AoV International Championship 2021 is the most popular event in the discipline

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Arena of Valor International Championship 2021 was an anniversary tournament in the discipline. Aside from allowing fans to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the game, it also managed to set a new record for viewership statistics. In the new article, we will analyze the results and also tell you what awaits AoV in 2022.

Arena of Valor International Championship 2021 was held from November 27 to December 19. 14 teams from Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, China, and Malaysia/Singapore/Philippines fought at the tournament. The $1M worth prize fund of the tournament also became record-breaking for the discipline.

The tournament was broadcast on eight platforms, with YouTube becoming the most popular of them with 76% of Total Hours Watched. Facebook is in the second spot with 20% of the total.

Among Asian countries, Vietnam boasts the highest Arena of Valor fan base (not counting China, where the game is published under a different brand name). So far, Vietnamese viewers generated 64% of the total Hours Watched. It should be noted that the activity of Vietnamese viewers is largely due to the Team Flash, which has repeatedly won major international championships. Following the Vietnamese were the Thai broadcasts with 28%. Taiwanese, Indonesian, English, and Turkish channels have also entered the top.

The final match of the Arena of Valor International Championship 2021 set a new record for the discipline. VGaming's match versus Buriram United Esports attracted 879K Peak Viewers which is the discipline’s best result so far. Previously, the lead was taken by the final of the Arena of Valor World Cup 2019 – the encounter between Vietnam and TPE (764K viewers).

Interestingly, the Vietnamese from VGaming did not lose a single match before the final, but in the decisive match, they could not prevail over Thais from Buriram United Esports. In terms of the fan base, VGaming became the most popular team of the tournament with 240K Average Viewers.

Comparison of Arena of Valor International Championship series

Compared to 2020, the Peak Viewers indicator of 2021 AIC grew by 55%, while the Average Viewers indicator decreased by 16%. Given that the main stage of major events always attracts fewer viewers than the grand finals, these numbers do not mean that the discipline is in trouble. With 879K Peak Viewers, AIC 2021 has become the most popular tournament in the history of the discipline!

What's next for the Arena of Valor esports scene in 2022?

At AIC 2021, the developers presented the plan for the esports events of the new season of Arena of Valor. The pro leagues will have their prize pools and the number of teams increased. The RoV Pro League for Thailand will take place first, followed by GSC (Taiwan), AoG (Vietnam), and AoV Star League (Indonesia).

The first regional tournaments will be followed by the Arena of Valor International Championship 2022, and it will be followed by another season of professional regional leagues. The season will culminate in Arena of Valor World Cup 2022 with an incredible amount of prize money for the discipline – $10M!

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