{"id":3448,"date":"2020-03-23T14:55:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T14:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/esl-rio-csgo-major-delayed-november"},"modified":"2024-07-19T21:59:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T21:59:35","slug":"esl-rio-csgo-major-delayed-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esl-rio-csgo-major-delayed-november","title":{"rendered":"ESL Rio CS:GO Major delayed to November over Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/dreamhack-summer-and-dallas-rescheduled\">major esport event to be affected<\/a> by the virus, ESL has decided to push back the Rio CS:GO Major to November.<\/p>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_947158\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1_200482\" style=\"display: none;\" class=\"Content_1\"><\/div>\n<p>Originally scheduled to take place in May, the ESL Rio CS:GO Major will now happen on 19-22nd November at the same Jeunesse Arena venue, effectively replacing the usual November Major.<\/p>\n<p>As explained in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esl-one.com\/csgo\/rio\/2020\/03\/esl-one-rio-2020-attendee-update\/\">announcement post<\/a>, the prize money for the May Major will be added to the November Major &#8211; meaning it&rsquo;s now been boosted to &#36;2,000,000.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X-ai4D9x1Jw\">\n<div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-ai4D9x1Jw?rel=0\" style=\"border: 0; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\" tabindex=\"-1\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-ai4D9x1Jw?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/X-ai4D9x1Jw\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tickets purchased for the May Major will be valid for the new dates. If you can&rsquo;t make the new dates however, you can request a refund through eventbrite using the email address you used to purchase.<\/p>\n<p>ESL stated details will arrive soon on how participants for the Major will be determined, as well as what&rsquo;s planned for May in its place.<\/p>\n<p>They also reiterated the Major will remain a Championship level event in the ESL Pro Tour and will contribute towards the Intel Grand Slam.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first (or probably last) CS:GO tournament to be affected, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/iem-katowice-no-audience-coronavirus\">IEM Katowice last month<\/a> going ahead without an audience due to the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>A wealth of other tournaments have been affected too, including the newly announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/smash-world-tour-2020-events-postponed\">Smash World Tour<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/rocket-league\/psyonix-cancel-rocket-league-world-championship-in-dallas-due-to-coronavirus-fears\">Rocket League World Championships<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/dreamhack-summer-and-dallas-rescheduled\">DreamHack Dallas<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest major esport event to be affected by the virus, ESL has decided to push back the Rio CS:GO Major to November. 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