Blizzard tonight canceled all of the Overwatch League games scheduled to take place in China over the next two months due to the global crisis of Coronavirus.
The company released a brief statement:
We have decided to cancel our February and March game in Ch ina to protect the health and safety of our players, fans and staff. We hope fans will have a safe and fun Lunar New Festival, and we are still excited to play Overwatch league games in China soon this season.
We will share more details on when and where games will take place the following day.
Thank you for your support and understanding!
Between February and March there were OWL games scheduled in Shanghai, Foshan and Hongzhou. Several Chinese OWL teams have already moved their players to South Korea as a defense.
Cancellations have been made as the death toll of the virus nears 200, with about 8000 people now They are estimated to be infected (95% of them are from Hubei Province) and masses of foreigners quickly issue in China.
