Valorant’s first LAN has been making the news this week, with the lul in League of Legends and some tier 2 CSGO action providing the perfect time for Riot’s new title to flourish. With the first true international LAN now underway in Reykjavik, Iceland, we are starting to see the potential of the game on twitch, with the early days of the event already peaking at 750k concurrent viewers across multiple streams.
According to Esports Charts (ESC), May 25 saw the live event peak at 747,053 viewers, with game one of Version1 vs Team Liquid the game that saw the absolute pinnacle in terms of viewer numbers. With the match being the first real meeting between EU and NA, it was logical that it should draw a large audience, and Riot’s intelligent use of co-streamers has only allowed them to accelerate the growth of the viewing audience.