Blizzard Entertainment has sent a professional esports player home from a tournament and handed him a 12-month ban after he voiced support for Hong Kong protesters during a post-game interview.
Blizzard appears to be arguing that Blitzchung's statements about the Hong Kong protests offended "a portion or group of the public" or damaged the company's image.
A professional esports player has been fined his prize money and banned for a year after he voiced support for Hong Kong's protesters in a post-game interview.
Hong Kong-based player Blitzchung has been fined his prize money and given a yearlong ban by the tournament's organizer, the US-based video games giant Blizzard, the company announced on Tuesday.
The two casters — esports commentators — who appeared alongside Blitzchung in the interview will also 'not work with Blizzard anymore', according to the company.
On Sunday, esports publication Inven Global tweeted out footage of Blitzchung's post-match interview on the official Taiwanese Hearthstone stream. »
