Overwatch League Moves China Homestands to South Korea
The Overwatch League moved the homestand events planned for Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hangzhou, China, to Seoul, South Korea Friday in response to the threat of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
Most of the matches, originally slated to take place in February and March, will now be played over the course of Weeks 6 and 7 of the season — between March 14 and March 28. Players will compete at an unannounced studio in Seoul, and matches will be broadcast as normal via the Overwatch League YouTube channel.
This weekend marks the date the Overwatch League was set to debut in China. We promised real time updates on rescheduling matches, and today we have more information for our #OWL2020 fans ?
— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) February 14, 2020
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Overwatch League Moves China Homestands to South Korea
Some of the makeup matches may be added to the Seoul Dynasty homestand in Week 5, though Blizzard has yet to confirm as much.
The makeup matches will not affect the other scheduled homestands in Washington, Florida and Atlanta over that period.
Specifics about match times will be revealed in the near future.
The Overwatch League initially cancelled the Chinese homestand matches completely Jan. 29.
The strain of coronavirus currently affecting China originated in Wuhan, Hubei Province.