PUBG Corporation, the developer of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, has decided to postpone its first competitive event of the year amid fears surrounding the coronavirus.
In a statement, PUBG Corporation said that, while it is committed to hosting four major events this year for PUBG's competitive scene, PGS: Berlin, due to be held this April, will be rescheduled. Qualifiers for the event may also be postponed, as the World Health Organisation has declared the spread of the novel coronavirus a "global health emergency".
This isn't the first esports event to be delayed due to the virus. At the start of February, PUBG's Chinese tournaments were cancelled, and Blizzard cancelled a number of its LPL league also saw matches postponed, while Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 saw their events at the 2020 World Electronic Sports Games event in Macau cancelled outright.
At the moment, 14 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in , with no deaths. In China, where the virus originated, there have so far been 40,000 cases and 908 deaths. Large regions of China, and millions of people, remain under quarantine.
