Riot Games has already revealed their plans for Valorant's esports calender in 2023. Thus, CS: GO thrusts into the lead as the number one FPS esports title in the world for now. However, Valorant is yet to be established as the primary choice for esports fans.ĭespite being off to a steady start, the recent fall in viewership could affect Valorant in the long run, with Riot Games' plans for the future of the FPS shooter also concerning several esports organizations. Although Valorant bears similarities to CS: GO in terms of mechanics, its tactical side and in-game terminology can be confusing for beginners.ĭue to the similarities both gaming titles share, a fraction of their viewerbases also overlap. However, there was a similar dip in viewers from the country, with peak viewership landing at 185K during the Group Stage and 134K during the Grand Finals.Ĭounter Strike is a fairly simple game to understand for first-time viewers who do not have a tactical understanding of the game. Similarly, Japanese broadcasts peaked at 419K viewers during the Stage 1 Masters due to ZETA DIVISION's incredible third-place finish. LOUD's performance in the Grand Finals of the Masters: Reykjavik raked in 353.4K peak viewers in VCT's Portuguese streams, with the numbers going down to 200K in the Masters: Copenhagen Group Stage and 40K in the Grand Finals. One of the main factors that contributed to the fall in viewership is perhaps the absence of Brazilian and Japanese teams in the final stages of the tournament. The average viewership, on the other hand, was at 416K, a staggering 23% more than the Stage 2 Masters. To put things into perspective, the Stage 1 Masters in Reykjavik had a peak viewership of 1.065 million, which is a bump of 26%. With a peak viewership of 783K and an average viewership of 317K, the VCT 2022 Stage 2 Masters: Copenhagen fared worse than its predecessors.
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