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Top 5 Viewed Esports Events 2021 – Hitting 5,000,000 Peak Viewers

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

It’s been a fantastic year for esports. Accordingly, the majority of esports scenes managed to jump back from a difficult year in 2020. Indeed, we can show this off with another Top 5 – our very own Top 5 Viewed Esports Events 2021!

Before we proceed, let’s give a warm thanks to Esports Charts for making such viewership details public.

#5 – The International 10

ESL Pro League Season 14
Credits: Valve
  • Peak Viewership – 2,741,514
  • Average Viewers – 857,343
  • Offline
  • Prize Pool: $40,018,195

Starting strong, we have the highest prize pool in the history of esports. Accordingly, following last year’s cancellation, there was a lot riding on this.

Yet, after 2 years, the entire community loved the event and reminded us about why Dota 2 is one of the top esports in the world, with a surprise story thanks to Team Spirit which only made the event better.

Valve took as to an offline environment after two years of online Dota Pro Circuit action. Meeting expectations, it’s a great start to our top 5 list.

#4 – PGL Major Stockholm 2021 – Top 5 Viewed Esports Events 2021

PGL Major Stockholm
Credits: PGL Major 2021
  • Peak Viewership – 2,748,434
  • Average Viewers – 593,061
  • Offline
  • Prize Pool: $2,000,000

Moving onto an event more viewed event, we’re climbing to 3,000,000 peak viewers. Specifically, as the largest CS:GO major all year long, the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 event was insane. With massive storylines and exciting matches, everyone realised that CS:GO was back after a tough time.

Crowning the veterans on Natus Vincere, the CS:GO community made a lot of noise and loved every second of it – the entire esports industry was impacted by this event.

#3 – PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season 0

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Credits: Tencent
  • Peak Viewership – 3,801,998
  • Average Viewers – 528,822
  • Online/Offline
  • Prize Pool: $2,000,000

Moving onto the PUBG Mobile Global Championship, we can’t believe that the peak viewership keeps climbing. Taking us back to January 2021, the Grand Finals concluded the inaugural year of the event.

Accordingly, proving that PUBG Mobile is the world’s top mobile esport, the esport also showed it’s one of the top esports in general with the end of the season event. Almost reaching 4,000,000 peak viewership, the PMGC0 pushed the limits for competitive PUBG Mobile.

#2 – 2021 World Championship

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Credits: Worlds 2021
  • Peak Viewership – 4,018,728
  • Average Viewers – 1,298,219
  • Offline
  • Prize Pool: $2,225,000

Coming in at number 2, the 2021 World Championship has earned a spot on our list. Specifically, with a record peak viewership of 4,000,000 viewers, thi s year had something special about it.

Although Worlds 2020 took place last year successfully, this year was even better. Uniting all the regions once again for some epic competition, this year we saw the rise of the LPL as EDward Gaming proved their skill, taking down former champions DWG KIA in an epic Grand Final.

#1 – Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore

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Credits: Garena
  • Peak Viewership – 5,415,990
  • Average Viewers – 2,087,460
  • Offline
  • Prize Pool: $2,000,000

At the top of our list, we have the most jaw-dropping numbers of the year. Indeed, most didn’t see this coming, but the $2,000,000 Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore was insane.

Blowing the remainder of the industry out of the water, the peak viewership proved what we’ve been observing with competitive Free Fire all year long. Climaxing all the growth, a total of 5,415,990 peak viewers also writes a story to make Free Fire a strong competitor to PUBG Mobile.

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Wildcard Gaming Dota 2 – Diving into the DPC 2022!

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following The International earlier this year, it’s quite obvious that Dota 2 is one of the top esports in the world. Accordingly, this opens the way for any organizations who haven’t dived in yet, to do so immediately. Bearing this in mind, Wildcard Gaming Dota 2 is official – read on as we cover the new organization!

Wildcard Gaming Dota 2 – A New Organization Entering Dota

So, Wildcard Gaming, who has teams in other esports, is finally taking the dive into competitive Dota 2. As a North American organization, they’ve managed to find a spot in the NA Dota Pro Circuit by signing the roster of D2 Hustlers.

Credits: Wildcard Gaming Twitter

Specifically, the following roster will be playing under the new banner below:

  • Luke “Yamsun” Wang
  • Jose “esK” Coronel
  • Cedric “Davai Lama” Deckmnyn
  • Aleksander “Alexxo” Diklic
  • Samuel “Sammyboy” Lee Anderson

And what’s more is that this team is a respectable one too. This past season they’ve been trying to climb up for the Lower Division and has managed to do so:

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Credits: Valve
  • 3rd @ BTS Pro Series Season 8: Americas
  • 7-8th @ The International 10 North America Qualifier
  • 1st @ Dota Pro Circuit 2021: S2 NA Lower Division
  • 1st @ Dota Pro Circuit 2021: S2 NA Closed Qualifier

However, they have a lot of work today this season, with the aim to make it to next year’s The International event.

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How to Watch DPC NA Tour 1: Division 1 2021/22– teams, format, schedule, streams, predictions

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following the conclusion of The International a month or so ago, Dota rostermania is slowing down as competition is almost here. Indeed, multiple regions are kicking off the Dota Pro Circuit once again, including North America. Read on as we provide all the viewership details for the DPC NA Tour 1: Division 1 for this upcoming year!

Event Background

Credits: ESL Dota 2 Twitter

In terms of background, this looks to kick off the entire Dota Pro Circuit. Indeed, for those unaware, the Dota Pro Circuit is the highest level of competition across all regions of competitive Dota 2.

Indeed, in this episode of How to Watch, we’ll be focusing on North America. It’s through the events of the DPC that teams can earn qualification points for international events.

Kicking things off with ESL One Winter 2021, this first tour will kick off on November 30th and run all the way to January 22nd. With the best 8 teams in the region, we have $205,000 on the line for the following competitors:

  • Quincy Crew – Upper Division
  • Evil Geniuses – Upper Division
  • Team Undying – Upper Division
  • 4 Zoomers – Upper Division
  • simply TOOBASED – Upper Division
  • Black N Yellow – Upper Division
  • D2 Hustlers – Lower Division
  • Arkosh Gaming – Lower Division
Credits: ESL Dota 2 Twitter

Do note that although many teams return from the Upper Division of last season, while two new teams are in after being promoted from the Lower Division.

Here’s how seeding will work in this upcoming Tour:

  • First place – qualified to Major Playoffs
  • 2nd place – qualified to Major Group Stage
  • Bottom 2 – relegated to Division II next tour
  • Remaining teams – remain in the current Division

Format

Anyway, with regards to the format, it’s fairly simple. A qualification event such as this one has been simplified with one single group stage.

Credits: ESL Dota 2 Twitter

All teams will be in one group and will go at it through a single round-robin. This means that all teams will face off one another one time in BO3 matches.

Schedule for the DPC NA Tour 1: Division 1 2021/22

Spread across 4 Weeks of competition, let’s show off the Week 1 of competition below:

November 30th

  • Quincy Crew vs simply TOOBASED (21:00 CET)

December 1st:

  • Undying vs D2 Hustlers (21:00 CET)
  • 4 Zoomers vs Black N Yellow (00:00 CET)

December 4th:

  • Evil Geniuses vs Arkosh Gaming (21:00 CET)
  • Quincy Crew vs 4 Zoomers (00:00 CET)

For the remaining schedule, we highly recommend visiting the official event page here.

Watch the DPC NA Tour 1: Division 1 2021/22 on esportsguide

You can also watch DPC NA Tour 1: Division 1 2021/22 live stream via our very own website. Providing an extensive list of the biggest esports together with streams for each esports match live today or upcoming matches.

DPC NA Tour 1: Division 1 2021/22

Predictions

Credits: ESL Dota

With regards to who the best team in the world is, we’ll look back at The International to see who made it the furthest from the region.

Indeed, that would have to be Quincy Crew and Evil Geniuses as they both placed 9-12th at the largest event in the world.

However, since then we’ve seen a tonne of roster changes – who knows what new roster could come out on top to surprise everyone?!

Anyways, we’ll be keeping track of the event together with other regions, this is simply practice for bigger international events later on next year.

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OG Dota 2 Roster – A Brand New Roster Announced

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

It was a tough event for OG back in September at The International 10. Accordingly, they plan to rebuild their legacy with a drastic change to the look of their team. With the stepping back of “Topson”, “n0tail” and “Ceb”, new talent is here. Read on for a look at the OG Dota 2 Roster for next season!

OG Dota 2 Roster – Composed like Team Spirit?

Credits: OG Twitter

Indeed, the only thing staying the same is the coach – “Misha” who coached the team at The International, is now stepping into the fire as the fifth man on this roster.

Four others join him in this coming season are seen below:

  • Artem “Yuragi” Golubiev
  • Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov
  • Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf
  • Tommy “Taiga” Le
  • Mikhail “Misha” Agatov

And that’s where surprises kick off. Accordingly, “ATF”, “Biziem” came together as recruits for this roster and former teammates.

Credits: OG YouTube

Otherwise, Artem “Yuragi” Golubiev is also here, as a veteran in the European side.

Honestly, this seems like they’re taking this season to once again aim for gold. They look to build a team similar to Team Spirit, combining veterans and youth to take on the world.

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Ceb Dota 2 Retiring – A Legend in the Scene

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

When talking about some of the most successful players in Dota, it doesn’t take a while to reach Sebastien “Ceb” Debs. Indeed, as an essential part of OG’s legacy in Dota 2, his retirement is considerable. Accordingly, read on as we cover this story about Ceb Dota 2 Retiring!

Ceb Dota 2 Retiring – Leaving OG, Leaving Dota 2

As one of the players with OG, the players is best known for his consecutive wins at the largest esports event ever – The International. Take a look at his best results:

Credits: OG Twitter
  • 1st @ The International 2019
  • 1st @ The International 2018

However, this past year has been incredibly tough for the player. Accordingly, here are some of the results from the last year:

  • 7-8th @ The International 2021
  • 4th @ ESL One Summer 2021
  • 6th @ DreamLeague Season 15 DPC Western Europe Upper Division
  • 5th @ DreamLeague Season 14 DPC EU Upper Division
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Credits: Valve

Although there was some slight hope for the past The International, but they failed and couldn’t win three times in a row. Accordingly, it’s not surprising that he’s taken this opportunity to now retire and take a break.

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Alliance Dota 2 Roster – Finally Announced for the 2022 Season

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following The International, we’re witnessing a form of rostermania for competitive Dota 2. Accordingly, we finally have news regarding the Alliance Dota 2 Roster for the upcoming season of competition. Indeed, heading into the European region, they’re looking to improve – take a look to see if they’ll manage or not!

Alliance Dota 2 Roster – Reforming for Next Season

Accordingly, after cleaning out three players – Limmp, fng and s4, Alliance chose to built around two players. Indeed, here’s what Alliance just announced below:

Credits: Alliance Twitter
  • Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov
  • Ondrej “Supream^” Starha
  • Rodrigo “Leslao” Santos
  • Adam “Aramis” Moroz
  • Simon “Handsken” Haag
  • Henrik “AdrmiralBulldog” Ahnberg – Substitute

Following this announcement, the community is hopeful for the future of Alliance. Accordingly, they’ll be wanting to improve their past performance this past season:

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Credits: ESL
  • 9-12th @ The International 2021
  • 7-8th @ ESL One Fall 2021
  • 3rd @ ESL One Major

As you can tell, Alliance struggled in both regional and international competition, especially with their poor placement at The International 2021. With players from all over the world, this is the opportunity for th organization to combine strategies and try take the region by storm.

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Talon Esports Dota 2 – Finally Diving into the Scene

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Following the incredible success from The International, competitive Dota 2 has prove itself as being on top of the world. Accordingly, many esports organizations who haven’t dived in yet are reconsidering. Indeed, Talon Esports Dota 2 is finally official as they’ve just announced. Read on as we cover this piece of news!

Talon Esports Dota 2 – Their Chances?

Credits: TALON Twitter

So, how does an esports organization enter an esport? Firstly, it’s all about selecting the appropriate roster. Below is the official line-up:

  • Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte
  • Rafli “Mikoto” Fathur Rahman
  • Damien “kpii” Chok
  • Brizio “Hyde” Adi Putra Budiana
  • Tal “Fly” Aizik

With successful rosters in LoL, Overwatch, AoV and also fighting games, they know a thing or two about winning.

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Credits: ESL

Specifically, they’ve signed a young and talented SEA roster to be captained by “Fly” from renowned organization of Evil Geniuses. Following a disappointing 9-12th finish at The International, the captain is looking for some new success, with the following record:

  • 2nd @ DreamLeague Season 13
  • 5-6th @ TI 2019
  • 3rd @ TI 2018

Accordingly, perhaps the veteran can help lead this young team to success.

We’ll be keen to see what this region brings to the table in the SEA region.

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Team Secret Dota 2 Roster – MATUMBAMAN Parting Ways

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Over the past year, it’s been a rollercoaster of a season for Team Secret. Accordingly, the Team Secret Dota 2 Roster has been through a lot this past year. Accordingly, following a third place at the largest event of the year, the roster has announced a change already. Read on for the full story below!

Team Secret Dota 2 Roster – What’s Next?

As I’ll reiterate, it was definitely a weird season for them. Accordingly, the team failed to find much success prior to The International, with poor placements at multiple international events as viewable below:

Credits: Team Secret Twitter
  • 3rd @ The International 2021
  • 9-12th @ ESL One Summer 2021
  • 16th @ WePlay AniMajor
  • 4th @ ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021

Considering this, although a strong finish at The International 2021, the following player has been let go of:

  • Lasse “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen
Credits: Team Secret Twitter

Indeed, having been with the roster for two years since November of 2019, this is the end of the road for the individual. Accordingly, the following is the current active roster for the Dota 2 roster of Team Secret:

  • Michal “Nisha” Jankowski
  • Yazied “YapzOr” Jaradat
  • Clement “Puppey” Ivanov

They’ll be looking for two more players – we’ll be sure to figure out who shortly.

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B8 Dota Pro Circuit – Returning Thanks to Valve

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

Regarding the DPC, there’s been some noise over at B8. Accordingly, a week or two ago, B8 lost their spot in the Dota Pro Circuit after being kicked out for whatever reason. However, thanks to the intervention of Valve, they look to be back in. Read on to learn the updated story on B8 Dota Pro Circuit!

B8 Dota Pro Circuit – Back In After Being Out

After clearing everything up with Valve, B8 Esports went to Twitter with an announcement:

Credits: B8 Esports Twitter

We will participate in the second division of the DPC league and we will need your support! We encourage other organizations to work out their relationships with slot owners through agreements to avoid similar situations in the future.

Now we can play D2CL and get down to solid preparation for the DPC. Thank you all for your support!

Credits: Valve

Indeed, although landing a spot, they need to work on a roster. Currently, at the recent DCL Season 5, they played with the following roster full of Stand-In players:

  • Danil “Dendi” Ishutin – Active
  • Azamat “Gatciy” Gatciev – Active
  • Alexander “V1olent” Park – Stand-In
  • Nikolay “Bp3px” Evdokimychev – Stand-In
  • Anatoly “Brz” Krupnox – Stand-in

We’ll keep an eye out for any future updates.

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Valve Dota Pro Circuit – A New Path to The International

Posted on by Gabriel Sciberras

With The International wrapping up, there’s a lot to discuss for next year. Accordingly, the Valve Dota Pro Circuit is kicking off soon and Valve is announcing some new changes. Read on for a quick update as we cover some of the details to look forward to.

Valve Dota Pro Circuit – Switching Things Up

Below find a list of some points taken from the official page with updates for next season of the Dota Pro Circuit.

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Credits: Valve
  • Seasons – a single competitive season will take roughly one year. These will start in Autumn and end in Summer afterwards.
  • Tours – every season of the DPC will be split into three tours. Indeed, each tour will involve a Regional League tournament and a Major tournament. Here, teams earn points and invitations for The International.
  • Regional Leagues and Majors – consistently, each Regional League will involve a round-robin group, while Majors will be elimination.
  • The International – top 12 teams that earn points will progress from each regions.
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Credits: ESL

Furthermore, there’s a lot to digest, but it seems quite clear cut. Until now, we’re still waiting for a starting date as the competitors enjoy their player break here. We’ll be sure to bring you the updates you need.

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