HEROIC Goes Undefeated to Win Stake Ranked Episode 3

HEROIC went undefeated at Stake Ranked Episode 3, held in Barcelona, sweeping qualifier K27 in the grand final. The four-day, $100,000 LAN was hosted by StarLadder and was the debut for HEROIC’s new roster that includes Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin, Antonio “MartinezSa” Martínez and head coach Joonas “doto” Forss.

The event generated more than 572,000 hours watched and reached a peak viewership of 34,581. HEROIC led all teams in total hours watched and in average viewers. Their Day 2 match against Phantom Esports produced the tournament peak, while their upper-bracket series with Ninjas in Pyjamas recorded the second-highest audience.

K27 advanced to the final through the lower bracket after an early loss, winning four consecutive series to reach the grand final. The extra matches increased their total hours watched, placing them second in that metric, while their average viewers ranked fifth among teams.

Ninjas in Pyjamas finished second in average viewers and third in hours watched after playing both finalists, appearing in two of the top three most-watched matches. Phantom Esports exited early but posted a strong average audience driven by its match with HEROIC.

Episode 3 did not match the peak audience of Episode 2 but exceeded the inaugural event’s total watch time. The tournament field featured a more balanced set of teams rather than several marquee organizations; participating squads included HEROIC, Ninjas in Pyjamas and paiN.

Stake Ranked returns to Barcelona for Episode 4 from October 1 to 4. HEROIC and K27 have already qualified for the next event by reaching the Episode 3 final.