Blizzard suspended players from the American University team for six months for displaying a poster calling for the liberation of Hong Kong. About it esportsmen on twitter.
The team displayed the poster at the Collegiate Hearthstone Championship broadcast. Judging by the message, the players were not upset and even noted that the developers treat all violators equally.
βThe American University Hearthstone team received a six-month ban from competing. We are pleased to announce that the studio treats all players equally,β said roster player Casey Chambers.
Students showed a poster after Blizzard Hong Kong player Chan blitzchung Ng Wai (Chung Ng Wai). First, the studio gave him a ban for a year and deprived him of the prize money. A few days later, company president J. Allen Brack with a statement in which he called the decision of the developers too tough and reduced the ban to six months. He also said that the cybersportsman will receive the earned prize money.
Source: 3dnews.ru