Update on our plans for the 2021 Season: pic.twitter.com/6WAIVHB9PI
— Los Angeles Valiant (@LAValiant) January 14, 2021
根據洛杉磯英勇官方推特稍早發布的推文,英勇隊將在OWL 2021賽季將戰隊基地搬到中國境內,以提早為新賽季做準備,更希望能在今年度讓支持自家隊伍的全球粉絲都能體驗到「線下賽事」,而在中國打比賽更是實現此事的一個範例。
Overwatch: According to multiple sources, Immortals Gaming Club have sold the Los Angeles Valiant, to a currently unknown to me Chinese organisation.
Also according to sources is the new Valiant owner does want a team with a heavy Chinese influence.
1/2.
— Arran “Halo” Spake (@haloofthoughts) January 14, 2021
此外,針對電競媒體人Halo稍早在個人推特爆料,表示英勇隊已經出售給某中國電競組織、且所有成員都被解約一事,洛杉磯英勇也在推特回應,嚴正否認這件傳聞的真實性,同時指出「IGC將會繼續擁有洛杉磯英勇,我們對於該品牌得以在今年成長的機會及可能性感到興奮」。
We would like to confirm that this rumor is false.
IGC will continue to own the LA Valiant, and we are excited about the opportunity to grow the brand's global reach this year. https://t.co/Ma9fMDbvgo
— Los Angeles Valiant (@LAValiant) January 14, 2021