ESL One Cologne and IEM Melbourne have💟 joined the list of canceled live 2020 events in response to 🌳the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fans who have already purchased tickets for the IEM Melbourne 2020 event are . However, their tickets will remain 🌞valid for 2021. ESL One Cologne 2020 ticket holders will also be able to use their tickets for 2021.
Both events will take place in the next year around the same time as usual, with ESL One Cologne scheduled to take place July 16-18 and IEM Melbourne🎀 to be held over the August 21-22 weekend.
Despite the cancellation of the live event, ESL One Cologne intends t💜o transform the 2020 tournament into a broadcast for August 21-30.ℱ The decision was made "in the spirit of esports and to keep the competition for players going," as stated in their . ESL One Cologne is still working on a solution that benefits the audience and all parties involved in terms of safety and technical optimization, with the promise that more information will be available soon.
Meanwhile, IEM Melbourne has yet to announce plans for transforming the traditionally live event into a remote broadcast. Those wishing to attend the event shoul♌d plan to travel and find accommodations for August 21-22 of 2021.
While most large live events are canceled until the end of 2020, . If that holds true, events planned to take p⛄lace around that time may not need to be rescheduled. However, there will likely be more mandated precautions, such as attendees being required to wear face masks and sanitizing their hands upon entering the venue. There may also be limitation𓂃s on how many people can attend, which may make tickets harder to come by as a result.
On the other hand, more events that are normally reserved for live audiences may become available to stream online, likely for a smaller fee. Not only would that increase viewership, but it could potentially 🔜lead to greater profits for those hosting the events. Greater profits means more spending ability, which coul⭕d translate into better services for players, fans, coaches, teams, and so on.
The full scale of the repercussions brought on by COVID-19 are yet to be realized, but alternative methods for atteꦐnding events are certainly one of them. Only time will tell what else will change in the gaming world moving༺ forward.
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