{"id":15036,"date":"2021-04-14T05:49:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T05:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/overwatch-league-confirms-live-events-to-take-place-in-china"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:06:35","slug":"overwatch-league-confirms-live-events-to-take-place-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/overwatch-league-confirms-live-events-to-take-place-in-china","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch League confirms live events to take place in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\">Overwatch<\/a> League announced that China will play host to a total of three offline events set to take place between June and August involving the five-team based in the country, which include the Chengdu Hunters, Guangzhou Charge, Hangzhou Spark, Shanghai Dragons, and Los Angeles Valiant.<\/p>\n<p>With COVID-19 forcing the League to pivot from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/overwatch-league-cancels-all-remaining-homestands-for-2020\">Homestands into an online format<\/a> last year, with only a handful of offline events taking place in North America, the Asian region missed out on finally been able to see OWL teams duke it out in front of a live audience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ephox-summary-card\" style=\"max-width: 650px;\" data-ephox-embed-iri=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/overwatchleague\/status\/1382183078622232578?s=20\"><a class=\"ephox-summary-card-link-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/overwatchleague\/status\/1382183078622232578\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ephox-summary-card-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/QO6RZV9nu3Ti2wBzAkk1LoTy7Tpnh93hVBUYy_GWQQk\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYnMudHdpbWcuY29tL21lZGlhL0V5NU9PMXpYQUFBOGd3ci5wbmc6bGFyZ2U\" alt=\"Ey5OO1zXAAA8gwr.png:large\" width=\"598\" height=\"335\" loading=\"lazy\"> <\/a> <a class=\"ephox-summary-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/overwatchleague\/status\/1382183078622232578\"> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-title\">Overwatch League on Twitter<\/span> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-description\">We&#8217;re doing (some of it) live! There will be three live events in China this season for #OWL2021&eth;&#159;&#145;&#128;&eth;&#159;&#145;&#137; https:\/\/t.co\/xQA68p8RpX pic.twitter.com\/wZocZEQvdq&mdash; Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) April 14, 2021<\/span> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-author\">Overwatch League<\/span> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-website\">Twitter<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to the press release, the three events will take place during the third week of qualifying matches before the monthly tournaments corresponding to the months of June, July, and August.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>OWL 2021 Live events- Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/ttIf7iV2HjR4LcRtN__Q_9kdooFYeSI6LqcEfKedBL4\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9PdmVyd2F0Y2gvb3dsX3ZlbnVlcy5qcGc\" alt=\"overwatch league 2021 live events\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Picture: Overwatch League)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The events will take place in a reduced venue capacity to comply with local safety requirements, the selected cities and dates are as follows:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">June 4-6: Hangzhou Spark (June Joust)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">July 9-11: Shanghai Dragons (Summer Showdown)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">August 7-8: Guangzhou Charge (Countdown Cup)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As we&#8217;ve mentioned, all the China-based teams will make appearances in these events. In case they have a match against a South Korea-based team like New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion, or the Seoul Dynasty, the Chinese squads will still play on stage, with the Korean representatives playing via a cloud server.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/overwatch\/dallas-fuel-s-xzi-retires-due-to-scoliosis-complications\">Dallas Fuel&#8217;s Xzi retires due to scoliosis complications<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Overwatch League is set to return for its fourth season this upcoming 16th April. 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