Popularity of Commercial CS:GO Tournaments Continues to Grow

PGL Stockholm Major 2021

Big esports events often lead to an increased interest in CS:GO commercial tournaments. PGL Stockholm Major, one of the most popular events, took place in October 2021. The event broke all viewership records in CS:GO history — the peak viewers number exceeded 2.74M. Since this was the first major after two years, Stockholm Major became the most successful CS:GO event of all time! There were never that many spectators during a CS:GO tournament. The previous record by peak viewers was held by ELEAGUE Major 2017 for 4.5 years. According to Esports Charts, in 2021 Major took the CS:GO category to 5th place on Twitch and sits in 7th place in the Top 10 most popular esports events in history.

With such a huge number of viewers, it’s obvious that CS:GO competitions attract more and more attention of punters, encouraging them to wage on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

In 2021, ESportsBattle CS:GO tournaments witnessed considerable growth in viewership.

Although the platform is growing and developing at a rapid pace, observing stable dynamics throughout the year, such events as PGL Stockholm Major contribute to even greater increase in viewership and audience engagement. In October 2021, the number of views on the ESportsBattle platform increased by 40% compared to September 2021.

It’s also worth noting that in October 2021 the number of views on the ESportsBattle platform reached its peak — 800,000. As the viewership kept growing, the number of active bettors has skyrocketed too — the number of bettors increased by almost 80% compared to October 2020.

ESportsBattle Tournaments Nail CS:GO Betting

No doubt such events as Major boost the popularity of commercial tournaments. Today, commercial CS:GO tournaments with 24/7 schedules are in the greatest demand among sportsbooks since they allow to fill free airtime with engaging content. Since CS:GO Majors run on a biannual schedule, more and more punters start looking for betting alternatives — and ESportsBattle is one of those platforms that covers the needs of both sportsbooks and bettors.

ESportsBattle provides fast and dynamic 24/7 esports tournaments. The platform offers a variety of CS:GO matches formats and modes to choose from such as 1x1, 2x2, and 5x5 formats. Betting on commercial CS:GO events works similarly to betting on big esports events such as ELEAGUE Major 2017 and PGL Major Stockholm 2021. Bettors wager on various markets, including the outcome of a match, final scores, top-performing players, etc.

For bettors of EsportsBattle CS:GO tournaments, operators provide numerous markets, including the following: match winner (2-way or 3-way), match handicap, total maps, correct map score, map winner (2-way and 3-way), total rounds. This way, bettors can choose the one they prefer best and enjoy the match to the fullest.