LCK Spring 2024 set new absolute record for group stages of regional League of Legends competitions

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The first-day match of LCK Spring 2024 between T1 and Gen.G drew over 1.1 million Peak Viewers, marking the best result for group stages in the history of League of Legends esports across all regional leagues. The intense showdown between the arch-rivals unfolded dramatically across all three maps, and Gen.G secured victory with a 2:1 score at the end, having to stage a comeback after a challenging start to the series.

3.5 million Hours Watched were generated on the first day of the LCK Spring 2024 broadcasts; approximately 53% of these were from streams on YouTube. Speaking of platforms, the spring season marked the debut of CHZZK, a new streaming service from Naver; on the inaugural day of the season, CHZZK garnered more peak viewers than AfreecaTV. This was significantly aided by community casting from Wolf and other popular Korean streamers.

Last year T1 and Gen.G also played on the first day of LCK Spring 2023 — their match drew 528.6K Peak Viewers. That series concluded with a 2:0 score in favor of Faker's team.

T1 unquestionably stands as the most popular team in the Korean league and the entire world. It is their matches that consistently draw the highest number of viewers during the group stages of various seasons. The majority of fans tune in to watch T1 go head-to-head against Gen.G and Dplus.

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The matches of LCK Spring 2024 will take place from January 17 to April 7. The top two teams in the league will secure slots for the Mid-Season Invitational 2024, scheduled to be held in the Chinese city of Chengdu. To keep track of results and viewership statistics for LCK Spring 2024, you can follow the coverage on the event page.