According to Esports Charts, the already concluded first international tournament Masters Madrid had a higher average viewership than the first CS2 world championship.

Despite high average viewership figures, Valorant lags behind its competitor from Valve in peak audience numbers. According to Esports Charts, the CS2 world championship final attracted over 1.8 million peak viewers, while the Valorant grand final gathered only 1.6 million.

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However, Masters Madrid showed the best result in viewership among the average number of viewers, surpassing PGL Major by one hundred thousand views. Valorant attracted over 671 thousand viewers, while CS2 managed to gather 552 thousand.

After the conclusion of Masters Madrid 2024, VALORANT Champions Tour teams received a week-long break. VCT tournaments will resume today, starting with VCT EMEA.