VALORANT Champions 2023 goes crowdless amidst hurricane concerns in Los Angeles

Where recent history saw venue worries and player concerns due to COVID, a different kind of obstruction has led to Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium needing to be empty for tomorrow’s loser bracket semi-finals: the weather.

Due to Hurricane Hilary’s path up the southwest coast of the U.S., Riot Games has announced the two lower bracket games on Aug. 20 will be played without a crowd for the safety of the fans. The hurricane has already hit areas of Mexico leading to severe flooding, and the threat of tough weather affecting the venue has led to a short pause for fans attending Champions 2023 in person.

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