{"id":2495,"date":"2020-01-27T11:56:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T11:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/lpl-casters-coronavirus"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T13:00:39","slug":"lpl-casters-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/league-of-legends\/lpl-casters-coronavirus","title":{"rendered":"LPL English casters leave China due to Coronavirus concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/league-of-legends\">League of Legends<\/a> Pro League looks set to be delayed for a significant period of time as a result of Coronavirus currently spreading within China.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lplenglish\/status\/1221301834909769729\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LPL was already suspended<\/a> following the outbreak of the virus despite games not scheduled to recommence until 5th February. No further date has been given for when the games will be played and it is possible the Spring Split is instead played online in order to allow teams a chance to qualify for the Mid-Season Invitational.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyMunchables\/status\/1221737418014908416\"><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg);\"><\/twitter-widget><\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1580126182878692786=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An update from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lplenglish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lplenglish<\/a> caster crew regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronarvirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronarvirus<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PenguinCasts_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PenguinCasts_<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DagdaCasts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DagdaCasts<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HystericsCasts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HystericsCasts<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E0vKdsH4Ri\">pic.twitter.com\/E0vKdsH4Ri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Munch (@HeyMunchables) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyMunchables\/status\/1221737418014908416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>In a video posted to Twitter, the English casters for the LPL revealed that they would be flying home rather than waiting for the league to restart.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&#8217;t really know the extent of how dangerous it is, but it seems like it could be a lot worse than people are saying, so we&#8217;re getting the f**k out of here,&rdquo; <span class=\"st\">Joe &#8220;<wbr><\/wbr>Munchables&#8221; Fenny explains. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">No one within the talent is suspected of being infected and they reassured fans that they would hopefully return &#8220;very, very soon&#8221; once the situation is clearer and under control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With most talent leaving in the upcoming days, Clement Chu remains in Taiwan but is also currently unaffected by the Coronavirus situation.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClementKChu\/status\/1221286114134130688\"><twitter-widget class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; display: block; transform: rotate(0deg);\"><\/twitter-widget><\/p>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1580126182878692786=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unfortunately LPL will be postponed with the current situation. 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