Countries may be at differing phases in the pandemic, but the global spread of the novel coronavirus is accelerating overall, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Since its inception, the Overwatch League's goal has been to pioneer the execution of an esports schedule by staging competitions in cities around the world, hosted by locally rooted teams and staged in front of cheering fans. Every sold-out arena, every raving crowd, every person in line for a team's jersey adds tangible, monetary value to the fandoms that exist online.