According to sources from Vietnam Esports ExpressVikings completed the acquisition of Saigon Buffalo. However, the price of SGB was not disclosed.
Earlier, SGB announced that he wanted to resell the team for 900 million VND. Besides, SGB also commits 900 million VND to be the cheapest cost to buy a League of Legends team in Vietnam. In addition to the fee of 900 million, SGB confirmed that the salary fund of the current team belongs to the lowest in the tournament.
According to the source of iThethao.vnowner Nguyen Van Nhat Linh used to valuable SGB up to 500,000 USD (about 11.8 billion) in late 2022. At the same time, he also contacted the brokerage company about the field of Korean sports based in Vietnam to find the buyer. He even affirmed that “someone paid 400,000 USD” at the time before trading with CNJ Esports in November 2022.
However, in February 2023, CNJ Esports 'turned the car', decided to cancel the acquisition because “it has caused serious damage both inside and outside in promoting business”.
In the last 2023 season, SGB ranked fifth at VCS dawn 2023 and ranked 4th at VCS Sunset 2023. The change of the owner and renaming the team in the near future will be the end of the “Buffalo brand”. In the past, they won the VCS Summer 2018, VCS Spring 2019, attended MSI 2019 & 2022, participated in the World Final 2017, 2018 and 2022.
