The vicious slash of 2020 didn’t quite find the achilles tendon of esports, but even the largest event of the largest esport, League of Legends Worlds, moved with a visible limp; only the final between DAMWON and Suning hosted a live audience.
Without live events, sports just don’t have the same spirit.
eDivisie, the official Dutch FIFA league — as well as other major FIFA leagues — had their operations postponed as the first wave of lockdowns covered Europe, at the behest of publisher EA. The esports league is operated by the top Netherlands football league, the Eredivisie, and both leagues field teams from the same 18 clubs.