Getting hands on an American visa is no easy task, according to a Chinese esports player, who has sent an open letter to Blizzard asking for guidance in order to compete in this year’s Overwatch World Cup. The player, who goes by the name of Silen Chan, has stated that only two of his six team mates have been able to obtain visas that would see them taking part in the competition.
Chan stated recently, after it was revealed that the four players without visas would be replaced by substitutes: “Of course, I am not dissatisfied with the substitutes or anything else. But as a huge fan of Overwatch, I, along with other Overwatch players, couldn’t help questioning about the reasons within: Why did the same issue happen over and over again”
He then goes on to outline how difficult the process is to get an American visa, which has affected such players over the past decade in which they have been forced out of other Blizzard competitions based on Starcraft and World of Warcraft. “I don’t know much about the American laws on visa, but I know it is really strict,” Chan explains. “From the perspective of a country, it is reasonable to exercise the strict control over the visa, but on the esports players’ point of view, it is also reasonable to let those who have good causes in.”
Blizzard are yet to respond in the situation at the time of writing this article, so hopefully we will hear more soon.
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