Overwatch Fan Gets Entire Theater to Themselves to Watch OWL Tournament Finals
Over the weekend the Overwatch League held its first Tournament Final. The Kick-off Clash was the second live event for the Overwatch League this year and was held at the Esports Arena in Arlington, Texas. For fans that were unable to go to the arena live, the league arranged for select Cinemark theaters nationwide to air the games on one of their large screens. One fan decided to take them up on the offer and found their nearest theater to watch the best Overwatch 2 players and was treated to an experience more exclusive than they thought.
The Cinemark theater chain has a partnership with Activision-Blizzard to host viewing parties for Overwatch League and Call of Duty League in select locations. The Call of Duty League's Major 3 Tournament took place at the same time on another screen. This Houston Outlaws fan took the opportunity to see a match on theater equipment. Being a movie theater, there is the possibility of running into other fans, but as this Overwatch fan found out, that's not always the case.
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Reddit user mikelabsceo posted an image on the r/CompetitiveOverwatch subreddit of them as the only person that came to the theater to watch the games. The fan said their time in the theater wasn't completely solitary as other fans showed up for some earlier matches but didn't stay, leaving them as the only occupant for the Kick-Off Clash Grand Final that saw the Los Angeles Gladiator hand the host Dallas Fuel a resounding 4-0 defeat. They took the seclusion in stride, calling it their «private movie theater.» Some commenters under the post were stunned that this was an option to watch the games. Others shared their own experiences with heading to their
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