前情提要（暴雪中国微博可查原文https://weibo.com/blizzard）
2022年11月17日，暴雪单方面宣布不再与网易续约游戏代理，网易的所有暴雪游戏国服代理将于2023年1月23日结束。
2023年1月17日，暴雪发布公告，声明本着为一切玩家着想的理念，上周已尝试与网易谈判续约半年，但双方未能达成一致，谈判失败。
https://www.scboy.cc/?thread-416386.htm
网易对此回应：暴雪提出的条件极不公平，故无法接受
https://www.scboy.cc/?thread-416655.htm

背后故事大概就是，暴雪和网易谈续约谈崩了，暴雪就把网易踢了找下家，两个月过去没找到，又回来找网易，网易不干了。

2023年1月19日，炉石传说（电竞）发布公告，新赛季赛事及奖金规模缩水，且中国大陆玩家无法参赛。
原文
https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/ ... one-esports-in-2023
翻译
https://ngabbs.com/read.php?tid=35101761&rand=668

重点节选
Is the prize pool reduction because of the loss of NetEase as a Chinese publisher?

No, we began evaluating the size of the program before we understood we weren’t going to be able to reach an agreement with NetEase. As we’ve shared, we are committed to Chinese players and are actively exploring alternatives for bringing our games back to China in the future.


Can players residing in Mainland China compete?

Players residing in Mainland China will not be eligible to participate. Eligibility may be reevaluated in the event that a new publishing partnership is established in Mainland China. Full eligibility information can be found in the Masters Tour and Lobby Legends Rules.

注意reside用词，只要住在中国大陆就无权参赛，打外服也不行，赤裸裸的针对