The first week of LEC Superweek has broken multiple viewership records for the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:League of Legends competitive scene. The first week of the LEC Summer Split event was deemed a "Superweek" due to there being 3 matches played across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as opposed to 2 matches on Saturday and Sunday for weeks 2-7. The 8th and final🔥 week will be another "Superweek" just like the first.
The three days making up . That number represents a 108% increase from 2019, as well as breaking the European record for peak viewership numbers at 479,784. All of this combined resulted in the🧔 Average Minute Audience, which is the actual time spent fans are all watching concurrently, rising 81% over summer 2019.
LEC has been enjoying a surge in viewership across all their platforms during Summer Split. They reported that the LEC music video "On My Mind꧋” has gained over 1.1 million views via YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. The Summer Promo video as well has already ✃broken over 1 million views.
This large viewership increase is working well for the League of Legends scene. This year has resulted in the largest split since 2018, with Rogue and Mad Lions tied for first with 7 wins and only 2 losses each. Two other teams are also tied for third, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:G2 Esports and Misfits Gaming, with records of 5-4. Perhaps most incredible is the five way tie for fifth place, composed of SK Gaming, Origen, Excel Esports, Fnatic, and Team Vitality all sharing a 4-5🧔 record.
As the weeks progress the splits will certainly begin to spread out, but this current race has already proven how exciting the LEC is tౠhis year through record breaki꧟ng viewership. Europe has long since proven to be one of the most popular regions for competitive League of Legends, and LEC Summer Split 2020 is looking like it will only get more exciting as the weeks♛ continue.
Just in week 1 we have already seen many major upsets, amazing plays, and nail-biting comebacks such as Fnatic managing to 3-0 right off the bat against powerhouses like Misfits, Vitality, and Excel. Only time will tell if the hype can continue to bring in these same record breaking amounts of viewers, but LEC Summer Split 2020 has already taken a strong first step for the competitive League of Legends scene.
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