ESL Pro League Season 21<\/strong>, one of Counter-Strike’s longest-standing tournaments, has smashed viewership records. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
According to esports data platform Esports Charts<\/a><\/strong>, viewing figures peaked at 550,134 during the tournament<\/span>‘s Group Stage.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
Over half a million peak viewers were recorded during matches between G2 Esports<\/strong> and NAVI<\/strong> and when Team Falcons<\/strong> faced off against FURIA<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
Esports Charts says these two matches managed to tap into three of the biggest Counter-Strike demographics:<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n
Alongside tapping into the most populated demographics, ESL Pro League Season 21 also recorded the highest number of Mongolian viewers. Approximately 72,000 tuned in to watch The MongolZ<\/strong> against Team Spirit<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
In terms of overall viewing figures, the tournament peaked at 571,008 during the semi-finals between MOUZ<\/strong> and Team Spirit.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
Compared to Season 20 of ESL Pro League, peak viewing figures have declined by approximately 43%<\/strong>. 2024’s event recorded a figure of 819,850, a 242,842 difference.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
French esports organisation Team Vitality<\/a> <\/strong>won the competition, defeating MOUZ 3-0 in the best-of-five Grand Final. By achieving victory, Team Vitality took home $100,000 (~\u00a377,092) in prize money.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
The result marks the fourth ESL-operated event the organisation has won since 2023.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
The next tournament operated by ESL FACEIT Group taking place in 2025 is IEM Melbourne<\/a><\/strong> and is the first time the event organiser has held an event in Australia since IEM Sydney in 2023. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
Taking place from April 21st to 27th, 2025, 16 teams will compete for a share of $300,000 (~\u00a3231,394). <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
ESL Pro League Season 21 champions Team Vitality is one of the teams competing and has a chance to win the ESL Grand Slam<\/strong>, a competition that rewards teams for winning several tournaments operated by ESL FACEIT Group. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
A team that manages to win several tournaments during an ESL Grand Slam season will earn a $1m (~\u00a3771,385) prize.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Image Credit: ESL ESL Pro League Season 21, one of Counter-Strike’s longest-standing tournaments, has smashed viewership records. According to esports data platform Esports Charts, viewing figures peaked at 550,134 during the tournament‘s Group Stage. Over half a million peak viewers were recorded during matches between G2 Esports and NAVI and when Team Falcons faced off … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":168042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","esi_template":"default","excluded":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,55,106,8701],"tags":[899,20616,223,14538],"class_list":["post-170332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-counter-strike","category-esports-titles","category-latest-news","category-shooters","tag-esl-pro-league","tag-esl-pro-league-season-21","tag-g2-esports","tag-navi-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n