Back in time, before 2016, the audience of the country outside the domestic tournament almost only cared for LCK or predecessor OGN, with the presence of SKT T1, KT Rolster or Tigers. As China, whether RNG or EDG took turns to the championship, the charm of the mainland was almost zero. Simply because an area that cannot win the World Championship is nothing to be interested in, moreover the memory of Faker, SKT has become immortal, a premium dish compared to street food.
In May 2016, SOFM started the journey to go abroad to LPL; The idea that the Vietnamese land will have to clean the bench, but then SofM has loudly spoke up with convincing performances. The audience of the country gradually swept up SOFM's steps, and each match that Snake participated, LPL had a small number of viewers from Vietnam.
In the following years, LCK was no longer broadcast on Vietnam Esports TV, the audience could only watch illegal or watch foreign languages on international broadcasting channels; So supporting SOFM to play seems to be much more feasible. In addition, RNG's consecutive championships at MSI or IG – FPX at Worlds have changed the view of the audience about the power of LPL teams.
In harmony with that bustling atmosphere, SofM also made a spectacular Miracle Run at Worlds 2020, contributing to making LPL a lot more worth watching. The branch of the branch of the losing branch led to the classic Bo5 series that was only concerned in the past few years, and without SofM leading the trend, maybe Vietnamese fans would not care about LPL so much. Now that SOFM is no longer playing in China, of course, the number of loyal viewers will be absent from the past, and that is the biggest cause of LPL loss of attraction in Vietnam.
