As the coronavirus pandemic continues to accelerate, esports events are getting can🐭celed or postponed. Here’s everything𒀰 that’s been affected so far.
It’s getting r𓃲ough out there thanks to the coronavirus. Over , from Italy to Iran, from Cambodia to Canada. Entire countries are going on loc🌊kdown as thanks to coronavirus. , and the US Federal Government is considering an economic stimulus package after the DOW dropped 2,000 points yesterday on .
But the hardest hit people? Esports. Tournaments and events have been getting canceled left and right. Entire seasons are being delayed or outright canceled because of coronavirus fears, and it doesn’t look like things 🌠are going to improve any time soon.
Leඣt’s go over each league and see wher✅e they’re at.
League of Legends
The Mid-Season Invitational, which normally takes place in May, has been🔯 delayed to July. The event will run from July 3 to July 19 in the hope that travel restrictions will have been lifted by then.
Various scheduled tournaments for the Summer Split have also b⭕een moved. C🗹heck out the full list at .
Pokémon
The VGC2020 Midseason Winter Series Showdown 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:was canceled at the 𓃲beginning of Fe𒁏bruary. Set to take place in Hong Kong, right next to the epicenter of the outℱbreak in Chi♛na's Hubei province, the decision was made to cancel the event in order to comply with government-mandated gathering restrictions.
Pokémon Europe Inওternational Championships 2020, set to take place in Berlin, Germany in April, .
DOTA 2
ESL's Los Angeles Major 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:is still happening, which is set to take place from March 20 to 22. However, Chinese players are like to encounter VISA issues with the implemented ﷽to stem the outbreak. No other cancellations or postponements have been announced at thꦍis time.
Rocket League
Rocket League's World Championship , scheduled for late-April. All remaining gജames will be played online. Psyonix has added $250,000 to the regional prize pools to offset the cancellation of the World Championship.
Overwatch
The Overwatch League is attempting to relocate matches scheduled to take place in China to other locations and countries. 168澳洲⛎幸运5开奖网:Over 33🦩 games have been postponed already, and fears are mo💯unting ♔that the 2020 season may be canceled.
Hearthstone
The Hearthstone Masters Tour has been 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:moved to online-only. Originally set to take place💖 in Indonesia, the event was move🐻d to Los Angeles to avoid coronavirus. With cases mounting in California, the decision was made to move the entire tour online.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
FLASHPOINT League has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:canceled its playoffs, set to happen🎀 in Stockholm in April. Instead, all of its events will be played in Los☂ Angeles later this year.
Apex Legends
EA has postponed the Apex Legends Global Series Major 1 to a later d🌞ate. That date has yet to be confirmed. Major 2, an online-only tournament, 𒆙will proceed as planned on March 21.
Mortal Kombat 11
NetherRealm Studios announced a day before Final Kombat that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:auꦐd꧋iences will not be allowed to the tournament. Refunds were issued, but the tournament took place as scheduled. Sonic Fox 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:went home the winner in a largely empty venue.
Call Of Duty
There have been no cancellations or postponements to scheduled Call of Du🔯ty League matches or tournaments at thisꦚ time.