{"id":3327,"date":"2020-03-19T02:09:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T02:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/evo-2020-going-ahead-coronavirus"},"modified":"2024-07-20T13:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T13:29:31","slug":"evo-2020-going-ahead-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/evo-2020-going-ahead-coronavirus","title":{"rendered":"EVO 2020 still going ahead as planned despite Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As more and more events are cancelled, EVO 2020 organisers have given an update to reaffirm plans are still going ahead for this year&rsquo;s tournament.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Twitter, organisers explained they are moving forward with plans for the event to go ahead from 31st July to 2nd August, although they&rsquo;re &ldquo;actively monitoring&rdquo; the situation regarding the COVID-19 virus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The health of our attendees and staff will be the overriding factor in making a decision. Should EVO be postponed or cancelled, all ticket purchases will be refunded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EVO\/status\/1240356446367150081\"><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-i1584583839825314276=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An important message from the Evo team&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jUuiQSIITz\">pic.twitter.com\/jUuiQSIITz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EVO (@EVO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EVO\/status\/1240356446367150081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>A number of FGC events have been postponed due to the virus, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fighting-games\/tekken-soulcalibur-world-tour-coronavirus\">Tekken World Tour<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/smash-world-tour-2020-events-postponed\">Smash World Tour<\/a>, and TheMIXUP in France.<\/p>\n<p>The line-up for this year&rsquo;s EVO caused some controversy for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/fighting-games\/evo-2020-line-up-revealed-no-mortal-kombat\">omission of Mortal Kombat 11<\/a>, while Marvel Vs Capcom 2 will make its return in a &ldquo;tournament of champions&rdquo; to celebrate the game&rsquo;s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Other games on the line-up include Super Smash Bros. 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