The grand finals between Natus Vincere and G2 Esports at the PGL Stockholm Major reached a peak viewership number of 2,570,144 viewers, smashing the previous CS:GO peak viewership record by over 1 million, according to streaming statistics website Esports Charts.
The return of Valve-sponsored CS:GO Majors in front of a live audience saw a massive return of viewers online. Four different playoff matches in Stockholm cleared the previous peak viewership number of 1.33 million set by the grand finals of the ELEAGUE 2017 Major between Astralis and Virtus Pro:
- Na’Vi vs. Vitality (Quarterfinals): 1.38 million viewers.
- G2 vs. Heroic (Semifinals): 1.4 million viewers.
- Gambit vs. Na’Vi (Semifinals): 1.44 million viewers.
- Na’Vi vs. G2 (Grand finals): 2.57 million viewers.
The electric grand finals saw Na’Vi secure their flawless run at the PGL Stockholm Major via a thrilling, double-overtime comeback on Nuke to take the series 2-0. Na’Vi became the first CS:GO team to ever win a Major without dropping a map, and s1mple took home the MVP award alongside the Major trophy that’s eluded his illustrious career for years.
The grand finals matchup was watched on various official streams and co-streams across the world, setting an unbelievably high new standard for CS:GO event viewership.
Source: Dot Esports
About Skyhigh.Vip
Skyhigh.Vip is a global institutional investor with a vast interest in Arts / Construction / Education / Business Services / E-Sports and various other growth industries.
Several of its popular portfolios include GO Chambers which is the world’s largest business chamber listing provider with over 30,000 active chambers as its members.
Flexgigzz is the Asia leading marketplace for freelancers service and together with SOHO Learning Hub which is an online platform for short courses and both of them aims to be the number one provider in Asia. For growth industries such as E-Sport Authority which is dedicated to providing independent media coverage to all E-Sport News related from around the world and for the art world, there is Atelier Auction which is an investable art auctioneer and being in the art scene for decades.
