R6 Montreal Major Day 1 pulls in 36.6% less viewers than Manchester Major
The first day of the BLAST R6 Major Montreal 2024 began at the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal on October 7. It could not match the audience reach posted on the corresponding opening day of the previous Major event, with the absence of star names like Team Liquid in the first phase playing a part.
The second Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Major of the year reached 55.2K Peak Viewers on Day 1, 36.6% less than the Manchester Major. The Average Viewers metric also fell by 38%, although the Hours Watched figure rose by a minute 0.6%. What helped the watch time emerge in green was the rise of viewership among English, Spanish, and Japanese audiences, with these languages seeing spikes of 14.45%, 81.5%, and 54.4%, respectively.
The watch time also went up as the number of channels/co-casters covering the action on the first day was also lesser than at the R6 Major Manchester 2024, rising from 91 to 100. However, this could not help the peak and average viewerships, as prominent names like zigueira — alongside official channels in the vital language of Portuguese — attracted fewer online spectators this year.
The most popular match came from the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals clash between CL4L and Black Dragons. There was significant interest here as it was a clash between teams from the United States and Brazil, meaning there were bragging rights for the Americas region at stake.
The most popular game on Day 1 of the first phase of the R6 Major Manchester 2024 was the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals meeting between Team Liquid vs G2 Esports. This clash between two renowned sides in the game did 79.5K PV, which turned out to be by far the top game by peak concurrent viewership during Phase 1.
The lack of Team Liquid was a major miss, with its all-Brazilian roster helping this Rainbow Six Siege tournament attract 31K PV among Portuguese-speaking audiences. In 2024, the lack of a top name representing this region meant the language's peak concurrent viewership went down by 174.5% .
Readers must remember that this year's Majors have a different format, with 12 invited teams directly progressing to Phase 2, while eight lower-seeded sides compete in Phase 1 for the four remaining spots in the next round. There's lots more action to come, and it remains to be how this competition does as the big sides will come into play in Phase 2; Esports Charts will update followers on happenings on the event's official page.
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