Despite NA trying to bridge the gap with the European region in terms of player quality and show production, the Old Continent still dominates in terms of audiences.
A final that carries well
With both leagues completed, we can note that the LEC has nearly twice the peak viewership of the LCS with Rogue vs. G2 Esports, and this despite the NA Finals which pitted Cloud9 against the 100 Thieves. In any case, this is what the figures published on the specialized site say Esport charts .
Just comparing the figures released today, the European final reached a maximum of 732,573 viewers, while the North American final reached 370,178 viewers at its most watched moment. This might well explain some rumors which have been running for a few months. It may not have escaped you that on several occasions, rumors ran about a North American structure that would seek to join the LEC. The name of the latter has not been made official, but that of TSM often came back. This desire to establish itself in Europe could be linked to the best audiences in the league.
The statistics speak for themselves
To break it down and get to the heart of the matter, here’s a quick summary of the information provided by Esport Charts to compare the two most popular Western leagues (even though Brazil isn’t that far away):
LEC
- Peak Viewers: 732 573
- Viewers means : 211 743
- Hours watched : 30 402 749
- Duration diffusion : 143 hours and 35 minutes
LCS
- Peak Viewers: 370 118
- Viewers means : 115,545
- Hours watched: 19,064,764
- Duration of broadcast : 165 hours
In addition to this overwhelming LEC vs LCS data, it is worth mentioning the difference between audiences of the five most watched games of each of the leagues, even if the latter follow the general trend.
fnatic was the undisputed star of the European region, with his three playoff games all three being among the most watched . Perhaps if they had gone to the finals against G2 Esports, the numbers would have been even more impressive, and the LEC score might have exceeded 800,000 spectators. However, thinking like this is not necessarily a good thing, a similar reflection was also made in 2016 when G2 had faced Origen in the final of the Spring Splitsome spectators regretting do not see Fnatic opposed to Origen. Since, G2 became the number 1 team in Europeand it would not be impossible that Snape follows the same path.