{"id":10732,"date":"2020-03-13T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T01:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=10732"},"modified":"2020-03-13T01:00:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T01:00:11","slug":"blizzard-cancels-all-march-and-april-overwatch-league-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/blizzard-cancels-all-march-and-april-overwatch-league-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard cancels all March and April Overwatch League events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Activision Blizzard has cancelled all Overwatch League<\/a> events for March and April due to the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n

The announcement, which surfaced this Wednesday, cited the safety of employees, fans, players and partners as paramount. The schedule changes come in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n

“After careful review and working in close collaboration with our teams, we are cancelling all Overwatch League events for Match and April,” read the announcement.<\/p>\n

“Concurrently, we are working hand-in-hand with our teams to see that all matches are played when it’s safe and logistically feasible, staying as close to our originally planned schedule as possible.<\/p>\n

“We are considering the various options available to esports in this effort, so that all teams – including those previously impacted by the schedule changes in China – can get back to doing what they do best.”<\/p>\n

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— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) March 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n