After two years of the pandemic, all esports were affected and migrated to online format events. Finally, this 2022 CS:GO event returned to LAN format with a special force.
This year numerous tournaments were held worldwide, where fans finally saw their favorite teams play live.
For all those who did not have the opportunity to attend the events, they managed to follow all the games online.
With superior numbers of viewers, we bring you the five events with the highest viewership.
PGL CS:GO Antwerp Major 2022
The PGL Antwerp Major 2022 was the most watched CS:GO tournament of the year, with 2,113,610 viewers according to Esports Charts, with FaZe Clan claiming victory by defeating their prominent rivals in the first half of the year, NaVi.
The event accumulated 68,098,937 hours watched in a total of 116 hours of broadcasting.
PGL CS:GO MAJOR ANTWERP 2022 – the largest indoor esports event ever https://t.co/J5V8lna5QH pic.twitter.com/YOJrxtzDNY
— GLOBAL-OFFENSIVE.COM (@GlobalOffensCOM) May 26, 2022
IEM CS:GO Rio Major 2022
The Major in Brazil garnered a staggering 69,517,244 hours watched, which is the second-best result in the game’s history.
The event in Brazil garnered 1,428,993 peak viewers, with the quarterfinal match between NaVi and FURIA achieving this peak.
#IEM RIO 2022 🇧🇷
THE BIGGEST CS:GO MAJOR OF ALL TIME. pic.twitter.com/TTGMwcnSFu
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) October 29, 2022
IEM Cologne 2022
Every year two CS:GO S-Level events are held, considered the most prestigious events of the year.
IEM Cologne 2022 managed to register 1,249,426 peak viewers. The event accumulated 25,831,189 hours viewed during its 93 hours of broadcasting.
In Germany, fans could see FaZe achieve its fourth and final trophy in 2022.
Thank you to all our incredible partners for making #IEM Cologne 2022 possible! 🤩
We couldn't do it without @IntelGaming, @LenovoLegion, @DeutschePostDHL, @USAFRecruiting, @1xBet_Esports, @MonsterEnergy, @MonsterGaming, @EpicsGG, @Spotify & Müllermilch ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Xpw0nGPlft
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 17, 2022
IEM Katowice 2022
The prestigious CS:GO event held in Poland ranked fourth among the most-watched events this year. With 1,122,015 peak viewers and 29,936,138 hours watched, fans were treated to one of the best CS:GO history finals, with FaZe defeating G2 Esports.
FaZe won 3-0; two of the maps went to overtime, while the third ended within 30 rounds, making it one of the closest series in history.
Congratulations to your #IEM Katowice 2022 champions, @FaZeClan 🔥🏆 pic.twitter.com/al3SypZa5F
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) February 27, 2022
BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022
The BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022 took place in Lisbon, Portuga; despite having a large number of viewers, this event failed to exceed one million. However, during 45 hours of broadcasting, it reached 12,804,165 hours viewed, with a maximum of 762,885 viewers.
In this event, NaVi won its only trophy in the S category of the year. On his way to victory, he defeated rivals such as FaZe, OG, and Team Vitality.
NAVI is the champion of the BLAST Premier: Spring Finals 2022 🏆#navi #csgo #blast pic.twitter.com/kFgUIXpJLG
— GC.SKINS (@gcskins) June 19, 2022
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