In October 2019, Blizzard Entertainment banned the player Ng Wai Chung (also known as “Blitzchung” in game) from participating in all Grandmasters tournament for a year and had his prize money that he had accumulated during this current tournament taken away. Blitzchung had voiced his support for the Hong Kong protests happening at the time he was participating in the Hearthstone Asia-Pacific Grandmasters tournament. He wore the mask most protesters wore in Hong Kong and said “Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times” in Chinese during his post-win interview (“Inven Global On”). The…