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2020 eSports Shanghai Masters takes off

The 2020 eSports Shanghai Masters raised the curtain at Jing鈥檃n Sports Center yesterday evening.

Organized by the Shanghai eSports Association and game providers, the five-day event gathers more than 130 professional eSports players for five events 鈥 the League of Legends, Identity V, Brawl Stars, Blizzard and Warcraft III. Some teams have not been able to reach the venue due to the coronavirus epidemic, so this year鈥檚 Masters, in its second edition, has introduced both online and offline formats. The number of spectators has been limited to no more than 550 through the event. All players and staff were required to take nucleic acid tests before attending the tournament. 鈥淪hanghai Masters is Shanghai鈥檚 self-created eSports brand, helping the city to shape its status as the capital of China鈥檚 eSports industry,鈥 Xu Bin, chief of the Shanghai Sports Bureau, said at the opening ceremony. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not easy to organize such an event amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But city authorities are giving their full support.鈥


 

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