{"id":10832,"date":"2020-03-26T00:35:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T00:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=10832"},"modified":"2020-03-26T00:35:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T00:35:39","slug":"vancouver-titans-and-london-spitfire-relocating-to-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/vancouver-titans-and-london-spitfire-relocating-to-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Titans and London Spitfire relocating to Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overwatch League<\/a> teams Vancouver Titans and London Spitfire are relocating their operations to South Korea amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The reports of the teams’ relocation surfaced on Tuesday, March 24, when multiple sources unveiled Vancouver Titans were already in the process of moving their staff and players to the Korean Peninsula. The claims were later confirmed by a Titans spokesperson.<\/p>\n

“The team is currently in Vancouver but I can confirm that we are working on relocating them back to South Korea imminently,” said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, London Spitfire released a statement on their Twitter account confirming they will follow suit and move their team to Seoul. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor the well-being of our players, the London Spitfire has relocated our team to South Korea. We plan to play our upcoming Overwatch League matches from the Cloud9 facility in Seoul,\u201d read the announcement.<\/p>\n

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For the well-being of our players, the London Spitfire has relocated our team to South Korea. We plan to play our upcoming @OverwatchLeague<\/a> matches from the Cloud9 facility in Seoul.<\/p>\n

— London Spitfire (@Spitfire) March 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n