The VALORANT Champions Tour has seen exponential viewership growth since its inception. Masters Berlin marks the latest major event in the VCT, and similar to its preceding event brought significant viewership numbers. Recent data shows that Masters Berlin averaged 390,000 viewers and peaked at 811,000 at the game between Sentinels and G2.
Sentinels and G2 Esports brought incredible viewership numbers to the event. Out of the five most viewed games at the event, Sentinels and/or G2 made up three. The two teams shared a spot in Group D and their two match-ups made up the top two viewed games. Game one saw their peak viewership listed above, while game two brought in approximately the same numbers at 808,000 viewers.
The Grand Finals match-up saw an unexpected series between Gambit and Envy. The finals saw a slight viewership dip at 692,486, though contributed to the overall impressive numbers. Undoubtedly, the biggest organizations brought the best viewership and teams that engaged in pre-match banter built hype that translated into viewers.
Compared to Masters Reykjavik saw a slight decrease in viewership. Many of the European ‘big name’ organization failed to qualify, as Team Liquid and Fnatic sat Masters Berlin out. Masters Reykjavik had less teams and far less games and averaged around 488,364 viewers and peaked at peaked at over a million viewers in the finals match-up between Fnatic and Sentinels. The viewership numbers during VALORANT’s first official year of Riot sanctioned esports events has impressed in terms of audiences.
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