Queens of Glory Spring 2026 becomes the most popular regional female esports event

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The Queens of Glory Spring 2026 reached over 265,000 Peak Viewers (PV), setting an early benchmark for female esports viewership for the year.

The Queens of Glory is a new Arena of Valor series for Vietnamese female players and teams. It is organized by Garena and aims to give women's talent more exposure and visibility, with six teams battling for regional supremacy and a prize pool of $23.5K.

Viewership statistics from the Queens of Glory Spring 2026

  Basic viewership statistics from the Queens of Glory Spring 2026   

This official Arena of Valor tournament for female players in Vietnam peaked at 265,071 viewers during the Grand Final between Saigon Phantom Ladies and One Star Esports Female, which the former won 3:0. As a result, this event became the most popular one in the female esports segment for the year, far outperforming anything else.

  Most popular regional female esports events   

More crucially, the Queens of Glory Spring 2026 has become the most popular regional female esports competition in history. Every other entry above it is either an international championship or part of multi-disciplinary tournaments, such as the Asian Esports Games and the Southeast Asian Games.

Female esports viewership has historically been carried by games like MLBB and Valorant, which dominate the most popular female esports events leaderboard. However, the 2026 split for the Queens of Glory series has put Arena of Valor on this map, a good development for women's esports as it continues to grow in terms of quality and its competitive structure.

What is the Queens of Glory AoV series?

Queens of Glory is the premier professional Arena of Valor esports tournament series specifically designed for female players in Vietnam. Organized by Garena Vietnam, it serves as a dedicated platform to showcase and elevate women's talent in the competitive mobile MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) scene.

The first Queens of Glory event featured top female esports rosters from Vietnam (such as One Star Esports Female and Saigon Phantom Ladies) competing in a multi-stage event. The format included phases like the online qualifiers, group stages, and offline playoffs/grand finals.

The 2026 Spring split featured a dedicated prize pool of around $23,000. Matches were widely broadcast across popular platforms like YouTube, Facebook Gaming, and TikTok, drawing significant viewership from the Vietnamese and regional AoV communities.

As there is no global event in women's AoV esports, the teams participating in the Queens of Glory might not qualify for any world championship. However, it is the exposure they get from playing against fellow female talents that is the main aim, and the prize money offered helps these players sustain their pro careers while also balancing their duties away from the arena.