‘Overwatch’ pro players “strike” mid-series due to Blizzard error
During the European bracket of the Overwatch Contenders Summer Series 2022, two teams refused to play their game following a major Blizzard communication error.
In the upper bracket final between 01_esports and Munich eSports, the match was listed as a best-of-seven series, which is highly unusual outside of grand finals. Due to the irregularity, one of the Munich players reached out to a tournament admin and asked them to confirm. Munich then received confirmation that the match was a best-of-seven and played the series…