Overwatch League is getting roasted for this bad tournament setup

Overwatch League
(Image credit: @poko on Twitter)

Overwatch League's latest pro gaming setup is getting roasted by fans and particip🎉ants alike on social media.

Gael 'Poko' Gouzerch posted an image of the setup on Twitter just before the start of this week's Midseason Madness tournament, with the cautious message that "tomorrow should be… exciting?!!" The image shows two sets of desks crammed up closely against each other, c🌸onju༒ring images of opposing teams kicking each other under the table when things get heated.

. "N♛onstandard competition desks (who plays with a curved desk?) and players easily close enough to hear each other’s comms especially between rounds. We were told this morning that nothing is going to be changed or fixed."

Even "At this point I am convinced someone was actively trying to put together a 2008 LAN throwback setup. Like...wut?! If I can either throw hands or play f✱ootsies with my opponent, I am too close."

While Poko's image does, indeed, make this look like a bad way to play an esport, the setup does look a bit different now that the tournament has gotten underway. An image from a break during a , which you can see below, shows tha🌠t the desks have been moved further apart, a cloth backing has been added, and a straight-edged table top h🐠as been added.

Overwatch League

(Image credit: Overwatch League)

Still, it's a far cry from the that were put on🍌 pause 💎due to the COVID pandemic.

The Midseason Madness tournament is actually taking place at the same venue as last year's playoffs and Grand Finals, at the . Overwatch League is currently split between team♏s based in Asia (the East division) and the rest of the world (the West division), as continued COVIDﷺ restrictions make international travel difficult.

The University of Hawaiʻi offers access to a low-latency internet line, allowing West teams to fly in and compete against East teams remaining at home, with performance as close as possible to a local connection.

Despite appearances, this Overwatch League setup apparently isn't cheap. Last year, reported that the league was paying the University of Hawaiʻi $20,000 per visit for access to its facilities and internet connection.

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Dustin Bailey
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