The weekend (November 6 – November 7) was an action-packed two days for esports fans. While Saturday marked the League of Legends World Championship finals, it was quickly followed by the Counter-Strike: Global Offensives major tournament final on Sunday. The League of Legends final in which Chinas EDward Gaming defeated Koreas Damwon Gaming in a dramatic five-game series attracted over 4 million peak viewers at one point. What makes this number much more impressive is that it only includes a viewership outside of China, where the game is watched outside traditionally-tracked streaming platforms. Riot generally uses the information shared on total viewership in the year-end event of Worlds, so fans may not wait too long to hear how many people tuned in around the world. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Credit: a penny. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, despite an earlier attempt to close the pact between NaVi and G2 with 2-0 close up of the series, the grand finals saw over 2.5 million peak viewers. As noted by Dot Esports, Sundays peak viewership for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broke the current record of 1.3 million peak viewers, which was set back in 2017. Similarly, League Of Legends average viewership on Saturday, almost always broke its own viewership record, was the most watched sports event ever (thanks to Esports Charts). A few of his users may not have been counted in actual stats, but clips of fans celebrating in China suggest that the League of Legends final was a very significant occasion. In the meantime, a Call Of Duty: Vanguard tournament was disrupted by a cheating scandal, which turned out that one of the competitors was using hacks to win upset.
