S8UL Esports drives audience interest at inaugural ML Masters Series
The ML Masters Series Season 1's League Stage ended on April 26, and the major talking point was the popularity of S8UL Esports. The popular side averaged 25% more viewers than any other team, reinforcing it as a guaranteed audience driver in the Indian esports market.
The MLMS India is a new professional series in the South Asian nation, established by MOONTON Games to give its players and teams a chance to participate on the global stage. And S8UL Esports has reinforced its status as one of India's most popular teams during its pool phase.
How many viewers did S8UL Esports average in the ML Masters Series Season 1?
The Mumbai-based esports organization saw 4.2K Average Viewers (AV) during the group stage of the ML Masters Series Season 1. This figure was almost a thousand viewers more than what the next-best side averaged across the seven games that each side played over three weeks.
More tellingly, matches involving S8UL Esports hit much higher single-moment peaks than any other team. In fact, the side had a presence in four of the five most popular matches at this inaugural A-Tier MLBB competition, with the clash against fellow heavyweight True Rippers hitting 11.3K Peak Viewers (PV).
None of the other games came close to this concurrent viewership mark, with the most popular match not involving S8UL not even passing 3.6K PV. The team's popularity has helped the MLMS Season 1 become the most popular MLBB event held in India, and with the Playoffs yet to come, this record could be broken again.
Its games also accumulated around 900 Hours Watched (HW) more than any other side, despite a couple of participants playing one game more. This means that S8UL Esports has so far contributed to almost half the cumulative watch time of the ML Masters Series Season 1, proving where most of the audience attention has been during the League Stage.
It was the same case at the Mythic Showdown Season 2, the qualifier event for the ML Masters Series Season 1. S8UL Esports was one of the 16 sides battling for the two slots available for qualification to the inaugural MLMS event, where it reached the Grand Final, and was crucial to bringing in higher audience engagement than expected.
What happened during the ML Masters Series Season 1 League Stage?
The first edition of the Moba Legends Masters Series came about because MOONTON Games is looking to expand the MLBB esports ecosystem in the 2026 season. While the Southeast Asian region has long been a stronghold for the popular MOBA, regions like the Indian subcontinent have always shown high engagement with mobile esports.
As a result, the winner of the MLMS Season 1 will book its flight to the coveted MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026. Not only does this mean the side gets to rub shoulders with the best teams and players at this international championship, but they will also get to be a part of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The League Stage of this $50,000 prize pool event, with the winner taking home $18,000, saw eight teams split into two groups, with the top six advancing to the Playoffs. Held from April 5 to 26, the stars of this phase were True Rippers and S8UL Esports, who finished in the top two places.
True Rippers lost just once en route to a 6:1 scoreline, while S8UL Esports put up a 5:2 score. As a result, both advanced to the best-of-three Semi Finals, where they will await the winners of the two Bo3 Quarter Finals.
Which teams are facing off in the ML Masters Series Season 1 Playoffs?
Revenant XSpark will face Autobotz Esports, while GodLike Esports will take on Crux Requiem in the Quarter Finals, with both clashes set for May 9. The winner of the first game will meet True Rippers in the Semi Finals, while the victor in the latter match will set up a last-four date with S8UL Esports.
Both Semi Finals will also be played on May 9, while the Grand Finals, to be played in the best-of-five format, will take place on May 10.
With a few more matches still to come, the form of S8UL Esports will be crucial to how successful the event will be on livestreaming. The side has already shown that it is a heavy audience driver, and a triumph in such a major league could potentially attract near record numbers for MLBB esports in India.
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