Blizzard's Overwatch League events this March, April won't be happening

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While Overwatch League matches will continue, the events scheduled for March and April have been cancelled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Blizzard announced that it's still planning when or where the games will be made up in the future. 

In a statement released on Twitter, Activision Blizzard Esports CEO Pete Vlastelica said the games would be played in some form. "To be clear, we will be playing matches in March and April," he said. "We cancelled the events, not the matches (though we will have to move a few things around in the schedule to make this work)."

The league's statement said, "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. We are considering the various options available to esports in this effort, so that all teams—including those previously impacted by scheduling changes in China—can get back to doing what they do best."

Affected games include schedules happening in Toronto, Florida, San Francisco, Atlanta, London, Dallas, Boston, Paris, and Washington. Perhaps Blizzard might employ similar formats done by other esports leagues like playing in an empty arena. 

Source: The Verge