Esports World Cup 2024: spectator dynamics before final week and other key insights
Esports World Cup 2024, a major esports festival held in Riyadh, is approaching its final phase. With seven of the eight gaming weeks now completed, most tournament winners have been decided. Esports Charts offers a summary of the festival so far and analyzes how viewership trends have changed throughout the event.
Falcons are Club Championship winners, who will finish in the top 3?
Esports World Cup Club Championship has wrapped up with an early victory for Team Falcons. By the time this article was published, Team Falcons had accumulated 4,435 points, ensuring their first-place finish. As the team’s management deliberates on how to utilize their $7 million prize, competition remains intense for the other top spots in the club rankings. Team Liquid and T1 currently occupy the second and third positions, but clubs like Team Vitality, FaZe Clan, and Gaimin Gladiators — who still have events left to play — are poised to challenge them. The final standings will depend on the results of the PUBG: Battlegrounds, Tekken 8, Rocket League, and RENNSPORT tournaments.
Watch time for the Esports World Cup 2024 has been steadily declining, and overall, this is completely normal, considering the varying popularity of different games. While the total viewership surpassed 30 million Hours Watched in the first week, it had fallen to 5 million HW by the seventh week. Nevertheless, the final week is expected to push viewership back above 5 million HW, driven by the PUBG: Battlegrounds and Rocket League tournaments.
In the fifth week of the Esports World Cup 2024, viewer attention was largely directed toward the tournaments for Honor of Kings and Apex Legends, which drew 2.4 and 2.5 million HW, respectively. Meanwhile, the Rainbow Six championship was also in progress but attracted a significantly smaller audience, with 850,000 hours of watch time.
During the sixth week, Street Fighter 6 became the most popular game, surpassing the combined viewership of Teamfight Tactics and Fortnite events. Notably, the TFT championship had the lowest viewership among all EWC titles, with just about 425,100 HW. Overall, the sixth week recorded the lowest viewership of the festival.
The seventh week saw a modest improvement in viewership compared to the sixth. Call of Duty was the primary focus, accounting for approximately 56% of the total watch time. The remaining hours were nearly evenly divided between EA Sports FC24 and StarCraft II.
Esports World Cup 2024 Daily Viewership
With four tournaments remaining, the Esports World Cup 2024 is approaching its exciting conclusion. On August 21, the championships for PUBG: Battlegrounds and Tekken 8 will kick off, followed by the Rocket League and RENNSPORT tournaments starting on August 22. The last winner of the Esports World Cup 2024 will be determined on August 25.
PUBG tournament is anticipated to draw the largest audience, featuring top teams such as T1, FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, TSM, Afreeca Freecs, and Team Falcons, among other prominent organizations. This event promises intense competition, as the results could significantly influence the standings in the EWC club rankings.
The Rocket League tournament will also offer exciting matchups, with three leading French teams — Team BDS, Team Vitality, and Gentle Mates Alpine — competing. Additionally, global top contenders Team Falcons, FURIA Esports, and G2 Stride will be showcasing their skills.
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