"Lastly, many people want to know if I would be competing in hearthstone in the future. "I'm grateful for Blizzard reconsidering their position about my ban," he said. He said he appreciates his reduced penalty, but he now questions his future with Hearthstone. The casters who conducted the postgame interview will also have a six-month ban.Īfter Blizzard reconsidered its punishment, Bliztchung released a statement via Twitter on Oct. He said China "had no influence on our decision."īlitzchung's ban has been reduced to six months from 12, and he'll receive his winnings from his recent tournament victory.
Just as the NBA's original Chinese Weibo statement was pretty harsh on Daryl Morey compared to the English statement, Blizzard's official Hearthstone Weibo post made an additional comment condemning blitzchung and defending 'the pride of China' /HBGdjDlwVm- Rod Breslau October 9, 2019Īfter days of silence, Blizzard President J. Also, we will protect our national dignity. The players involved will be banned, and the commentators involved will be immediately terminated from any official business. "We express our strong indignation and condemnation of the events that occurred in the Hearthstone Asia Pacific competition last weekend and absolutely oppose the dissemination of personal political ideas during any events. Multiple translations of the Chinese statement show a much harsher tone from the company. This statement, however, appears to be different from the official statement from the company made on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on Oct. "While we stand by one's right to express individual thoughts and opinions," the statement continued, "players and other participants that elect to participate in our esports competitions must abide by the official competition rules." 8, Blizzard said that Blitzchung violated the competition's official rules, resulting in his removal from the Grandmasters tournament and a 12-month ban from other events. 6, the gas mask-wearing pro gamer Blitzchung voiced a phrase used by Hong Kong protesters: "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!" On Oct.
Following his win during the Asia-Pacific Grandmasters broadcast on Oct.
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