The duel between PSG.LGD and Team Spirit at Riyadh Masters 2022 was not the most watched
Maksym ShylovEsports Charts, which many people know from regular esports analytics, has published data on the Dota 2Riyadh Masters 2022 tournament. It is striking that the most watched match was not the rematch between PSG.LGD and Team Spirit, where the Chinese team was able to avenge the defeat in the grand final of The International 10.
Instead, the leading line with a small margin was taken by the duel between Team Secret and Team Spirit in the semi-finals of the tournament. He collected 363,273 viewers from the screens.
The top matches by views at Riyadh Masters 2022 are as follows:
- Team Secret vs Team Spirit - 363,273 viewers
- PSG.LGD vs Team Spirit - 357,334 spectators
- PSG.LGD vs OG - 335,021 spectators
- PSG.LGD vs Nigma Galaxy - 295,517 viewers
- Team Spirit vs Royal Never Give Up - 258,382 viewers
It is worth noting that Russian became the most popular language for coverage of the championship, and Twitch was the platform with the largest number of viewers. An average of 200,364 spectators watched the matches.
Recall that Riyadh Masters 2022 was held from July 20 to 24 this year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 10 teams competed for a prize pool of $4,000,000. And the winner, PSG.LGD, earned $1,500,000.
Maksym has been working at EGamersWorld since 2017. Joining the company during his first year at university, he worked as a translator until 2022. After that, Maksym began working as an editor. His main discipline is Dota 2, and over time, Maksym's responsibilities expanded to include CS:GO, CS2 and Valorant. Additionally, as an editor, he publishes various materials on gaming topics.