Rise As One: The GAM EWC 2026 Kickoff Film

Some stories are too big for a highlight reel.

GAM Esports has released a five-minute documentary, the hero film of the EWC Kickoff campaign, tracing the org's journey from 2017 to today. It is not the story of one team. It is a tribute to the players, the fans, and the partners who carried Vietnamese esports closer to the biggest stage on the planet.

The film arrives with a milestone: GAM is the only Official Club Partner from Vietnam, one of 40 clubs worldwide at the Esports World Cup 2026, standing beside the best esports organizations on earth. For GAM, Paris is not the finish line. It is the starting line.

A journey that began in 2017

The film returns to 2017, when GIGABYTE Marines made their mark at Worlds and made the world take notice of a team from Vietnam. From that moment, GAM's story became a metaphor for Vietnamese esports: proud underdogs who never stopped working, and never stopped rising.

Beside almost every milestone stands Levi, who has given more than a decade to Vietnamese esports. One of the film's quietest, most powerful moments is not a trophy or a win. It is the look in Levi's parents' eyes as they follow their son's journey. A family's pride, and a nation's recognition of how far the game has come.

More than a team. A movement.

For GAM, the road to EWC 2026 is not one tournament or one team. It is a movement, built on three beliefs that TK Nguyen has set as the foundation:

• Esports as culture, something a generation grows up loving.
• Esports as a career, a real profession behind every player.
• Esports as Vietnam's place on the world map.

"We may not win every match, but we will always fight with everything we have. What we want is not only titles. We want more people to believe that Vietnamese esports can stand shoulder to shoulder with the best in the world. That is the legacy GAM wants to leave." TK Nguyen, Founder and CEO of GAM Esports.

GAM competes at EWC 2026 with two teams, League of Legends and PUBG PC, starting July 15. With thanks to our partners: FPT Play, Vietjet Air, Logitech G, Monster Energy, and OWNDAYS.

Rise As One.