Blizzard cancels Overwatch League postseason live events in Los Angeles and Dallas
Matches will now take place entirely online for now.
If you were going to attend Overwatch League live events in either Los Angeles or Dallas, it might be best to make new plans. Blizzard recently announced the cancelation of its postseason events in both cities.
“The League announced yesterday that due to significant changes in the environment affecting travel for some teams,” read a statement from Overwatch League on its official site. “We’ve decided to pivot away from originally scheduled live events in Dallas and Los Angeles; instead, postseason competition will return to Hawaii.” It goes on to stress that competition will continue online rather than in person.
Overwatch League also left a statement on Twitter which you can check out below.
An update on #OWL2021 postseason. pic.twitter.com/yUNQyT2rKd
— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) August 26, 2021
This news comes as a significant loss to Overwatch fans and players alike, as online play often has connection issues that aren’t present during events like those that were supposed to take place in Los Angeles or Dallas. Though to (hopefully) mitigate those potential issues, teams from the west will travel to Hawaii so that they’re a smidge closer to their European and Asian competition.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.