Brazilians are huge Free Fire fans — local league has three divisions and attracts thousands of viewers
At the end of October, the third season of the Brazilian Free Fire league Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 ended. The organizers divided it into three divisions, where the teams were placed depending on the level of their performance. In a new article Esports Charts will tell about the results and statistics of the competition, as well as compare their viewership statistics with previous seasons.
Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 Stage 3 Statistics
The divisions of Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 were named A, B and C. There were 18 teams in the first and third divisions, and twice as many in the second. The reason for the division of the league was the excessive number of participants - more than 4000K teams took part in the qualifiers for C series!
The participants in Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 included both teams from esports organizations and representatives of football clubs. Such teams as FURIA Esports, LOUD, Team Liquid, paiN Gaming and Team SoloMid, which has two rosters in the discipline, were among the first in the third season. Corinthians, Cruzeiro eSports, Flamengo Esports played in the league as representatives of football clubs.
The most popular in the third season of Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 was the division A. It generated 8.8 million Hours Watched and reached 521.6K Peak Viewers. Its matches were followed by 129,9K Average Viewers.
However, the third season's statistics of the division were worse than the previous two. Compared with the first season, its Hours Watched and Peak Viewers numbers were 37,3% and 37% lower, and compared with the second season, they were 21,7% and 13% lower.
In second place was division B with 1.4 million Hours Watched (almost six times fewer than the division A had) and 60K Peak Viewers. At the same time, its Hours Watched number was more than twice as high as in the second season, but its Peak Viewers number was 13.4% lower.
The last place went to division C, which is used as a qualifier for division B. It accumulated 73K Hours Watched, and its Peak Viewers number barely reached 24K spectators. It should be noted that this small Hours Watched number was due to the division's short airtime - its matches were broadcasted for only 4 hours.
Along with Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021, major Free Fire tournaments were held in India and Latin America. India Championship 2021 Fall and League Latinoamerica 2021 Closing events had $100K and $150K prize money pool, respectively.
The statistics of both tournaments look much weaker compared with Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 Series A Stage 3. Although India Championship 2021 Fall outpaced the first division of the Brazilian league by half in Peak Viewers, it generated 70% fewer Hours Watched, and its Average Viewers number was 42.5% lower.
League Latinoamerica 2021 Closing also overtook Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 Series A Stage 3 in Peak Viewers, but not as much as India Championship 2021 Fall — by only 10,3%. Its Hours Watched and Average Viewers were 63% and 60,7% fewer than the Brazilian League had.
Also read: Latin America and India hosted two major Free Fire tournaments — which region was the most active?
Comparison with PUBG Mobile
Mobile Pro League Season 2 2021 Brazil, a major Brazilian PUBG Mobile tournament, which is Free Fire's main rival, also ended in October. The championship was on air for 8 hours longer than Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 Series A Stage 3, but showed more moderate viewership statistics.
PUBG Mobile Pro League Season 2 2021 Brasil had only 763,5K Hours Watched — nearly 11,5 times fewer than the Brazilian league's first division. The PUBG Mobile tournament also was behind in terms of Peak and Average Viewers in 7 and 13 times, respectively.
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According to Liga Brasileira de Free Fire 2021 and Mobile Pro League Season 2 2021 Brazil's viewership statistics, Free Fire remains the leading esports discipline in Brazil. Despite decreasing numbers, it continues to outpace PUBG Mobile regarding metrics, and the next big tournaments will give a big boost to the game's statistics.
The next Free Fire championships will be EMEA Invitational 2021 for Europe, CIS and the MENA region, and Asia Championship 2021. The championships will replace Free Fire World Series 2021, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
EMEA Invitational 2021 will feature 12 teams, and the prize money pool of the event will be $200K. Asia Championship 2021 will feature 31 teams, which will compete for $400K.
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