Arena of Valor Premier League 2024 has become one of the game's most popular tournaments despite the early exit of the favorites

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The Arena of Valor Premier League 2024 wrapped up in Bangkok on July 7th, solidifying its place as one of the biggest international tournaments for Garena's mobile title. The event peaked with over 713,000 viewers, setting multiple records and establishing itself as one of the most popular events in the series' history.

Sixteen teams from Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, and Indonesia competed, showcasing the elite from regional leagues like AOG, GCS, RPL, and ASL. Among the participants were renowned clubs such as Saigon Phantom, Flash Wolves, Talon Esports, and GG Live. The tournament started with a group stage using a Swiss system, narrowing the field to just eight teams for the playoffs. Notably, despite being Vietnam's strongest team and the 2023 Arena of Valor Premier League champions, Saigon Phantom suffered an early exit, managing only one win out of four matches.

The playoffs were fiercely competitive, featuring tightly contested best-of-7 series often decided by a single game's margin. In the grand showdown, Thailand's Buriram United Esports faced off against Taiwan's BanMei Gaming. BanMei Gaming emerged victorious with a convincing 4-1 scoreline, claiming a prize of $200,000. This win marked the largest cash prize in the young team's history, having been formed just last summer and with their current roster finalized as recently as February 2024.

The Arena of Valor Premier League 2024 accumulated 25.4 million Hours Watched, peaking at approximately 713,500 concurrent viewers. This performance secured the tournament the second position in the series' history, following Arena of Valor Premier League 2023. Compared to the previous year, there was a slight decline in numbers: watch time decreased by 10%, and peak online viewership dropped by nearly 27%.

The primary reason for this dip in viewership can be attributed to the early elimination of fan favorites and top-tier teams. For example, Saigon Phantom failed to progress beyond the group stage, while well-known teams like Flash Wolves and Talon Esports, though lasting longer, did not reach the finals. Analyzing the ratings of the tournament's most popular matches, the grand final only ranked third in terms of peak viewership. Despite BanMei Gaming's victory, they ranked fifth in average viewers per match. These observations suggest that the overall decline in viewer statistics for the tournament was mainly due to the composition of the finalist teams.

Most popular APL 2024 teams by Average Viewers

Despite experiencing a slight decline in overall statistics, Arena of Valor Premier League 2024 managed to achieve several noteworthy records. The tournament recorded the highest viewership for Japanese language broadcasts within the game, reaching nearly 4,500 viewers at its peak. This surpassed the previous record of 2,600 viewers for Japanese broadcasts in Arena of Valor.

Additionally, Arena of Valor Premier League 2024 set a new peak online viewership record on the TikTok platform for the game, with 171,500 viewers tuning in. The previous record holder was Arena of Glory Spring 2024, which had peaked at around 165,300 viewers on TikTok.

Most popular Arena of Valor tournaments by Peak Viewers

Year after year, the mobile game Arena of Valor continues to show a steady growth in audience engagement. The recent Arena of Valor Premier League 2024 ranked as the fourth-largest tournament in terms of peak viewership and the third in total viewing hours within its competitive discipline.