Covid-19 season esports: Chinese gamers and caster wear masks to participate in the tournament

In the global epidemic situation, e-sports activity, especially in China, suffered severely when the vast majority of matches and tournaments were canceled after the Corona virus outbreaked violently in many countries in the world. If you know, in the Chinese esports field, Riot Games' League of Legends game has a huge fan base, and of course it has created an "empire" of in my own history of Chinese esports, with a lot of big name sponsors.

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After nearly two months without any matches, the League of Legends industry has continued to operate in China, of course all gamers and caster must wear masks during the competition and comment. Match in the studio. As mentioned above, the League of Legends Pro League has a huge fan base, so it's not uncommon for hundreds of people to show up to cheer on their favorite Esports teams. It is not clear whether allowing viewers to gather in the studio at this sensitive time has been approved by the authorities, as most major esports events around the globe are conducted in studios and The stadium is empty. For example, most recently, Polish authorities did not allow ESL to hold IEM Katowice 2020 at Spodek Stadium.

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Even the Overwatch League tournament with the participation of 4 Chinese Esports teams is only allowed to continue to organize online, although up to now, the tournament organization has not officially confirmed this information. .

Reference: TalkEsport