5 Esports Tournaments That Were a Complete Disaster!
Every now and then, a prestigious Esports tournament faces technical issues; either it’s something that has to do with the hardware or it’s just one of those days that the power cuts off.
Every now and then, a prestigious Esports tournament faces technical issues; either it’s something that has to do with the hardware or it’s just one of those days that the power cuts off. As an attendee, you would expect a flawless execution of a tournament that features the world’s best competitors competing in front of thousands; however, sometimes things do go wrong, even at the most renowned tournaments. Whether it’s a hardware issue or even a software glitch, it’ll take only a few minutes to get the games back on, as the issues are immediately tackled by the staff. But there are times when even the technical teams run out of answers, which leads to an unexpected disaster.
Here are five of the biggest disasters that took place during an Esports tournament that you might not have known of before!
League of Legends 2012 World Championship
On October 8, 2012, during the second game of the quarterfinals for the League of Legends Season 2 World Championship, Team World Elite and Counter Logic Gaming Europe’s (CLG EU) intense match-up at the Staples Center was abruptly cut short due to internet connectivity issues, which resulted in the match having to be replayed from scratch since there was no other way for both teams to continue playing with the same game progress.
With a tough fight and perfect execution of strategies, CLG EU won game two, which had the series tied at 1-1. In the final round of the game, CLG EU tried to play defensively and stall Team World Elite while waiting for the right moment to launch counter-attacks that helped increase their lead. However, by the 59-minute mark, the game lost connection again. Since there was no other option, Riot Games decided to restart the game with the same picks and bans. The production staff as well as the crowd were forced to sit another 25 minutes, but the match incited the crowd’s excitement in no time!
Unfortunately, that wouldn’t be the last incident that took place at the League of Legends 2012 World Championship. During the restart of the third round, Mitch “Krepo” Voorspoels faced hardware problems with the PC that led to Riot Games calling it a day and later releasing a rescheduled date for the final games of the Season 2 World Playoffs.
Electronic Sports World Cup 2015 (ESWC 2015)
The majority of these Esports world cups and tournaments are streamed on several platforms like Twitch and YouTube, and sometimes the streams are so bad that organizers have to add ads due to delays or even make sure the commentators don’t lose any of the audiences. This issue took place during the ESWC 2015 on July 10 during a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament that called in the best teams from worldwide to compete, but the event was better known for having back-to-back short commercial breaks.
Later, it was revealed the breaks were due to the event’s severs overheating, which caused delays in streams. The next edition looked promising, but the organizers started noticing their servers were getting DDOS attacks, leading to an abrupt cancellation of the tournament.
Evo 2015
The Evo Grand Finals for Ultra Street Fighter IV took place on July 19, 2015, and featured a heated match-up against Yusuke ‘Momochi’ Momochi and Bruce ‘Gamerbee’ Hsiang, who had attendees edging their seats, with the match being tied at 2-2.
The round started strong with Momochi landing the first few hits of the round but, unfortunately, his arcade stick suddenly disconnected midway through the match, forcing him to lose the round. He wasn’t able to find a replacement for his Razer arcade stick and was forced to borrow one from a player named Tokido. In the end, Momochi came out victorious and won Evo 2015.
The Shanghai Major 2016
The Shanghai Major that took place on February 25, 2016, was one of the most highly anticipated Dota 2 tournaments for the year but turned out to be a complete disaster with several technical difficulties, missing equipment, and much more!
From the very beginning of the tournament, there were a handful of technical difficulties the staff team faced, which wasn’t an ideal start. Another notable problem was the continuous audio issues occurring during the live stream, which led to the production company KeyTV being fired on the morning of the third day. Even the main host of the Shanghai Major, James ‘2GD’ Harding, was fired on the second day of group stages due to inappropriate comments while hosting.
ESL One Los Angeles Major SEA Closed Qualifiers
The ESL One Los Angeles Major SEA Closed Qualifiers featured many talented players and teams; however, some teams were knocked out due to simple internet problems that possibly made them lose the opportunity to win thousands of dollars.
During the tournament, Team Adroit had made it through to the group stage and was ready to face Fnatic in a best-of-three match, with the winner advancing to the major. Unfortunately, Team Adroit started facing internet issues, forcing them to forfeit their first game. For the second game, they tried playing through an internet cafe but still faced connectivity issues, with Jun “Bok” Kanehara constantly disconnecting from the game.
However, this wasn’t the only connectivity problem the tournament faced. Lowkey Esports were playing against Cignal Ultra, where they were ahead by 10,000 gold. Suddenly, the entire team of Lowkey Esports had left the lobby, where the admin of the server allowed Cignal Ultra to unpause and push straight into the enemy base, eliminating Lowkey.
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