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Last week’s Six Invitational saw a return for Rainbow Six esports following a three-month down period. The annual World Championship is always by far the most-watched event in the esports calendar. So, following a dip in viewership through the 2021 Season, we took a look at how the event fared compared to prior tournaments.
How’d SI 2022 stack up against prior Six Invitationals?
According to escharts.com the 2022 Six Invitational peaked at 272,714 viewers while averaging 121,582 viewers through the 10-day tournament.
Concerning peak viewers, this is a notable drop with this being the first SI since 2017 to drop below 300,000 peak viewers. The average, however, fared better with this sitting in third below SI 2020 and 2021.
This is particularly notable, considering the recent Six Invitational was the first time since SI 2018 in which three regions were represented in the top-four with a mixed-region grand-final which theoretically should’ve boosted views. The fan-favorite players, Jason “Jason Doty
“>Beaulo” Doty and Daniil “Daniil Gabov
“>JoyStiCK” Gabov, playing in the final should also have drawn in more eyes.
Furthermore, SI 2022 also saw the introduction of watch parties and co-streamers who were not present at any prior tier-one event. SiegeGG confirmed with the CEO of escharts via email that co-streamers and watch parties are included in all their listed figures.
SI 2022 was, however, the longest tier-one event to date at 138 hours…
