Chaos postpones ESL One semifinal in solidarity with anti-racism protests

In solidarity with the ongoing protests against racism in the US and the player boycott of the NBA, the first semi final of ESL One Cologne has been postponed. Several baseball games have also been postponed as the world takes time to reflect on the most recent atrocities, include the police shooting unarmed Black man Jacob Blake in the back, and 17-year-old white man Kyle Rittenhouse being arrested for two counts of murder against BLM protestors.

Team Chaos is understood to have initiated the postponement, with Team Liquid agreeing to the proposal in order to highlight the systemic racism and police brutality within American society. In a statement explaining the decision, Chaos also threw a spotlight on gaming's role in maintaining racism.

"Now is not the time for games," Chaos says on Twitter, "We are mad. We are exhausted. We know that gaming is part of the problem." Liquids' statement followed shortly after, in which the organisation said it supports the decision.

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