The FiReLEAGUE Global Final 2024 recently concluded in Buenos Aires, where teams from Europe faced off against the strongest teams from South America. The champion of the event was the Argentine team 9z, earning $100,000 for their victory, marking the biggest prize in the team's history.
Initially, the event was scheduled to be held last year in Barcelona, but due to logistical problems, the organizers had to move it to Buenos Aires at the last moment. European clubs such as Fnatic, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and KOI were present at the tournament. South America was represented by Imperial Esports, paiN Gaming, 9z Team, RED Canids, and BESTIA.
The broadcasts of FiReLEAGUE 2024: Global Finals generated nearly 970,000 hours of viewership, making it the third most popular event in the series' history. The peak number of concurrent viewers reached 62,900, also placing third among all FiReLEAGUE tournaments. Interestingly, the most popular match of FiReLEAGUE 2024: Global Finals was the group stage game between paiN Gaming and 9z Team. Meanwhile, the grand final only ranked third in terms of viewership.
Brazilian streamer Gaules played a significant role, accounting for nearly half of the total viewership time in Portuguese. However, after all Brazilian teams were eliminated from the tournament, Gaules' channel experienced a sharp drop in viewership. For instance, during the group stage, his Twitch channel reached 27.8K viewers, but this number dropped to a peak of 8.1K during the playoffs.
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