The Faceit production crew casting the qualifiers for ECS had to evacuate the building reportedly due to bomb threat, thereby putting the stream onto hold. On September 16th Team Liquid and eUnited were into the 19th round when Faceit caster announced the police are shutting down the building to investigate a suspicious unknown package.

So indeed we had to evacuate the building as there is potentially a bomb on the promenade immediately outside our office, fingers crossed nobody gets injured. — James Bardolph (@jamesbardolph) September 17, 2019

The SMPD is investigating a suspicious package left in a trash can in the 1400 block of the 3rd Street Promenade. We are asking everyone to stay out of the 1400 block of the Promenade while we wait for investigators to arrive on scene. Updates will be given in 45 minutes. — Santa Monica Police (@SantaMonicaPD) September 17, 2019

While the stream was paused the match continued with Team Liquid taking the victory with a 16-13 finish and an overall 2-1 victory over the series. Although the match is up on twitch but unfortunately it without commentary as of yet.

Update, 10:47 PM IST, September 17: The Santa Monica Police Department has announced there is “no threat to the public” after their investigation, and confirmed the area is planned to be reopened before 10pm.