Call of Duty League 2022 Stage 2 Major: Viewership Stats and Tournament Results

On April 4, Call of Duty League 2022 Stage 2 Major ended in Prior Lake, Minnesota, where the best teams in the world competed for $500K. In a new Esports Charts article, we will tell you why the second major of the season is called historic, and how many viewers it attracted.

Tournament's Results

OpTic Texas and Atlanta FaZe took first and second places in the first major of the season and performed well in qualifiers for the second one. The teams were in great shape and were considered the top favorites for CDL 2022 Stage 2 Major, but OpTic Texas ranked only 5th-6th, while Atlanta FaZe stumbled a step away from the championship.

In CDL 2022 Stage 2 Major Grand final, Atlanta FaZe lost to Los Angeles Guerrillas, a team that had never reached the title match before. Due to the unexpected victory of the outsider, fans named the tournament historic. It should be noted that on its way to the first place Los Angeles Guerrillas had to go through the entire loser's bracket.

The best player in the second major of the season is Spart, who showed an incredible result in the tournament. The 20-year-old joined Los Angeles Guerrillas as a reserve player in late 2021, but the first chance for Spart to prove himself was in the CDL 2022 Stage 2 Major qualifiers, where he played as a substitute for Gunless. Before that time, he played for different squads in Call of Duty Challengers 2022.

Viewership Statistics

Call of Duty League 2022 Stage 2 Major accumulated more than 1.9 million Hours Watched and had 55.9K Average Viewers. The most popular match of the tournament was the game between OpTic Texas and Los Angeles Thieves in the second round of the lower bracket, which was watched by almost 99K Peak Viewers. It should be noted that the Grand final between Atlanta FaZe and Los Angeles Guerrillas is only in third place, drawing 82.5K Peak Viewers.

Los Angeles Guerrillas became the most watched team (720K Hours Watched) because it was getting to the finals longer than Atlanta FaZe. However, Los Angeles Guerrillas did not make it into the top 5 teams by Average Viewers — it says that almost no one believed in the team's victory. Minnesota RØKKR and OpTic Texas became the most popular teams, attracting over 70K Average Viewers.

Most popular Call of Duty League Major events

Compared to previous majors, Call of Duty League 2022 Stage 2 Major ranked second by Hours Watched and sixth by Peak Viewers. First place in both metrics is held by Call of Duty League 2022 Stage 1 Major, which took place in March.

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In the second major of the season, Los Angeles Guerrillas showed an inconceivable will to win, and Spart proved to be one of the strongest players in the world. Based on the event's viewership statistics, the team didn't have much of a fan base, but that can change after such a high-profile win.

After the end of the second major, Call of Duty League goes on a short break, which will include several Mid Season events. The third stage of the league kicks off in mid-May, and the major takes place in June.