Reykjavík: 1,000,000+ peak, 500,000 average.
Berlin: 800,000+ peak, 400,000 average.
Will Champions 2021 break Reykjavik stats? Will it be comparable to Berlin? Will it break 2 million viewers, like Counter Strike's most recent major?
I think it's going to peak at 1.5 million, as promotional material has more views than both Reykjavík and Berlin. What about you?
queueK [#4]Possible high viewer group stage matches:
Acend vs Envy
Liquid vs Sentinels
Almost all Group D matchesInterestingly, Sentinels and Liquid are in the same group. A close 5 game grand final with both those teams would be the (IMO) only possible way for 2,000,000+ viewers.
The least viewed games in group stages (might) be
VS vs Full Sense (Korea viewership is really dog, but Thai viewership was strong in LCQ)
Secret vs Vikings (Brazil viewership is on a downward trend from what I've seen, and losing the first game will reduce it further. not sure about Secret)
queueK [#4]Possible high viewer group stage matches:
Acend vs Envy
Liquid vs Sentinels
Almost all Group D matchesInterestingly, Sentinels and Liquid are in the same group. A close 5 game grand final with both those teams would be the (IMO) only possible way for 2,000,000+ viewers.
dont think Acend vs Ency will get high viewership as both orgs are not popular
Noone12 [#8]If it peaks at any 1M for the first year of Champions, is an achievement already in my opinion.
1,000,000+ peak viewers in the first year of esports is definitely incredible. However, having a lower peak viewer count at the most important tournament of the year than a previous event is a bad sign. I'm near certain that the peak viewership numbers should be greater than Masters 3, since all the teams at the tournament now have fanbases (unlike Gambit and NV). But, viewership numbers are very unpredictable so who knows.
reality [#9]dont think Acend vs Ency will get high viewership as both orgs are not popular
True. I'm assuming big Turkish numbers for Cned, and viewers from Masters 3 to watch Yay.
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