Coronavirus outbreak forces more changes to LoL and Dota 2 pro events

Three extra esports tournaments have been compelled to vary their plans in response to the continued coronavirus pandemic: The League of Legends Championship Collection (LCS) and League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Spring Splits will now be broadcast from studio areas, with out audiences or press in attendance, whereas the ESL One Dota 2 Main scheduled to run March 20-22 in Los Angeles has been postponed.

Final week, the LEC introduced that its spring finals occasion would happen in its Berlin studio, reasonably than the initially deliberate location of Budapest, however stated on the time that it could nonetheless be performed out in entrance of a reside viewers. At present, nonetheless, it up to date the plan once more to remove audiences and press attendance for the remainder of the Spring Break up, together with the finals.

“This isn’t a choice we made flippantly, nonetheless the well being and security of our professional gamers, followers, press, and workers is and can all the time be our prime precedence. We are going to proceed to observe the scenario and pay attention carefully to the recommendation of well being and governmental authorities,” the LEC stated in a statement. “For any followers who’ve already bought tickets to the LEC you’ll be contacted shortly a couple of refund. We apologize for the frustration this can trigger, and thanks in your persevering with assist.”

LCS commissioner Chris Greeley posted the same message to Twitter. “After fastidiously monitoring the scenario round Covid-19 (aka coronavirus), we have come to the tough choice to droop the reside viewers, tailgates, and press on the LCS Studios till additional discover,” Greeley stated. “As a league, we have to stand by our coverage of placing the protection of our execs, followers, and workers first. The LCS and Academy video games will proceed as scheduled and will probably be broadcast from the LCS Studios.”

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The LCS remains to be working to find out whether or not to proceed the spring finals in Frisco, Texas as deliberate, or transfer it to the LCS Area in Los Angeles; a choice on that’s anticipated by the top of subsequent week.

ESL, which yesterday introduced that the ESL Professional League Season 11 will probably be performed solely on-line, pulled the plug on the ESL One Dota 2 Main deliberate for Los Angeles. There is no phrase on rescheduling however data on ticket refunds is predicted within the coming days.

“Whereas we have been all very excited to convey the first-ever Dota 2 Main to Los Angeles, the protection and well-being of our gamers, attendees, coaches, expertise, companions and ESL crew come first,” it said. “We’re working carefully with Valve to find out a brand new time and placement for the Main. We’re deeply dissatisfied however consider this end result is in the perfect curiosity of all the individuals who make these unimaginable occasions doable.”

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