Lima Major: Organizers have plan B for emergencies

The Dota 2 Major will be held in Lima this year, the capital of Peru where political unrest has been raging for some time, causing doubts about whether the major will take place at all. But now, the tournament organizers have announced that they have a plan B should problems arise in Lima itself that could endanger the Major.

The preparations for the Lima Major are already in full swing and the organizers are doing everything to ensure that the fans have an enjoyable and exciting event. Unfortunately, Peru and the political unrest in the country are always in the headlines and there are still fears that the event will have to be canceled or postponed at short notice.

Riots in Peru and Lima

In Peru, unrest began after President Pedro Castillo was impeached and arrested in early December for allegedly trying to dissolve Congress. A week later, a state of emergency was declared and demonstrations broke out across the country. Unfortunately, some demonstrations ended in blood. More than 50 people have died since the riots began.

Lima largely calm

Two weeks ago, tournament organizers 4D Esports stated “that they have no reason to believe that the state of emergency will affect the Major”. Several people from Peru had also spoken out, saying that Lima itself was completely calm and that the uprisings were taking place in the outlying provinces. But not everyone is convinced of this, because since then there have also been tensions in Lima.

4D Esports has a plan B up its sleeve

There was another statement from Ramón “Swadow” López, 4D Esports COO on backup plans for esports.gg, stating that the tournament organizers have a plan B in place “should the situation deteriorate quickly.” However, they still believe it is a “worst-case scenario” and “extremely unlikely” at this point.

At the moment it’s still unclear what this Plan B will look like or if it’s even needed, but fans can rest easy because the Major should definitely take place, albeit perhaps not at the originally planned location.