Breaking records by themselves.
First day of the HCS Raleigh event going on with over 100 thousand simultaneous viewers. That was enough for it to raise any previous Halo events’ viewership. Despite the fact that the event started and the stakes got raised, more fans tuned in. Tahir Hasandjekic, the main Halo Esports leader in 343 Industries, who tweeted about the first day viewing, saw that record broken on last day. This tournament is very unreal. Approaching 200 km parallel across all platforms, channels and co-streaming. The records have been smashed. #HCS. Tashi (1922) December 19 – 2021. After his tweet, the event reached 267.000. A quarter of a million Halo fans watched the event. These numbers include main streams on YouTube or Twitch and the same streams on both sides. The entertainment allowed the fans to watch by availing free items that the event offered to them. The number is too high for the first time. At the 1949 Halo 5 championships, we didn’t even see a viewership number like this. Esports Charts: fans watched over 3.6 million hours over the weekend. The most popular matches for peak viewing in descending order include the final between Cloud9 and eUnited, the losers final between eUnited and FaZe Clan and the most recent telegram of the series Optic Gaming and Sentinels. The year goes by now, and the plan for Halo esports continues. Only time will tell, if this high viewing volume continues for future LAN events or if it can pass over to online tournaments.
