T1 has just set a new viewership record
Recently, the clash between T1 and BLG at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship was spectacular and received tremendous support from millions of gamers worldwide. With a narrow victory of 3-2, T1 has made history, becoming the greatest League of Legends team with a series of impressive achievements that no other opponent can surpass at this moment.
Record viewership of the T1 – BLG match. (Source: Esports Charts).
One of the impressive records that T1 has just broken is the highest concurrent viewership for a single match in esports history. Specifically, the final game of the Bo5 series between T1 and BLG reached a peak of 6.94 million viewers. Previously, T1 also set the world record with over 6.4 million concurrent viewers during their match against WBG in the Grand Finals of the 2023 League of Legends World Championship.
Previously, the finals match between T1 and WBG (Worlds 2023) also set a record by surpassing 6 million concurrent viewers. (Source: Esports Charts).
Now, the victory over BLG has helped T1 break their own record, pushing the boundaries of esports events in history and even into the distant future.
VCS Also Contributes to T1’s Record Victory
Notably, T1’s record was also significantly supported by VCS fans. Specifically, the Vietnamese language reached a peak of 1.1 million viewers during the thrilling Bo5 series. This marks Vietnamese as the third Southeast Asian language to surpass the 1 million concurrent viewers milestone, following Indonesian and Tagalog, and the tenth language globally to achieve this.
(Source: Esports Charts).
It can be affirmed that T1’s record achievement and the response from Vietnamese fans once again demonstrate the popularity of League of Legends in particular and esports in general. Once again, congratulations to T1 for excellently bringing home their fifth world championship trophy, truly well-deserved.