{"id":14188,"date":"2021-07-14T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/?p=14188"},"modified":"2021-07-14T17:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T10:57:40","slug":"sea-games-2021-vietnam-official-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vcgamers.com\/news\/en\/sea-games-2021-vietnam-resmi-ditunda\/","title":{"rendered":"Corona Crazy, Vietnam SEA Games 2021 Officially Postponed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The long-awaited 2021 Southeast Asian Games or SEA Games have finally officially been postponed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This biennial sporting event which was planned to be held from 21 November to 2 December 2021 must be postponed until 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, the SEA Games were always held in odd years, which were originally held in 1959.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the SEA Games are later officially postponed to 2022, does that mean that after that this event will continue to be held in even years, or do the organizers have other plans?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, 8 July 2021 yesterday, the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) issued a statement that it had been decided that the SEA Games would not be held this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to this, Raja Sapta Oktohari as General Chair \u2013 Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) also informed that the 2021 SEA Games had been officially postponed, at a virtual press conference on Monday, 12 July 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KOI is also aware of the postponement of the SEA Games due to the ongoing pandemic, and Vietnam's National Olympic Committee (NOC) is also reportedly looking for a new schedule for this event next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corona Cases in Vietnam Still High<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Vietnam's Ministry of Health informed that at the beginning of this June, the number of Corona cases had reached more than 8,500 cases, coupled with a death rate of nearly 50 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest cases have also been reported to have spread to several regions of Vietnam which will later be used as the location for the SEA Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another source also stated that the postponement of the sporting event was because Vietnam had not been able to handle the Corona virus case as well as Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lately there have also been rumors circulating that the 2021 SEA Games will be postponed until March\/June 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this is stuck because it is too close to the next 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia in May 2023 which was previously scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, the question of whether the SEA Games will turn into an even year sports party or not is still unanswered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current pandemic is indeed a tough challenge for the organizers of the 2021 SEA Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Event of Esports in SEA Games Canceled Show Off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Since esports entered the 2019 SEA Games, so far it seems that more and more young people are looking forward to this sporting event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, there were 6 esports games that were contested, namely Tekken 7, Starcraft II, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Mobile Legends, and Arena of Valor (AoV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different from last 2019, this time several games that previously competed had to step aside temporarily, such as Dota 2, Starcraft II, Tekken 7, and Hearthstone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Games of the 2021 SEA Games Esports Branch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n