Friday, 11 September 2020
ESL and Valve have announced that the November CS: Geo Rio Major 2020 has been canceled due to the COVID-19. ESL and Valve have announced that the November CS: GO Rio Major 2020 has been canceled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. ESL said, “We worked through several alternative options down to the last hour to make the Major a reality, but ultimately have to face the fact that the global situation currently does not allow for a Major to take place."
Purchased tickets can be refunded but will remain valid and, "New dates will be announced once a return for an in-arena Major is safe for everyone involved."
Valve mentioned, "we’re going to hold off on scheduling Majors until, at a minimum, Regional Major Ranking (RMR) LAN events are safe to hold around the world”
Online RMR events will continue until then.
There are many alternative options until the last hour to make the Major come true, but in the end, you have to face the fact that the global situation does not currently allow a Major to take place. "Purchased tickets may be refunded, but they are valid," New dates will be announced to all concerned upon the Major's return to a venue. "
Valve explained, "At the very least, we're going to stop planning majors until regional key rating (RMR) LAN events are safe around the world." Online RMR events will continue until then.