The event happened between July 24 and July 28.
The viewership statistics for Overwatch 2 Esports World Cup 2024 have been revealed by Esports Charts. It should be noted that Esports Charts is working with the Esports World Cup.
Overwatch 2 Esports World Cup 2024 viewership
According to Esports Charts, the viewership for the Overwatch 2 event reached 100,188 peak viewers. Compared to the previous big event, the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) 2024 Major, which had a peak viewership of 125,146, this represented a 19.95% decrease.
In terms of other Overwatch 2 Esports World Cup viewership statistics, the tournament also had 33,310 average viewers, 1,704,341 hours watched, plus a little over 51 hours of airtime.
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The peak viewers were recorded during the ZETA Division versus Toronto Ultra match on the final day. Meanwhile, the Crazy Raccoon versus Toronto Ultra match in the grand final reached 95,828 peak viewers.
In terms of the other popular matches, they were Team Falcons versus Crazy Racoon, ZETA Division versus Spacestation Gaming, and Twisted Minds versus Toronto Ultra.
Match | Stage | Peak Viewers |
---|---|---|
ZETA Division vs Toronto Ultra | Playoffs, Final Day | 100,188 |
Crazy Raccoon vs Toronto Ultra | Playoffs, Final Day | 95,828 |
Team Falcons vs Crazy Raccoon | Playoffs, Final Day | 91,327 |
ZETA Division vs Spacestation Gaming | Playoffs, Day 2 | 55,369 |
Twisted Minds vs Toronto Ultra | Playoffs, Day 2 | 51,725 |
The Esports Charts platform also noted that the most popular online channel for the tournament was EWC_gold on Twitch. This channel reached 26,687 peak viewers and 361,564 hours watched. Average viewers amounted to 7,101.
The overall event ran between July 24 and July 28. It resulted in a final match between teams Crazy Racoon and Toronto Ultra, with Crazy Racoon earning the lion's share of the $1,000,000 USD prize pool. One Crazy Racoon player, Kim "Shu" Jin-seo, also won $50,000 USD for becoming the MVP of the tournament.
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