The move comes one day after multiple GeoGuessr mapmakers rendered their work unplayable in protest of the game's participation in the EWC.

The team behind GeoGuessr is withdrawing the location-guessing game from the Esports World Cup (EWC) after fans protested its decision to participate in the event. Community members pulled many popular custom maps from the game after it emerged the game's publisher,

Geoguessr has pulled out of this year's Esports World Cup following a mass protest from players and map creators alike yesterday. A wave of protest posts filled the offical Discord, and many of the most popular maps were set to private, leading the company's behind the game's CEO to announce the withdrawal on Twitter and Discord.