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LCS Summer Finals delayed due to power outage

Wildturtle disconnected from the game after his apartment was left without power.

Meg Kay

Published: Sep 6, 2020 05:38 pm

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The 2020 LCS Summer Finals between FlyQuest and TSM was brought to a pause after FlyQuest AD carry WildTurtle lost power to his apartment building. The outage came as a result of heatwaves that have been sweeping across the Los Angeles area.

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Shortly after the pause was made, the LCS tweeted that WildTurtle would be moving to the team’s practice facility to continue the playoff series after an extended pause.

Due to the power outage, @WildTurtle is moving from his apartment, where he's played the majority of Playoffs, to the @FlyQuest facility. We will take an extended break and update you when we receive more information. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and patience. #LCS
— LCS (@LCSOfficial) September 6, 2020

With many fans confused as to why players had been playing from home in such an important series, FlyQuest explained in a tweet that players had been relocated due to the global pandemic, and that remote working had been agreed on by players and staff alike.

Due to the heatwave, WildTurtle's apt lost power and he is being relocated. Why players aren't at the facility: both staff and players agreed that everyone should work remotely during COVID. Thank you for your patience during this delay, and we hope to show you some great games!
— FlyQuest (@FlyQuest) September 6, 2020

Update 5:40pm CT on Sept. 6: The series has resumed from where the game was paused. The pause originally occurred near the 11-minute mark, and teams have rejoined the game without making any changes to team composition or runes.

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Meg Kay

Meg is a freelance League of Legends writer for Dot Esports hailing from grey and rainy England. She is most often found dying every round in unranked VALORANT, or claiming an LEC team will win Worlds on the Critical Strike Podcast with Henrique DaMour and Tyler Esguerra.