[2022] TSM vs. Evil Geniuses / LCS 2022 Championship - Losers' Bracket Round 2 / Post-Match Discussion

As you mentioned we did give the teams the option of playing on stage through the issues, playing in practice rooms or playing from team facilities, but after Game 1 and 2 both teams unanimously wanted to continue and we checked in after the following matches. Both sides of the stage were affected by the issues. Given the nature of the situation, we wanted to support the players to play where they feel most comfortable for this high stakes match.

It's a hardware/infrastructure issue so we're ripping stuff up tonight trying to find the bad actor(s) and resolve as quickly as possible. We've worked with the teams tomorrow to keep them updated on the situation to see if we need to play remotely or not. 😔

Teams were informed that if they continued to play from the arena there would likely still be pauses as we knew the issue was not resolved and could not be resolved until the arena was shut down and broadcast finished. Many teams/GMs feel performance is higher on stage in a formal setting and the players themselves felt more comfortable to keep playing from the arena so we supported that decision.