Coronavirus moves major Chinese esports tournament from stadium to virtual space

KPL is China’s top professional competition for Tencent’s mobile blockbuster Honor of Kings, known elsewhere as Arena of Valor. Game tournaments already attract huge online audiences, but moving the entire competition online could introduce new challenges. To ensure fairness, for instance, esports computers are typically provided by the contest organizer while tools like mice and keyboards are inspected before the game begins. KPL says it will do its best to overcome difficulties to ensure a fair competition.