Esports, meet nature.
UMG was planning on hosting a $100,000 Call of Dutytournament in Orlando Oct. 7-9 until Hurricane Matthews reared its ugly head. The organization announced that its UMG Orlando tournament was canceled Tuesday night in anticipation of the hurricane.
SEE ALSO:9 of the most fearsome, awe-inspiring views of Hurricane MatthewUMG stated in the announcement that it will be refunding all team passes and attendee passes in due course.
"Regardless of the financial losses, which not hosting the event exposes us to, we felt the safety of our community was obviously far more important," UMG said in its announcement.
The Category 4 hurricane has already hit Haiti and Cuba with 140-mile-per-hour winds and rain, and is expected to continue up the East Coast of the United States. Where exactly the storm will hit remains unclear.
Tweet may have been deleted
UMG Orlando was going to be the last major Call of Duty: Black Ops IIItournament of the season before the release of Infinite Warfare.
BONUS: New 'Call of Duty' trailer really means one thing: Jon Snow in space
TopicsEsportsGaming
(责任编辑：百科)
Australian football makes history with first LGBT Pride Game
Ed Sheeran bought early bird fans pizza before his show in Australia
Wednesday's nor'easter could spark rare, widespread thundersnow event
Microsoft's Paul Allen finds lost WWII aircraft carrier USS LexingtonMashReads Podcast: What makes a good summer read?Xiaomi accused of copying again, this time by Jawbone
Imitation is not always the best form of flattery. 。 SEE ALSO:Xiaomi's MacBook Air clone is called, w
...[详细]Now you can virtually explore Disney parks without spending a buck
It's no secret that Disney vacations are crazy expensive these days.There's some good news—if
...[详细]'A Wrinkle in Time' review: Ava DuVernay fantasy is a stunner
Meg Murry isn't cool. And she isn't uncool in a secretly-cool way, like how teen girl protagonists f
...[详细]Wednesday's nor'easter could spark rare, widespread thundersnow event
Just like each of us has our own personality, each nor'easter is different, with its own idiosyncras
...[详细]Mom discovers security cameras hacked, kids' bedroom livestreamed
A mother in Houston, Texas woke up one morning to pretty much every parent's worst-case scenario.
。 "
...[详细]Microsoft's Paul Allen finds lost WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen led a team of deep sea explorers to quite the discovery off the coas
...[详细]Watch Apple's colorful new HomePod ad directed by Spike Jonze
The opening of a new "short film" advertisement for Apple's HomePod may feel all too familiar to man
...[详细]Microsoft's Paul Allen finds lost WWII aircraft carrier USS Lexington
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen led a team of deep sea explorers to quite the discovery off the coas
...[详细]Major earthquake and multiple aftershocks rock central Italy
UPDATE: Aug. 25, 2016, 8:22 a.m. BST 。 Death toll is now at least 247 dead: 190 in Rieti province and
...[详细]Comcast is increasing Xfinity internet speeds in the northeast
If you have Comcast, fasten your seatbelt. Comcast has announced that it's rolling out higher intern
...[详细]This German startup wants to be your bank (without being a bank)
Watch Apple's colorful new HomePod ad directed by Spike Jonze