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VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT)\u2019s inaugural EMEA League<\/strong> has recorded a peak viewership of 278,315 and an average viewership of 136,945 in its opening week.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
The most viewed match-up of the first week was between Turkish organisation BBL Esports and French team Karmine Corp on day three, according to statistics gathered by Esports Charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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- VCT Pacific League records over 200,000 viewers on opening day<\/a><\/li>\n
- Team Heretics partners with Red Bull<\/a><\/li>\n
- ESL Pro League Finals records 518,000 viewers thanks to Counter-Strike 2 showmatch, Intel Grand Slam<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n
Despite only featuring one week of matches, VCT EMEA League has already surpassed VALORANT\u2019s previous regional peak viewership. This was garnered during VCT 2022 EMEA Stage 1 Challengers (241,246) when Fnatic faced M3 Champions in the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nVCT EMEA\u2019s figures are also higher than its international competitor \u2014 VCT Pacific League \u2014 which recorded 228,339 peak viewers and an average viewership of 125,260<\/a> during its opening week. VALORANT\u2019s third international competition, VCT Americas League, is set to commence on April 1st. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nWhen looking at VCT EMEA\u2019s regional viewership, both Turkish and Spanish language platforms recorded over 110,000 peak viewers throughout the opening week. The former figure was during BBL Esports\u2019 clash, whereas the Spanish number was recorded when NAVI faced off against KOI. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nThe clash between the Ukrainian team and Ibai\u2019s esports organisation also recorded an impressive peak viewership of 269,997, with these figures highlighting the significance of VCT\u2019s Spanish and Turkish fanbase. The peak viewership for English language platforms was 94,950.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
\n \nAs part of VALORANT\u2019s 2023 esports ecosystem, VCT EMEA League\u2019s partner teams will be competing for spots at two international events: VCT Masters Tokyo and VCT Champions in Los Angeles<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nDue to Fnatic being victorious at VCT LOCK\/\/IN, the game\u2019s first international event under its new structure, the EMEA region will have four qualifying places for the Masters Tokyo event.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n \nVCT EMEA League\u2019s commercial partners include Prime Gaming, Red Bull, Logitech and Aim Lab, among others. The event forms part of the wider VCT structure that was overhauled ahead of this season<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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