Bandai Namco og Mortal Kombat-udvikleren NetherRealm har begge afsløret, at de nu har lukket ned for deres respektive samarbejder med turneringsarrangøren WePlay Esports. Denne beslutning er blevet leveret i meddelelser på Twitter, og selvom de ikke direkte berør grunden hvorfor, så forventes det kraftigt at det skyldes WePlay Esports partnerskab med det russiske bettingselskab 1xBet.
Bandai skriver følgende:
"Bandai Namco Entertainment is constantly striving to deliver the best esports tournaments and events to please our players and fans. Due to differences in vision and professional standards, we will no longer be working with WePlay as an esports tournament organizing partner."
NetherRealm skriver dette:
"NetherRealm Studios is constantly striving to foster the best esports tournaments for our dedicated fans and community. Due to differences in vision, we will no longer allow our games to be utilized in WePlay operated esports events."
WePlay stiller sig relativt uforstående overfor beslutningen.