100 Thieves, the gaming organization known for running teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Fortnite esports competitions, has announced that its upcoming Black Lives Matter charity tournament has been delayed. The four-week competition, Gamers for Equality, will no longer start on June 18 because publisher Activision has allegedly denied the organization access to use Call of Duty: Warzone.
In a tweet by 100 Thieves, the organization said it hopes to "still host [the Gamers for Equality] tournament and are working to find alternative solutions." The competition--which was scheduled to happen on June 18, June 25, July 2, and July 9--was a Warzone tournament raising money to support organizations fighting racial injustice, with 100 Thieves donating $100,000 over the four-week period. A new start date for Gamers for Equality has yet to be announced.
Unfortunately, Activision has denied our request to use Warzone for this charity tournament so we'll need to postpone Gamers For Equality. We hope to still host this tournament and are working to find alternative solutions. https://t.co/rZAeYIMCQj
— 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) June 17, 2020
Activision has not yet said anything publicly about the matter, and we have reached out to the company for comment.
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