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IEM Rio Major 2022 became the third most popular Tournament in CS: GO history – The Rio Major was surpassed by the series’ previous two most watched events, making it the third most popular competition in CS : GO history. The IEM Rio Major was the first major where the most popular match of the tournament was not the grand final.
The Rio Major was outperformed by the previous two events of the series by Peak, making it the 3rd most popular event in @CSGO history. #IEMRio2022 was the first major where the most popular match of the tournament was not the grand final.
Detailed:https://t.co/vObDFP1PZc pic.twitter.com/1dAIvKLCWN
— Esports Charts 🇺🇦 (@EsportsCharts) November 14, 2022
On the evening of November 13, the second CS:GO Major of the season ended in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the decisive match of IEM Rio Major 2022, Russian-Kazakh team Outsiders defeated the Danes from Heroic 2-0. The interesting thing is that the final became only the second most popular match of the tournament.
IEM Rio Major 2022 became the third most popular Tournament in CS: GO history
In the finals, the Outsiders comfortably won their Mirage pick (16:12) and then crushed their opponents on Overpass (16:5). In the last minutes of the game, up to 1.17 million people watched the match simultaneously. This is the second best result of the tournament: the most popular game was Natus Vincere vs. FURIA Esports in the quarterfinals, which gathered 1.42 million Peak viewers.
The Rio Major was outperformed by the previous two events of the series by Peak, making it the 3rd most popular event in @CSGO history. #IEMRio2022 was the first major where the most popular match of the tournament was not the grand final.
Detailed:https://t.co/vObDFP1PZc pic.twitter.com/1dAIvKLCWN
— Esports Charts 🇺🇦 (@EsportsCharts) November 14, 2022
The final match did not help to update the peak viewership figures on any of the streaming platforms where the major was broadcast. For example, the largest audience gathered during the game NAVI vs. FURIA on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook, while the climax on SteamTV was reached in the semi-finals of MOUZ vs. Outsiders.
From the main languages, a new peak was reached on streams in Russian and English: up to 344,000 and 573,000 people watched the match on them simultaneously. During the English-language broadcast, the highest number of 538,000 people was reached during the semi-final of Heroic vs FURIA Esports.
Read More-Â IEM Rio Major 2022 Grand Finals: Outsiders crowned champions in front of 18,000 Brazilian CS:GO fans
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