So shroud had 40-60k viewership just watching VCT view party (good number), then he decided to play the game instead of watching.
Guess what? The mainstream and nerdstreet stream viewreship went up by 1k viewer each.
Shroud is single handedly carrying the esports viewership number. If Shroud decided one day he's done with Valorant, the viewership of esports will just get cut in half. This is not sustainable.