EMEA Masters Spring 2024 got off to a strong start thanks to Gotaga co-casting

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The last matches of Play-In stage at the EMEA Masters Spring 2024 concluded on April 17th. The League of Legends tournament started off better than last year, with all metrics growing by more than 30% thanks to the performance of Gentle Mates and the community casting by Gotaga.

Out of the 16 participants, only four teams advanced to the group stage. Both representatives from the Arabian League — Nigma Galaxy MENA and Geekay Esports — managed to qualify for the next stage. Following them into the next stage were Boostgate Esports and Gentle Mates, representatives of TCL and LFL, respectively.

EMEA Masters Spring 2024 significantly outperforms last year's spring season in terms of audience reach. When comparing the Play-In stages, the total hours watched increased by 36%, the peak concurrent viewership grew by 30.5%, and the average viewership increased by 38%.

Thanks to the community casting by Gotaga, games featuring Gentle Mates made it into the top 5 most popular matches of the stage. The most popular series was the match between Gentle Mates and Entropiq in the Play-In Knockout Stage — it attracted over 67,100 concurrent viewers. Nearly half of them watched the match on the French streamer's channel.

The community casting by Gotaga predictably influenced the dynamics of the French language. Compared to last year, peak viewership of French streams doubled. Similarly, the share of French language in the total hours watched also increased.

The group stage of EMEA Masters Spring 2024 will take place on April 19-20. Out of the 16 participants, only half will advance to the playoffs. You can follow the progress of the tournament on the event's coverage page.