change - VN - 2020-09-12
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 Saigon Buffalo's Facebook Post (Vietnamese) facebook.com
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2021-01-05; after change - VN - 2021-01-06
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2021-01-05; after change - VN - 2021-01-06
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - VN - 2021-01-09; after change - VN - 2021-01-10
