{"id":11272,"date":"2020-05-06T01:24:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T01:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=11272"},"modified":"2020-05-06T01:28:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T01:28:04","slug":"esl-one-cologne-and-iem-melbourne-rescheduled-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/esl-one-cologne-and-iem-melbourne-rescheduled-due-to-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"ESL One Cologne and IEM Melbourne rescheduled due to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Electronic Sports League<\/a> (ESL) has announced that the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) event in Melbourne and the ESL One tournament in Cologne won’t be played as live events in 2020 due to Australian and German regulations that prohibit any large gatherings.<\/p>\n

ESL One: Cologne was scheduled to start on July 23 at the Lanxess-Arena, but those plans were scuppered with Germany’s announcement that lockdown measures would remain in place until the end of August at least. Instead, the CS:GO event will be played behind closed doors during the final weeks of the European summer.<\/p>\n

“In the spirit of esports and to keep the competition for players going, this summer\u2019s ESL Pro Tour Masters Championship in Cologne will be transformed into a broadcasted tournament without a live audience on 21-30 August,” read the announcement.<\/p>\n

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Dear CS:GO Fans: We have an important update to share that concerns all attendees of #ESLOne<\/a> Cologne and #IEM<\/a> Melbourne this year. Due to the current global health situation, both live events have been rescheduled to 2021. All tickets remain valid. https:\/\/t.co\/YYhMrSp5eH<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fwFTjpR7u5<\/a><\/p>\n

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n