DotA 2 at ESL One Katowice Pulls Good Numbers, Just Not From Western Fans

While the recent DotA 2 Major at ESL One Katowice was an action packed event, it would seem that it was not viewed by as many people as was hoped. With the recent controversy over where fans could watch the games, it’s no wonder that the viewer numbers would have taken a hit. Unfortunately for tournament organizers, the hit was a bit bigger in Western Regions than they might have anticipated.

Esports Charts, a website designed to provide data on viewer numbers and total watch hours, recently released their figures on ESL One Katowice, and the results are not looking good. While the overall peak viewers was well over Three Million, when subtracting the Chinese stream viewers, that number falls dramatically, coming in at just over Three Hundred Thousand. Even more troubling, when the Russian viewer data is removed, the total English stream peak is just over Seventy Thousand viewers, with only Forty Thousand of those viewers choosing to watch on the official Facebook Stream.

The grand final match between Vici Gaming and Virtus.pro was the tournament peak, and though it may not have been viewed by as many people as expected, that didn’t stop it from being an exciting match. For more Viewer data from other events, check out Esports Charts here.