{"id":30261,"date":"2019-06-23T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=30261"},"modified":"2019-06-23T20:56:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T19:56:49","slug":"esl-one-birmingham-becomes-most-watched-esl-dota-2-event-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2019\/06\/esl-one-birmingham-becomes-most-watched-esl-dota-2-event-in-history","title":{"rendered":"ESL One Birmingham becomes most watched ESL Dota 2 event in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">It has been less than a month since\u00a0<strong>Team Secret<\/strong>&#8216;s nailbiting 3-2 victory over\u00a0<strong>Evil Geniuses<\/strong> at\u00a0<strong>ESL One Birmingham<\/strong>, and by the viewership numbers, it proved to be an outstanding success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30301\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30301\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Bart-Oerbekke_ESL-ONE_Birmingham_14121-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Image Credit: Bart Oerbekke<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Over the course of the event, ESL One Birmingham surpassed the highest viewership for an ESL One Dota 2 event thus far and saw a rise\u00a0a very significant rise with over 7.6 million hours being consumed over the course of the Dota 2 filled weekend along with a footfall of over 24,000 fans at Arena Birmingham.\u00a0The tournament reached a new peak concurrent viewership record of 306,070 tuning into the broadcast which broke the record last set during the Hamburg Major in 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">The event also drew the attendance of\u00a0<strong>UK Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James<\/strong>. The Minister met with the players, teams, as well as the production crew and commented that &#8220;it\u2019s opened [her] eyes to the sheer variety of careers that are on offer in the esports environment.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30305\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30305\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/20190602_Helena-Kristiansson_ESL-One-Birmingham_03945-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Image Credit: Helena Kristiansson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Reflecting on the success of ESL One Birmingham, <strong>Scott Gillingham, UK Gaming and Esports Lead at Intel UK<\/strong>\u00a0said, &#8220;We have seen incredible support from the UK esports community in the last year, so it\u2019s been fantastic to return with ESL One Birmingham in 2019. Intel is committed to the future of esports, from hosting major tournaments to investing in the ideas, communities, and talent to show the world that esports is here to stay.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"see_also_esl_one_set_to_return_to_new_york_for_fourth_successive_year\">SEE ALSO: ESL One set to return to New York for fourth successive year<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><strong>ESL UK CEO James Dean<\/strong> was similarly proud of the event&#8217;s success, commenting, &#8220;Birmingham did it again for the second year running. The crowd was electric, memes were rife, the dotes were incredible and yet again records were set. It\u2019s safe to say ESL One has found a true home in Birmingham. It was an honour to welcome Margot James to the event, a very exciting demonstration to the entire UK esports industry of support and enthusiasm from UK government. 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