IEM Katowice 2024 (StarCraft II) concluded in Poland on February 11th. It attracted 77.2K Peak Viewers, earning it a spot in the top 8 tournaments of the title based on this metric. There isn't much talk of a surge in popularity for the game, as the average number of viewers for broadcasts has remained nearly unchanged over the past three years. Nevertheless, this is still quite commendable for such an established game.
The champion of IEM Katowice 2024 was Serral, who defeated the Korean player Maru 4:0 in the finals. This marks Serral's second victory at the Polish tournament, having previously lifted the cup at IEM Katowice 2022. With the win, Serral proved once again he is one of the strongest players in the history of StarCraft II; he holds the first position in the discipline based on the total amount of prize money won at tournaments (over $1.4 million).
The peak viewership for IEM Katowice 2024 reached 77.2K PV — a 5% increase compared to last year's tournament. However, the average number of viewers for broadcasts decreased, but only slightly (by the same 5%). The only significant difference lies in the Hours Watched: IEM Katowice 2024 lasted less than 44 hours, approximately 10 hours less than the tournaments in 2022 and 2023.
Matches of IEM Katowice 2024 were covered on over 30 unique channels — the highest number in the last five tournaments of the series. Official broadcasts on ESL channels generated the most watch time, although viewers also paid more attention to community casters this time around. For example, notable channels include comebacktv on Twitch and SoBaDRush on YouTube.
We've been witnessing the same trend for several years now: StarCraft II has a relatively small but highly loyal audience that closely follows all major tournaments in the discipline.
For many years now, the WCS Global Finals 2018 has remained the most popular tournament for StarCraft II. The American tournament managed to attract over 176.4K Peak Viewers.
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